SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
1. Some strategists agree with Ralph Nader, who proclaims that organizations have tremendous social obligations. Others agree with Milton Friedman, who asserts that organizations have no obligation to do any more for society than is legally required.2. Strategists should examine social problems in terms of potential costs and benefits to the firm, and focus on social issues that could benefit the firm most.Social Policy1. Social policy concerns what responsibilities the firm has to employees, consumers, environmentalists, minorities, communities, shareholders, and other groups.2. Corporate social policy should be designed and articulated during strategy formulation, set and administered during strategy implementation, and reaffirmed or changed during strategy evaluation.3. Firms should strive to engage in social activities that have economic benefits. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY1. Table 10-2 lists the Top 20 Companies in the World on Environmental Sustainability2. The strategies of both companies and countries are increasingly scrutinized and evaluated from a natural environment perspective. A growing number of business schools offer separate courses and even a concentration in environmental management.3. According to the International Standards Organization (ISO), the word environment is defined as surroundings in which an organization operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans, and their interrelation.4. Employees, consumers, governments, and society are especially resentful of firms that harm rather than protect the natural environment. Governments are increasingly requiring businesses to behave responsibly and require that businesses publicly report the pollutants and wastes their facilities produce.The article below illustrates an organization that has embedded social responsibility into the strategy and culture of the organization. Yara International Unveils Its Creating Impact Business Strategy and Commitment to Action at Clinton Global Initiative2013 Annual Meeting Article http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130925-907632.html Please provide your opinion of how the social responsibility strategy of this organization will impact the overall success of the organization.Provide examples of other organization that have embedded a social responsibility into the organizations Mission and associated strategy.On a 1 to 10 scale ranging from Naders view to Friedmans view, what is your attitude toward social responsibility? Provide a rational for your response.

Social Responsibility

Order Description
This week’s individual work allows you to explore the idea of social responsibility in terms of a “real world” situation – a company of your choice. As you research the company and its program of social responsibility within its community, relate the ideas you find back to the concepts we have studied in business ethics.

Create a research paper that discusses how one company (of your choice) illustrates social responsibility in its environment.
Discuss what leadership does to promote social responsibility and how this ties to ethics and the organizational culture of the company.
Support your ideas by citing and referencing outside research in APA format.
Your assignment should follow the APA Style guidelines and include a minimum of 3 to 5 pages in the main body.

Social Responsibility

Order Description
This week’s individual work allows you to explore the idea of social responsibility in terms of a “real world” situation – a company of your choice. As you research the company and its program of social responsibility within its community, relate the ideas you find back to the concepts we have studied in business ethics.

Create a research paper that discusses how one company (of your choice) illustrates social responsibility in its environment.
Discuss what leadership does to promote social responsibility and how this ties to ethics and the organizational culture of the company.
Support your ideas by citing and referencing outside research in APA format.
Your assignment should follow the APA Style guidelines and include a minimum of 3 to 5 pages in the main body.