PHIL2600_chapter10

1. 1What is the Accountability Charter, which was launched in 2006?

   1. AGuidelines from the world’s largest CSOs for firms on how best to interact with NGOs.
   2. BThe charter is to serve as a code of conduct for NGOs on the international stage.
   3. CA set of UN guidelines for CSOs active internationally.
   4. DA set of standards and key performance indicators to help NGOs achieve accountability.
2. 2Carefully read the following statements about recognizing CSO stakes in business and indicate which of them Crane and Matten would agree with. Please select all that apply.

   1. AThe boundaries defining which CSOs can reasonably be defined as stakeholders are permeable and evolving, rather than concrete and fixed.
   2. BIn any given company, the definition of ‘who our stakeholders are’ is a matter of objective observation based on an instrumental approach.
   3. CFirms are more likely to recognize and respond to CSOs that are known, trusted, and not too critical.
   4. DCompanies should not waste their resources listening to and engaging with every organization that takes issue with their policies.
3. 3Boycotts are probably the most widely used form of non-violent direct action. Friedman (1999) suggests a number of purposes that CSOs may have for boycotts: which of the following is not one of Friedman’s suggestions?

   1. AInstrumental boycotts aim to force the target company to change a specific policy.
   2. BCatalytic boycotts seek to raise awareness about the company’s actions and policies.
   3. CPromotional boycotts aim to shift business from one company to the sector’s best performer as a means of encouraging weaker companies to change their policies.
   4. DPunitive boycotts seek to punish the target company for its actions, actively aiming to cause harm (usually by aiming for significant erosion of sales).
4. 4What is civil society? Please select all that apply.

   1. ANon-profit-distributing organizations.
   2. BCivil society encompasses both public and private organizations.
   3. CInvolved in the promotion of societal interests, causes and/or goals.
   4. DExamples include social enterprises, non-governmental organizations, and religious groups.
5. 5The degree of interaction between business and CSOs has intensified at the same time as it has increased in scope and incidence. Which of the following do Crane and Matten identify as one of the risks?

   1. AThe CSO loses all public trust and legitimacy
   2. BThe business may not reap sufficient benefits from the collaboration to justify its continued involvement.
   3. CCorporations co-opt their CSO partners, threatening the independence that makes the CSO sector such an important balance to corporate power.
   4. DCSO partners co-opt the business managers, undermining the company’s principal-agent relationship
6. 6Crane & Matten identify different types of CSOs, match the different kinds with their different qualities: Sectional group aims
   

   1. ASelf-interest
   2. BSocial goals
   3. CMass media publicity
   4. DThreat of withdrawal
7. 7Crane & Matten identify different types of CSOs, match the different kinds with their different qualities: Promotional group aims

   1. ASelf-interest
   2. BSocial goals
   3. CMass media publicity
   4. DThreat of withdrawal
8. 8Crane & Matten identify different types of CSOs, match the different kinds with their different qualities: Sectional groups exert pressure through

   1. ASelf-interest
   2. BSocial goals
   3. CMass media publicity
   4. DThreat of withdrawal
9. 9Crane & Matten identify different types of CSOs, match the different kinds with their different qualities: Promotional groups exert pressure through
   

   1. ASelf-interest
   2. BSocial goals
   3. CMass media publicity
   4. DThreat of withdrawal
10. 10CSOs have a role to play in encouraging business to promote sustainability, but the relationship is not free of challenges. What do Crane and Matten identify as challenges for business in engaging with CSOs on sustainability? Please select all that apply.

    1. ADeciding on the balance between PR and action in collaborating with CSOs on questions of sustainability.
    2. BWhether and how to sustain civil society through their actions, given CSOs’ vital role in encouraging sustainable development.
    3. CDeciding how to balance the competing interests of different CSOs.
    4. DDeciding the extent of community and/or CSO participation in corporate decision-making.

11. 11Crane & Matten identify four different types of boycotts, match the different kinds with their different qualities: Instrumental Boycotts

    1. ASeek to raise awareness about a company and its policies.
    2. BA general form of displeasure about a company.
    3. CAim to force a company to change a specific policy.
    4. DSeek to punish a company for its actions.
12. 12Crane & Matten identify four different types of boycotts, match the different kinds with their different qualities: Catalytic Boycotts

    1. ASeek to raise awareness about a company and its policies.
    2. BA general form of displeasure about a company.
    3. CAim to force a company to change a specific policy.
    4. DSeek to punish a company for its actions.
13. 13Crane & Matten identify four different types of boycotts, match the different kinds with their different qualities: Expressive Boycotts
    
    

    1. ASeek to raise awareness about a company and its policies.
    2. BA general form of displeasure about a company.
    3. CAim to force a company to change a specific policy.
    4. DSeek to punish a company for its actions.
14. 14Crane & Matten identify four different types of boycotts, match the different kinds with their different qualities: Punitive Boycotts

    1. ASeek to raise awareness about a company and its policies.
    2. BA general form of displeasure about a company.
    3. CAim to force a company to change a specific policy.
    4. DSeek to punish a company for its actions.

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