Exxon's Response to the Valdez Oil Spill in Alaska Some

Multiple Choice

Exxon's response to the Valdez oil spill in Alaska some years ago has been criticized on several fronts. Some say the company waited too long to respond, and that when the response came it was very weak. But Exxon points out that they cleaned up the spill and that they have gone out of their way to bring the area back to conditions that existed before the spill. This stance to social responsibility would best be classified as

A) defensive.
B) obstructionist.
C) charitable.
D) accommodative.
E) proactive.