Sustainability and Economic Factors
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What is the main concern of Sustainability?

  • Preserving the earth for future generations (correct)
  • Maximizing sales and profits
  • Focusing on the social aspect of life
  • Creating an economic system with no risks
  • What is the primary reason for the slow progression of Sustainability in organizations?

  • Insufficient resources and funding
  • Inadequate laws and regulations
  • Adoption of profit-oriented business models (correct)
  • Lack of awareness about Sustainability
  • What has been the transition in Sustainability models over the past 50 years?

  • From challenges and drivers to speed and scale (correct)
  • From environmental to social focus
  • From social to economic focus
  • From economic to environmental focus
  • What is the goal of Sustainability in relation to the environment and social aspects?

    <p>To create an equilibrium among environmental, social, and economic dimensions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the outcome of stakeholders focusing only on sales maximization?

    <p>Goal congruence is jeopardized</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the current state of the economic world?

    <p>A persistent surge in the general price level of various factors of production</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key reason why corporates cannot survive without society?

    <p>Because society is a source of customers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the theoretical basis of Corporate Social Responsibility?

    <p>Stakeholder theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key aspect of sound corporate governance?

    <p>Protection of shareholder investments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic feature of developed countries' corporate governance structures?

    <p>Robust legal systems and public institutions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key difference between developed and emerging markets in terms of corporate governance?

    <p>Lack of separation between government and financial sector</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a significant publication in the evolution of sustainability models?

    <p>The Limits to Growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

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