Matten and Crane’s definition of corporate citizenship supports the theory that
_______ has/ have the potential to influence the administering of _______.
A. corporate governance; citizenship rights
B. social investment; core business activities
C. core business activities; citizenship rights
D. the government institution; corporate activities
Shoprite Holdings focuses on ways to minimise their impact on the environment. In
doing so, Shoprite Holdings presents an example of an organisation addressing
citizens’ _______ rights.
A. social
B. civil
C. environmental
D. political
Shoprite Holdings focuses on ways to minimise the group’s impact on the
environment, while maximising their socio-economic contributions. In doing so,
Shoprite Holdings administers _______ rights.
A. civil and social
B. legal and social
C. political and civil
D. social and political
Consider the following list of examples of citizenship rights and complete the
statement below.
(i) vote
(ii) housing
(iii) education
(iv) health care
(v) protection of private property
(vi) freedom of speech and religion
(vii) participate in the formulation of public policy by which society is governed
Options _______ are examples of civil rights, while options _______ are examples of social
rights.
A. (i) (vi) and (vii); (ii) and (v)
B. (i) and (ii); (iii) and (iv)
C. (v) and (vi); (ii) (iii) and (iv)
D. (iii) and (iv); (v) and (vii)
Consider the following characteristics of various types of organisations.
(a) privately owned
(b) small businesses
(c) large multinationals
Which of the options are considered characteristics of a corporation?
A. (b) (c) (d) and (e)
B. (a) (b) (c) and (d)
C. (c) (d) (e) and (f)
D. (b) (d) (e) and (f)
Aligned with _______ view of corporate citizenship, the primary purpose of Shoprite
Holdings (in the capitalist sense) would be to _______.
A. the United Nations’; provide green product alternatives for the conscious consumer
B. the World Economic Forum’s; contribute to economic growth
C. Friedman’s; deliver profits to the owners
D. Brundtland’s; create jobs for all people
Which one of the following best represents an example of corporate citizenship?
A. A non-profit organisation based in Kenya has a mission to mentor young entrepreneurs
based in Nairobi.
B. A large financial company introduces a profitable android application which provides
small businesses and entrepreneurs with a cost-effective tool to manage their finances.
C. Employees at an accounting firm are encouraged to donate their time to teaching
mathematics at less privileged primary schools.
D. Following the floods in KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, a large food and beverage
company championed a beach clean-up programme to collect all the rubbish that washed
down the rivers onto the Durban beaches.
Which one of the following options best represents the “real hierarchy of
dependence”?
A. The precautionary principle.
B. The environment, society and finance are three equal pillars of the bottom line.
C. To make a business more profitable so that it can employ more people, a company may
find it acceptable to pollute a nearby river to save costs.
D. Extracting raw materials irrespective of the social consequences.
Weak views of sustainability see natural and human capital as substitutable for each
other. Select the most appropriate example to symbolise weak sustainability.
A. Importing natural resources from other countries; in essence outsourcing biodiversity loss.
B. Decreasing carbon dioxide output or using ‘clean energy’ in order to preserve the ozone
layer from further degradation.
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