Which of the Following Statements Is Most Likely to Be

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding the managers who take a defensive approach to social responsibility?

• A) They make no attempt to exercise social responsibility beyond what the law dictates.
• B) They balance the interests of different stakeholders against one another so the claims of stockholders are seen in relation to the claims of other stakeholders.
• C) They are willing to use organizational resources to promote the interests not only of stockholders but of the other stakeholders.
• D) They behave unethically and illegally and do all they can to prevent knowledge of their behavior from reaching other organizational stakeholders and society at large.

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