Enlightened Self-Interest, an Important Justification Offered for Corporate Social Responsibility

question 60

Multiple Choice

Enlightened self-interest, an important justification offered for corporate social responsibility, presumes that:

• A)measurement of bottom-line impact of ethical decision making is unimportant.
• B)profits are independent of ethics.
• C)bottom-line impact of ethical decision making can be measured and compared.
• D)good ethics can also be good business.

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Definitions:

Experimenter

A person who conducts experiments, typically in a scientific context, to test hypotheses and observe outcomes.

Elicit Compliance

The process of persuading or influencing someone to agree with a request or conform to a certain demand or regulation.

Automatic Responding

Actions or reactions that occur without conscious thought, often as a result of learned behaviors or reflexes.

Mindlessness

A mental state characterized by a lack of conscious awareness or critical thinking, often resulting in automatic or habitual action without reflection.