Chapter 10 Multiple Choice Questions

Civil society and business ethics
. _______ is the term used to describe the ongoing approval and acceptance of a company's activities by society, especially among local communities and civil societies.

. Three contrasting tactics that CSO's can engage in to meet their aims are ________ which typically involves research and communication, ________, which may involve physically attacking a company's operations or ________, often involving some form of _______.

. In contrast to _______, _______ aim to reward favourable behaviour by companies. The success of such campaigns have been heightened through the use of ___________, which allow campaigns to facilitate the company in achieving _________ .

. Which of the following statements are criticisms and issues typically levelled at CSOs regarding their operations and conduct?
1. CSO's can impose their own agendas in developing countries without fully understanding the environment and situation.
2. CSO's often focus too much on their intended beneficiaries and not enough on the priorities of donors.
3. Beneficiaries typically lack effective feedback mechanism concerning the CSO's operations and performance.
4. CSO's frequently spend too much time communicating their performance measures and too much time devising them with input from beneficiaries.

. While businesses traditionally engaged in civil society through ______, recently more business-________ collaboration have emerged in order to tackle social and environmental problems. Likewise, CSO's strategies have evolved with an increasing number setting up _________, which are more commercially orientated then traditional charity models.

. Which of the following factors are part of CSOs' rationale for increased partnerships with businesses?
1. Access to more resources;
2. Improved access to markets and consumers;
3. Disenchantment with government aid in achieving objectives;
4. The need to head off negative publicity.

. ________, where for example one party possess more resources, unfair distribution of ________, where one party gains more from the relationship, and CSOs being ________, are all limitations and risks of business-CSO collaborations.

. Which of the following are broad categories of social enterprise?
1. The Entrepreneurial Non-Profit Model;
2. The Social Cooperative Model;
3. The Social Business Model;
4. The Private Sector Social Enterprise Model.

. ______ regulation goes further than the ______ that CSOs have with businesses, as it also concerns _______of such processes.

. Although the benefit and contribution of civil society in encouraging sustainability, lobbying on important issues and helping the needy are taken for granted in many places, in many other countries, such as _____ and ______ civil society is far less developed than in, for instance, _______.

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