Bayer AG Was Indicted as a Participant in an International

question 7

Multiple Choice

Bayer AG was indicted as a participant in an international price-fixing scheme that drove up the costs of rubber chemicals used to make shoes, tires, and other products. Bayer AG paid its fine but did not admit culpability. Instead, the company announced that paying the fine was less costly than litigation. Bayer AG implemented a(n) ____ strategy.

• A) offensive
• B) reactive
• C) proactive
• D) accommodative
• E) adaptive

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Definitions:

Conflict

Opposition or disagreement between ideas, interests, or parties, potentially leading to a dispute or struggle.

Early Adolescence

The period during adolescence, typically ranging from ages 10 to 14, marked by the onset of puberty and significant emotional and physical changes.

Parents

Caregivers of offspring in their own species; in humans, this usually refers to the biological or adoptive mother and father responsible for raising a child.

Adolescent Rebellion

Pattern of emotional turmoil, characteristic of a minority of adolescents, that may involve conflict with family, alienation from adult society, reckless behavior, and rejection of adult values.