SC Johnson is in a very familiar arena for companies who have decided that the best approach to community support is through social contract. For me, I expect for large corporations to take part in social, political and environmental issues. Not only that, but there is an expectation for corporations to reinvest and to help struggling people to meet their basic needs. Corporations such as SC Johnson can show their concerns with struggling communities and appreciate the kickbacks while showing that it recognizes the value in giving back to these struggling communities. Although heavily influenced by the social contract theory, Donaldson and Dunfee developed the integrative social contract theory to address decisions to be made with respect to the impact and influence on selected communities, ethical norms and moral standards. Within the marcrosocial contract portion of the contract, a hypothetical contract is developed to determine the standards and the norms. Their microsocial contracts are less pervasive and less encompassing involving individual industries while not diverging from hyper norms. SC Johnson has taken this methodology and taken it directly to the base of the pyramid not to make a profit, but to empower those at the lowest economic level by sponsoring several projects directed at universal …show more content…
Usually these cultural practices are much different from their own which may cause ethical tensions for students as they become more aware of the value assumptions of their own beliefs and norms. These interns encountered cultural differences during their work with the Kaberian people which challenged their pre-assumptions of how issues such as self-determination were addressed. They also learn about their own culture by looking outside which can greatly increase awareness of challenges that are faced by
Chapter seven and eight deals with the idea of learning which Dr. Elmer believes learning about the different culture can help correct the mistakes someone might have perceived about the culture they are working in. In these chapters the idea is learn valuable insight about the people and how they function in their culture. Chapter nine deal with looking through other eyes to see how the cu...
In such a multicultural world, being knowledgeable and understanding of not only your cultural background, but that of others is essential. Building my awareness on cultures different from my own, and how it shapes an individual’s identity, will foster my personal and professional development. Subsequently, I conducted a cultural interview with an individual whose cultural background differed from my own. Several similarities and differences between our cultures were apparent in the interview, specifically in the areas of race, ethnicity, language, values, and worldview.
Social responsibility requires managers to make decisions that positively influence the well-being of, not only their stakeholders, but the community as well (Jones, George, & Haddad, 2016, p. 111). Tentree has taken a proactive approach to the implementation of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative. A proactive approach is demonstrated by a company’s eagerness to do more than the law requires for social responsibility (Jones, et al., 2016, p. 113). The basic social responsibility for a business is to use resources to increase profits without deception or fraud (Jones, et al., 2016, p. 112). Tentree goes beyond this basic social responsibility by being committed to environmental stewardship, sustainability and social responsibility
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Becoming aware of a culture supersedes the individual emotions you may experience in trying to understand how a group of people have become, through their own experience, different from the identity that you have attained from your own culture. “Cultural awareness is one being aware of their personal attitudes, beliefs, biases, and behaviors that may influence the type of care they are able to render in an environment.” (Mopraize)
Government has resources and is capable of enforcing the laws. Moral rules are important when it approaches relationships among communities or people, which is why acceptance of social contracts is necessary and accepted. Moreover, according to Jean- Jacques Rousseau, there is nothing above rules or laws and it also avoids people from following immoral rules (Dave 2012). The theory of social contract, a more technical sense social contract theory in the present, has been stylistically adjusted to examine over-all expectations between science and community. For example, organizational in well-known companies are responsible for confirming that computer systems are up to date and the quality of workspace.
The term Corporate Social Responsibility refers to a company’s responsibility to provide a benefit to the society the company affects. Corporate social responsibility incorporates dimensions of corporate responsibility, and corporate policy which include a company’s policy to hire minority or disabled workers, or taking a stance on social and political issues that benefit the community. The social portion of corporate social responsibility includes corporate charitable business contributions and expands on this common social business practice by invoking corporate social initiatives. For example, as a policy, Wal-Mart grocery store managers purchase as much produce and goods from local farmers and distributors they can as opposed to relying on national food distributors. This example of a corporate social initiative provides a greater benefit to the economy of the society surrounding Wal-Mart stores than if Wal-Mart made only charitable contributions to a food bank within the local area. Environmental responsibility is a business’s responsibility to decrease its carbon footprint and produce green products. The trend to produce green products has come into effect since global warming has become a greater concern in the world over the past decade. Reducing the carbon footprint and making green products may increase a company’s cost, but the company can charge more for its products and services to offset the increased cost. Nickels, J. McHugh, and S. McHugh give an example of the Ciba Specialty Chemicals Company, a Swiss textile dye manufacturer who charges more for its dyes than other dye companies because Ciba’s dyes “require less salt than traditional dyes”, and are therefore more expensive to produce (Nickels, J McHugh, S...
The purpose of a Social Contract is to keep society in order. Ways of keeping society in order are human rights, the constitution, police departments, and education in which all contributes in having a progressing society. Human rights have to be protected which are the first 13 or 14 amendments that’s states people’s rights. If humans didn’t have any rights of their own we would feel enslaved due to that we have no freedom. The Constitution contains laws that every human being has to follow unless if you live somewhere else other than the U.S. Police departments maintains society regarding the Constitution; even the police must obey the laws and their own rules. In addition, the education we take also sets examples of how we should always follow rules or laws. In classrooms we have rules that we must follow like listening to the teacher and so on.
In recent years corporate social responsibility has become a very relevant topic in the today’s business environment. Ross’ constant effort to give back to the community, decrease environmental impact and human rights awareness has contributed to the rapid grow of the company.
Support of social sustainability initiatives, regional commitment at locations, cross-regional commitment. They make positive contributions to our social environment that extend beyond their business activity. Together with their employees they strive to help master social challenges in many charitable community projects around the world.
These community-based projects improve the quality of life for the environment, without making supporters feel like Ben & Jerry’s is completely worried about helping with an expected monetary return on their investment. The company displays their love for the community through social media shutouts, sharing photos of hard-working employees enjoying their job, engaging the community on national topics like same-sex marriage and more. The company also uses their pre-tax profit to distribute over one and a half million dollars annually to provide grants to organizations, specifically targeting Vermont, their hometown and others across America. The corporate social responsibility actions the company has taken thus far has not only benefitted the company by displaying a positive public awareness image, but also benefits the community by helping those in poverty situations, rewarding positive behavior from volunteer community service projects and uniting supporters for a common cause. Ben & Jerry’s has consistently gone above and beyond to prove that it is more than just ice cream that attracts fans and continues to keep loyal
Companies that choose to make an impact investment for social enterprise are taking huge step in giving to their community and nearby areas. It shows that they care and proves that they are willing to help the people who
A contract is an agreement between two parties in which one party agrees to perform some actions in return of some consideration. These promises are legally binding. The contract can be for exchange of goods, services, property and so on. A contract can be oral as well as written and also it can be part oral and part written but it is useful to have written contract otherwise issues can be created in future. But both the written as well as oral contract is legally enforceable. Also if there is a breach of contract, there are certain remedies for that which are discussed later in the assignment. There are certain elements which need to be present in a contract. These elements are discussed in the detail in the assignment. (Clarke,
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For this Module 4 assignment, I was expected to choose a student to observe that is from a different cultural background than my own. To begin the assignment, I will describe the full background of the student. Next, I will examine and describe my observations of the student in a social setting as well as in an academic setting. Then I will examine the interplay between the student’s culture and language and his experiences at school as well as in social situations. Finally, I will share recommendations