BBA Third year Fifth semester Business and Society-3101

BBA Third year Fifth semester Business and Society-3101

Subject: Business and Society

Chapter: 1

1.       Define business and society with example.(4)

2.       Is the study of business and society worthy of serious thought for a student of business? Explain.

3.       What is the difference between a social discontinuity and routine social change?

4.       Define social responsibility. “Area of social responsibility is expanding”-explain.

5.       Describe the areas social responsibility that today’s business must deals with?

6.       “Business is a part of large social system”-Explain from the system concept of business.

7.       What is social system and what are the characteristics of social system?

8.       Why does business have a social responsibility and why do not they have?

9.       What do you consider the two strongest arguments for business assumption of social responsibilities? Explain why?

10.   What do you consider the two strongest arguments for business assumption of social responsibilities? Explain why?

11.   Explain how Maslow’s need Hierarchy may relate to current demands for more responsibility from institutions.

12.   Discuss how the concept of economic efficiency and profit maximization applies to social responsibility issues.

13.   Explain in brief how social responsibility creates better environment and improves public image of a business organization.

14.   “Social responsibility is concerned with the public interest” Do you agree?

15.   What is social power? How a company can balance between social power and responsibility in the context of iron law of responsibility?

16.   What do you mean by pluralism? Discuss the elements of pluralism.

17.   Identify the major strengths and weakness of pluralism.

18.   Who are the business clients? Discuss the common clients and interest group which have claims on the business organization.

19.   Compare the traditional role of business with the modern social role which seems to be evolving.

20.   Define quality of life? Briefly discuss the alternative ways in which business may respond to the social demands that are being made on it.

21.   Explain the different actions required to top management, staff-organization and operating departments when a firm initiates social involvement.

22.   What is functional analysis? Describe the criteria for functional analysis.

23.   Discuss in brief the different social responsive roles played by a manager.

24.   Briefly discuss the roles of socially responsive manager as a boundary mediator.

25.   Discuss some general effects of technology on society as a whole.

Chapter-2

1.       What is a value? What are the confliction values which manager’s have to balance in making decision? provide some guidelines for making value judgments.

2.       Discuss some of the value considerations which help to define ethical guidelines for business?

3.       Discuss the four primary claimant groups.

4.       Briefly discuss the different models of business conduct. Discuss the Walton’s model of business conduct.

5.       Why is the interest in business value increasing?

6.       Why is written codes of conduct important for business?

7.       How can you measure the appropriateness of a business gift?

8.       Define mercantilism. What are the important aspects of mercantile ideology?

9.       How does industrialism restructure the social system?

10.   Explain the Keynesian model &show the difference between Keynesian model & liaised faire philosophy?

Chapter-3

1.       What kind & how much government intervention are appropriate.

2.       Describe the role of government in setting objectives and directing resources.

3.       What is meant by term vital partnership? What evidence can you present that such a partnership is being formed?

4.       Should businessmen be active is politics? Justify you.

5.       Discuss the objectives and effect of antitrust legislation.

6.       Describe the pros and cores of conglomerates.

7.       What do stockholders really own? Describe the legal rights of stockholders?

8.       What is annual meeting? Describe the steps of arranging annual meeting?

9.       Explain the doctrine of enlightened self-intense as it applies to stockholder interest. How can a company justify the concept of social profit & economic profit at the same time?

10.   Does the management trusteeship concept apply to nonprofit and government enterprises as well as to ……….

11.   What do you mean by consumer movement? What are the reasons of consumer movement?

12.   Do the benefits of protecting consumers from business practices and from themselves justify the cost of providing that protection?

13.   Define job dissatisfaction. Explain the major sources of the job dissatisfaction.

14.   To what extent is it necessary for business, organized labor and government to co-operate to solve problems of worker dissatisfaction?

15.   Briefly describe the model for legitimate area of organizational influence.
chapter-4

1.       How does business help in community development?

2.       Large business involves in community activities more than the small business-Justify your opinion.

3.       Explain the reasons behind the involvement of business in community activities? Mention the activities that the business organization performs to the community.

4.       What do you mean by business giving? What are the reasons for business giving?

5.        What are the reasons for business involvement in solving problems of less advantages people in the society?

6.       What roles can business play to protect and promote the condition of socially disadvantages person of society?

7.       What actions should business take to uphold the rights of minorities and less advantaged people in the society?

8.       What are the hard-core-Unemployed?

9.       Define knowledge society. Describe the various effects of a knowledge society on a business.

10.   How can a company encourage to employees to continue their education?

11.   Discuss the arguments for and against quotas system.

12.   Why do you think television education is not always effective?

13.   “A greater proportion of large business than small business contribute more to higher education” Explain the statement.

14.   Discuss the limitations of business giving.

15.   How would you justify the contribution of business to cultural affairs?

16.   Discuss the roles of communication media in business. Who controls mass communication?

17.   Discuss the relationship between business and communication media.

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19.   What is ecology? Mention the responsibility of business organization regarding ecological balance.

20.   What are the principal approaches of pollution control used by government?

21.   Briefly describe the roles of government can apply to pollution control.

22.   What are the different ways the government can   apply to pollution control?

23.   Why inventive and environmental standards are important in pollution control?

24.   Do you think effluent charges are effective mechanism for controlling pollution? Justify tour opinion.

25.   Discuss various types of pollutions and give ideas about environment improvement.

26.   What factors will you considered to decide your actions relevant to environmental improvement?

27.   What can our business sector do, as a powerful social institution, to minimize the global warming problem?

Chapter-5

1.       Define Multinational Company (MNC). Identify and explain the major benefits bought by MNC.

2.       How does a multinational firm improve the quality of life in a host nation?

3.       What are the difficulties bought by multinational companies in society?

4.       Define Supranational Enterprise.

5.       Briefly “describe the environmental factors that are considered by the multinational companies while doing business in least-developed countries.

6.       Discuss the social effects of high inflation on business environment in a developing nation.

7.       Explain how the law of persistent under development may operate to lock a nation into low development.

8.       Suppose you are a manager of a multinational company. How can you redesign your organizational structure to accommodate a culture of different countries?

9.       How do you relate profitability and social responsibility?

10.   What is social audit? What are the benefits of social audit that a manager of MNC should consider?

11.   What are the limitations of social audit?

12.   Describe the features of social audit.