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Identify a true statement about Eastern philosophy.
It states that moral success and failure largely come down to a matter of right desire.
It generally assumes as a given that an individual is something distinct from the entire universe.
It tends to consider individuals part of, rather than separate from, nature.
It attempts to describe the universe from a detached and objective viewpoint.
Correct Answer
It tends to consider individuals part of, rather than separate from, nature.
In the context of the involvement of multinational corporations (MNCs) and human rights, identify the true statements about China. (Check all that apply.)
The Chinese government frequently detains human rights lawyers.
China's human rights record has recently ceased to be a challenge for MNCs.
Most MNCs continue their involvement in China despite various human rights violations.
All Uighur Muslims who were being held in re-education internment camps in China were released in 2018.
Correct Answer
The Chinese government frequently detains human rights lawyers.
Most MNCs continue their involvement in China despite various human rights violations.
According to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank, intervention in child labor is necessary only when Blank______.
family survival depends on all members working
children are paid low wages
children are below five years of age
developmental welfare of a child is compromised
Correct Answer
developmental welfare of a child is compromised
According to Aristotelian virtue ethics, which of the following statements are true?
Without a fixed and habitual desire for the good, there is little incentive for good actions.
A good, or virtuous, individual does what is right for the right reasons and gains satisfaction from such actions because his or her character is rightly formed.
A given act is morally correct if it maximizes utility, that is, if the ratio of benefit to harm is greater than the ratio resulting from an alternative act.
The individual is considered part of, rather than separate from, nature.
Correct Answer
Without a fixed and habitual desire for the good, there is little incentive for good actions.
A good, or virtuous, individual does what is right for the right reasons and gains satisfaction from such actions because his or her character is rightly formed.
In the context of offshore low-cost labor-intensive practices, identify the true statements about India.
The firm IBM currently bases more than 30 percent of its employees in India.
Labor costs currently in India are estimated to be almost equal to those in the United States.
The labor costs in India is less than half of those in the U.S.
The firm IBM currently has more than double the number of employees in the United States than it has in India.
Correct Answer
The firm IBM currently bases more than 30 percent of its employees in India.
The labor costs in India is less than half of those in the U.S.
What are the hypothetical reasons for the inverted U-shaped relationship between economic development and the quality of the natural environment in the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC)?
Income-driven alterations in the execution of equal opportunity initiatives
Income-driven alterations in the composition of production and/or consumption
Income-driven alterations in the institutions that are required to internalize externalities
Income-driven alterations in the International Labour Organization's standards concerning child labor
Income-driven alterations in the increasing returns to scale related to pollution abatement
Correct Answer
Income-driven alterations in the composition of production and/or consumption
Income-driven alterations in the institutions that are required to internalize externalities
Income-driven alterations in the increasing returns to scale related to pollution abatement
What are the hypothetical reasons for the inverted U-shaped relationship between economic development and the quality of the natural environment in the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC)?
Income-driven alterations in the execution of equal opportunity initiatives
Income-driven alterations in the composition of production and/or consumption
Income-driven alterations in the institutions that are required to internalize externalities
Income-driven alterations in the International Labour Organization's standards concerning child labor
Income-driven alterations in the increasing returns to scale related to pollution abatement
Correct Answer
Income-driven alterations in the composition of production and/or consumption
Income-driven alterations in the institutions that are required to internalize externalities
Income-driven alterations in the increasing returns to scale related to pollution abatement
Which of the following is NOT an agreement or code of conduct which MNC’s utilize to maintain standards in their domestic and global operations.
Multiple choice question.
the Global Reporting Initiative
the World Bank standards
U.N. Global Compact
the ISO I4000 environmental quality standards
Correct Answer
the World Bank standards
Identify the true statements about the corporate governance structure.
It details the distribution of rights and responsibilities among different participants in a corporation.
It gives the framework through which a firm's objectives are set and the means of achieving the objectives and monitoring performance.
It specifies the measures or methods that an organization adopts to reduce the availability of "fairly traded" products.
It primarily deals with environmental development that meets humanity's needs without harming future generations.
Correct Answer
It details the distribution of rights and responsibilities among different participants in a corporation.
It gives the framework through which a firm's objectives are set and the means of achieving the objectives and monitoring performance.
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A recent study found the top priorities around the world for development assistance using a cost–benefit analysis of where investments would have the greatest effect. What are the top three priorities according to this study?
Investment in micronutrient interventions to fight hunger and improve education
Investment in expanding the subsidy for malaria combination treatment
Investment in campaigns for increasing salt intake to reduce chronic diseases
Investment in using high-cost drugs in the case of acute heart attacks in underdeveloped
nations
Investment in extending childhood immunization coverage
Correct Answer
Investment in micronutrient interventions to fight hunger and improve education
Investment in expanding the subsidy for malaria combination treatment
Investment in extending childhood immunization coverage
Identify the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.
To encourage sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth
To improve the profit gains of multinational corporations (MNCs)
To limit the subsidy for malaria combination treatment
To eliminate poverty in all its forms everywhere
Correct Answer
To encourage sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth
To eliminate poverty in all its forms everywhere