Q1. Which of the following examples best aligns a company\'s competencies and strategic goals with philanthropic activity? a. Merck uses its pharmaceutical expertise to develop a drug to combat river blindness and donates millions of doses to poor countries. b. The local telephone company donates money to the Youth Soccer Foundation to help pay for the upkeep of soccer fields and equipment. c. Ben and Jerry\'s Homemade ice cream company donates a percentage of its pretax profits to support peace initiatives. d. A hair salon donates one dollar of every haircut to support the local food bank\'s annual holiday food drive. e. A local gas station has a program in which its employees are partnered with disadvantaged youths as mentors. Q2. How could the relationship between employer and employee be best characterized until the early 1900s? a. Supportive b. Teamwork c. Mother-daughter d. Father-son e. Master- servant Q3. Which of the following situations may constitute quid pro quo sexual harassment? a. A male coworker makes unwelcomed sexual advances toward a female coworker, which causes her to feel that her job is threatened. b. A male manager suggests to one of his female employees that she will receive a raise if she wears shorter skirts and works \'overtime\' once a week. c. Many male employees of a company make repeated remarks about how men are more intelligent than women, which makes the environment difficult for female employees. d. A female employee asks one of her subordinates out to dinner over and over again even though he always tells her no, and he is beginning to feel uncomfortable around her. e. A male employee often disseminates e-mails of a sexual nature to his coworkers that creates an awkward atmosphere for a couple of his female coworkers. Q4. In the ACORN model for handling generational diversity in the workplace, the \'N\' stands for a. not limiting employees\' right to speak out. b. never forgetting that all employees are valuable. c. notifying people early of workplace reduction plans. d. noticing the problems when generations talk to one another. e. nourishing retention to keep the best employees. Q5. What type of product is a television? a. Durable b. Recyclable c. Consumable d. Unsalable e. Disposable Q6. _____ involves the sharing of business information, maintaining business relationships, and conducting business transactions by means of telecommunications networks. a. Web-based relational approach b. Internet marketing c. E-commerce d. Commerce online e. Internet data interchange Q7. Which of the following provides the best description of the community stakeholder for an organization? a. The entire county in which the organization is located is the community stakeholder because the impact of the organization reaches beyond the city to the entire county. b. The community aspect of the stakeholder model includes the entire region in which the company operates. c. The entire city in which the organization operates will b.

1. Q1. Which of the following examples best aligns a company's competencies and strategic goals
with philanthropic activity? a. Merck uses its pharmaceutical expertise to develop a drug to
combat river blindness and donates millions of doses to poor countries. b. The local telephone
company donates money to the Youth Soccer Foundation to help pay for the upkeep of soccer
fields and equipment. c. Ben and Jerry's Homemade ice cream company donates a percentage
of its pretax profits to support peace initiatives. d. A hair salon donates one dollar of every
haircut to support the local food bank's annual holiday food drive. e. A local gas station has a
program in which its employees are partnered with disadvantaged youths as mentors. Q2. How
could the relationship between employer and employee be best characterized until the early
1900s? a. Supportive b. Teamwork c. Mother-daughter d. Father-son e. Master-
servant Q3. Which of the following situations may constitute quid pro quo sexual harassment?
a. A male coworker makes unwelcomed sexual advances toward a female coworker, which
causes her to feel that her job is threatened. b. A male manager suggests to one of his female
employees that she will receive a raise if she wears shorter skirts and works 'overtime' once a
week. c. Many male employees of a company make repeated remarks about how men are
more intelligent than women, which makes the environment difficult for female employees. d.
A female employee asks one of her subordinates out to dinner over and over again even though
he always tells her no, and he is beginning to feel uncomfortable around her. e. A male
employee often disseminates e-mails of a sexual nature to his coworkers that creates an awkward
atmosphere for a couple of his female coworkers. Q4. In the ACORN model for handling
generational diversity in the workplace, the 'N' stands for a. not limiting employees' right to
speak out. b. never forgetting that all employees are valuable. c. notifying people early of
workplace reduction plans. d. noticing the problems when generations talk to one another. e.
nourishing retention to keep the best employees. Q5. What type of product is a television? a.
Durable b. Recyclable c. Consumable d. Unsalable e. Disposable Q6. _____ involves
the sharing of business information, maintaining business relationships, and conducting business
transactions by means of telecommunications networks. a. Web-based relational approach
b. Internet marketing c. E-commerce d. Commerce online e. Internet data interchange
Q7. Which of the following provides the best description of the community stakeholder for an
organization? a. The entire county in which the organization is located is the community
stakeholder because the impact of the organization reaches beyond the city to the entire county.
b. The community aspect of the stakeholder model includes the entire region in which the
company operates. c. The entire city in which the organization operates will be affected by the
organization, and therefore this defines the community stakeholder. d. The community
includes those members of society who are aware of, concerned by, or in some way affected by

