UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS UNIVERSITEITSEKSAMENS
UN1SA uniargty
of south ifriut
MNN3701 (481193) May/June 2018
Corporate Citizenship
70 Marks
Duration : 2 Hours
EXAMINERS : MISS T COHEN
FIRST : MISS MLP SEOBI DR
SECOND: I LE ROUX
EXTERNAL:
Closed book examination.
This examination question paper remains the property of the University of South Africa and may not be
removed from the examination venue.
This paper consists of 33 pages (excluding the special front page), including two blank pages for rough work (pages 32 and
33) plus instructions for completing a mark-reading sheet.
INSTRUCTIONS
This paper comprises of 70 multiple-choice questions. Answer all the questions on the mark-reading sheet. The
questions are worth one mark each.
Please check that you have filled in the following information on the mark-reading sheet:
• your student number
• the module code: MNN3701
• the unique number of the paper: 481193
Please complete the attendance register at the back of the examination paper and hand it in to the invigilator.
IMPORTANT: Copy your answers into the table provided on page 31 of this examination paper so that there is a backup that can
be marked in the event of a lost mark-reading sheet.
[TURN OVER)
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MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
Answer all the questions on the mark-reading sheet provided.
QUESTION 1
Corporations are principally engaged in the pursuit of profit for the owners and any activities that corporates might undertake
under the banner of corporate citizenship must be consistent with this ultimate purpose.
In light of the above statement, which option below is correct?
1 Corporate citizenship should not encompass more than corporate philanthropy.
2 Corporates should be responsible citizens whilst pursuing profits for the owners.
3 Corporates should encourage governments to contribute to a wide range of governance activities.
4 Corporates should determine the potential of their core business activities to influence the administering of
citizenship rights to citizens.
QUESTIONS 2 AND 3
Match the examples in Column B to the correct type of citizenship right in Column A.
Column A Column B .
2. Political rights 1 Lanturn Supplies Ltd. ensures that no child labourers are
used in its supply chain.
3. Civil rights 2 WorthsWool Ltd. items are packaged using fewer
resources and therefore the waste is also less as a result.
3 AJH Ltd. plays a role to ensure that citizens have the right
to vote.
4 XYJ Construction Ltd. ensures that all employees earn
enough to put a roof over their heads.
,QUESTION 4
Agenda 21 was the primary output document of the __________________
1 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), 2002
2 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), 1992
3 Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), 2012
4 United Nations Summit for the Adoption of the post-2015 Development Agenda, 2015
QUESTION 5
A bank introduces a micro-finance division that provides micro businesses with start-up capital, thus helping to alleviate
the unemployment problem in the country.
The above statement is an example of _______________
1 financial citizenship
2 corporate citizenship
3 strong sustainability
4 corporate philanthropy
QUESTIONS 6 AND 7
Consider the following viewpoints of Violet and Wise at a corporate discussion forum titled "Growing business
sustainably" and answer questions 6 and 7 that follow.
When Violet and Wise were asked about their views on sustainability and corporate citizenship, they answered the
following:
Violet: "I believe that human capital cannot be a substitute of the multiple processes applicable to natural capital, which are
vital to human existence. We need to establish the relationship of corporates to citizenship in the context of recent
shifts in business-society relations, where corporations take over many of the roles and actions previously associated
with government."
Wise: "I consider natural and human capital as substitutable with each other. 1 believe that corporate citizenship is a
discretionary activity for corporates to make a choice to put something back into the community, with a specific interest
for their corporation."
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QUESTION 6
It is clear that Violet has a ______________ view of sustainability, while Wise has a ________________ view of
sustainability.
1 weak; strong
2 strong; weak
3 neutral; weak
4 strong; neutral
QUESTION 7
It is clear that Violet has a(n) __________________ view of corporate citizenship, while Wise has
a(n) _____________ view of corporate citizenship.
1 limited; extended
2 extended; limited
3 limited; equivalent
4 equivalent; extended
QUESTION 8
Consider the following definitions:
Definition 1: "The role of the corporation in administering citizenship rights."
Definition 2: "Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs."
Definition 3: "The relationship between humanity's demands on the planet and the planet's actual capacity to provide for
those demands."
Definition 4: "A partnership of shareholders, directors and management to provide wealth creation and economic
wellbeing to the wider community of stakeholders and society."
Which option below correctly represents a relationship between the above definitions?
