small local grocery store chain‚ has recently closed two stores. These stores were located in a high-crime area and the company reported that they consistently lost money. The area’s food bank requested that Company Q donate day-old merchandise‚ which management denied. The decision was made to throw away the unused food and the reasoning was that revenue might be lost due to stealing or fraud. Customers of Company Q began requesting more health-conscious and organic products years ago. The company
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items which are very commonly found at neighborhood grocery stores‚ and Company Q risks losing customers by not carrying the requested goods. Company Q did add the requested items‚ but only a small selection of items. When asked by the local food bank for donations of items that would otherwise be thrown away‚ Company Q denied the request‚ instead preferring to throw those items away. When Company Q has responded to requests from the community‚ it is either in a begrudging manner‚ shown by
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issue is that it took many years of insisting by the customers to get health-conscience and organic goods in due to worries by the company about high cost margins. They have also turned down opportunities to donate day-old products to the local food banks because they are worried about lost revenues and fraud. The current attituds and decisions seem to be based on the bottom line and profitability of the company rather than the best interests of the community and their customers. If these decisions
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conditions surrounding our food pantries today are that the demand from patrons experiencing food insecurity has risen dramatically‚ while donations from outside sources are lessening. Other factors include the increasingly higher cost of fuel and food‚ a change in desire for fresh foods versus canned‚ the ability to store these types of foods and the willingness for enough volunteers to lend a hand. Food pantries depend on a large amount of donations from large food chains and manufacturers.
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dedicated following of fans in social media and at concerts‚ Craig Woolard has used the growing recognition of The Embers band to become an ambassador for a free mobile app that helps him manage his weight on the road and feed the hungry through food bank donations. Using The Embers as a platform through which to speak about the benefits of foodtweeksTM‚ he is encouraging the use of the app all
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relationships. The company needs to demonstrate a better approach for customer satisfaction by building long-term relationships and reflect a more socially responsible corporation to not only customers but all stakeholders. Donating to the local food bank would also demonstrate a better attitude towards social responsibility‚ yet Company Q’s management rejects donation requests claiming potential fraud and theft from employees. The company deteriorates employee commitment and trust in the corporation
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Company Q ’s decision to throw away day old items is not socially responsible. They are being socially irresponsible by putting needs of the company first and disregarding the needs of the community. Furthermore‚ Company Q is being wasteful by throwing food away that could be used by the less fortunate. Company Q is also labeling good employees as untrustworthy employees. This can create tension between owners and staff. The actions of company Q are going to hurt their business in the long run‚ because
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This last weekend made me think back to the Thanksgiving of 1985. I was a mother of two young children‚ twenty-seven hundred miles from home‚ no family nearby‚ all of my friends were going out of town for the holiday. I felt horrible. Then I saw an article in the Killeen Daily Herald that read a local soup kitchen was in desperate need of help for Thanksgiving Day. But I had little ones. And I worked. And I was going to school. And emotionally I was a wreck. What did I have to offer? But I thought
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Social Responsibility Review Christopher Thomas EST1 Task Stream: 310.2.1-05 Social Responsibility Review Businesses today face a plethora of ethical duties such as upholding corporate governance‚ maintaining stakeholder relationships‚ and presenting an image of social responsibility. In review of Company Q’s (Q) current ethics culture‚ its image in regards to social responsibility is not equivalent to that of its competitors. In a growing market faced with increasingly challenging competition
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competition with these products and so they can afford to hold on their inventory for more time. When the local food bank asked to give day-old product‚ Company Q opted to get rid of the food because they were worried about being swindled by their employees. The company perhaps has seen poor choices and conduct from their employees which may have led to deciding it was best to dispose of the food rather than deal with the possibility of fraud. Company Q doesn’t trust it workers to make good choice’s
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