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Chapter 08 - Corporate Social Responsibility: In Practice Chapter 08 Corporate Social Responsibility: In Practice True / False Questions 1. A large grocery store chain decided to donate 10% of its... net profit to hurricane relief programs. This exemplifies the economic paradigm of corporate social responsibility. TRUE Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: 08-01 Identify the different responses to corporate social responsibility. Topic: 08-01 Responses to Corporate Social Responsibility 2. The businesses most committed to corporate social responsibility are social enterprises. TRUE Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 08-01 Identify the different responses to corporate social responsibility. Topic: 08-01 Responses to Corporate Social Responsibility 3. The economic paradigm can be described as "Doing good by doing well." TRUE Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 08-01 Identify the different responses to corporate social responsibility. Topic: 08-01 Responses to Corporate Social Responsibility 8-1 Chapter 08 - Corporate Social Responsibility: In Practice 4. The social paradigm can be described as "Doing well by doing good." TRUE Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 08-01 Identify the different responses to corporate social responsibility. Topic: 08-01 Responses to Corporate Social Responsibility 5. A local retail store hires employees from the local branch of the Society for Community Living, a non-profit dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities, integrate into their communities. These employees are highly committed employees and the turnover rate for the store is consequently low. This enhances profitability. This exemplifies the economic paradigm of corporate social responsibility. FALSE Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: 08-01 Identify the different responses to corporate social responsibility. Topic: 08-01 Responses to Corporate Social Responsibility 6. The traditional shareholder model of social responsibility is most closely related to the antiCSR response type. TRUE Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 08-01 Identify the different responses to corporate social responsibility. Topic: 08-01 Responses to Corporate Social Responsibility 7. The publishing of "social reports" is a common approach by corporations with a Tokenism response to CSR expectations. FALSE Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 08-01 Identify the different responses to corporate social responsibility. Topic: 08-01 Responses to Corporate Social Responsibility 8-2 Chapter 08 - Corporate Social Responsibility: In Practice 8. CSR initiatives are less likely to be successful without support of the board of directors. TRUE Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 08-01 Identify the different responses to corporate social responsibility. Topic: 08-01 Responses to Corporate Social Responsibility 9. Corporate sponsorship is a less committed approach to corporate philanthropy, than is corporate voluntarism. FALSE Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: 08-04 Define a corporate sponsorship and identify trends in this approach to CSR. Topic: 08-09 Corporate Sponsorship 10. Corporate philanthropy refers to the giving of financial resources and does not include employees volunteering for local charities. FALSE Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 08-02 Define corporate philanthropy and describe the forms it takes. Topic: 08-02 Corporate Philanthropy 11. Corporate donation decisions are sometimes made by committee consensus, while other times they are made at the head office level and then administered through committees. TRUE Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 08-02 Define corporate philanthropy and describe the forms it takes. Topic: 08-03 Donations 8-3 Chapter 08 - Corporate Social Responsibility: In Practice 12. A major software company has established a separate corporation to oversee its corporate donations. This type of corporation is called a charitable foundation. TRUE [Show More]

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