A Retail Chain Has Its Employees Volunteer for an Annual

question 29

Multiple Choice

A retail chain has its employees volunteer for an annual charitable run to raise money for cancer research.The company pays for its employees' time to participate.The company is highly profitable and can spare the resources to engage in this behaviour.The business is operating under the ___________.

• A) economic paradigm
• B) social paradigm
• C) shareholder model
• D) unknown response paradigm
• E) investment paradigm

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