9.18 Explain and evaluate the following statement by Chandler (2010):

Lets get beyond the idea that firms are inherently evil. Such a perspective does not absolve firms of responsibility but recognizes that for-profit organizations add considerable social value in producing products and services that are in demand. It also recognizes that the relationship between firms and society is symbiotic and, as a result, the responsibility to ensure socially responsible outcomes is shared. In the same way that we deserve the politicians we vote for, we also deserve the companies we purchase from