In the Davis Model of Corporate Social Responsibility, Proposition 1

In the Davis Model of Corporate Social Responsibility, Proposition 1 states that social responsibility arises from social power. This proposition is derived from the premise that ________.

A) business should consider the long- and short-term societal consequences of all business activities before technical feasibility and economic profitability
B) business must be willing to listen to what must be done to sustain or improve societal welfare
C) if a business possesses the expertise to solve a social problem with which it may not be directly associated, it should be held responsible for helping society solve that problem
D) business needs to completely finance activities that may be socially advantageous but economically disadvantageous
E) business has a significant amount of influence on critical social issues such as minority employment and environmental pollution