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The top managers of a company set the tone for the company's social responses. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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2 | |
The purpose of a company's mission statement is to state the company's values to employees and to other stakeholders. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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3 | |
A corporation expresses strategic philanthropy when its financial giving practices support both its business goals and also worthy causes in society. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The performance of nonprofit organizations is typically measured by dollar indicators. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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5 | |
There is one best set of procedures that should be used for a social audit. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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6 | |
The process of identifying, assessing, and tracking environmental issues is known as: |
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| | A) | laissez-faire capitalism. |
| | B) | issues management. |
| | C) | corporate philanthropy. |
| | D) | venture philanthropy. |
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7 | |
A descriptive narrative of "what the future will be like" is known as a(n): |
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| | A) | intuitive search. |
| | B) | ideology. |
| | C) | probability/impact matrix. |
| | D) | scenario. |
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8 | |
In the US, about what percentage of businesses administer philanthropic funds? |
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| | A) | 5 percent |
| | B) | 20 percent |
| | C) | 33 percent |
| | D) | 50 percent |
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9 | |
When a corporation aligns its business mission with its charitable giving mission, this is called: |
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| | A) | venture philanthropy. |
| | B) | strategic philanthropy. |
| | C) | service philanthropy. |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Which of the following is a way that stakeholders in the corporation can be engaged? |
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| | A) | Advisory panels |
| | B) | Focus groups |
| | C) | Public meetings |
| | D) | All of the above |
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When American Express Corporation gave part of its revenue from credit card transactions to the renovation project for the Statue of Liberty in New York City, this was an example of: |
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| | A) | venture philanthropy. |
| | B) | a social audit. |
| | C) | cause-related marketing. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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An assessment of the social impact of a corporation on society is called a(n): |
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| | A) | cause-related marketing assessment. |
| | B) | venture philanthropy. |
| | C) | social audit. |
| | D) | social initiative. |
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13 | |
Total water use is an example of which type of indicator for the triple bottom line (GRI)? |
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| | A) | Environmental performance |
| | B) | Social performance |
| | C) | Economic performance |
| | D) | None of the above |
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The percentage of women in senior management is an example of what type of GRI indicator? |
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| | A) | Social performance |
| | B) | Economic performance |
| | C) | Environmental performance |
| | D) | Academic performance |
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Taxes paid by a corporation are an example of which type of GRI indicator? |
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| | A) | Social performance |
| | B) | Environmental performance |
| | C) | Social audit performance |
| | D) | Economic performance |
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16 | |
In issues management, when a manager does a random search for information about environmental activities, this is an example of what type of search? |
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| | A) | Intuitive |
| | B) | Scenario |
| | C) | Probability/impact matrix |
| | D) | Countervailing force |
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In an intuitive search for issues management, the selection of information to be considered is based on: |
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| | A) | judgment. |
| | B) | insight. |
| | C) | experience. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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Fifty years ago, when US courts ruled that charitable contributions by corporations were beyond the legal power of the corporation, this was based on the principle of: |
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| | A) | ultra vires. |
| | B) | service maximum. |
| | C) | secondary return. |
| | D) | market share. |
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According to a Conference Board survey, about what percentage of corporate contributions went to the field of education? |
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| | A) | 5 percent |
| | B) | 15 percent |
| | C) | 25 percent |
| | D) | 35 percent |
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For the past fifty years, the percentage of earnings before taxes (pretax profits) contributed by corporations through their corporate giving programs has consistently been about what percentage? |
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| | A) | 1 percent |
| | B) | 5 percent |
| | C) | 10 percent |
| | D) | 15 percent |