1 The concept referred to in definition 1 is a response to the concept being referred to in definition 2.
2 The concept referred to in definition 3 is a response to the concept referred to in definition 2.
3 Definitions 1 and 4 refer to the same concept.
4 All definitions refer to the same concept.
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UN1SA uniargty
of south ifriut
MNN3701 (481193) May/June 2018
Corporate Citizenship
70 Marks
Duration : 2 Hours
EXAMINERS : MISS T COHEN
FIRST : MISS MLP SEOBI DR
SECOND: I LE ROUX
EXTERNAL:
Closed book examination.
This examination question paper remains the property of the University of South Africa and may not be
removed from the examination venue.
This paper consists of 33 pages (excluding the special front page), including two blank pages for rough work (pages 32 and
33) plus instructions for completing a mark-reading sheet.
INSTRUCTIONS
This paper comprises of 70 multiple-choice questions. Answer all the questions on the mark-reading sheet. The
questions are worth one mark each.
Please check that you have filled in the following information on the mark-reading sheet:
• your student number
• the module code: MNN3701
• the unique number of the paper: 481193
Please complete the attendance register at the back of the examination paper and hand it in to the invigilator.
IMPORTANT: Copy your answers into the table provided on page 31 of this examination paper so that there is a backup that can
be marked in the event of a lost mark-reading sheet.
[TURN OVER)
, 2 MNN3701
May/June 2018
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
Answer all the questions on the mark-reading sheet provided.
QUESTION 1
Corporations are principally engaged in the pursuit of profit for the owners and any activities that corporates might undertake
under the banner of corporate citizenship must be consistent with this ultimate purpose.
In light of the above statement, which option below is correct?
1 Corporate citizenship should not encompass more than corporate philanthropy.
2 Corporates should be responsible citizens whilst pursuing profits for the owners.
3 Corporates should encourage governments to contribute to a wide range of governance activities.
4 Corporates should determine the potential of their core business activities to influence the administering of
citizenship rights to citizens.
QUESTIONS 2 AND 3
Match the examples in Column B to the correct type of citizenship right in Column A.
Column A Column B .
2. Political rights 1 Lanturn Supplies Ltd. ensures that no child labourers are
used in its supply chain.
3. Civil rights 2 WorthsWool Ltd. items are packaged using fewer
resources and therefore the waste is also less as a result.
3 AJH Ltd. plays a role to ensure that citizens have the right
to vote.
4 XYJ Construction Ltd. ensures that all employees earn
enough to put a roof over their heads.
,QUESTION 4
Agenda 21 was the primary output document of the __________________
1 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), 2002
2 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), 1992
3 Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), 2012
4 United Nations Summit for the Adoption of the post-2015 Development Agenda, 2015
QUESTION 5
A bank introduces a micro-finance division that provides micro businesses with start-up capital, thus helping to alleviate
the unemployment problem in the country.
The above statement is an example of _______________
1 financial citizenship
2 corporate citizenship
3 strong sustainability
4 corporate philanthropy
QUESTIONS 6 AND 7
Consider the following viewpoints of Violet and Wise at a corporate discussion forum titled "Growing business
sustainably" and answer questions 6 and 7 that follow.
When Violet and Wise were asked about their views on sustainability and corporate citizenship, they answered the
following:
Violet: "I believe that human capital cannot be a substitute of the multiple processes applicable to natural capital, which are
vital to human existence. We need to establish the relationship of corporates to citizenship in the context of recent
shifts in business-society relations, where corporations take over many of the roles and actions previously associated
with government."
Wise: "I consider natural and human capital as substitutable with each other. 1 believe that corporate citizenship is a
discretionary activity for corporates to make a choice to put something back into the community, with a specific interest
for their corporation."
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QUESTION 6
It is clear that Violet has a ______________ view of sustainability, while Wise has a ________________ view of
sustainability.
1 weak; strong
2 strong; weak
3 neutral; weak
4 strong; neutral
QUESTION 7
It is clear that Violet has a(n) __________________ view of corporate citizenship, while Wise has
a(n) _____________ view of corporate citizenship.
1 limited; extended
2 extended; limited
3 limited; equivalent
4 equivalent; extended
QUESTION 8
Consider the following definitions:
Definition 1: "The role of the corporation in administering citizenship rights."
Definition 2: "Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs."
Definition 3: "The relationship between humanity's demands on the planet and the planet's actual capacity to provide for
those demands."
Definition 4: "A partnership of shareholders, directors and management to provide wealth creation and economic
wellbeing to the wider community of stakeholders and society."
Which option below correctly represents a relationship between the above definitions?
1 The concept referred to in definition 1 is a response to the concept being referred to in definition 2.
2 The concept referred to in definition 3 is a response to the concept referred to in definition 2.
3 Definitions 1 and 4 refer to the same concept.
4 All definitions refer to the same concept.
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