2024 – CSR Go to the Wall Street Journal s Website and read the article titled The

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• Go to the Wall Street Journal’s Website and read the article titled, “The Case Against Corporate Social Responsibility,” located in Week 9 of the course shell. You may view the original article at http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052748703338004575230112664504890. Next, compare and contrast this author’s views against Michael Porters’ views expressed in the Strategy in Action 12.1 vignette, “Michael Porter on Creating Shared Value” (page 367). Determine which view(s) you support, from both a consumer’s perspective and a CEO’s perspective. Justify your response.
• From the case study, using the industry- and resource-based views of strategy, compare and contrast Whole Foods’ conscious capitalism concept to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Next, determine whether or not you believe Whole Foods’ conscious capitalism is consistent with CSR. Provide a rationale for your response.