2. the operations and outputs of the organization. e. The community to be concerned with is the
immediate neighborhood where most of the organization's patrons live and work. Q8. Which of
the following best defines strategic philanthropy? a. Any act of benevolence and goodwill,
such as making gifts to charities, volunteering for community projects, and taking action to
benefit others b. Donating financial resources to help social causes and the community in
general c. Tying consumer purchases to the specific marketing objectives of a brand or
product d. The synergistic use of an organization's core competencies and resources to
address key stakeholders' interests and to achieve both organizational and social benefits e.
Addressing the needs of various stakeholder groups through cooperative efforts intended to
benefit the community and society Q9. How could the value of employee volunteer programs be
enhanced for a firm to better align these programs with strategic philanthropy goals? a. Firms
could heavily advertise their volunteer efforts to create a more favorable public image. b.
Volunteer programs could be oriented to benefit the immediate community surrounding the firm.
c. Programs should emphasize synergies between employees' current and future job-related
aptitudes and nonprofit needs. d. Volunteer programs should be mandatory for all employees
so as to encourage all employees to think about social causes. e. Programs could be geared
toward improving the morale of the employees who participate. Q10. What is the main purpose
of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration? a. To oversee the regulations intended
to improve and maintain the health and safety of all employees b. To help employees seek
restitution if they have suffered as a result of poor working conditions c. To threaten all
companies with the possibility of fines and other punishment if any employees are injured or
killed d. To improve the overall quality of the workforce in the United States and to increase
global competitiveness e. To conduct surprise inspections of businesses to see what laws they
are violating
Solution
Ans1. Strategic philanthropy is the synergistic use of organizational core competencies and
resources to address key stakeholders= interests and to achieve both organizational and social
benefits. Beyond traditional benevolent philanthropy (e.g., percentage of sales donations or flat
donations to social causes), strategic philanthropy involves employees (i.e., understanding their
needs and core skills), organizational expertise (e.g., equipment, knowledge, and financial
resources), and the ability to link employees, customers, suppliers, and societal needs with these
key assets. Therefore answer is option:
a) Merck uses its pharmaceutical expertise to develop a drug to combat river blindness and
donates millions of doses to poor countries.

3. Ans 2. The relationship between employer and employee be best characterized until the early
1900s as that of a:
e)Master-servant
Ans 3. Following situations may constitute quid pro quo sexual harassment:
a. A male coworker makes unwelcomed sexual advances toward a female coworker, which
causes her to feel that her job is threatened.
d. A female employee asks one of her subordinates out to dinner over and over again even
though he always tells her no, and he is beginning to feel uncomfortable around her.
e. A male employee often disseminates e-mails of a sexual nature to his coworkers that creates
an awkward atmosphere for a couple of his female coworkers.
Ans 4. In the ACORN model for handling generational diversity in the workplace, the 'N'
stands for ;
d. nourishing retention to keep the best employees.
Ans 5. A television is a
a) Durable product.
Ans 6.c. E-commerce involves the sharing of business information, maintaining business
relationships, and conducting business transactions by means of telecommunications networks
Ans 7.d. The community includes those members of society who are aware of, concerned by, or
in some way affected by the operations and outputs of the organization.
Ans 8. d. The synergistic use of an organization's core competencies and resources to address
key stakeholders' interests and to achieve both organizational and social benefits
Ans 9.b. Volunteer programs could be oriented to benefit the immediate community surrounding
the firm.
Ans 10. the main purpose of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is:
a. To oversee the regulations intended to improve and maintain the health and safety of all
employees