Approaches to Social Responsibility (stances)
ethics
beliefs about which is right or wrong or good or bad and actions that affect others
accommodative
both shown IBM match employee contributions to select Charities evidence of a
proactive stance
company actively seek some opportunities to contribute to the well-being of the groups and individuals in its social environment
obstructionist
during the clinical trial for new multivitamin a top researcher discovers a higher-than-expected occurrence of pancreas and kidney cancer among those taking the drug rather than this closing the information he tells the top management shreds the reports and denies any knowledge of the incident when questioned this is an example of
proactive
employment in support of Olympic hopefuls by Home Depot ups and u.s. West is an example of
accommodative
firms adopting a stance to social responsibility do not necessarily or proactively seek avenues for contributing but participate after solicitation
accommodative
many organizations adopting a blank stance to social responsibility respond to requests for donations to Little League Girl Scouts and youth soccer programs
business ethics
refers to ethical or unethical behaviors by a manager or employee of an organization
obstructionist
stance to social responsibility involves doing as little as possible and may involve attempts to deny or cover up violations
defensive
stance to social responsibility occurs when a company needs only the minimum legal requirement and its commitments to groups and individuals in its social environment
managerial ethics
standards of behavior that guide managers in their work
Proactive
the Ronald McDonald House program is a good example of a ___________stance to social responsibility
defensive
the ___________ stance is most consistent with arguments against Corporate social responsibility
accommodative
Durango PLC matches employees charitable contributions up to $1,000 per employee per year and provides funds for each office to sponsor up to 5 youth sports teams per year Durango has adapted a
describe a proactive stance to social responsibility
a company actively seeks opportunities to contribute to well-being of groups individuals in its social environment
obstructionist stance
a company does as little as possible in this may involve attempts to deny or cover up violations
accommodative stance
a company exceeds legal minimums and its commitments to the groups and individuals in its social environment
defensive stance
a company needs only the minimum legal requirements in its commitments to the groups and individuals in its social environment
defensive
firms that adopt _________ stance to social responsibility are unlikely to cover up wrongdoing will generally admit mistakes and will take appropriate corrective actions
accommodative
firms that adopt a stance to social responsibility meet their legal requirements and exceed legal minimums when specifically asked
obstructionist
firms that have adopted a ________ stance to social responsibility have little regard for ethical conduct and will generally go to Great Lengths to hide wrongdoings
obstructionist
ibp a leading meat processing firm has a long record of breaking Environmental Protection labor and food processing laws and then tries to cover up its offenses this reflects a
proactive
in a ________stance to social responsibility a company actively seeks opportunities to contribute to the well-being of groups and individuals in its social environment
defensive
in the United States tobacco companies are legally required to include warnings to smokers on their products and to limit advertisement to prescribe media within the US they follow these rules but use more aggressive methods and countries with no such rules as such tobacco companies typically adopt a
social responsibility
is the way in which a business tries to balance its commitments to groups and individuals in its social environment
social responsibility
the attempt of a business to balance its commitments to groups and individuals and its environment including customers other businesses employees investors and local communities
proactive
the founders of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream established a corporate policy of giving seven and a half percent of pre-tax profits to charity this is an example of
proactive
the highest degree of social responsibility that a firm can exhibit is
