Based on the Author's Take on E-Waste Management, a Manager

question 33

Multiple Choice

Based on the author's take on e-waste management, a manager would do well to learn that:

• A) dealing with e-waste at home can be ten times cheaper than sending it abroad.
• B) disposal and recycling partners must be audited with the same vigor as suppliers and other partners.
• C) environmentalists target only the big firms as they can afford to compensate for any environmental damage wrought by their practices.
• D) it is simple enough for firms to monitor and track e-waste management through international agencies such as Fair Factories Clearinghouse.
• E) appointing environmentalists like Al Gore to the firm's board of directors helps avoid legal action and brand tarnishing due to bad e-waste management practices.

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Definitions:

Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

Expectations about a situation or individual that lead to behaviors which cause the expectations to come true.

Objective Features

Characteristics or properties of an object or situation that exist independently of personal feelings, opinions, or interpretations.

Social Marks

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Structural Strain Theory

A sociological theory that posits the disconnection between societal goals and the means available to achieve them creates social strain leading to deviant behavior.