Int Mgmt: Chpt 5 Quiz

The​ __________________ by managers and the businesses they run as the business world is becoming increasingly internationalized.

concern for ethical and socially responsible conduct

Which of the following describes an​ individual's personal beliefs about whether a​ decision, behavior, or action is right or​ wrong?

ethics

Of the following​ methods, which is NOT a way of eliminating as much ambiguity as possible about what companies view as ethical versus unethical​ behavior?

. Financial incentives

Which of the following is a law that was passed by the United States Congress in 1977 to prohibit U.S.​ firms, their​ employees, and agents acting on their behalf from paying or offering to pay bribes to any foreign government official in order to influence the official actions or policies of that individual to gain or retain​ business?

FCPA

You are thinking about outsourcing some of your work to Bangladesh and need to know more about working conditions there. Which of the following is one organization that could help you with​ this?

ILO

You are going to do business in foreign markets and need to determine which markets will attempt to extract bribes to get through public​ officials, which your company will not endorse or sanction. Which of the following countries would you want to​ avoid?

Kenya

Which is a TRUE statement regarding mulitnational corporations​ (MNCs) and social responsibility across​ borders?

MNCs are continually trying to find balance between their home country and host​ country's roles and behaviors.

A firm that does as little as possible to address social or environmental problems is considered to have adopted which of the following approaches to social​ responsibility?

Obstructionist Stance

Organizations manage social responsibility in both informal and formal ways. Of the​ following, which accurately reflects the way an organization formally implements social​ responsibility?

Organizations implement social responsibility through legal​ compliance, ethical​ compliance, and philanthropic giving.

Which of the following is considered to be the social responsibility stance that exhibits the highest degree of social​ responsibility?

Proactive stance

Which of the following would be a​ firm's social responsibility when operating in a global​ market?

Protecting the natural environment

There are several approaches to social​ responsibility; of the​ following, which is NOT one of those approaches to social​ responsibility?

Reactive stance

Which of the following is one of the reasons diamonds from certain areas are termed​ "conflict diamonds"?

Smugglers use the money from the sale of the diamonds to finance civil wars.

Which of the following companies earned such a fearsome reputation for not acceding to bribe requests that even at remote African border crossings their Jeeps are sometimes waved through without any requests for a​ bribe?

Texaco

The central ethical issue in how employees treat the organization does NOT include which of the​ following?

Whistleblowing

The​ ________________of a corporation has gained prominence and has made the task of delivering value to shareholders even more complex.

stakeholder model

Although definitions of what constitutes corporate social responsibility​ (CSR) can vary from country to country and from organization to​ organization, the most commonly used framework for defining CSR is​ _______________.

the triple bottom line

Which of the following normally influences formal laws in a​ society?

Social norms

Which of the following is the fundamental reason for which businesses​ exist?

value

Latisha works for a company that believes that it should meet its legal and ethical​ requirements, but will also go beyond these requirements in selected cases. Which of the following describes the social responsibility stance that​ Latisha's company is​ maintaining?

Accommodative stance

Which​ act, passed by the United States in​ 1789, recently emerged as a potentially significant law affecting​ multi-national corporations?

Alien Tort Claims Act

Social responsibility is a demanding area for many contemporary organizations. Which of the following is an accurate statement of how organizations should approach socially responsible​ behaviors?

An​ organization's approach to social responsibility should be created in the same way the company develops any other business strategy.

Which country developed and first ratified the​ Anti-Bribery Convention of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in an attempt to eliminate bribery in international​ business?

Canada

​_______________ are written statements of the values and ethical standards that guide the​ firms' actions, detailing how employees are to treat​ suppliers, customers,​ competitors, and other stakeholders.

Codes of ethics

Jadyn works for a company that believes that it should do everything that is required of it​ legally, but nothing more. Which of the following describes the social responsibility stance that​ Jadyn's company is​ maintaining?

Defensive stance

International businesses need to develop policies to deal with differences in national​ cultures, and then​ _________________________.

clearly communicate their expectations to their employees

Treatment of​ ________________________ by the organization is one important area of​ cross-cultural and international ethics.

employees

Corporate social responsibility is the set of​ ____________a corporation undertakes to protect and enhance the society in which it functions.

obligations