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Ethics and Social Responsibility 2
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Ethics and Social Responsibility 2
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1. Whenever faced with a difficult customer, the owner of the shoe store remembered what the original store founder, his grandfather, had done in similar situations and did the same. In other words, the grandson based his decision on the deontological ethical theory.
2. The foundation for the pyramid of corporate social responsibility is philanthropic responsibility.
3. Ichiro’s family was starving, so he stole a loaf of bread to feed them. A moral relativist would classify Ichiro’s action as ethically incorrect.
4. The six modes of social control are less important today due to the globalization of the world.
5. Because social responsibility has proven to have a limited return on investment, the number of businesses opting to act socially responsible is declining.
6. The foundation for the pyramid of corporate social responsibility is philanthropic responsibility.
7. Large companies such as Walmart are able to force ethical standards on its suppliers.
8. The deontological theory of ethics is founded on the ability to predict the consequences of an action.
9. Unfortunately, most businesspeople have not progressed beyond the self-centered and manipulative actions of preconventional morality.
10. One key to success of a cause-related marketing campaign is transparency. That is, the company should clearly state how the money is raised and how much will be going to the charity or other cause.
11. Laws refers to the moral principles or values that generally govern the conduct of an individual or group.
12. Suppliers are considered stakeholders of a firm.
13. Ichiro’s family was starving, so he stole a loaf of bread to feed them. A moral relativist would classify Ichiro’s action as ethically incorrect.
14. The deontological theory of ethics is founded on the ability to predict the consequences of an action.
15. The most basic argument for social responsibility is that it is simply the right thing to do.
16. A code of ethics can be an effective internal control on behavior, which is more desirable than external controls like government regulations.
17. One key to success of a cause-related marketing campaign is transparency. That is, the company should clearly state how the money is raised and how much will be going to the charity or other cause.
18. When Laurie uses her Target Visa card at the store, Target donates 1 percent of her purchase to her children’s school. This is an example of green marketing.
19. When writing codes of ethics, businesses must ensure their codes deal with every possible situation.
20. For most employees a simple list of 'dos and don’ts' are enough to maintain ethical behavior, and ethical training would be redundant.
21. Everyone agrees that cause-related marketing is beneficial.
22. Morals are rules people develop as a result of cultural values and norms.
23. Whenever faced with a difficult customer, the owner of the shoe store remembered what the original store founder, his grandfather, had done in similar situations and did the same. In other words, the grandson based his decision on the deontological ethical theory.
24. An active civil society identified by the text as one of the six modes of social control in an open and democratic society.