Narrative 3-1 IBM Has a Long-Standing "Reinventing Education" Program,which Involves Intensive Research

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Narrative 3-1
IBM has a long-standing "Reinventing Education" program,which involves intensive research into how educational institutions can use the fruits of new technologies to transform what they do and thereby improve education. In the process,the program is helping to shape a market of significant interest to IBM. IBM views the program as an investment rather than as a charitable contribution.
-Refer to Narrative 3-1. Which type of strategy is IBM using to show its social responsibility?

• A)proactive  
• B)accommodative  
• C)predictive  
• D)defensive

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