QUIZ:
How Responsible Are you?


According to you:
a) Responsibility towards all stakeholders and profit making ought to be seen as of equal weight by all businesses.
b) Although being responsible is the right thing to do, large corporations can’t afford but to put profit first, and smaller firms don’t have the time to deal with such issues due to the struggle of intense competition and lack of resources.

In relation to being responsible towards employees, your opinion is:
a) It is quite clear cut that employees who have sufficient time to allocate in their personal life are more likely to achieve increased productivity levels and remain loyal to the company they work for.
b) The objective of a business is to achieve the highest possible profitability. The more its employees can be exploited in terms of length of working hours the better the profitability of the company

The climate of the planet is changing rapidly! Your feeling?
a) I have been informed that increased energy consumption is responsible for the heating up of the planet. Individuals and businesses therefore must look into ways of reducing their energy consumption.
b) Great! I felt chilly in the winters anyway. The more sun we can get the better.

Get 5 points for every time your answer was A, and 2 points for when your answer was B.

15 Points: Leader
You’ve got it right. You show a deep understanding on why it is important to invest in Corporate Social Responsibility and the ways companies can benefit from the implementation of such an approach. Keep it this way!

7-14 Points: Follower
You seem to have sufficient understanding of the issues related to Corporate Social Responsibility; however often you find it quite unsettling to go the extra mile in order to meet the needs of your stakeholders.

0-6 Points: Old-fashioned
You seem to believe that Corporate Social Responsibility is another tool marketers are using to promote brands. Your personal opinion is likely to be that there’s no point to make things change and that the ultimate objective of business is not philanthropy but profit.

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