MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING F/MGRS.
MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING F/MGRS.
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ISBN: 9781264100590
Author: Noreen
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter P, Problem P.10E

Corporate Social Responsibility

In his book capitalism and Freedom, economist Milton Friedman Tote on page 133: “There is one and only one social responsibility of business—to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits so long as it . . . engages in open and free competition, without deception or fraud.

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