Based on Philip Mirvis's and Bradley Googins's Five-Stage Corporate Citizenship

question 49

Multiple Choice

Based on Philip Mirvis's and Bradley Googins's five-stage corporate citizenship developmental process, which of the following is most likely to characterize a company's first philanthropic action?

• A) giving a very small percentage of profits to a well-known global charity
• B) giving some money to a local nonprofit when the nonprofit reaches out directly
• C) sending employees to work at local nonprofits and charities one full day each year
• D) starting a foundation that can give to a wide range of causes of interest to the organization

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Definitions:

Indentured Servants

Individuals who agreed to work for a certain number of years in exchange for passage to a new country, living expenses, or other benefits during the colonial period and beyond.

African Slaves

African slaves were individuals forcibly taken from Africa to work in foreign lands, most notoriously across the Americas, during the transatlantic slave trade era.

Slave Society

A society where slavery stands as a central element of its economic, social, and political structures, often involving the widespread exploitation of enslaved individuals.

Interchangeable

Refers to parts or components that are identical in specifications and dimensions, allowing them to be replaced or used in place of one another without custom fitting.