what is corporate social responsibility?
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Organizational Stakeholders Those persons, groups, and other organizations directly affected by the behavior of the organization and holding a stake in its performance. Typical organizational stakeholders Employees Customers Suppliers Owners Competitors Regulators Interest groups Management Fundamentals - Chapter 3TRANSCRIPT
What is corporate social responsibility?
Looks at ethical issues on theorganization level. Obligates
organizations to act inways that serve both its owninterests and
the interests ofsociety at large. Management Fundamentals - Chapter
3 Organizational Stakeholders
Those persons, groups, and other organizations directly affectedby
the behavior of the organization and holding a stake in
itsperformance. Typical organizational stakeholders Employees
Customers Suppliers Owners Competitors Regulators Interest groups
Management Fundamentals - Chapter 3 Figure 3.4 Multiple
stakeholders in the environment of an organization.
Management Fundamentals - Chapter 3 What is corporate social
responsibility?
Beliefs that guide socially responsiblebusiness practices: People
do their best with a balance of work andfamily life. Organizations
perform best in healthycommunities. Organizations gain by
respecting the naturalenvironment. Organizations must be managed
and led for long- term success. Organizations must protect their
reputations. Management Fundamentals - Chapter 3 Perspectives on
Corporate Social Responsibility
Classical view Managements only responsibility is tomaximize
profits. Socioeconomic view Management must be concerned for
thebroader social welfare, not just profits. Management
Fundamentals - Chapter 3 Pros & Cons of Social Responsibility
in Business
Arguments against socialresponsibility: Reduced businessprofits
Higher business costs Dilution of businesspurpose Too much social
powerfor business Lack of publicaccountability Arguments in favor
ofsocial responsibility: Adds long-run profits Improved public
image Avoids moregovernment regulation Businesses haveresources and
ethicalobligation Management Fundamentals - Chapter 3 Criteria for
evaluating corporate social performance
Is the organizations Economic responsibility met? Legal
responsibility met? Ethical responsibility met? Discretionary
responsibility met? Management Fundamentals - Chapter 3 Figure 3.5
Criteria for evaluating corporate social performance.
Management Fundamentals - Chapter 3 Strategies for pursuing social
responsibility
Obstructionist meets economic responsibilities. Defensive meets
economic and legalresponsibilities. Accommodative meets economic,
legal, andethical responsibilities. Proactive meets economic,
legal, ethical, anddiscretionary responsibilities. Management
Fundamentals - Chapter 3 Figure 3.6 Four strategies of corporate
social responsibilityfrom obstructionist to proactive behavior.
Management Fundamentals - Chapter 3