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Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
1. Define social responsibility and trace its historical
1. Define social responsibility and trace its historical
development.
development.
2. Name and discuss three levels of commitment to social
2. Name and discuss three levels of commitment to social
responsibility.
responsibility.
3. Compare and contrast two divergent views on
3. Compare and contrast two divergent views on
corporate social responsibility.
corporate social responsibility.
4. Define and distinguish ethics from social responsibility.
4. Define and distinguish ethics from social responsibility.
5. Discuss individuals’ and organizations’ responsibility
5. Discuss individuals’ and organizations’ responsibility
for ethical behavior and list sources of unethical
for ethical behavior and list sources of unethical
behavior.
behavior.
6. Identify the three ethical standards and discuss how
6. Identify the three ethical standards and discuss how
they affect decision making.
they affect decision making.
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Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
7. Discuss steps managers can take to encourage
7. Discuss steps managers can take to encourage
ethical behavior in organizations.
ethical behavior in organizations.
8. Discuss the ethical challenge associated with efforts
8. Discuss the ethical challenge associated with efforts
to “manage” employee work-related attitudes,
to “manage” employee work-related attitudes,
motivation, and behavior.
motivation, and behavior.
9. Discuss the ethical issues associated with workplace
9. Discuss the ethical issues associated with workplace
diversity.
diversity.
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The Nature of Social Responsibility
The Nature of Social Responsibility
•Social responsibility
Social responsibility
An organization’s obligation to engage in activities that
An organization’s obligation to engage in activities that
protect and contribute to the welfare of society.
protect and contribute to the welfare of society.
•The law and social responsibility
The law and social responsibility
Social Responsibility
Social Responsibility
Social Responsibility
Social Responsibility
illegal and
illegal and legal and illegal and legal and
illegal and legal and illegal and legal and
illegal and legal and illegal and legal and
legal and illegal and legal and
irresponsible
irresponsible irresponsible responsible responsible
irresponsible irresponsible responsible responsible
irresponsible irresponsible responsible responsible
irresponsible responsible responsible
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An Historical Perspective
An Historical Perspective
•Principle of charity
Principle of charity
Suggests that those who have plenty should give to
Suggests that those who have plenty should give to
those who do not.
those who do not.
•Principle of stewardship
Principle of stewardship
Suggests that organizations have an obligation to see
Suggests that organizations have an obligation to see
that the public’s interests are served by corporate
that the public’s interests are served by corporate
action and the ways in
action and the ways in
which profits are spent.
which profits are spent.
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Copyright © 2002 by South-Western 3–5
Historical Phases of Social
Historical Phases of Social
Responsibility
Responsibility
Social Responsibility
Social Responsibility
Social Responsibility
Social Responsibility
1900’s 1930’s 1960’s
1900’s 1930’s 1960’s
1900’s 1930’s 1960’s
1900’s 1930’s 1960’s
Phase One:
Phase One: Phase Two: Phase Three:
Phase One: Phase Two: Phase Three:
Phase One: Phase Two: Phase Three:
Phase Two: Phase Three:
Profit-Maximizing
Profit-Maximizing Trusteeship Quality-of-Life
Profit-Maximizing Trusteeship Quality-of-Life
Profit-Maximizing Trusteeship Quality-of-Life
Trusteeship Quality-of-Life
Management
Management Management Management
Management Management Management
Management Management Management
Management Management
Business’s primary
Business’s primary Corporate managers Managers have to do
Business’s primary Corporate managers Managers have to do
Business’s primary Corporate managers Managers have to do
responsibility to society Corporate managers Managers have to do
responsibility to society need to maintain an more than achieve
responsibility to society need to maintain an more than achieve
responsibility to society need to maintain an more than achieve
is to underwrite the need to maintain an more than achieve
is to underwrite the equitable balance economic goals, but
is to underwrite the equitable balance economic goals, but
is to underwrite the equitable balance economic goals, but
country’s economic equitable balance economic goals, but
country’s economic among the competing they should manage the
country’s economic among the competing they should manage the
country’s economic among the competing they should manage the
growth and to oversee among the competing they should manage the
growth and to oversee interests of all groups quality-of-life by helping
growth and to oversee interests of all groups quality-of-life by helping
growth and to oversee interests of all groups quality-of-life by helping
the accumulation of interests of all groups quality-of-life by helping
the accumulation of with a stake in the develop solutions for
the accumulation of with a stake in the develop solutions for
the accumulation of with a stake in the develop solutions for
wealth. with a stake in the develop solutions for
wealth. organization. society’s ills.
wealth. organization. society’s ills.
wealth. organization. society’s ills.
organization. society’s ills.
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Copyright © 2002 by South-Western 3–6
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