For Every Consumer Who Purchases a Pair of TOMS Shoes

question 23

Multiple Choice

For every consumer who purchases a pair of TOMS shoes for $55,the company promises that a needy child will receive a pair of shoes.TOMS shoes is actively engaging in

• A) corporate social responsibility.
• B) business ethics.
• C) marketing ethics.
• D) environmental marketing.
• E) overpricing of its products.

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Definitions:

Belief in a Just World

The cognitive bias that assumes people get what they deserve, leading to rationalizing suffering and rewarding.

Good Samaritan Effect

The phenomenon where people are more likely to offer help to others in need without expecting anything in return.

Commons Dilemma

A situation in shared-resource systems where individual users acting independently according to their own self-interest behave contrary to the common good of all users by depleting or spoiling that resource.

Bystander Effect

The phenomenon where individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present.