Determine which moral standard of social responsibility the business is observing.

Vivian’s company is considering building a huge new department store in a small town. The community argues that the store will disrupt local commerce and harm local business owners. Vivian argues that the store will save money for customers and bring more jobs to the community. Assume both arguments are true.

a. Stakeholder Theory Moral Standard

b. Profit-Maximizing Moral Standard

c. Indeterminable

d. Corporate Citizenship Moral Standard

e. Moral Minimum Standard

The correct answer is the option A: Stakerholder theory moral standard

Explanation:

To begin with, the stakerholder theory states that there are a group of people whose interest must be taken as the major responsibility that the company must accomplish. This group comprehends the owners, the investors, the consumers, the suppliers, etc. Those are the stakeholders. Therefore that in the case where Viviana's company states that the store will save money, taking care of the interest of the consumers, and bring more jobs, taking care of the interest of the locals around the company is putting the interesent of the stakeholders first. And when the community argues that it will disrupt local commerce they states that the company is only focusing in the interest of the investors and owners. That is why, in both sides the stakerholders are benefited.