The Role of Margarita Flores, Senior Director of Community Relations at Anheuser-Busch

Ursula did a good job using Tom shoes as an example of a company that demonstrates corporate social responsibility. While there are good ideas throughout the paper,

or so many years our society has been thinking of forming new creative and innovative businesses, which would be more environmental and customer friendly. Nowadays a large number of different companies follow the social, ethical, as well as moral consequences when it comes to their decision making. One of the relatively new concepts involving economic and social concerns is Corporate Social Responsibility. Many of us apply this approach not only at work, but also in everyday life without even recognizing.

While creating the Stakeholder Analysis Matrix for Anheuser-Busch (AB), I found that the major external and internal stakeholders fell into either the Keep Satisfied or the Manage Closely categories, and only a few were in the Keep Informed and Monitor categories. I felt this way because when you are dealing with a product such as alcohol, the company has many risks involved which require close continuous analysis of certain stakeholders.

In spite of all advantages mention earlier about ethically and socially responsible business practice, it also has disadvantages, limitation and challenges. The most common and obvious limitation would be the cost that comes together with every investment a business does in order to meet all publicity’s requirements, for instance setting up Ronald McDonald House Charities. Every business has a goal which is at the top of their goal list and it is to be profitable. What is more, it is challenging to maintain the publicity’s and stakeholders’ satisfaction when investing into the society, employees and the environment.

Company Q is a corporation whose stakeholders have not placed a major emphasis on social responsibility, instead it appears that the primary focus is placed on profit. With their profits on the decline, they are shying away from opportunities to help their community. By placing a higher priority on social responsibility Company Q will have the opportunity to help the community through charitable donations, employee volunteer initiatives, and creating quality jobs for the persons who live in the community. At the same time, Company Q will can also improve their public image and potentially increase profit.

After many years of customer requests, Company Q began selling a very limited amount of health-conscience and organic products. When local food banks asked for donations of day-old products, management declined due to worries over employee theft and fraud. If Company Q had looked at this request through the eyes of a socially responsible business, they could have donated the left over products to those in need, which in turn, would have given the perception that Company Q is concerned about the people in the neighborhood. When the residents of a neighborhood see or feel that a company is giving back to the community, they are more willing to patron the business. “The actions of a company color the perceptions, behavior, and well-being of its customers, prospects, and the community at large, affecting its own health as well as that of the world around it.” (McKee, 2012) Employees who work in the grocery store would also feel a sense of pride that their employer is giving back to the people who spend their hard earned money at their store. Employees who are happy and proud of where they work have less

Over their years of operation, Chick-fil-A has made contributions of over $68 million to local charities and educational institutions, as well as millions of dollars’ worth of food donations throughout the communities in which they serve (Giving Back, 2016). In addition, Chick-fil-A has made a priority of sustainability through forest conservation and making employee care a priority (Sustainability, 2016). According to a study of CSR’s role in driving customer relationships, Krist Swimberghe and Barbara Ross Wooldridge (2014) found that these CSR initiatives have benefited Chick-fil-A, as customer loyalty is high for this company; and based on their research, Swimberghe and Wooldridge assert that “purely altrustistic” (p. 362) motives must be in place for a long-term CSR strategy to work. In expressing Chick-fil-A’s guiding principles, S. Truett Cathy explained, “I have always found more joy in giving when I did not expet anything in return” (Sustainability, 2016). These words reflect the greater drive of an organizational viewpoint on CSR, as a biblical motive of helping others should not be based purely on self-interest. While receiving a tax break or gaining higher customer recognitions can be a byproduct of CSR, the motivation for the believer must be

Lastly, Company Q decides to throw away food products, instead of donating it to the local food bank. Sadly, this behavior demonstrates a concern for profits before people attitude, which is socially irresponsible. Businesses can no longer ignore social issues because a business is a part of our society. For Company Q to become more socially responsible its sole objective must not only be to make a profit. But include concerns and responsibilities to the general welfare of the communities and societies in which they operate.

Both companies have presented their passionate interest with the use of corporate social honesty practices, which is noticed by all the involvement in community services, including the many donations of education and

The world we live and operate BusComm Enterprises in is becoming increasingly smaller as the development of technology allows us to be more in touch with what is happen on a global scale. This allows BusComm Enterprises an opportunity to increase our Corporate Social Responsibility by partnering with a local charitable organization that reaches beyond the boundaries that are drawn a map and helps those who are facing a humanitarian crisis.

Congratulations for attracting one of my brightest and best employee as an aspirant to engage in and be enriched by the UNCF/Carnival Scholars Program! I know, respect and admire Ines Carvajal through my supervisor role within the most competitive retail and health care company in America, CVS Pharmacy. She will further flourish, add value and reflect well upon the business professionals and programs of the United Negro College Fund and Carnival Corporation.

Petrenko. A. Corporate social responsibility [Power Point Slides]. Retrieved from Lecture Notes Online Web site: https://moodle.yorku.ca/moodle/course/view.php?id=39261

Suncor Energy’s strategic involvement in corporate social responsibility is a very important factor for me as a possible future employee. I believe a company who gives back to the community where it operates will treat its employees with respect. Their involvement in corporate social responsibility will create a community that will be fertile with employable talents in the future. This participation in corporate social responsibility is seen as an advantage for the company as it will develop the community in which it draws its resources, both human and material. It will also boost the company’s reputation and corporate image and subsequently attract quality applicants.

In management theory, it is intractable for for-profit company to combine social responsibility and making profits meanwhile. However, Ben & Jerry’s is recognized as a model in this aspect. The company is successful in accomplishing a heightened standard of corporate social responsibility values without being overburdened by the financial necessity from practical completion of such values.

Corporate social responsibility has been one the key business buzz words of the 21st century. Consumers' discontent with the corporation has forced it to try and rectify its negative image by associating its name with good deeds. Social responsibility has become one of the corporation's most pressing issues, each company striving to outdo the next with its philanthropic image. People feel that the corporation has done great harm to both the environment and to society and that with all of its wealth and power, it should be leading the fight to save the Earth, to combat poverty and illness and etc. "Corporations are now expected to deliver the good, not just the goods; to pursue