Milton Friedman claims that a corporate executive has a "responsibility to conduct business in accordance with his or her employer's desires, which generally will be to make as much money as possible while conforming to the basic rules of society, both those embodied in law and those embodied in ethical custom." This view of corporate social responsibility has its roots in the _____ tradition.

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Friedman explains that a corporate executive has a "responsibility to conduct business in accordance with [his or her employer's] desires, which generally will be to make as much money as possible while conforming to the basic rules of society, both those embodied in law and those embodied in ethical custom." This common view of corporate social responsibility has its roots in the utilitarian tradition and in neoclassical economics.

Milton Friedman Claims That a Corporate Executive Has a "Responsibility