Which of the Following Statements About the Relationship Between Corporate

Which of the following statements about the relationship between corporate social responsibility and corporate financial performance is accurate?

A) Research has demonstrated a slightly negative causal relationship--greater social responsibility causes lower (but not low) financial performance.
B) No direct relationship can be shown, but social responsibility should be pursued for its own sake.
C) Companies in developing nations show greater return on financial performance for corporate social responsibility than companies in developed nations.
D) Research increasingly shows a positive causal relationship between the two.