Social responsibility

Based on the data that were given in the article, consumer relation and sustainability were the two most relevant social responsibilities. Consumer relation is crucial in businesses today because it is the business’s responsibility to provide customers with safe products, satisfaction and respect the consumer’s rights (BACW: p.55). In John F. Kennedy’s 192 consumer bill of rights, it emphasizes four rights: the right to safety, the right to be informed, the right to choose, and the right to be…

Woolworths Limited was established in 1924 by Percy Christmas, Stanley Chatterton, Cecil Scott Waine, George Creed, and Ernest Williams. The headquarters of this company is in Bella Vista, New South Wales, Australia. Woolworths Limited is a major Australian company with retail interest throughout Australia and New Zealand. Woolworths Limited is involved in many divisions such as supermarket, liquor, hotels, petrol, general merchandise, everyday services and home improvement. Woolworths Limited…

5 billion each is so aptly named as to make one believe it was inspired. Just ten years later in 2006, ?google? was added to the Meriam Webster and Oxford English Dictionary as a verb. (computerschool.org) As far as Google?s Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) are adequate when compared with national and international standards. Like most companies…

changes in employment patterns, social interactions, infrastructure and the distribution of goods. The introduction of the mass-produced car represented a revolution in mobility and convenience. Most of us know that using public transport, bicycles and other such alternatives is better for the society and environment and can even offer a cheaper and quicker route. But in reality, the number…

Zakariya AL Mahrezi MKTG 3010.002 November 2, 2016 Social Responsibility Exercise 1- Poverty is one of the most serious problems on the earth. It is the old, modern, and continuous disease. He is the one who has lost countries and destroyed civilizations. It is the first catalyst of crimes of all kinds. Socially, one of the dangerous problems that poverty can cause is the spread of unemployment, which is produced because of the lack of material ability to create jobs. Poverty also can cause…

amount of changes happening around the world. In 1970, Friedman argued that businesses only have one responsibility, and that is to make as much money as possible (Friedman, 33). As the heads in charge of business are given a set of goals to accomplish by the owners, and most of the times the goal is to only increase profits(Friedman, 33). However, being the social animals there are social responsibilities of humans, which they must carry out independently, not involving the business (Friedman,…

Introductory paragraph Pepsico, a brand known for it’s unhealthy products, has attempted to break the barriers between junk food and health conscience products. This idea has caused very divergent views about the company, from the corporate social responsibility views of Pepsico’s CEO, to the neo-liberal perspectives of the shareholders, and finally to the socially aware health critics worried about the implications of Pepsico’s less healthy options. Clashing worldviews are a very prominent…

The offer a program called “Breakfasts for Better Days: Hunger Relief Initiative” and with this they have vowed to deliver over half a billion breakfasts world wide by the end of this year. 4. What are the performance benefits of social responsibility? Outline the benefits to investors, customers, and employees. One benefit is that companies are almost always at their best when they are socially responsible. One of the obvious benefactors is the community. The company is there to help the…

1. Use the model in Exhibit 1 as a guide and assess the ethical and social responsibility implications of the situations described. Multinational business decisions in terms of social and ethical responsibility can be a bit disturbing. Decision makers may face different situations for expanding to countries that have different cultures and beliefs. I see the decision tree for incorporating ethical and social responsibility very effective, which reveals the change that could affect the managers’…

Apple’s supplier responsibility is based on the principles of accountability and improvement for the company and its suppliers, which are core business and operational objectives. The principles of accountability and improvement underlying the company’s supplier responsibility are major objectives because of the need to ensure safe and ethical working conditions as well as compliance with various regulations in the global business environment. This is primarily because the company increasingly…