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b) A corporation's obligation to society that goes beyond the requirements of the law and
economics to take into account the social and environmental impact of its decisions.
Question 2
Which of the following arguments was not put forward by Friedman in his criticism of the idea
of CSR
a) Managers are not experts in social welfare or in dealing with environmental problems.
b) Managers are the agents of the owners and should act in their best interest.
d) Using funds for purposes other than profit maximisation would be undemocratic.
Question 3
Question 4
'Enlightened Shareholder Value' or 'enlightened self interest' refers to which of the following?
a) The pursuit of short term profit maximisation to increase the value of shares.
d) The idea that CSR can help companies increase their profits and therefore dividends and
share value.
Question 5
Which of the following form part of the business case for CSR?
Question 6
The moral case for CSR, i.e. that it is the right thing to do, is justified by which of the following
arguments?
a) That the corporation is a creation of society and should therefore serve its needs.
b) That the corporation is a legal creation and therefore cannot be a moral agent.
c) Large corporations do not have the power or resources to address society's problems.
d) Business decisions will have social and environmental consequences which will be addressed
by governments.
Question 7
d) An approach which recognises country differences but because there are so many
differences adopts home country standards wherever they operate.
Question 8
Which of the following is not a true statement in highlighting problems associated with bribery
and corruption?
c) It may divert resources away from public service projects such as schools and hospitals.
d) It is commonly accepted and just another feature of a properly working market economy.
Question 9
b) Cheap labour
d) Family breakdown
Question 10
Ans. 1 to 10
1. b
2. c
3. d
4. d
5. d
6. a
7. b
8. d
9. b
10. b
11. The most influential theory of corporate responsibility of the past century is:
12. The ethical roots of the classical model of corporate social responsibility are found in which
statement:
A) The idea that the interests of stakeholders are as important as the interests of a
corporation's stockholders.
B) The free market theory which holds that managers are ethically obliged to make
as much money as possible for their stockholders because to do otherwise would undermine
the very foundations of our free society.
13. Which of the following reasons might a free market economic theorist use to justify the
hostile takeover of a company?
A) The takeover target company's stock is undervalued. That is evidence that the
resources are being inefficiently used.
C) The organization seeking to take over the target company will maximize profits
for the stockholders and will be serving the public's interests because it is only by satisfying
consumer (public) demand that a business can make profits.
D) If the takeover target's managers are using their stockholders' money to serve
interests other than those of the stockholders, they are stealing from them.
E) All of the above.
14. Which of the following statements does not represent a market failure, i.e., a situation in
which the pursuit of profit will not result in a net increase in consumer satisfaction?
B) Where there is no mechanism for pricing, for setting a value on, public goods,
there is no guarantee that the markets result in the optimal satisfaction of the public interest in
regards to public goods.
15. Which statement does not support the claim that an unconditioned ethical directive such as
the one the classical model of corporate social responsibility demands of business management
is inappropriate for utilitarian theory?
A) Markets can work to prevent harm only by first-hand experience with harms that
have to occur before they can be remedied.
C) Business has the ability to influence consumers' desires by helping shape those
desires through advertising.
16. According to the private property defense of the classical model of corporate social
responsibility, managers who use corporate funds for projects that are not directly devoted to
maximizing profits are stealing from their owners. Which statement supports this view?
A) Property rights are restricted when they conflict with the basic rules of society as
embodied in law and custom.
B) The connection between ownership and control that exists for personal property
does not legally exist for corporate property.
C) Investors buy their stocks with the hope of maximizing return on their
investment.
A) People have a duty both to not cause harm and to prevent harm.
C) While it is ethically good for managers to prevent harm or do some good, their
duty to stockholders overrides these concerns.
18. Select the reasons, historically speaking, why the modern corporation was established as a
legal entity:
C) Corporations distribute risks widely over large populations, minimizing the risk to
any one individual.
D) Corporations provide individuals with efficient means for the creation of wealth
and for supplying jobs.
19. Which statement does not challenge the notion of a hypothetical social contract between
society and corporations?
D) If the theory already begins with certain fundamental rights and responsibilities,
then the social contract may be irrelevant to providing an ethical justification for business'
responsibilities.
20. Which statement represents a challenge to Evan's and Freedman's defense of the
stockholder theory against the classical model of corporate social responsibility?
B) Courts and legislatures have recognized that the rights and interests of various
constituencies affected by corporate decisions limit managers' fiduciary responsibility.
C) Stakeholder theory cannot answer the question as to how, exactly, a manager
should go about balancing the diverse and competing claims of all parties.
D) There is no guarantee that when managers produce profits they will serve the
interests of either stockholders or the public.
Ans. 11 to 20
11. b
12. b
13. e
14. c
15. d
16. c
17.c
18. e
19. b
20. c
a. True
b. False
a. voluntary
b. in voluntary
a) customers
b) investors
c) employees
d) supphers
e) communes
f) all
25. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) was largely a response to:
a) a series of corporate scandals involving Enron, WorldCom, Global Crossing, Tyco and
numerous others.
b) a dramatic rise in the US trade deficit.
c) charges of excessive compensation to top corporate executives.
d) rising complaints by investors and security analysts over the financial accounting for
stock options.
