Approaches to meeting social responsibilities

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1. A sustainable organization is an organization that has the ability to __________________ .

A. meet its present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs

B. increase its brand awareness by conducting social responsibility activities on a large scale

C. innovate continuously and produce high-quality innovative products on a consistent basis

D. be profitable during challenging economic periods

E. produce high-quality products at reasonably low prices when the economy is unsupporting

2. Approaches to meeting social responsibilities would include all of the following except:

A. Attempt to measure the cost of social programs as well as the return on social program investments

B. Incorporate into its mission statement a point to not invest in society's problems for betterment of the organization

C. Experiments with different approaches for measuring social performance

D. Presents reports to organization members, the board of directors, and stockholders on social responsibility progress

E. Seeks comparative industry norms for social programs

3. The process of finding the "one best way" to perform a task is called:

A. scientific management

B. behavioral approach

C. management science

D. the comprehensive analysis of management

E. the human relations movement

4. The management science approach first became popular in:

A. utility companies

B. high schools

C. large public corporations

D. the military

E. railroads

5. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act supports _______________ as a vehicle for both discouraging deceptive managemet practices while encouraging ethical management practices.

A. phishing

B. crowdsourcing

C. nearshoring

D. whistle-blowing

E. shoulder surfing

6. Managers use the Gantt chart to____________.

A. encourage worker initiative

B. reward innovation by workers

C. conduct motion analysis of tasks

D. retain productive employees

E. monitor work schedules

7. The primary investigative roll in the Gilbreths' research was ___________, which consists of reducing each job to the most basic movements possible.

A. ergonomics

B. motion studies

C. reductionism

D. division of work

E. piecework

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