The view that the main role of business is to make as much money as possible is accepted as a matter of fact. However, to say that the social responsibility of a business is just to make a profit is open to debate. In this essay, I will present an claim against the role of business in social responsibility and pose an argument for businesses role in social responsibility. The argument against the role of business in social responsibility is the main thesis of Milton Friedman. Milton Friedman’s view
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As a young citizen in the United States of America, my responsibility is to learn the history of my country throughout the many years of education I am provided. And as I become an adult, I will be responsible to be the one to teach others my experiences in life, to teach what experiences worked out and what experiences failed horribly . My responsibility is to learn how to apply what I learned in school and what I was taught at home to better my chances with success in the future, to have more knowledge
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Personal responsibility is directly correlated to our personal beliefs and moral standards that we have been taught as kids and young adults. I believe that if our parents, family and even our teachers didn’t teach us to have strong morals and personal beliefs than as adults we might not be as responsible as we should be. I don’t believe that all adults are complete products of their childhood, but our childhood starts us on a path and we either choose to follow or not.
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Personal Responsibility William H. Hill Jr. GEN/200 31 January, 2012 Sherell Ellis I believe that personal responsibility is to be accountable for one’s actions and an individual obligation to personal success. College diplomas are not given to teams. These special certificates are presented as an acknowledgement of individual accomplishment and a testament to a student’s hard work, personal dedication and commitment in achieving academic success
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Friedman – Corporate Social Responsibility Businessmen who believe and talk about CSR as if it is the end all of be all or that it is important in the realm of business are puppets People have responsibilities; not businesses A corporation is an artificial person but a business cannot be said to have responsibilities He separates “responsibility from the word “social – since the business cannot be moral is cannot have moral responsibility Moral responsibility is different than social responsibility
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| 1. Based on the history of the company, why did BP get involved in so much questionable conduct? BP's history extends back to 1901 when William D'Arcy's Anglo-Persian Oil Company first drilled for oil in Persia and after seven years of drilling and darcy's nearly spent his net worth finally oil spewed out and became rich. Unfortunately later at 1914 BP was on the verge of bankruptcy due to the very low demand of oil in global market. Accordingly ,BP's Board strategy focused for decades
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Personal Responsibility makes us responsible for the choices and decisions we choose in our own lives. When I observe other individuals not dedicating themselves to their own responsibility it motivates me to excel. I think having a set mind on what we won’t to do with ourselves and the decision we make should be taught to us at the beginning. For example, like the Gerber life commercial. It’s selling life insurance, but it is also preparing the babies with responsibility on their future. They
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Personal Responsibility Personal Responsibility GEN/200 Sherry Caperton 10/8/2012 GEN/200 Sherry Caperton 10/8/2012 Ryan Clapp Personal responsibility is a decision that determines a person’s character. Ryan Clapp Personal responsibility is a decision that determines a person’s character. A personal responsibility is a choice or decision one individual make for one’s self or a group depending on what needs to be done. A way that you define your character
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Personal Responsibility Lindsay Bjornstad Gen200 11/21/11 Joyce Harrell Personal Responsibility According to Webster's Third New International Dictionary Unabridged, the definition of responsibility is “Able to answer for one’s conduct and obligations.” ("Responsible." n.d.) From the same dictionary, the word personal is defined as: “Affecting one individual; not public or general.” (“Personal,”
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Thesis Statement: While genetic factors and social inequalities appear to move success out of reach for some people, individuals must be held accountable for things within their control. • Personal responsibility is taking control and being held accountable for your actions. This means you take charge of your own problems and accept blame when things do not go according to plan. If you make a mistake, you clean it up. This is evident to me because in life if you do not take responsibility
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