case‚ including an analysis of the university’s social responsibility‚ and an overview of the scandal in terms of three ethical theories: utilitarianism‚ Kant’s categorical imperative‚ and ethical relativism. Table of Contents I. Introduction (Stephanie) A. Purposes of Paper * Analytical paper - “3 value” analysis of law‚ ethics‚ and social responsibility * Current‚ controversial‚ and narrowly focused topic involving business directly or indirectly * Significance of topic
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Increases and Decreases In Social Capital The definition of ‘social capital’ is easiest to define when looking at both words separately. Essentially‚ the ‘capital’ is the breadth‚ number and subsequent advantages of ‘social’ bonds. As sociologist John Fielding puts it‚ “Its central thesis can be summed up in two words: relationships matter.” (Field‚ J (2008). Social Capital. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge. 1). These relationships may manifest themselves in numerous social contexts‚ such as in work
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determine right and wrong for any given situation. Some of the controversy regarding business ethics is no doubt due to different understandings of what constitutions morality or ethics in the first place. In this case‚ Ballistico is a professor who is conducting a research and has come to some new findings. According to his professions‚ he should be honest and objective to his research and it is his responsibility publishes the results as what it originally was to enable the public have a correct
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Starbucks and Corporate Social Responsibility Robin Rieske‚ CPP‚ BA Southern New Hampshire University Starbucks‚ an international coffee store‚ began in Seattle in 1971 as a collaborative of three business partners. In the 1980’s Starbucks began to expand beyond Seattle and the chain began to go internationally. It is reported that as of August‚ 2012‚ Starbucks is now located in 58 countries making it an extremely viable force
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what they say. A business should be managed ethically for many reasons: o to maintain a good reputation o to keep existing customers o to attract new customers o to avoid lawsuits o to reduce employee turnover o to avoid government intervention o to please customers‚ employees‚ and society o simply to do the right thing Ethic of justice is based on principles like justice‚ fairness‚ equality‚ or authority. Ethic of care is based on a sense of responsibility to reduce actual harm
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Find two examples of companies‚ products or organizations which display social responsibility: one which displays good social responsibility and one which displays poor social responsibility. For each‚ explain why you have this opinion of these firms. Read all posts before yours - no duplicates allowed‚ so if another student has already posted about your choices‚ change your example to some other firm. Early posts have priority. Then come back to the discussion and comment on the examples given
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Social Responsibility of Organizations Social Responsibility is the continual commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the local community and society at large. It is the economic‚ legal‚ ethical‚ and discretionary expectations that society has of organizations at a given point in time. As a marketing advisor‚ I would advise the company to consider some of the following
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Corporate Social Responsibility Q1. Discuss the CSR Practices of any one organization of your choice. A: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development in its publication "Making Good Business Sense" by Lord Holme and Richard Watts‚ used the following definition. "Corporate Social Responsibility is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the
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Social Responsibility and Regulation The purpose of this paper is to determine how governmental Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policies assist consumers and organizations; to evaluate if government polices differ throughout the world; to show ways that politics shape the regulation of businesses. CSR Policies and Consumers/Organizations Governmental CSR policies were developed to assist consumers and organizations. For example there was a government regulation enacted to protect the financial
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Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate social responsibility is an obligation beyond the law requirements‚ for a company to pursue goals that are beneficial to the society in one way or other. It also refers to the commitment and dedication of a firm to contribute to the society’s economic development for the betterment of the community. Definition According to Kotler et al (2005‚ pp.3)‚ “Corporate social responsibility is a commitment to improve community
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