Tobacco companies comply with U.S. laws by reducing their advertising in the United
States and printing consumer warnings on every package of cigarettes they sell in the US,
but not in other countries where no such laws exist. The managers of these tobacco countries
are taking an approach to social responsibility known as social
a. obstruction.
b. opposition.
c. obligation.
d. response.
e. contribution.
Question 2Hillman Inc. has been charged by the Environmental Protection Agency with illegal
dumping of toxic waste. Hillman officials say they contracted with another firm to dispose
of the waste and are not responsible for what was done with it. Hillmans approach to
social responsibility is most accurately classified as social
a. opposition.
b. obstruction.
c. obligation.
d. response.
e. contribution.
Question 3Which of the following is NOT one of the arguments against the engagement of
corporations in so-called socially responsible behavior?
a. Based on their legal status, they are technically prohibited from such activities.
b. Such behavior detracts from the basic mission society has given business.
c. Social responsibility programs have the potential to create substantial conflicts of
interest.
d. Business executives lack the expertise to make decisions about social programs.
e. There is too much potential for abuse of the power corporations have now
without adding to it.
Question 4When Allegheny International spent a half million dollars to purchase a lavish home in
which to entertain clients, allowed managers to fly anywhere they wanted in corporate jets,
and allowed nepotism to dominate their hiring practices, which area of social responsibility
was it affecting?
a. general social welfare
b. the natural environment
c. organizational constituents
d. the external environment
e. the internal environment
Question 5The term organizational constituents refers to
a. the elements of the organizations general environment.
b. the elements of the organizations task environment.
c. the elements of the organizations internal environment.
d. the organizations stockholders and employees.
e. anyone with a stake in the organizations performance.
Question 6Ralph Nader wrote a book titled Unsafe at Any Speed, in which he criticized General Motors
Corporation for what he thought were severe design defects in the Chevrolet Corvair. This
kind of activity is characteristic of thinking in which era of social responsibility?
a. capitalistic era.
b. depression era.
c. postdepression era.
d. social era.
e. entrepreneurial era.
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