Which statement is NOT correct about the business-government-society interdependence?

Question 1 of 20

5.0 Points

A. Most business actions impact others in society.

B. Few governmental actions have a direct or indirect impact on business.

C. Business and government continuously affect all segments of the general public.

D. It demands that managers acquire a conceptual understanding of these relationships.

Question 2 of 20

A. All business decisions have a social impact.

B. The vitality of business depends on society's actions and attitudes.

C. The survival of business is independent of society.

D. Both A and B, but not C

Question 3 of 20

A. Descriptive argument

B. Instrumental argument

C. Normative argument

D. Fiduciary argument

Question 4 of 20

A. Government agencies

B. The natural environment

C. Activist groups

D. Non-governmental organizations

Question 5 of 20

A. creates equality among all stakeholder interests.

B. allows managers to examine two primary questions.

C. involves understanding the nature of stakeholder interests.

D. All of the above

Question 6 of 20

A. A toy manufacturer halts supplies to a customer that demanded very low prices

B. A social group protests a government's decision to raise taxes

C. A local community boycotts a grocery store suspected of inaccurate weight scales

D. A social organization demands the closure of a business that has a discriminatory hiring policy

Question 7 of 20

A. legal power.

B. voting power.

C. economic power.

D. political power.

Question 8 of 20

A. integrity, power, and legitimacy.

B. power, legitimacy, and urgency.

C. integrity, loyalty, and power.

D. legitimacy, loyalty, and urgency.

Question 9 of 20

A. government regulation.

B. community involvement.

C. communications technology.

D. unions.

Question 10 of 20

A. reactive, proactive, interactive, and cyberactive relationships.

B. inactive, reactive, proactive, and interactive relationships.

C. self-active, interactive, proactive, and cyberactive relationships.

D. inactive, internally-active, externally-active, and change-active relationships.

Question 11 of 20

A. hiring experts to analyze options.

B. experimenting with slaughter house audits.

C. convening an Animal Welfare Council.

D. All of the above

Question 12 of 20

5.0 Points

A. a gap has developed between what stakeholders expect and what an organization is actually doing.

B. technology is forcing ethics and business strategy closer together.

C. consumers are unaware of how an organization's actions affect them.

D. All of the above

Question 13 of 20

5.0 Points

A. advocacy ads.

B. liability lawsuits.

C. proxy election management.

D. All of the above

Question 14 of 20

5.0 Points

A. beneficial tool used only to maximize the positive effects of a public issue for the organization's advantage.

B. beneficial tool used only to minimize the negative effects of a public issue for the organization's advantage.

C. systematic process companies use when responding to public issues that are of greatest importance to the business.

D. confusing process that is rarely used to help top management within an organization.

Question 15 of 20

5.0 Points

A. patterns of aggressive growth versus static maintenance.

B. analysis of local, state, national, and international politics.

C. considerations of patents, copyrights, or trademarks.

D. information regarding costs, prices, and international trade.

Question 16 of 20

5.0 Points

A. The ability to acquire competitive intelligence that may not be available through legal means.

B. The ethical acquisition of competitor intelligence.

C. To enforce the company's code of conduct against using illegally obtained competitor intelligence.

D. To influence top managers that competitive intelligence is important.

Question 17 of 20

5.0 Points

A. use trade associations or consultants to follow high priority issues.

B. study the results and make necessary adjustments.

C. not limit the number of public issues the firm can address.

D. pick a selected number of issues to address immediately.

Question 18 of 20

5.0 Points

A. often under-emphasizes technique.

B. often overemphasizes technique.

C. often overemphasizes creative problem solving.

D. is an art, not a science.

Question 19 of 20

5.0 Points

A. Ingelwood's Mayor

B. Church groups

C. Community groups

D. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union

Question 20 of 20

5.0 Points

A. personal identification.

B. networks.

C. business profits.

D. technology.