Maxwell Lights Inc., a fireworks company, has workers operating under dangerous working conditions. Last year, one of its workers died on the job. Nevertheless, the company took a long time to acknowledge its responsibility for the accident. The worker's family was compensated after several months of the accident. Moreover, the money received by the worker's family was only half of what they should have actually been paid. Which of the following social responsiveness strategies is the company using?
A) A reactive strategy
B) A defensive strategy
C) A proactive strategy
D) An accommodative strategy

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The company's behavior suggests that it is using a defensive strategy, as it took a long time to acknowledge responsibility for the accident, and compensated the worker's family with only half of what they deserved. A reactive strategy would have involved a quicker response to the accident and compensation for the worker's family. A proactive strategy would involve taking measures to prevent accidents like this from happening in the first place. An accommodative strategy would involve acknowledging responsibility and offering compensation that is fair and meets the needs of the affected parties.