End Semester Examination 2018

Business, Society and Ethics Subject Code: MBA 14

Semester: 2nd
Full Marks: 60 Time: 2.5 hours
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1. Choose the correct alternative/alternatives or from the given or Fill in the blanks. 1x10
i. What is the company in the news for spying into user data of facebook user to be used by advertising company and
political parties?
a. WhatsApp b. Cambridge Analytica c. Google d. Tesla
ii. Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu is in news for environmental protection related issues. Which company is responsible
for it?
a. Reliance b. Adani c. Sterlite c. Hindustan Copper
iii. Union Carbide Tragedy happened in the state of
a. Madhya Pradesh b. Uttar Pradeshc. Maharashtra d. Kerala
iv. All unethical practices are illegal.
a. True b. False
v. Exaggerated claims made by promotional marketing communications are referred to as
a. Deceptive selling b. Marketing misdemeanor c. Misleading advertising d. None of these
vi. Which of the following statements most accurately describe the nature of an ethical issue in business?
a. Ethical issues can be resolved if you do what you think is right
b. Ethical issues are difficult because all the choices may do some harm
c. Ethical issues can be resolved by following the guidance of religious beliefs
d. Ethical issues are difficult because the results of a decision are hard to predict
vii. If you believe in making decisions for the good of most people, you can be described as following which school of
thought?
a. Individualism
b. Human rights
c. Moral principles
d. Utilitarianism
viii. To be successful, business ethics training programs need to:
a. focus on personal opinions of employees.
b. be limited to upper executives.
c. educate employees on formal ethical frameworks and models of ethical decision making.
d. promote the use of emotions in making tough ethical decisions
ix. If a company receives a request from Government on disclosing personal data of consumers for the benefit of the
nation, is it right for the company to adhere to the request
a. Yes b. No c. Can’t Say d. None of these
x. The process of assessing and reporting a business’s performance in fulfilling the economic, legal, ethical, and
philanthropic responsibilities expected of it by its stakeholders is called a social audit.
a. True b. False
2. Write definitions/Short note of the following terms: 2x5
a. CSR
b. Greenhouse gasses
 c. Kyoto Protocol
d. Grease Payments
e. Money Laundering
3. Write short answers for the following questions 3x5
a. What are the differences between bribery and corruption?
b. Explain the process of carbon trading.
c. Why do you feel that preserving the resources should be a priority for the business?
d. How money laundering takes place?
e. Explain the consequentialist theories of ethics.
4. Explain in details for the following questions (Any five) 5x5
a. What is value conflict? Explain with examples. If there are value conflicts how can we arrive at a logical
conclusion to take business ethics decisions?
b. What are the responsibilities of the organization towards its employees who are also stakeholder’s of the
organization.
c. Businesses have often found to have violated human rights. Do you see any such examples in your
neighborhood? Also suggest ways how these can be minimized.
d. Explain your views about the ‘Big Subansiri Dam’ project in Arunachal Pradesh. Critically evaluate
the positive and negative impacts of the project.

e. In today’s marketing scenario many companies are flaunting the accepted norms. Can you recall
some misleading, deceptive marketing communications? What are the way forward?

f. How concerned you are with the environmental pollution? What the companies can do in order to
stop that? Do you think that concern for nature can be effectively converted into a marketing
strategy?

g. What is your view on Jio’s pricing? Do you feel government is playing it’s role as regulator
perfectly? What needs to be done in scenarios like this?
h. What is outsourcing? What are the problems associated with outsourcing? Can outsourcing be
ethically questioned?

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