What are the social responsibilities of a business to its community? The social responsibility of a business is to become a major part of its surrounding community. It is an employer of local people and should encourage their involvement in community activities along with the well being of its members. The company should strive to do business in an ethical way. Always making business decisions based on fairness‚ values‚ and its own code of ethics. This will enable employees to be proud of where
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Does the Possession of Knowledge Carry an Ethical Responsibility? There is no singular definition of knowledge‚ but for the purpose of this paper; knowledge will be defined as the familiarity with a situation or fact. Ethics‚ on the other hand‚ is a set of moral principles that govern a person’s behavior. Simplifying the knowledge issue would be to state that: The familiarity of something (whether a fact or situation) entails compliance with ethical or moral obligations. In disagreement
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Business is for Everybody’s Benefit A business should not just look to increase profits for the stockholders but more so look at the well being of the customers‚ employees‚ suppliers‚ investors‚ vendors‚ communities‚ and the environment. Some businesses might argue that putting the investors first will lead to a more successful company. Businesses do not flourish by putting all of their attention on just the shareholders alone. As T.J. Rogers‚ founder and CEO of Cypress Semiconductor‚ explains
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Closing for Business BusinessWeek April 5‚ 2010 p. 32-7. Western companies are finding themselves shut out as Beijing promotes homegrown rivals Not so long ago in China‚ Western business executives traveling to the provinces could expect a hearty welcome and a banquet with endless toasts of maotai liquor. In February‚ however‚ representatives of General Electric and a dozen other U.S. companies got a taste of the way commercial relations have been changing. They were in Wuhan‚ a city of 9 million
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Business Research Report Corporate Ethical and Social responsibility Presented to: Western Governors University Assessment Code: RWT1 – Competency 318.2.2 Student Name: Richard P. Shields Student ID: 92502 Date: August 7‚ 2009 Mentor Name: Rungrudee Suetorsak‚ Ph.D. Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 Research Findings 5 1. Organization Environmental responsibilities: 5 2. Organizational image: 5 3. Organization Increase profits: 6 Recommendations 7 Conclusion
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There are several legal and ethical implications that surrounds genetic testing for prenatal families. The forthcoming of new genetic information and technologies have exposed women to available options for those with genetic concerns and birth defects. For an example‚ ultrasounds utilizes sound waves to provide women with an image of the fetus. However‚ these in the womb images have stimulated growing debates surrounding ethical concerns such as psychosocial risks if fetal abnormalities are discovered
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group of people impede the beliefs of another person or group of people. It would not be possible to decide who is right or wrong when a conflict arises‚ but it is our moral responsibility to resolve the dilemmas to the best of our ability. This paper is going to explore the topic of ethical decision-making and establish ground rules for the process and analyze possible ethical implications that may arise. What are the ground rules? Making an ethical decision‚ at times‚ can be extremely difficult
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Ethical Issues and Social Responsibility Case Analysis: BP (Beyond Petroleum) Beyond Petroleum (BP)‚ one of the world’s largest energy companies has seen many highs and lows over its 100 history. Throughout BP’s 100 year history there have been numerous questions about the company’s ethical conduct. These ethical misconducts include fraud‚ environmental crimes‚ regulatory negligence‚ and the endangering of habitats (Thorne‚ D.M.‚ Ferrell‚ O.C.‚ & Ferrell‚ L.‚ 2011). With the multiple
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Business Ethics and Social Responsibility Introduction | Ethics | Code of Ethics | Social Responsibility | Social Audit | | Introduction | | The world of business is a melting pot of diverse cultures. With the present technology‚ the distance between business locations has become virtually borderless. Different backgrounds produce different understandings of very basic concepts‚ like what is right and what is wrong. Simply stated‚ right versus wrong is the definition of ethics. The challenge
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Title Assignment topic 1) What are your preferred definitions of business ethics and social responsibility Why have you chosen these definitions 2) What is one key issue in the area of business ethics and social responsibility that is relevant‚ currently‚ to your organisation and your industry (You need to explain the issue and show its relevance to your organisation/industry) 3) What strategies could your organisation adopt to address this issue (You need to explain these fully) Word count
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