Assignment 2: Corporate Social Responsibility

An organization’s core ethical values and standards should underpin everyday business operations. How an organization approaches the social and environmental issues impacts its business operations. Its voluntary contribution to the wellbeing of the global and local communities in which it operates is often known as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); it is about “doing ethical things.”

Review the most recent annual report for any public company of interest to you. Using this material, the module readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, write a paper on the company’s disclosures regarding corporate ethical or social responsibility.

Be sure to address the following in the paper:

• Evaluate both the disclosure and the actions of the company in these areas. Is the disclosure appropriate and informative?
• Explain whether the company has violated certain ethical business behaviors.
• What do you infer about the corporate culture of the company?
• Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Does the company have a statement of belief for corporate social responsibility (CSR)? If so, summarize their position. Do their business practices exemplify their position on CSR?
  • If the company does not have a statement-of-belief for CSR, then using the information disclosed (such as business practices, mission, or vision statement), summarize their social or community values based upon their initiatives. The following are some examples of initiatives:
    • Do they avoid or engage in animal testing for the products?
    • Do they offer services to underserved populations?
    • Do they support hunger task initiatives or volunteer for social programs, such as the United Way?
    • Are they engaged in social justice issues?
  • Based upon your assessment of the information you find, what are some implications of their beliefs?
• Which ethical theories seem relevant to the company’s practices and why?
• Present broad-level suggestions to improve decision-making processes and ethical policies in this company.

Provide adequate rationale for your answers.

Write a 3page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.doc.

By Week 2, Day 7, deliver your assignment to the M2: Assignment 2 Dropbox.

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