Ans. 21 to 25
21. a
22. b
23. a
24. f
25. a
26. "Shareholder wealth" in a firm is represented by:
28. What are the earnings per share (EPS) for a company that earned $100,000 last year in
after-tax profits, has 200,000 common shares outstanding and $1.2 million in retained earning
at the year end?
a) $100,000
b) $6.00
c) $0.50
d) $6.50
29. A(n) would be an example of a principal, while a(n) would be an example of an agent.
a) shareholder; manager
b) manager; owner
c) accountant; bondholder
d) shareholder; bondholder
32. The decision function of financial management can be broken down into the decisions.
33. The controller's responsibilities are primarily in nature, while the treasurer's
responsibilities are primarily related to .
34. In the US, the has been given the power to adopt auditing, quality control, ethics, and
disclosure standards for public companies and their auditors as well as investigate and
discipline those involved.
Ans. 26 to 35
26. d
27. b
28. c
29. a
30. d
31. c
32. b
33. c
34. c
35. b
A) Minor stakeholders.
B) Business ethics.
C) Corporate governance.
B) Whom the organisation is there to serve and how the purposes and priorities of the
organisation should be decided.
40. The desire for more accountability of public sector organisations has resulted in:
A) Depend on the organisation to fulfil their own goals and on whom the organisation
depend.
43. Where a stakeholder has a high level of interest in the development of an organisation, but
a low level of power, strategists or managers should:
A) The ability of individuals to persuade, induce or coerce others into following certain
courses of action.
B) The ability of groups to persuade, induce or coerce others into following certain
courses of action.
D) The ability of individuals or groups to persuade, induce or coerce others into
following certain courses of action.
C) The ability of individuals or groups to persuade others into following certain courses
of action.
B) Negotiating skills.
46. Ethical issues concerning business and public sector organisations exist at three levels:
49. The cultural frames of reference include (this is not a comprehensive list):
C) A description of the organisation's main activities and the position it wishes to attain
in its industry or sector.
Ans. 36 to 50
36. d
37. b
38. c
39. a
40. d
41. a
42. d
43. a
44. d
45. a
46. a
47. b
48. d
49. b
50. d
51. a
52. a
53. d
54. a
55. b
Question 56
a. Rights
b. accountability
c.Profit
d. appropriability
Question 57
Question 58
The Instilule nFCharIt:rr:d Au.-:\unlan1.-s in England anti Wales cunsitlcni argut: than one
particular stakelmlder group should have primacy o\'¢r all nlhur gmups, which stakclitlificr
group are they referring to?
a. Custunrcrs
b. Managers
c. Sharehu lders
d. Society
Question 59
An organization that is owned by shareholders but managed by agents on their behalf is
Conventionally known as the modern:
a. conglomerate
b. corporation
c. company
d. firm
Question 60
The modern corporation has four characteristics. These are liability, legal personality
centralized management and:
a. Fiduciary duty
b. Stakeholders
c. Shareholders
d. Transferability
Ans. 56 to 60
56. b
57. a
58. c
59. b
60. d
61. Companies producing a variety of products and brands often establish a _____ organization.
a) geographic
b) functional
c) product-or-brand management
d) hub-and-spoke
e) vertical product management
62. Canon sells its fax machine to consumer, business, and government markets. In this case,
where customers fall into different user groups, a _____ is desirable.
a. geographic
b. functional
c. product-brand management
d. market-management
e. matrix management
63. Companies that produce many products flowing into many markets, such as DuPont, may
adopt a _____ organization.
a. market management
b. matrix management
c. corporate-divisional
d. geographical
e. functional
65. Some companies are blending their corporate social responsibility initiatives with their
marketing activities in what is called _____ marketing.
a. socially responsible
b. corporate responsible
c. cause-related
d. special events
e. holistic
a. cause-related
b. social
c. campaign
d. political
e. holistic
67. _____ addresses the what and why of marketing activities; _____ addresses the who,
where, when, and how.
a. Audit; control
b. Control; audit
c. Evaluation; control
d. Implementation; strategy
e. Strategy; implementation
68. _____ software provides a set of Web-based applications that automate and integrate such
activities as project management, campaign management, etc.
a) Efficiency control
b) Marketing resource management
c) Evaluation and control
d) Enterprise marketing management
e) Marketing automation systems
70. _____ control aims to ensure that the company achieves the sales, profits, and other goals
established in its annual plan.
a. Annual-plan
b. Profitability
c. Efficiency
d. Strategic
e. Audit
Ans. 61 to 70
61. c
62. d
63. b
64. e
65. c
66. b
67. e
68. e
69. b
70. a
72. The EU by 2005 requires all companies on an EU stock exchange to report under:
a. IAS GAAP.
b. German GAAP.
c. USA GAAP.
d. UK GAAP.
a. The Dearing Committee did not have the power to force companies to follow
accounting standards.
b. The ASC did have the power to force companies to follow accounting standards.
c. The ASC did not have the power to force companies to follow accounting
standards.
d. The EU fourth directive did not give the power to force companies to follow
accounting standards.
74. Which of the following is not a determinant of the accounting system of a country?
a. Type of law.
b. Providers of finance.
c. Language.
d. Role of profession.
Ans. 71 to 75
71. a
72. c
73. c
74. c
75. c