Question 1

Energy supplies that are roughly equal to the annual energy consumption of the New York Metropolitan area and used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for carbon dioxide levels are measured in _____.

Accepted Answer

One criterion for estimating changes in carbon dioxide levels is energy supplies; these are measured in exajoules.

Question 2

The criteria for estimating changes in the atmosphere developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change consists of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Also included in this group are technologies; the less pressure exerted by these conditions, the less the increase in carbon dioxide levels.

Question 3

Carbon monoxide emitted by automobiles contributes to _____.

Accepted Answer

Other factors contributing to air pollution is smoke and chemicals from manufacturing plants.

Question 4

Which of the following occurs when sulfur is pumped into the atmosphere, mixes with natural moisture, and falls to the ground?

Accepted Answer

Much of the damager to forests in the eastern United States and Canada has been attributed to acid rain originating in sulfur from manufacturing and power plants.

Question 5

Water becomes polluted primarily through _____.

Accepted Answer

For years, businesses and cities dumped waste into rivers, streams, and lakes with little regard for the consequences.

Question 6

As a rule, toxic waste must be _____.

Accepted Answer

Toxic waste must be stored since it cannot be destroyed or processed into harmless material.

Question 7

Into which two areas does social responsibility toward customers generally fall?

Accepted Answer

Social responsibility toward customers falls into two areas: price and quality.

Question 8

A key to business success is to decide in advance how to respond to the issues that underlie all questions of ethics and _____.

Accepted Answer

Ethics and social responsibility are decisions faced by all managers in all organizations, regardless of rank or size; one key to business success is to decide in advance how to response to the issues surrounding both areas.

Question 9

Companies such as L.L. Bean, Land's End, and Johnson & Johnson have reputations for demonstrating a high level of social responsibility to _____.

Accepted Answer

Such businesses seek to charge fair prices, honor warranties, meet delivery commitments, and stand behind the quality of the products they sell.

Question 10

Companies such as The Container Store, Starbucks, Microsoft, FedEx, and American Express have reputations for demonstrating a high level of social responsibility to _____.

Accepted Answer

Such firms work to treat workers fairly, make them a part of the team, and respect their dignity and basic human needs.

Question 11

General economic prosperity in the 1980s and 1990s led people to view business as _____.

Accepted Answer

Economic prosperity during these decades created a laissez-faire approach in which business was viewed as a positive social force.

Question 12

Under the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's "worst-case" scenario for world-wide climate changes, we would find a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

Additional predictions include increased hurricanes and winter sieges.

Question 13

Which of the following types of wastes can be separated and used as fuels in industrial boilers?

Accepted Answer

Further, decomposition can be accelerated by exposing waste matter to certain microorganisms.

Question 14

The air around which city is generally considered to be the most polluted in the entire world?

Accepted Answer

Within the United States, the worst air quality tends to hover over Denver and Los Angeles; however, Mexico City is known to have the most polluted air in the world.

Question 15

Laws forbidding dumping of _____ have resulted in water in New York and Florida becoming safe for fishing and swimming.

Accepted Answer

Water quality in many areas of the United States is improving; such laws forbidding phosphates have improved water in Lake Erie as well as other lakes, streams, and rivers.

Question 16

Much of the damage to forests and streams in the eastern United States and Canada has been attributed to acid rain originating in sulfur from manufacturing and power plants in _____.

Accepted Answer

Air pollution is compounded by such problems as acid rain, which occurs when sulfur is pumped into the atmosphere, mixes with natural moisture, and falls to the ground as rain.

Question 17

The Justice Department recently charged three international pharmaceutical firms with _____ for illegally controlling worldwide prices of vitamins.

Accepted Answer

Price fixing is a form of collusion in which two or more firms collaborate on such wrongful acts.

Question 18

Define consumerism.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

What factors may serve as the basis for social responsibility toward employees?

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Why are employers concerned about what messages travel through employee e-mail?

Accepted Answer

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Quiz 2: Business Ethics and Social Responsibility