PHIL2600_chapter9

1. 1What are industrial ecosystems?

   1. AClimate-friendly, closed-loop business model planned as a critical component of the industrial mix of the future.
   2. BCommunities of organizations bound by interdependence of all kinds of resources and wastes.
   3. CInitiatives that push the boundaries of sustainable urban design and industrial ecosystem thinking.
   4. DInterdependent firms that operate in a supply loop.
2. 2As western firms have become more familiar with traditions, such as the Chinese practice of guanxi, so they have increasingly tolerated gift-giving practices in such countries. What is the reason for this, according to Donaldson (1996)?

   1. AWestern firms have been moving increasingly towards a position of ethical relativism.
   2. BIt is a matter of respect for local traditions
   3. CFirms recognize that the only way to ensure a reasonable level of business activity is to engage in such practices.
   4. DFirms have reached the conclusion that the moral duty to shareholders outweighs the moral objections to bribery.
3. 3The problem of conflicts of interest includes which of the below? Choose all that apply.

   1. AConflict of respective organizations’ interests
   2. BConflict of professional and personal interests.
   3. CConflict of professional and organizational interests.
4. 4A code of conduct is all very well, but to be successful in practice, Emmelhainz and Adams (1999) argue that ethical sourcing through the supply chain requires the following: Please select all that apply.

   1. AA workable supplier code of conduct.
   2. BAn effective enforcement system with the code.
   3. CA strategy of long-term engagement in working with suppliers.
   4. DA system of monitoring supplier compliance with the code.
5. 5Crane and Matten suggest that businesses can best be understood as part of an industrial network rather than part of a simple exchange between two parties. What does this suggest about corporate interactions?

   1. ANotable decisions about how the firm deals with any single other firm can have a significant effect on other members of the business network, including suppliers and competitors.
   2. BFirms must engage with competitors in a fair way if the industry as a whole is to prosper.
   3. CFirms could usefully join together to generate better prices in their purchases from suppliers.
   4. DFirms within an industrial network are free to engage in any legal way they choose to beat their competitors, provided they treat their suppliers in a fair manner.
6. 6According to (Amaeshi et al., 2014), retailers are tied to problems in the elements of the supply chain that they control directly.

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
7. 7According to resource dependence theory, power derives from the degree of dependence that each actor has on the other’s resources. This dependence is a function of the quality of an organization’s resources and how useful they are to the other party.

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
8. 8With which of the following statements on ethical issues in relation to competitors would Crane and Matten agree?

   1. AEthical behaviour between competitors is not compatible with aggressive competitive behaviour between business rivals.
   2. BAs long as the means used are legal, there is no ethical problem with gathering intelligence on competitors.
   3. CIt is a dirty trick to ‘steal’ rivals’ customers by using such methods as providing false information, but providing a financial inducement is part of normal business practice and is therefore ethically unproblematic.
   4. DThere is a clear ethical issue in the case where a single large competitor dominates the market, as it can disadvantage consumers and competitors.
9. 9Which of the below is not a main strategy of business to business regulation?

   1. ACompliance
   2. BBoycotting
   3. CDevelopment
   4. DCollaboration
10. 10Crane and Matten argue that the pressure exerted by powerful corporate customers to comply with ethical sourcing guidelines and criteria constitutes a kind of regulatory intervention in the supply-chain. True or false?

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse

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