A Company Should Not Couch Its Mission in Terms of Making

question 15

Multiple Choice

A company should not couch its mission in terms of making a profit because a profit is more correctly:

• A) an obligation and a reason for what a company does.
• B) an objective and a result of what a company does.
• C) an outlay and a rationale for what a company does.
• D) an obligation and a responsibility for what a company does.
• E) an outflow and a right of what a company does.

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Definitions:

External Attributions

The process of inferring that a person's behavior is due to situational factors, rather than aspects of the individual themselves.

Environment

The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives and operates, including both natural and built environments.

Attention

The act of concentrating or focusing mental resources on specific information, objects, or tasks, often selectively.

Attribution Theory

A social psychology theory that explains how individuals infer the causes of their own and others' behaviors and events, attributing them to either internal dispositions or external situations.