The distributive process by which the burdens and rewards that society has to offer are shared varies from society to society.

It is a firm's responsibility to its customers to deliver what it has promised.

To be a useful code of ethics, the code should offer broad policies and procedures rather than detailed rules.

Corporate philanthropy excludes any noncash donations.

Human rights include an individual's right to life, to freedom, and to the pursuit of happiness.

All businesses approach ethics the same way.

Ethical decision making begins in the marketing department.

Social responsibility is a voluntary obligation.

Amgen, the largest biotechnology company in the world, donates millions of dollars annually to raise the value of science literacy in the community and attract bright young minds into the field of science. Since Amgen, as an employer would benefit from this philanthropy, it would be characterized as strategic giving.

Ethics training programs typically teach how to disguise unethical behavior and not how to avoid unethical behavior.

Peter Drucker, a well-known management scholar, has said that companies should be evaluated on two basic dimensions:

The Healing Garden is the manufacturer and marketer of organic beauty aids. Its annual $40,000 donation to The Nature Conservancy in support of the nonprofit organization's pledge to preserve the environment is an example of:

It has been alleged that a Coca-Cola water bottling plant in India has caused illegal water shortages in fifty villages that surround the bottler. If this accusation is true, than Coke was operating at which stage of the social responsibility pyramid?

Criticism of South Africa's post-apartheid government contends that the new government has not extended liberties to its black majority population, but has instead concentrated on proving to a white minority that a black-run administration can govern a reasonably sophisticated economy and society. The belief that the new South African government is behaving unethically is an expression of the philosophy associated with:

Social responsibility should extend beyond the shareholders to include:

Codes of ethics:

_____ contributes to an employee's self-worth, which, in turn increases productivity and reduces absenteeism.

For Lladro Comercial, S.A., the manufacturer of handcrafted porcelains, its employees, suppliers of the paints used to decorate its porcelains, retailers of its products, and people who benefit from its philanthropy are all:

Many weight-loss programs advertise that they can help individuals lose a great deal of weight without any changes in the individual's lifestyle. Typically when the person who has lost the weight leaves the program, he or she regains all the lost weight. This yo-yoing is almost as bad for the body as the excess weight. These weight-loss programs are engaged in _____ behavior.

_____ is the practice of charitable giving by corporations; includes contributing cash, donating equipment and products, and supporting the volunteers' efforts of company employees.