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Chapter 11 Multiple Choice Questions
Government, regulation, and business ethics
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Which of these statements describing imperative and private regulation are correct?
1. Imperative regulation is government backed;
2. Private regulation is issued by companies, industry associations and civil society groups;
3. Private regulation has stronger sanctioning mechanisms associated with it than imperative regulation;
4. The police, military and courts are mechanisms for upholding imperative regulation.
1,2,4
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1,2,3
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2,3,4
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1,2,3,4
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________ is any business effort to influence government or public policy. It includes activities such as __________, political advertising, financial contributions, ________ action and political ________.
Private regulation, Lobbying, Environmental, Fundraising
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Private regulation, Consumer Marketing, Legal, Fundraising
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Corporate political activity, Lobbying, Legal, Campaigning
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Corporate political activity, Consumer marketing, Environmental, Campaigning
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There are a number of means by which can influence _______. These include _________to decision maker, varying from very direct modes to indirect modes, _________, being either public or private and ________ of communication.
Government, Avenue of approach, Breadth of transmission, Content
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Consumers, Avenue of approach, Height of transmission, Content
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Government, Breath of transmission, Avenue of approach, Content
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Employees, Breadth of transmission, Content, Avenue of approach
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According to Baquero (2015) public corruption is made possible due to which of the following?
1. The closeness of elites and citizens;
2. The benefits for the members networks of the political elite;
3. The emergence of scapegoats who distract away from the culpability of the whole system;
4. A pact of silence which is necessary to preserve the system.
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2,3,4
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_______ is a process by which publicly owned companies are sold and thus move out of the public sector, often promoting a number of related ethical, social, and commercial concerns.
Nationalisation
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Privatization
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Re-nationalisation
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Commercialisation
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In a global context, many companies have significant ______ power due to their ability to threaten governments, in the face of ________ with relocation to other territories, which Beck (1998) describes as 'corporate power of _______.
Economic, Commercial competition, Social sanction
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Political, Undesirable regulation, Transnational withdrawal
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Social, Commercial competition, Social sanction
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Social, Undesirable regulation, Transnational withdrawal
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Which of the following business-government relations related phenomena can be predominately attributed to globalisation?
1. A rise in national legislation due to the strengthening effect of globalisation on national governmental power;
2. Increased scrutiny of business operations within national context where regimes are repressive and authoritarian;
3. National government legislation being weakened in certain states and strengthened in others to attract companies;
4. Heightened power of transnational regimes and international trade regimes.
2,3,4
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1,2,3
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The rise in business led, private regulation can be attributed to: encouragement of a _______ approach from industry, _________ and _______ achievement of objectives.
Faster, Cost effectiveness, Slower
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Faster, Heightened costs, Slower
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Proactive, Cost effectiveness, Faster
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Proactive, Heightened costs, Faster
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The ISO 26000 standard on ________ is emblematic of a number of trends emerging within the shared global governance space. Specifically, these trends concern, more deliberation and ________, greater focus on the _______ rather than outcomes and more _______ rather than specific norms.
Social responsibility, Collaboration, Process, Frameworks
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Social responsibility, Individualism, Process, Legislation
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Environmental responsibility, Individualism, Inputs, Frameworks
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Environmental responsibility, Collaboration, Inputs, Legislation
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Which of the following areas is not covered by the principles enshrined in the UN Global Compact?
Human rights
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Labour
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Commercial performance
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Anti-corruption
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