Consumerism consists of all activities undertaken to protect the rights of consumers

TF Social responsibility is the recognition that business activities have an impact on society and the consideration of that impact in business decisions

TRUE

TF the economic model of social responsibility places emphasis not only on profits but also on the impact of business decisions on society

FALSE

TF consumerism consists of all those activities that are undertaken to protect the rights of consumers in their dealings with the business

TRUE

TF six basic rights of consumers are the right to safety, the right to be informed, the right to choose, the right to be heard, the right to consumer education and the right to service

TRUE

TF whistle-blowing is an attempt by business to stop employees from exposing their unethical business behavior

FALSE

One factor that influences ethical decision making is the ____ factor

business

consumer

marketing

opportunity

internal

D. opportunity

A plan designed to increase the number of minority employees at all levels within an organization is called ________

an affirmative action program

Initiating a social responsibility program takes ____

the commitment of___

top executives

middle managers

employees

no commitment

competitors

A. top executives

Funding for a program of social responsibility can come from ________

a. employees in the corporation

b. volunteer efforts of the American public

c. corporations that absorb the costs as a business expense

d. governmental sources

e. environmental groups

C.

A guide to acceptable and ethical behavior is known as ___________

a. code of ethics

b. business ethics

c. social audit

d. consumerism

e. ethical behavior guide

A. code of ethics

TF A policy of considering only non-minority applicants for job openings is called reverse discrimination

F

TF Tiday, few firms are either purely economic or purely socioeconomic in their outlook

T

TF Working conditions in the early twentieth century were not much different from those that exist today, except for the more advanced technology involved

F

TF Government intervention into business increased after the Great Depression of the 1930s

T

TF An argument for increased social responsibility is the fact that, because business managers are primarily responsible to business owners, they must be concerned with providing a return on the owner's investments

F

A group of people who have been singles out for unfavorable treatment on the basis of race, religion, politics, or national origin is called___

a.affirmative action group

b.hard-core unemployed

c.minority

d. economically disadvantaged

e.majority

C

Pollution in our country is made up of _____

a.air

b.land

c.noise

d.water

e.all the above

E

A governmental agency with the power to investigate complaints of disrcimination and to sue firms that practice discrimination is the _

a. National Alliance of business

b. Equal employment opportunity commission

c. NAACP

d. Federal Trade Commission

e. interstate commerce commission

B

Acid rain causes___ pollution

a. air

b. noise

c. water

d. land

e. practically no

C

An employee's decision to inform the press or government officials of his or her firm's unethical practices is referred to as____

a. whistle-blowing

b. corporate code of ethics

c. business ethics

d. grapevine

e. tatling

A