Title: Default for RSChM2019
Course: Corporate Social Responsibility online

Q: Please indicate whether the given argumentations are rather deontological or consequencialist in nature.
- The company should provide good working conditions to employees because this is required by the law | deontological argument
- The company shouldn't engage in bribery because this may harm its reputation. | consequentialist argument
- If the company wants to improve the relationships with the local communities it should first transform the production processes in order to pollute less. | consequentialist argument
- A manager decides to start a volunteering program, because he wants that the employees become more engaged and loyal. | consequentialist argument
- An employee reports to ethical manager an incident of mobbing. Despite she is affraid of the reaction of her boss, she decides to do this, as she want's to comply with the organizational code of conduct. | deontological argument

Q: Please link the right characteristics to the contemporary and traditional CSR views.
- The focus of CSR is to minimize risk. | Traditional CSR
- Company engages in CSR because it wants to gather public acceptance and build positive image. | Traditional CSR
- Company engages in CSR because it wants to innovate and develope new markets. | Contemporary CSR
- CSR is about value distribution, eg. philanthropy | Traditional CSR
- CSR is about value creation, eg. transformation of value chain. | Contemporary CSR
- CSR approach is more reactive | Traditional CSR
- CSR approach is more proactive | Contemporary CSR
Also offered: Contemporary CSR; Traditional CSR

Q: Please match the different CSR approaches with the right descriptions.
- CSR is treated as a component of overall profit motive, focused exclusively on maximizing shareholder returns and wealth of society. | Neglection of CSR
- Managers undertake CSR because of their personal values. CSR concentrates on providing funds and investing in social initiatives. | CSR as strategic philanthropy
- CSR is aimed at limiting negative impact at the operational level and limiting of reputational risk. | CSR as risk management
- Striving for innovation by promoting sustainable development, integrating business and community. CSR is aimed at proactive dialogue with stakeholders. | CSR as value creation
Also offered: Strategic CSR; Company citizenship

Q: Please indicate the numbers for the following steps of Husted and Allen’s 7-step model of CSR strategy development. Start with 1 for the initial step and finish with 7 for the last step.
- Identify social issue opportunities, competitive environment, and nonmarket stakeholders | 1
- Analyse firm resources and capabilities for capitalising on opportunities | 2
- Evaluate firm identity in terms of social needs and opportunities | 3
- Determine the means and cost of acquiring any necessary resources and capabilities | 4
- Create a plan integrating issues, stakeholders, identity, resources, competitive environment, and expected outcomes | 5
- Implement the plan | 6
- Measure and evaluate performance | 7

Q: Please match the specific aspects with the proper category from GRI framework.
- Market presence | Economic
- Supplier environmental assessment | Environmental
- Transport | Environmental
- Supplier Human rights assessment | Social
- Economic performance | Economic
- Occupational Health and Safety | Social
- Equal remuneration for men and woman | Social

Q: Please match the elements of sustainable portfolio with the right considerations.
- Where are the most significant waste and emissions straems from our current operations? | Pollution prevention
- Is the sustainability of our products limited by our current production base and technology used? | Clean technology
- What are implications for product design and development if we assume responsibility for product's entire life cycle? | Product Stewardship
- Does our corporate vision direct us towards a solution of social and environmental problems? | Sustainability vision
Also offered: Development of markets; Customer involvement

Q: The balanced score card is a strategy performance measurement tool that can be used by managers to keep track of the execution of activities by the staff within their control and to monitor the consequences arising from these actions. The four  perspectives used in the balance score card are:
- economic, legal, ethical and philanthropic
- Consumer, employee, supplier and investor
- financial, customer, learning and growth and internal business processes
- financial, fair operations, environment, labour practices
A: financial, customer, learning and growth and internal business processes

Q: Plese indicate all the measures that can be used in the customer's perspective in Balanced-score card. For indicating wrong aspect you get minus points.
- Firm's philantrophic contribution in $
- Social report requests
- Number of product recalls
- Salary gaps between genders
A: Social report requests; Number of product recalls

Q: Which sencence is correct?
- The formation of classic corporation was difficult and it required the concession by the State
- It was possible for the classic corporation to change the profile and take over firms of different profile.
- It was very unlikely for a classic corporation to lose a licence.
- Classic corporation was characterized by widespread incorporation that allows automatic licensing.
A: The formation of classic corporation was difficult and it required the concession by the State

Q: Over years there was a plenty of research done on the relationship between investment in CSR and financial performance. Please indicate all the  answers that describe properly the possible relationships. For indicating wrong aspects you get minus points.
- Directly proportional, increasing relationship; if you invest in CSR you get proportionally higher financial return
- Directly proportional, decreasing relationship; if you invest in CSR you get proportionally lower financial return
- Inverted U-shape relationship, first investments bring financial returns, however at some point the returns start to decrease
- Neutral relationship, all the investments in CSR doesn't impact the financial return
A: Directly proportional, increasing relationship; if you invest in CSR you get proportionally higher financial return; Directly proportional, decreasing relationship; if you invest in CSR you get proportionally lower financial return; Inverted U-shape relationship, first investments bring financial returns, however at some point the returns start to decrease; Neutral relationship, all the investments in CSR doesn't impact the financial return

Q: Producing resource- efficient products or specializing in organic products are examples of  CSR strategic choice aimed at:
- Development of Markets
- Customer Involvment
- Acquiring and maitaining talents
- Transformation of Value Chain
A: Development of Markets

Q: Optimizing transportation, reducing packaging or renewing raw materials are examples of strategic choice within:
- Development of Markets
- Acquiring and maitaining talents
- Customer Involvment
- Transformation of Value Chain
A: Transformation of Value Chain

Q: A company developes a CSR strategy by identifying key areas where the organization wants to achieve progress, setting specific targets and measuring progress, eg. the firm does similar things as usual but adds social criteria to supplier evaluation tools. This description characterizes following type of strategy development:
- Developing distinct CSR strategy, next to existing business strategy
- Developing integrated strategy, where sustainable goals are integrated withing firm's mission and vision
- Replacing existing CSR strategy with a new CSR approach
- Mitigating possible negative impact
A: Developing distinct CSR strategy, next to existing business strategy

Q: Which sentences regarding GRI reporting are correct? There might be more than one correct sentences. For indicating wrong aspect you get minus points.
- Reporting according to GRI Standards helps to improve internal processes
- Reporting according to GRI Standards helps to attract investors
- Reporting according to GRI Standards requires that stakeholder accept all the indicators chosen in the report
- GRI Standard includes 3 universal standards that may be used in all organizations
- The topic-specific standards refer to three fields: economic, ethical and social aspects
A: Reporting according to GRI Standards helps to improve internal processes; Reporting according to GRI Standards helps to attract investors; GRI Standard includes 3 universal standards that may be used in all organizations