Corporate Social Responsibility course name

 
Corporate Social Responsibility course name
wk7 discussion 1
Common good in the social domain is well known and understood. Define the limits of the principle of commonality in regards to individuals, government, and corporations. Also, provide a rationale for your answer.
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wk8 discussion1
Discussion Question 1 – Summary & Critical Thinking – Week/Course Learning Outcomes
Welcome to the last week of your course. In this discussion question you have the opportunity to be creative and to relate what you have learned to your professional lives. Please explore and critically think about some of the learning outcomes and concepts presented in this course. Please effectively communicate how you would lead an organization (or a group of people within the organization) by applying the knowledge you have learned ethically and responsibly. Your discussion should also include innovative thinking, and information-technology aspects (such as the Internet, social-media, computers, etc.) that may assist you in decision-making. You may frame your discussion around any functional component of business, and in any context; problem-solving, management, leadership, organizational behavior, etc
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cla2
CLA 2 Comprehensive Learning Assessment 2 – CLO 5, CLO 6, CLO 7
Corporate social responsibility (CSR, also called corporate conscience, corporate citizenship, or responsible business) is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model.
CSR policy functions as a self-regulatory mechanism whereby a business monitors and ensures its active compliance with the spirit of the law, ethical standards, and national or international norms. With some models, a firm’s implementation of CSR goes beyond compliance and engages in “actions that appear to further some social good, beyond the interests of the firm and that which is required by law.” The aim is to increase long-term profits and shareholder trust through positive public relations and high ethical standards to reduce business and legal risk by taking responsibility for corporate actions. CSR strategies encourage the company to make a positive impact on the environment and stakeholders including consumers, employees, investors, communities, and others.
Every year, Reputation Institute, a private global consulting firm based in New York, invites about 47,000 consumers, across fifteen markets, to participate in a study that ranks the world’s one hundred most reputable companies—all multinational businesses with a global presence. One of their recent studies found that 42 percent of how people feel about a company is based on their perceptions of the firm’s corporate social responsibility (CSR).
The student’s Task:
1. Select a company (domestic or international) that will be the basis for your research.
2. Research the company’s record in the area of CSR. Be sure to look at both their domestic and as well as international reputation.
3. A good place to begin your research is the LibGuide at Rutgers University: http://libguides.rutgers.edu/csr
4. Complete a written assignment that contains the following information:
a) A summary of the business you selected.
b) According to your research, how does the company rank with regard to CSR?
 Be sure to provide a source for this ranking.
c) Describe specific examples of corporate actions that resulted in this company’s ranking.
d) Does a company’s approach to CSR influence your purchasing decisions? Why or why not?
DO NOT write your paper as a series of answers to these questions. This assignment should follow the written assignment guidelines for the course. Be sure to include APA formatted in-text citations of peer-reviewed or other sources you used for your research. 
CLA 2 measures the student’s competency and mastery of the course concepts, particularly the application of those concepts.
Your CLA2 submission (cumulative report) should be 8 to 10 pages in length. The CLA assignments encompass the learning objectives for this course and are designed to increase your comprehension and augment your ability to apply concepts learned in your professional careers. Subsequently, in addition to your report, please prepare a professional PowerPoint presentation summarizing your findings for CLA1 and CLA2. The presentation will consist of your company’s CSR initiative, sustainability and action plan, and recommendations for leadership in a concise 18 slide presentation. You should use content from your report at material for your PowerPoint presentation.
*Please refer to the Grading Criteria for Comprehensive Learning Assessments (CLAs) on page 9-10 of the syllabus for specific guidelines and expectations.
cla2 PPT
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CLA2 Comprehensive Learning Assessment (CLA 2) Presentation
In addition to your CLA2 report, please prepare a professional PowerPoint presentation summarizing your findings for CLA2. The presentation will consist of your major findings, analysis, and recommendations in a concise presentation of 18 slides (minimum). You should use content from your CLA2 report as material for your PowerPoint presentation. In addition, you should include learning outcomes from all your major assignments. This would include PA1, CLA1, PA2, and of course, CLA2 (unless otherwise specified by your Professor). An agenda, executive summary, and references slides should also be included. Please keep in mind that the university is moving towards a more digital footprint for our students. This means that your final CLA2 presentation may be recorded, so that you may include it in your “e-portfolio” (graduating students should have all of their CLA2 presentations on a flash-drive, in addition to student biography, resume, interests, etc.) Students will present their PowerPoint during the last week of class in either the On-Campus Class Session or the online Virtual Class Session, as determined by the professor. Presentations should not exceed 18 minutes.
*Please refer to the Grading Criteria for CLA2 Presentations on page 11-12 of the syllabus for specific guidelines and expectations.
topic
The topics that are intended to be used in CLA 2 Assignment and the final paper will be molded in a way as to include as many concepts as possible to add in it from the course modules. Some important concepts that are to be added in this paper are enlisted hereunder.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Impact of Flawed Business Strategies on CSR initiatives
Future of business leaders in context of capitalism.
Aforementioned three points are very broad and wide. In order to cover these topics, a number of sun-heads will be generated. It will be sought to come up with one concrete definition of CSR. A particular framework for CSR shall be constructed and all the initiatives discussed will be done in the same paradigm. Moreover, it will also be discussed how leadership is evolving day by day. The need for changing and adapting to various changes will be discussed.
These aspects of the topics mentioned above will be analyzed.
Why there is a need for growing and expanding CSR initiatives?
Which CSR initiatives are met with the most confidence by the communities? (Risi, 2016).
How business leaders of the future will change the course of actions happening now.
What is the best way to make a business pursue an ethical course of action.
Reference
Risi, D. (2016). Longitudinal comparison between CSR implementation and CSR function’s resource access. Academy Of Management Proceedings, 2016(1), 10138. DOI: 10.5465/ambpp.2016.69
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Corporate Social Responsibility

Discussion Question 1 

Common good in the social domain is well known and understood. Define the limits of the principle of commonality in regards to individuals, government, and corporations. Also, provide a rationale for your answer.

