EST1 – Overview of Task Instructions I. Task 1 - Social responsibility of Company Q a. Part A - Evaluate Company Q’s current attitude toward social responsibility. i. Are Q’s actions (as described in the given statement) socially responsible? Why or why not? ii. Why is it important for Q to be socially responsible? b. Part B - Recommend three actions that Company Q could take to improve the company’s attitude
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EST1 Task 2 7/28/2014 Company X is where the employee’s matter. As a company we take pride in building long lasting relationship. With doing so we believe in fairness. Every employee is expected to act in a professional, responsible and courteous manner at all times. This includes dealings with customers, vendors, contractors and co-workers. Courtesy, respect and cooperation are vital to a successful environment. Compliance with this policy of ethics and conduct is the responsibility of every
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EST1 Task 2: Ethical Situations in Business CODE OF ETHICS FOR COMPANY X Introduction The Code Of Ethics is a guide to be distributed to all of it's board members, management, employees, and suppliers when acting on behalf of Company X. The code contains standards of ethical conduct that all board members, management, employees, and suppliers must acknowledge and adhere to. The purpose is to provide a guideline for all employees of Company X to conduct themselves in a professional
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EST1 Task 1: Company Q’s social responsibility is severely lacking. They need to be a little less worried about the profits and focus a little more on the customers and what they might need or want and as a result customer satisfaction will go up along with profits. As far company Q should be concerned, they need to find a way to reconnect to the community. Company Q is a small chain of stores that seems to be getting smaller instead of growing, there are a few ways they can change that well building
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EST1 Task 1 Western Governors University A: Evaluation of Company Q Social responsibility is a vital part any business or organization. Company Q does not display social responsibility as an important part of their company. Social responsibility shows the attitude actions and activities of a business which contributes a major impact on the image of that business. Company Q is a small local grocery store located in a major metropolitan area. This local area has a food bank that has requested
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EST1 Task 1 Part A: From the given information, we see several examples that show us Company Q’s attitudes regarding social responsibility. First, Company Q closed some stores in high crime areas due to low profits. Without further information, this shows a lack of social responsibility as it possibly resulted in some lost jobs. Second, Company Q started offering a small amount of health conscience and organic products. According to the known information, this was in response to years of
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EST1 Task 1 Kara Kinikini Student ID: 265037 Business Management Many believe that business entities should have an ethical duty to be socially responsible, to work towards increasing its positive effects on society while decreasing its negative effects. Many organizations look for opportunities to be socially responsible while also creating shareholder wealth. Company Q is a small local grocery store chain located in a major metropolitan area. They have recently closed a couple of stores
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EST1: Ethical Situations in business Task 1 Social Responsibility Currently Company Q does not seem to have a very good social responsibility. It seems as though they are more concerned with the bottom line and how it will affect the company rather than helping the community and the residents which shop in their stores. However with that said they are also in business for a reason: to make a profit and you cannot always cater to individuals when running a business. With the closing of
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EST1 TASK ONE JLO Part A Company Q is not currently behaving in a positive manner when it comes to social responsibility; in fact, they seem to take an “I don’t care” attitude. They have closed several stores in big metropolitan cities citing that the stores are located in high crime areas and the stores were not turning a profit, this is very irresponsible behavior as it takes jobs away from the community, and these areas, unfortunately are the ones that need it the most. For years customers
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WGU EST1 Task 1 There are many challenges that face every business whether they are large or small but one thing all businesses have in common is that they all seek profitability. However, a business’s primary goal should not only include maximizing profits, but also have positive social integrity. Being both profit-oriented and socially responsible can make beneficial impacts to the stakeholders, communities, customers and staff while also making substantial earnings. Evaluation of Social
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