Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The public expects firms to be active and proactive in responding to the needs of the community.
2. Few multinational organizations as well as nationally and locally based ones are actively involved with community initiatives such as mentorship programs for disadvantaged students, internships, sponsorship of local school programs, and participation of company leaders on boards of minority organizations in the community.
3. The main obstacle for initiating and maintaining activities that benefit the company’s social environment is economic pressure to demonstrate profitability on a short-term basis, which makes it difficult to allocate the money necessary for long-term commitments to social goals.
4. There is little evidence that links corporate social performance and financial performance.
5. Simpson and Kohers’s (2002) research supports the link between social and financial performance. However, not all of the results were statistically significant.
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. FALSE
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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