Discussion answer:
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The concept of common good supersedes the individual good. From the context of a company this means that what is good for the society at large is good for the company as well. This is a shift from Friedman’s (1970) position that the company’s motive should only be profit. In addition to this, however, this position of common good does not sit at the opposite extreme of Friedman’s view. The opposite extreme of Friedman’s view would be the philosophical construct of the greater good being more important than individual good. Common good is a view that includes the individual and the society. Argadona (1998) provides important constituents of common good.

1.     The common good is the good of the society and the members.

2.     The common good is not partial good but total, and does not confine itself to things such as law and order and education – but is greater than the sum of all parts.

3.     It is not the good of a few or a majority, but all. Thus, sacrificing the good of the individual for the good of the society is a misnomer as the individual is a part of the society. Thus, common good and personal good cannot exist as mutually exclusive constructs.

“Thus, man’s duty to contribute to the good of society derives from his duty to seek good for himself.”

Argadona (1998) states that the common good has primacy over an individual good, but only when it respects his dignity and provides an improvement to his life. Thus, paying taxes is important for an individual for the common good. But if he does not have sufficient means to take care of his basic needs, his individual needs take precedence over the common good.

In case of a company, the common good needs to be understood as creating conditions that allow employees to achieve their personal goals in addition to the company’s goals. Despite the goals of every member of the company being different, the common good would mean enabling conditions that allows the fulfillment of all goals. If there is a conflict between the shareholders’ goals, and the employees’ goals, for example, the conflict is between the individual goals, and not with the common good. If the common good is understood correctly, there will be no conflict.

If we consider the stakeholder theory of Freeman, common good would extend to all stakeholders, whether within the company or outside the company. This could include customers, suppliers, local communities, government, and the whole world. When the company works towards the common good of all stakeholders, it steps outside of the concept of “interest” of the company and moves towards a more ethical dimension of working.

The government works towards the common good by imposing regulations on the companies. The regulations are not necessarily restrictions, but a framework that can be used by the companies to ensure that their version of common good does not mask their individual sub-optimal goals.

References:

Argadona, A. (1998). The stakeholder theory and the common good. Journal of Business Ethics, 17. 1093-1102. 

Friedman, M. (1970). The social responsibility of business is to increase its profits. The New York Times Magazine (September 13th).

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Wk8 DQ1
Discussion Question 1 – Summary & Critical Thinking – Week/Course Learning Outcomes

Welcome to the last week of your course. In this discussion question you have the opportunity to be creative and to relate what you have learned to your professional lives. Please explore and critically think about some of the learning outcomes and concepts presented in this course. Please effectively communicate how you would lead an organization (or a group of people within the organization) by applying the knowledge you have learned ethically and responsibly. Your discussion should also include innovative thinking, and information-technology aspects (such as the Internet, social-media, computers, etc.) that may assist you in decision-making. You may frame your discussion around any functional component of business, and in any context; problem-solving, management, leadership, organizational behavior, etc.

Aswer for this discussion:
The concept of Corporate Social Responsibility is one that I was familiar with, however, it has been reintroduced to me in many ways throughout this course. I found it fascinating, that even though we tend to think of CSR as organic and simplistic in nature, there are several definitions of it, along with several methodologies and applications depending on the motivations of a business and its leaders.

The different definitions have evolved over time from being focused on business profits to take into account the concept of philanthropy and social good, because of the impact that large businesses now have on the economy and environment. Freeman’s stakeholder theory is one such definition that first touched on this subject in 1984 and since then has evolved and been iterated on for modern businesses (Freeman, 1999).

According to Dahlsrud (2008), one of the most frequent definitions searched is by the Commission of the European Communities from 2001 on how CSR is a voluntary integration of environmental and social concerns into business operations and stakeholder interactions. This is a sign that modern businesses are becoming more conscious of impact and building the ‘common good’ focus into their cultures, rather than forcefully checking boxes.

Further to this, I really enjoyed the case of Timberland mentioned in class, where employees were given the option to volunteer for their CSR activity of choice. I would like to take this concept back to my company, along with the modern CSR definition above to provide a strong mission for CSR within my company. I believe it can be a highly motivating factor for our company employees, building company image and impact on local communities, as we have learnt.

References:

Dahlsrud, A. (2008). How corporate social responsibility is defined: an analysis of 37 definitions. Corporate social responsibility and environmental management, 15(1), 1-13.

Freeman, R. E. (1999). Divergent stakeholder theory. Academy of management review, 24(2), 233-236.

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