Chapter 11 Multiple Choice Questions

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. Which of these statements describing imperative and private regulation are correct?
1. Imperative regulation is government backed;
2. Private regulation is issued by companies, industry associations and civil society groups;
3. Private regulation has stronger sanctioning mechanisms associated with it than imperative regulation;
4. The police, military and courts are mechanisms for upholding imperative regulation.

1,2,4 correct incorrect

1,2,3 correct incorrect

2,3,4 correct incorrect

1,2,3,4 correct incorrect

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. ________ is any business effort to influence government or public policy. It includes activities such as __________, political advertising, financial contributions, ________ action and political ________.

Private regulation, Lobbying, Environmental, Fundraising correct incorrect

Private regulation, Consumer Marketing, Legal, Fundraising correct incorrect

Corporate political activity, Lobbying, Legal, Campaigning correct incorrect

Corporate political activity, Consumer marketing, Environmental, Campaigning correct incorrect

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. There are a number of means by which can influence _______. These include _________to decision maker, varying from very direct modes to indirect modes, _________, being either public or private and ________ of communication.

Government, Avenue of approach, Breadth of transmission, Content correct incorrect

Consumers, Avenue of approach, Height of transmission, Content correct incorrect

Government, Breath of transmission, Avenue of approach, Content correct incorrect

Employees, Breadth of transmission, Content, Avenue of approach correct incorrect

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. According to Baquero (2015) public corruption is made possible due to which of the following?
1. The closeness of elites and citizens;
2. The benefits for the members networks of the political elite;
3. The emergence of scapegoats who distract away from the culpability of the whole system;
4. A pact of silence which is necessary to preserve the system.

1,2,3 correct incorrect

2,3,4 correct incorrect

1,2,4 correct incorrect

1,2,3,4 correct incorrect

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. _______ is a process by which publicly owned companies are sold and thus move out of the public sector, often promoting a number of related ethical, social, and commercial concerns.

Nationalisation correct incorrect

Privatization correct incorrect

Re-nationalisation correct incorrect

Commercialisation correct incorrect

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. In a global context, many companies have significant ______ power due to their ability to threaten governments, in the face of ________ with relocation to other territories, which Beck (1998) describes as 'corporate power of _______.

Economic, Commercial competition, Social sanction correct incorrect

Political, Undesirable regulation, Transnational withdrawal correct incorrect

Social, Commercial competition, Social sanction correct incorrect

Social, Undesirable regulation, Transnational withdrawal correct incorrect

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. Which of the following business-government relations related phenomena can be predominately attributed to globalisation?
1. A rise in national legislation due to the strengthening effect of globalisation on national governmental power;
2. Increased scrutiny of business operations within national context where regimes are repressive and authoritarian;
3. National government legislation being weakened in certain states and strengthened in others to attract companies;
4. Heightened power of transnational regimes and international trade regimes.

2,3,4 correct incorrect

1,2,3 correct incorrect

1,3,4 correct incorrect

1,2,3,4 correct incorrect

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. The rise in business led, private regulation can be attributed to: encouragement of a _______ approach from industry, _________ and _______ achievement of objectives.

Faster, Cost effectiveness, Slower correct incorrect

Faster, Heightened costs, Slower correct incorrect

Proactive, Cost effectiveness, Faster correct incorrect

Proactive, Heightened costs, Faster correct incorrect

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. The ISO 26000 standard on ________ is emblematic of a number of trends emerging within the shared global governance space. Specifically, these trends concern, more deliberation and ________, greater focus on the _______ rather than outcomes and more _______ rather than specific norms.

Social responsibility, Collaboration, Process, Frameworks correct incorrect

Social responsibility, Individualism, Process, Legislation correct incorrect

Environmental responsibility, Individualism, Inputs, Frameworks correct incorrect

Environmental responsibility, Collaboration, Inputs, Legislation correct incorrect

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. Which of the following areas is not covered by the principles enshrined in the UN Global Compact?

Human rights correct incorrect

Labour correct incorrect

Commercial performance correct incorrect

Anti-corruption correct incorrect