Define and describe the importance of social responsibility in marketing.

What will be an ideal response?


In marketing, social responsibility is defined as an organization's obligation tomaximize its positive impact and minimize its negative impact on society. Social responsibility thus deals with the total effect of all marketing decisions on society. In marketing, social responsibility includes the managerial processes needed to monitor, satisfy, and even exceed stakeholder expectations and needs.

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A) quality function deployment B) market leadership C) cost leadership D) incremental innovation E) disruptive technology

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When comparing a retail business to a service business, the financial statement that changes the least is the

A) Balance Sheet B) Income Statement C) Statement of Owner's Equity D) Statement of Cash Flow

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a. an investing activity. b. an operating activity. c. a financing activity. d. either an investing, operating, or financing activity.

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