Western Governors University EST1: Task 310.2.1-05 Corporate social responsibility is when a company takes responsibility for the effects the company has on society and the environment. Company Q's current attitude toward social responsibility is pretty negative. They will have to work hard to create a higher level of social responsibility, which is not only beneficial for society but for them as well. Some of the irresponsible social decisions they have made are as follows. The company
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business cannot have social responsibilities. So does this mean corporations are to only look after themselves and shareholders and let customers deal with it? Working for the large corporation Ingersoll Rand I have seen first-hand that profit is more important than satisfied customers. For instance, there was a certain product my store was purchasing locally and selling it at different margins depending on the circumstances and customer. By purchasing this product locally we had the freedom to sell at
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Everyone has unique roles on the society. This is where responsibility comes in. Responsibility is our part to serve our own interests and the interests of others. No matter if the person has defect or something they lack in, he still has this important responsibility from the role given to him. It doesn’t matter if the person is not tall, smart enough, for there are responsibilities he can handle better than other people. All of us have responsibility to fill in. Responsibility has its boundary
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Annotated Bibliography Brunkhorst, Steve. (2006). "12 Reflections on Personal Responsibility." - Motivation. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2013. Retrieved from http://www.boxingscene.com/motivation/29761.php This information seems biased and a little unreliable he seems to be accredited in his forum but no where else. He is a motivation speaker and writer so I see good incite but not enough backing of him. So his .com website tends to get me a little questionable on whether I can use his site.
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To: Company Q From: Classifying Your Success Inc., Business Consultant RE: Evaluation and Recommendations for Company Q’s Recent Modifications Dear Company Q, Per your request, I will evaluate your business outlook and your recent modifications on how you have or have not made socially responsible decisions. I will then provide stable recommendations for the company’s benefit and best interest. This evaluation and recommendation regarding social responsibility relates to the closing of
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examine whether peer performance is also used ex ante, i.e., when setting performance targets at the beginning of a period. We analyze data on 2008– 2010 performance targets from 354 units of a national agency responsible for reintegration of the long-term unemployed into the labor market. We find evidence that a target for a performance measure is strongly positively associated with past peer performance on the same measure as well as past peer performance on a different measure. Thus, performance
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Personal Responsibility Charen Santos Gen/200 February 3, 2014 Professor: Kenneth Farrell When given this assignment, I began to think of what personal responsibility truly meant. In the true definition, we see it states that Personal Responsibility is the obligation to manage ourselves, and making a decision that affects the result of life. In the aspect of being personally responsible, I can relate this to having a primary obligation to something that can directly be attributed to the cost
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Is Friedman right to refer to shareholders as owners and employers? Isn’t it odd to refer to corporate expenditures as “taxing and spending?” What do you think of Friedman's "democracy argument" against corporate social responsibility? Instrumental managing for stakeholders means treating them, as the word implies, as “instruments” or “tools” to accomplish the genuine task of corporations: shareholder profits. As tools, managers need to take care of them for them to work well, as a carpenter
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Company Q and Social Responsibility Stephanie Brown Western Governors University Company Q and Social Responsibility Company Q’s Current Responsibility Toward Social Responsibility How is Company Q rating in social responsibility to its stakeholders? When company Q obliged to begin carrying health-conscience and organic products its customers were probably very pleased. In addition, due to the positive impact of these new products Company Q might have experienced some profits. However, Company
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Petco: Social Responsibility Founded in 1965 by Walter Evans, Petco began as a mail-order veterinary supply company under the name United Pharmacal Co (UPCO). It now boasts over 950 stores nationwide. What are Petco’s socially responsible activities? Are they consistence with the products they sell, and are they genuine? On the company’s website, you can find links to vaccination clinics, training, puppy play days, product demos with free samples, grooming services, and a New Companion Care Pack
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