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Concepts
The Stakeholder
Approach to Social
Responsibility.

Mastery

Score: 15/18
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100%

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4

5

67%

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7

8

Company Mission

100%

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10

11

Company Goals and
Objectives

100%

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13

Three Levels of
Strategy â Corporate,
Business-Level,
Functional

100%

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15

Strategic Management
Process

100%

17

18

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
Management Ethics

16

Concept: The Stakeholder Approach to Social Responsibility.
Concepts

Mastery

The Stakeholder
Approach to Social
Responsibility.

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1.
For the past 28 years, ABC, Inc. has made a significant investment of time, money, and other resources to increase the literacy rate in adult Americans. This represents which of these principles of successful collaborative social initiatives?
A. Weigh government influence.
B. Identify a long-term durable mission.
C. Assemble and value the total package of benefits. D. Leverage core capabilities.

Incorrect
The correct answer is: B. Identifying a long-term mission is important because it allows companies to align themselves with a cause or issue that they, as an organization, identify with (Pearce & Robinson, 2011, p. 67â68).
2.
According to stakeholder theory, in a survey of over 2000 directors from over 290 U.S. companies, which of these stakeholders was perceived to be least important?
A. Government
B. Employees

C. Stockholders
D. Society

Incorrect
The correct answer is: D. According to a survey of board of directors, society was perceived to be the least important stakeholder for an organization.

Concept: Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Concepts

Mastery

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

100%

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3.
Which law revised and strengthened auditing and account standards? A. Truth in Lending Act of 1968
B. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
C. Federal Fair

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