The classical view of organizational social responsibility is ...

[V@ndy87]

The classical view of organizational social responsibility is that management's only social responsibility is to maximize profits.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 2

Director Estrella exhibits which of the following social responsibility views?
 
  A) social awareness
  B) socioeconomic view of social responsibility
  C) classical view of social responsibility
  D) social obligation

[Anton]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: TRUE
Explanation: The classical view is hard to argue with. If a profit-making organization's goal is to make money for the stockholders, any activity that fails to maximize profits can be seen as cheating the stockholders.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D
Explanation: Estrella is clearly demonstrating a sense of social obligation. He wants to follow the letter of the law, but doesn't seem to have great concern for social welfare since he is willing to cut corners on safety for the plant. Estrella is in a sense splitting the difference between the socioeconomic and classical views of social responsibility. Since a nuclear plant produces less pollution, he is advocating for social welfare somewhat, matching the socioeconomic view, but his corner-cutting also subscribes to the classical view, putting costs above all else. In the end, neither of these choices matches Estrella's actions nearly as well as social obligation. Finally, social awareness is not a defined management term in this text and so does not constitute a correct response.