Week 6 Individual Knowledge Check

1. In order to implement an organizations commitment to social responsibility it is necessary to identify what social problem the organization intends to address, develop policies on what the organization plans to do to successfully fulfill its obligation and ensure stakeholder buy-in. The main obstacles an organization faces when implementing socially responsible policies is pressure from stockholders and business analysis who want steady increase in earnings. Without steady increase in profits, it becomes difficult to reinvest money in these areas. The following actions can be taken toward increased social responsibility:

* Honesty and Service - All employees will be honest with each other, customers, supervisors and subordinates.

Using at least two (2) of the foundational ethical theories studied in Module 2, you should answer the following questions. With each answer, you should discuss the issues and set forth and defend a clear position on whether or not any constraint ought to be placed on the freedom of a business to:

I doubt I could have offered you more than the State Board of Accounts. I wouldn't be surprise if you got more or if we got about the same. They offered me $72,0000 which is a $9,000 increase from what I am making now. That to me was worth it. I know the crazy thing is that Jason and Kim makes more than that; however, it doesn't matter. Once I have the director role it will be a whole lot easier to get the director role at a another organization with higher salary (Ball State/Ivy Tech, or etc.). They are giving me the money for four employees although that could change if I need more next year. They budgeted 2 Senior Auditors (45-55K) and 2 Internal Auditors (35-45K). I told them I could get Internal Auditors for the low 40K. I know getting the seniors for that salary will be somewhat challenging. I figure if I cant get a good one I could either hire a audit manager role in the 65K range and hire an audit assistant or something.

I am tasked is to evaluate Company Q’s current attitude toward social responsibility and recommend three actions that Company Q could take to improve their attitude toward social responsibility. In evaluating Company Q’s attitude towards social responsibility there are a couple of examples that displays the company’s lack of social responsibility awareness. Company Q closed a couple of stores in higher-crime-rate areas with a claim that the stores are consistently losing money. The issue here is that closing these stores can create the perception that Company Q does not care about customers in these areas. In addition, after years of their customers requesting they start offering health-conscience and organic products, the company went

I just wanted to pass along an update. I got with Kathy for more clarification on what needs to be changed and I am currently working on the requirements.

the holiday. If an employee is not at work on a pay day when paychecks are distributed, the employee should pick up his paycheck from the Firm Administrator on the next day the employee is at work.

Signatures are obtained on the Verification of Training forms and are to be submitted to Human Resources for retention in the employee’s personnel folder. Employee misconduct will be monitored in by supervisory review of actions taken by employees, by conducting yearly surveys and also by implementing a reporting system. In our monitoring, we will be reviewing compliance and targeting deviations to our established ethical behavior. When the method of surveys is utilized, they will be nameless and must be completed within the thirty day allotted time. One feature of our reporting system is the establishment of our APEX Ethics Hotline, (800) 555-5555. This line is monitored by the Ethics Office and is open to anyone, the public, employees and customers to anonymously report unethical behavior or to ask ethics questions. With this system we are able to effectively monitor and evaluate unethical behavior and to take corrective action as required. The Ethics Officer compiles this data monthly and reports to the CEO with the trends and analysis.

The received a call from the boss offering me of an annual salary of $47.50 an hour at $95,000 yearly base salary plus benefits with a relocation fee of $5,000 for the management position to join their team. I explained to the boss that I was looking for a 10% increase from my current salary of $90,000. The “Boss” paused (phone silence), and then made an offer of $95,000 to include an annual bonus of 5% if my annual goals were accomplished, which she said would meet my annual 10% increase request. I explained to the “Boss” that I was concerned about selling my house and relocating to find a house in her area, so I would be needing relocation fee assistance. The “Boss” paused, and offered a $5000.00 relocation assistance fee, which I accepted the proposed relocation fee offer. The “Boss” then explained to me that I would be sharing an

Explain ethical concerns facing the communities in which the business operates and suggest measures that could be taken to improve corporate social responsibility

The key areas that will be covered in this essay will include social responsibility; this includes different cultures, beliefs and work ethics. Communication, which will discuss openness, honesty and giving and receiving feedback. Teamwork which

Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, reports on internal control are required. Did the company’s management acknowledge its responsibility for establishing and

• Legal issues are imperative to an organization since an infringement of laws can be

Finally, there is organizational integrity which is concerned with values in the organization that lead to trust (Bridger, 2015, p.103). People in corporations are considered to be a community or a team where trust prevails and they share values, a purpose and a vision. They share a corporate culture and this means that they are devoted and loyal to the core ideology of the corporation and behave in a certain way. They are committed to make progress by self-improvement and by keeping their promises about the course of the

Represents the ability to perform service dependably and accurately (Kandampully, 2007). In the other words, organizations should delivers on its promises about delivery, service provision, problem resolution and pricing. The organizations should have reliable and dependable staff that is honest and diligent to provide services (Chandrashekhar,