Billy Has Been Asking About the Pros and Cons of Social

question 66

Multiple Choice

Billy has been asking about the pros and cons of social responsibility actions in his new role as Plant Manager. In your role as Vice President of Production, when you meet with him today regarding the firm's new social responsibility initiative, you could best summarize the need for social responsibility activities in the following sentence: "Regardless of which argument or combination of arguments managers embrace, we generally should make a concerned effort to ________ perform social responsibility activities beyond those ________ required."

• A) voluntarily; generally
• B) generally; legally
• C) legally; voluntarily
• D) voluntarily; legally
• E) legally, generally

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Definitions:

Explanatory Style

A psychological attribute that indicates how people explain to themselves their experiences, particularly the causes of events.

External Locus of Control

The belief that one's success or failure results from external forces beyond one's control.

Internal Locus of Control

The belief that one can control their own destiny and that outcomes are the result of individual actions rather than external forces.

Bandura's Theory

Developed by Albert Bandura, this theory emphasizes the importance of observational learning, imitation, and modeling in behavior.