THE RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS

The Responsible Company is written by Yvon Chouinard who is founder and co-owner of Patagonia and Vincent Stanley who was a sometimes Patagonia employee. In their book, they raise the point that no companies could be found in this world, but they are doing the best job to protect their stockholders. This book is really helpful for those people who wants to become more successful in their business career life. It shows us what the company has studied and what strategies has used although the book is not really about the story of the Patagonia company.

In this book, trust is defined as “one’s willingness to be vulnerable to another based on the confidence that the other is benevolent, honest, open, reliable, and competent.” (page xiii) The author recognizes that trust is complex and dynamic. She views trust as the “lubricant” that greases the machinery of the organization. Trust is particularly important where parties are interdependent, or the “interests of one party cannot be achieve without reliance upon another.” In schools “teachers and principals are

Making sound ethical decisions require an intentional process that utilizes thoughtful reflection, supervision/consultation, and action. Many ethical decision making models exist and the seven-step model introduced by Forester-Miller and Davis (1996) is a succinct amalgamation of these earlier models. The model by Forester-Miller and Davis (1996) follows seven progressive steps: (a) identify the problem, (b) apply the ACA Code of Ethics (2014), (c) determine the nature and dimensions of the dilemma, (d) generate potential courses of action, (e) consider the potential consequences of all options and determine a course of action, (f) evaluate the selected course of action, and (g) implement the course of action.

Trust can be defined as believing that someone or somewhat is reliable, nice, honest, effectual, etc. A department or business cannot be much stable without having trust. Trust can be of many types, like having trust on the employees, trust on the distributors and trust on the other stakeholders. Building trust or being credible is a basic accomplishment. This is based on main 4 cores. These are integrity, intent, capabilities and results. Similarly, for the Federal Police Agency it’s a necessity. Federal Police Agency is thought to not to be trusted. Many people think that Police Agencies are corrupt and distrustful. That is somehow true. So the federal Police Agency must lead with trust. It is obvious that it has to follow the 4 cores of credibility. Building trust is however easier said than done (Myers, et.al, 2015). They have to work hard definitely. In this paper ways to build trust and credibility is mentioned.

Ethics refers to behaviors, practices, and decisions that address three basic and fundamental questions: What is the right thing to do? What is worth doing? What does it mean to be a good behavior analyst (Cooper, 2007)?

In Ruggiero’s book, Thinking Critically about Ethical Issues, he explains that there are three basic criteria for making ethical decision and aiding in moral actions. A moral action is, “one that demonstrates respect for persons by honoring the relevant obligations and ideals and by producing favorable consequences.” (Ruggiero, 81) The three basic criteria are obligations, the moral ideals and consequences. Ruggiero believes that when making a decision, one should first understand the details. Second, one needs to understand the obligations, the moral ideal and the consequences of his or her action. We will furthermore go into each criterion

And when the day comes, and it will most definitely arrive, that you are in a difficult spot or need a favor from an individual or a company, your track record of ethical behavior may be the deciding factor in getting the help or advice that you need to move ahead.

In an era that has seen numerous business scandals and a need for accountability, The Speed of Trust is a nurturing guide to build and grow trust in both our professional and personal lives. Recalling on anecdotes and several business experiences, the author constantly reinforces the fact that there is plenty of room for improving trust. The book provides many practical examples of how higher trust can lead to greater speed and lower cost and vice versa. The book talks about low trust taxes and high trust dividends. One of the example the author gives is about security issues at the airport after the 9/11 attack. He says before security had been tightened he would arrive at the airport 20 minutes before departure and still made it on the plane.

The aim of this report is to using academic literature examine responsible enterprise and how it effects nearly every business, firstly in this essay the report will begin with an definition on what responsible enterprise is and what it means. Then there will be an analysis of one of the five drivers of responsible enterprise and explain the role in which the government plays a part in boosting responsible enterprise. Finally, this report will conclude with a synthesis of the findings on what constitutes responsible enterprise and the magnitude in which the selected driver and the government play in responsible enterprise.

Ethical and unethical situations occur on a daily basis and are seen all around us. Being ethical requires one to take responsibility for their actions and doing what is right in any given circumstance. Every person has the power to dictate their actions on how they are going to handle any situation they are put in. I have experienced numerous amounts of situations that have tested my ethical behavior and actions. Throughout my experiences, I have realized that ethics has a great impact on many different aspects of life such as society, career, and personal life. Understanding the meaning of ethics allows me to grow as a person and to truly do what is right with any issue I am faced with.

The Macdonald coffee scolding case exemplifies the need for companies to pay attention to quality control policies within their respective companies, as well as pay attention to their customer’s opinion. While taking into consideration that accidents happens when you least expect, I am inclined to say that customer should bear some of the blame (very little of the blame).Macdonald on the other hand, based on the handing of their customers complaints regarding their injuries while consuming product or while in the process of consuming their products makes it difficult to not to hold the company liable for the damages suffered by the client. In addition, it seems MacDonald actions were unethical because they were sure the customer, like some

Making consistently ethical decisions is difficult. Most decisions have to be made in the context of economic, professional and social pressures, which can sometimes challenge our ethical goals and conceal or confuse the moral issues. In addition, making ethical choices is complex because in many situations there are a multitude of competing interests and values. Other times, crucial facts are unknown or ambiguous. Since many actions are likely to benefit some people at the expense of others, the decision maker must prioritize competing moral claims and must be proficient at predicting the likely consequences of various choices. An ethical person often chooses to do more than the law requires and less than the law allows.

From the reading, I understand that people think and act differently when faced with ethical issues. For one to make a rational decision, an extensive process of judgment is required (Bandura, Caprara, & Zsolnai, 2000). For an individual to be responsible, he or she should put into consideration the magnitude of the consequences of the actions, social

Is the deception of consumers worth making a profit? The Ford Pinto, popular car of the 1970s, made a profit off of a vehicle that endangered the lives of hundreds of people. In his essay “Pinto Madness” Mark Dowie, author and Pulitzer Prize nominee, exposed the unethical decisions made by Ford Motor Company. When it came to their customer’s safety and profit for the company, Ford made a decision that led to consequences their customers had to pay the price for. Should the business be held accountable for these actions? In his essay “The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profit” Milton Friedman, powerful economist, discusses what a business should prioritize in the economic system. Friedman declares what a business is responsible for and the guidelines they must follow. Due to Friedman’s view, he would not have condoned the actions and decisions that the executives at Ford Motor Company took.

For the past years, corporate social responsibility also referred, as corporate conscience has been a respected subject for discussion. Corporate social responsibility, unquestionably, contains more viewpoint than simply worried about the ecological impacts of associations. It came in people groups mind at the later 1880, time of essential modern advancement that associations ought to think about the thought of social obligation. Associations that are near to social obligation issues got to be worry about the principled ground of attaining to social commitment. Latter 1880 manifestation of the accountability for society has got soundness however after that period the association started to include in humanitarian force strongly (Adamsson and Johansson 2008). This study hopes to explore the corporate social responsibility and furthermore how and why affiliation its participate in corporate social responsibility. A number of multinational firms offering essentialness to the social and business substance that can give an organization a humane face and eventually it will bring notoriety and moment business advantage as individuals get to be unwavering to this. Thus, this is the reason organizations are taking CSR issue as an unquestionable requirement for getting an additional profit on present exceptionally aggressive world and along these lines happily keeping their buyer group protected from other rivalry.