I will be grading your paper based on three things:
Accuracy: Do you describe the views of the company and the theorist(s) correctly?
Thoroughness: Do you answer both parts of the question? Do you answer the questions in sufficient detail and draw the connections between the company website and course readings that you were asked to draw? Do you draw from both the companys website and the course readings in your paper?
Clarity: Is your paper written in a way that makes sense?
-An A response answers all parts of the question describes the author/companys views correctly and clearly and demonstrates thought and effort in supplying details and drawing connections.
-A B response answers all parts of the question and describes the author/companys views clearly but either contains a couple inaccuracies and/or is short on detail and connections.
-A C response does the bare minimum to answer the question but is sometimes unclear contains several inaccuracies and/or is lacking in detail and connections.
-A D response does not answer all parts of the question is unclear and/or inaccurately describes the views of the author/company frequently.
-An F response is too unclear to make sense of doesnt answer most of the question and/or is completely off the mark when describing the author/companys views.
Citation requirements:
This paper requires you to use the course readings a companys website and at least one article from a reputable newspaper magazine or journal.If you quote or paraphrase(changing the words but keeping the same idea) from these sourcescitethe author and page number or the author of the online articlein parentheses after the quote. Be sure to includea bibliography at the end of the paper.If you dont know how to cite ask!
Quoting or paraphrasing without citing isplagiarism.Thedropboxsplagiarism detection function will be enabled which will check your work for any matches with the work of others in the class and on the internet. If you are caught plagiarizing you will fail the assignment and be reported to the Dean.
Instructions:
Choose a company you would like to examine and locate the corporate citizenship social responsibility or ethics portion of their website. Some companies have a separate website devoted to this topic. Write a5-7page double-spacedpaper in which you do the following:
First explore what being socially responsible/ethical means to this company.(40 points)
Answering the followingquestions can help you do this:
What groups does the company think it is responsible to? What responsibilities does it think it has to these groups and how does it seek to fulfill them?
Does it focus on ethical responsibilities or philanthropic responsibilities? What are some examples of efforts it is making to fulfill these responsibilities?
What values does the company hold? Why does it engage in the efforts that it does?
Next compare the companys view of what it means to be socially responsible/ethical to the view advanced byoneof the following theorists: Friedman (shareholder theory) Carroll (corporate social responsibility) Freeman (stakeholder theory) orJeurissen(corporate citizenship).(50 points)
What do you think the theorist(s) would like about the companys approachto social responsibility? What do you think theywould like to see done differently?
Be sure to explain the parts of the theorist(s) view that are relevant to the comparisons you are making.
Finally assess the companys efforts at being socially responsible/ethical.For this section you must referenceat least one articlefrom a reputable newspaper magazine or journal related to the companys ethical behavior. This will help give you an outside perspective on the companys actions.(10 points).
What do you think the company is doing well? What do you think it could do to improve? Does this company fit your idea of what it means to be a socially responsible/ethical company? Why or why not?
TIP:When choosing a company I encourage you to think outside the box. So many students write about Starbuck and Toms. Think about what products you use: the clothes you wear the food you eat the technology you use etc.All of these are made by companies that you caninvestigate. Also the company does not necessarily have to be one you likeor are familiar with but it can be.