Defining a Socially Responsible Company Is Complicated

question 88

True/False

Defining a socially responsible company is complicated.Businesses differ from other businesses,as well as the people they serve,on what we mean by "socially responsible."
Two-thirds of the MBA students surveyed said that they would take a lower salary to work for a socially responsible company.But when asked to define a socially responsible company,things got complicated.It appears we want to be socially responsible;we just can't agree on what it involves.

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