A Company Reporting on Its Social and Environmental Performance Could

question 11

Multiple Choice

A company reporting on its social and environmental performance could be explained by:

• A) Legitimacy Theory, if management believed that the report would enhance the company's licence to operate
• B) Managerial Stakeholder Theory, if management believed that reporting would influence the perceptions of powerful stakeholders
• C) Institutional Theory, if management believed that by reporting they would gain approval from powerful stakeholders
• D) All of the given options are correct.

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Definitions:

Ego Identity

A sense of self that develops through social interaction, as proposed by Erik Erikson, playing a crucial role in one's feelings of continuity and sameness across time.

Personality

A mixture of feelings, attitudes, and patterns of action that characterizes a person.

Environmental Approach

A method or strategy that focuses on altering the physical or social environment to influence behavior, rather than changing the behavior itself.

Genetic Factors

Elements within an organism's genes that influence its physical and behavioral traits.