their overall objective is to maximize wealth‚ grow their businesses and make profits. However‚ businesses and professionals are duty bound to conform to the ethical norms and acceptable conduct as determined by the society in which they operate. Businesses and professionals (e.g. accountants‚ lawyers etc.) are usually held to some ethical standard (code of conduct) and are considered to have an obligation to contribute to the betterment of society. Separate codes of ethics govern their operations
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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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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Definition:- [Carroll‚ 1979; 2008‚ 500]: "The social responsibility of business encompasses the economic‚ legal‚ ethical and discretionary expectations that a society has of organizations at a given point in time." EU Definition of CSR: "A concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and in their interaction with their stakeholders on a voluntary basis." The World Business Council for Sustainable Development
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Topic: Ethics and Social Responsibility ·Ethics are an individual belief system that consists of knowing what is right and wrong. - ethics are talked about frequently and addressed in the news when unethical decision are found. Sadly‚ people do not hear about ethics when others are engaging in ethical behavior on a daily basis. - Keep in mind that things that are not illegal may be unethical. - Ethics can vary person to person. - Ethics is in part analyzing decision‚ beliefs‚ and actions
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Running Head: THE ETHICAL AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS The Ethical and Legal Implications of the University of Miami Ponzi Scheme Abstract The University of Miami case was one of the biggest financial scandals in the past year. Former UM Football Booster‚ Nevin Shapiro‚ orchestrated a $930 million Ponzi scheme‚ with which numerous NCAA rules were violated. Shapiro allegedly provided cash‚ goods‚ prostitutes‚ assorted favors and on one occasion‚ an abortion to University of Miami football players
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Overview What responsibilities do businesses have? Who takes priority when decisions are made? Are shareholders the most important to consider‚ or is it the customer? Should a company simply meet the required regulations‚ or attempt to go above-and-beyond the requirements? All of the questions involve corporate social responsibility. Corporate Social Responsibility can be defined as “the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE SOCIETY By: saheli chakraborty Introduction Corporate social responsibility (CSR)‚ also known as sustainable responsible business (SRB)‚ or corporate social performance‚ is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model. Ideally‚ CSR policy would function as a built-in‚ self-regulating mechanism whereby business would monitor and ensure their adherence to law‚ ethical standards‚ and internati onal norms. Business would embrace
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Social Responsibility “Social responsibility is defined as an organization’s obligation to maximize its positive impact on stakeholders and to minimize its negative impact” (Ferrell‚ O.‚ & Fraedrich‚ J. (2010). Stakeholder Relationships‚ Social Responsibility‚ and Corporate Governance. In Business ethics: Ethical decision making and cases : 2009 update (7th ed.). Mason‚ OH: South-Western Cengage Learning). There are four main types of social responsibility which are economic‚ legal‚ ethical‚ and
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Living Dangerously in Two Worlds In my paper I will be discussing the topics related to corporate social responsibility. Corporate social responsibility (CSR‚ also called corporate responsibility‚ corporate citizenship‚ and responsible business) is a concept whereby organizations consider the interests of society by taking responsibility for the impact of their activities on customers‚ suppliers‚ employees‚ shareholders‚ communities and other stakeholders‚ as well as the environment. This obligation
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Corporate social responsibility Social accounting‚ auditing‚ and reporting For a business to take responsibility for its actions‚ that business must be fully accountable. Social accounting‚ a concept describing the communication of social and environmental effects of a company’s economic actions to particular interest groups within society and to society at large‚ is thus an important element of CSR.[16] Social accounting emphasizes the notion of corporate accountability. D. Crowther defines social
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