Understanding Corporate Purpose and Social Value in Capitalism
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What is the focus of redefining products and services according to the text?

  • Reducing company costs
  • Meeting societal needs (correct)
  • Increasing profitability
  • Expanding market share

    • How does managing internal operations better contribute to redefining productivity of the value chain?

  • Increasing productivity and reducing risks (correct)
  • Reducing the quality of products
  • Expanding production facilities
  • Decreasing employee satisfaction

    • What is one way of enabling local cluster development based on the text?

  • Ignoring societal conditions outside the company
  • Decreasing employee benefits
  • Changing societal conditions outside of the company (correct)
  • Focusing solely on internal operations

    • Which term best describes the approach of changing societal conditions outside of the company for new growth?

    <p>Shared value approach</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key aspect of redefining value according to the provided content?

    <p>Improving products in line with societal needs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the strategies mentioned to create options for social value?

    <p>Exploratory R&amp;D alliances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can a company avoid short-termism according to the text?

    <p>By embracing sustainability and legitimacy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sector is NOT mentioned as part of 'The Public Sector, The Third Sector, The Private Sector' grouping?

    <p>Public corporations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Complementarity refer to in terms of managing options for social value?

    <p>Balancing the firm as a unique system of strategies and management practices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a way to enhance flexibility for social value according to the text?

    <p>Focusing solely on short-term goals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is 'Creating Shared Value (CSV)' applied to a strategy according to the text?

    <p>By aligning business and social goals for mutual benefit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main strategy that companies are increasingly adopting to align profit with societal goals?

    <p>Focusing on profit drivers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of corporate responsibility, what is the outdated belief that more companies are moving away from?

    <p>Choosing between doing good and being profitable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What concept does Bill Clinton encourage CEOs to embrace in order to address societal and environmental challenges?

    <p>Doing well by doing good</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the article suggest about the relationship between companies helping communities and their financial performance?

    <p>Companies can help communities without affecting their financial performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are companies redefining corporate objectives, according to the text?

    <p>Emphasizing stakeholder goals over shareholder value</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What key idea does the text propose regarding the link between companies being profitable and doing good?

    <p>'The belief that companies must choose between doing good and being profitable is outdated.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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