Describe corporate social responsibility.

In this assignment please read the articles in your background readings and respond to the following:

1.Describe corporate social responsibility.

2.Describe corporate social irresponsibility.

3.Where do you stand on the issue of CSR v CSI? Do corporations have a right to ignore their responsibility to some stakeholders in order to add to the short term bottom line? Provide a well-reasoned response and do some of your own research to provide some examples to support your arguments.

BACKGROUND READINGS:
For your assignment, please read the following article.

Popa, M., & Salanta, I. (2014). Corporate social responsibility versus corporate social irresponsibility. Management & Marketing, 9(2), 117-154. Available from ProQuest Central in Additional Library Resources.

Here is some additional reading material that may be useful:

Tengblad, S., & Ohlsson, C. (2010). The Framing of Corporate Social Responsibility and the Globalization of National Business Systems: A Longitudinal Case Study: JBE. Journal of Business Ethics, 93(4), 653-669. Available in the Trident Online Library.

Tamunomiebi, M. D., & Ehior, I. E. (2019). Diversity and Ethical Issues in the Organizations. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 9(2), 839864. The article can be retrieved at: https://hrmars.com/papers_submitted/5620/Diversity_and_Ethical_Issues_in_the_Organizations.pdf

Hinson, E., Renner, A., & Helena, v. Z. (2016). Bank customers’ preferences and responses to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Ghana. African Journal of Business Ethics, 10(1). Available in the Trident Online Library.

Lindgreen, A., & Swaen, V. (2010). Corporate social responsibility. International Journal of Management Reviews, 12(1), 1-7. Retrieved from the Trident Online Library.

Mujtaba, B. G., & Cavico, F. J. (2013). Corporate social responsibility and sustainability model for global firms. Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, 10(1), 58-75.

Also, please spend some time researching other sources to help you develop your key arguments.

The following tutorial provides detailed information that can be applied to the topics of this course. There are a number of videos and lessons on ethics.

Do You Have to Be an Expert to Practice Ethics?

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