defensive response

defensive response A management strategy in which a company responds to disquiet about its social or environmental practices by taking only the minimum steps necessary to avoid legal or regulatory action. Compareaccommodating response; obstructive response; proactive response.

• internal failure costs
• internal growth
• internal marketing
• internal rate of return
• Internal Revenue Code
• Internal Revenue Service
• internal supplier
• internal user
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• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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• international commodity agreements
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• international division
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