Question

The fact that there is a criminal investigation pending against Johnson and Johnson suggests that regulators feel that the company is not meeting its obligations at _________ level of corporate responsibility.
A) a discretionary

B) a legal

C) an economic

Answer 1

Answer: B. A legal

Explanation: at a legal level of corporate responsibility, businesses are obligated to obey the law. It is the most important level of corporate social responsibility as described by Archie Carroll in the “Pyramid of Corporate Social Responsibility” in 1991. It indicates how companies are meant conduct their business in the marketplace in areas bordering competition, employment, health and safety, tax regulation etc.