Scenario E: Senior Management at Benbow & Garcia Is Attending

Scenario E: Senior management at Benbow & Garcia is attending a corporate retreat,and the first item for discussion is corporate social responsibility (CSR) .The group has discussed this before and then shot it down because it generally costs Benbow & Garcia's shareholders in the form of reduced distributions.But the new VP,Branca,is about to explain why she believes CSR will actually benefit the shareholders and Benbow & Garcia management alike.Her team begins the presentation with a discussion of CSR,both its current definition and reconciliation of past views.Sergei then discusses the importance of being a good global corporate citizen by supporting the local school system.Madison takes the floor to make the case for doing what is expected by global stakeholders even though there are no laws requiring those actions.Finally,Branca wraps the discussion up by defining why Benbow & Garcia should take legal responsibility for the firm's performance.
-Branca's presentation most likely centered on taking which of the following actions?

A) production of goods and services that society wants at a price that perpetuates the business and satisfies its obligations to investors
B) obeying all laws that affect Benbow amp;Garcia's operations
C) doing the right thing regardless of what the law says
D) supporting Sergei's proposal
E) engaging in additional behaviors and activities that society finds desirable and that the values of the business support