Tag: social responsibility

Questions Related to social responsibility

In which dimension of CSR responsibility would you classify the issue of recycling and non wasteful packaging?

  1. Consumer

  2. Social and community involvements

  3. Physical environment

  4. Employee relations


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Physical environment refers to the level of upkeep, ambient noise, lighting, indoor air quality and/or thermal comfort of the school's physical building and its location within the community. the issue of recycling and non-wasteful packaging refers to physical environment.

Which of the following is not a criticism of CSR?

  1. CSR is too costly

  2. CSR encourage cynicism

  3. CSR leads to enhanced brand reputation

  4. CSR is misguided


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
 $CSR$ creates a favourable public image, which attracts customers. Reputation or brand equity of the products of a company which understands and demonstrates its social responsibilities is very high.
Customers trust the products of such a company and are willing to pay a premium on its products. 
Organizations that perform well with regard to $CSR$ can build reputation, while those that perform poorly can damage brand and company value when exposed. Brand equity, is founded on values such as trust, credibility, reliability, quality and consistency. 

A socially responsible mutual fund will only purchase stocks in companies that ____________.

  1. have no-smoking policy in place

  2. have a culturally diverse management team

  3. hire some job candidates who are HIV positive

  4. have good social performance


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A socially responsible mutual fund will only purchase stock of that company who have good social performance as socially responsible mutual fund will always look for those company who have good social performance. 

A running company was selling defected machines by claiming them to be new such kind of practice is unethical is?

  1. Institutional level

  2. Government level

  3. Society level

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  1. Taking shortcuts / shoddy work: 
  2. Lying to hide mistakes: 
  3. Badmouthing colleagues: 
  4. Passing the buck (when you don't get your work done): 
  5. Slacking off when no one is watching
  6. Lying to hide your colleagues’ mistakes: 
  7. Taking credit for other colleagues’ work: 
  8. Pulling a sickie: 
  9. Lying about skills and experience: 
  10. Taking low value items

Which of the following is not a criticism of CSR ? 

  1. CSR is too costly

  2. CSR encourages cynicism

  3. CSR leads to enhanced brand reputation

  4. CSR is misguided


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
CSR creates a favourable public image, which attracts customers. Reputation or brand equity of the products of a company which understands and demonstrates its social responsibilities is very high. Customers trust the products of such a company and are willing to pay a premium on its products.
Organizations that perform well with regard to CSR can build reputation, while those that perform poorly can damage brand and company value when exposed. Brand equity, is founded on values such as trust, credibility, reliability, quality and consistency.