For every home built by Habitat for Humanity, Whirlpool Corporation has given and continues to give free kitchen appliances to the deserving family. At first Whirlpool gave the appliances with no promotion, then Whirlpool began talking about its philanthropy in its advertising campaigns. Is this unethical behavior according to the pyramid of social responsibility?
What will be an ideal response?
Students' answers to this question may vary, but the better students will understand that economic performance is the foundation of the pyramid. If Whirlpool's advertising of its donations increases profit, then it is not wrong. The company has not abandoned its efforts to improve the quality of life.
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A) primary B) secondary C) observational D) experimental E) ethnographic
Which of the following statements is FALSE about attitudes?
A. Attitudes are shaped by one's values and beliefs. B. Personal values affect attitudes by influencing the importance assigned to specific product attributes. C. Attitudes are learned. D. An attitude results in responses that are consistently favorable or unfavorable way. E. Marketers are primarily concerned with American core values when developing advertising messages.
Practical reasoning is reasoning about:
A. what we should think. B. what we should believe. C. what we should do. D. what we should share.
Argyle Designs, Inc. has entered into a contract to design 40 new dresses for a customer. It will collect a total of $40,000 after the design services are complete. Argyle started design work on June 1. As of June 30, it finished 8 of the 40 designs
The company will make an adjusting entry at the end of June to accrue $10,000 of service revenue. Indicate whether the statement is true or false