College of Commerce
Executive Masters in Business Administration
NO MAN IS AN ISLAND
Reflections on the Social Initiatives of Businesses (Corporate Social Responsibility)
In partial fulfilment of the course requirements in
EMBA 213(Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility)
Submitted By:
SHERANILE A. YLANAN
Student
Submitted To:
DR. RENE PAQUIBOT
Facilitator
No Man Is an Island Lyrics
Artist(Band):Joan Baez
No man is an island,
No man stands alone,
Each man's joy is joy to me,
Each man's grief is my own.
We need one another,
So I will defend,
Each man as my brother,
Each man as my friend.
I saw the people gather,
I heard the music start,
The song that they were singing,
Is ringing in my heart.
No man is an island,
Way out in the blue,
We all look to the one above,
For our strength to renew.
When I help my brother,
Then I know that I,
Plant the seed of friendship,
That will never die.
INTRODUCTION:
The final trimester of my stay in the University of San Carlos as a student of the Executive Masters in Business Administration (EMBA) program gave a lot of insights and open new perspectives on the way I look things and on the manner I perceive life. It validated the adage: No Man is an Island. Hence, the title of my final requirement in EMBA 213.
LEARNINGS:
A. The purpose of business is to provide goods and services that benefit society and that Profit is the reward for producing goods and services that contribute to human development (Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility).I used to believe that business exist primarily to gain profit and businessmen do not have the obligation to society. I came to realize that businessmen are duty-bound to produce goods and services that will improve the life of its consumers and the environment. The businessmen should therefore put into consideration what benefits it can bring to the society rather than maximize