Question

Enrollment at Bayside College keeps going up, despite tuition and fee hikes to help cover the cost of new wind turbines installed on campus. These turbines generate enough power to serve the campus buildings and to sell to local business establishments. After reading about corporate social responsibility. you conclude:_________.

a. new technology such as wind turbines is a huge capital investment for a college. The effort demonstrates the high cost of environmental programs

b. although it is a trendy social cause, this effort is not showing good long-term social responsibility toward the students who will end up with sizeable future debt

c. this is a demonstration of corporate philanthropy

d. students are willing to pay the extra tuition in the short term because they believe that the means (the use of innovative technology) will justify the end (a better environment.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. new technology such as wind turbines is a huge capital investment for a college. The effort demonstrates the high cost of environmental programs

Explanation:

Corporate social responsibility is defined as integration of social and environmental concerns in the business activities of an organisation.

The business entity is accountable to its stakeholders and the public.

In the given scenario the wind turbines generate enough power to serve the campus buildings and to sell to local business establishments.

However enrollment keeps going up because cost of the new turbines need to be covered.

This demonstrates new technology such as wind turbines is a huge capital investment for a college. The effort demonstrates the high cost of environmental programs