Critics of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)maintain That

question 25

Multiple Choice

Critics of corporate social responsibility (CSR) maintain that:

• A) CSR is unnecessary.
• B) the goal of the firm is to make a profit and any other goal is inappropriate.
• C) stockholders do not benefit from corporate citizenship programs.
• D) the benefits are hard to quantify and are at best unclear.
• E) all of these.

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Definitions:

Disposable Income

Income available to a household or individual after taxes have been paid, available for spending or saving.

Autonomous Consumption

The level of spending on goods and services that occurs even when income is zero, representing non-discretionary, baseline consumption.

Disposable Income

The financial stipend available to households for spending and saving endeavors after income taxes are considered.

Autonomous Consumption

The level of consumption expenditure that occurs when income levels are zero, reflecting the basic level of consumption that does not depend on current income.