scholarly article related to Corporate Social Responsibility in the library

In Module 2 SLP, you will locate a scholarly article related to Corporate Social Responsibility in" rel="nofollow">in the library. Then, you will write a 2- to 3-page paper, in" rel="nofollow">in which you will summarize the article, and state why the article is an important contribution to the idea of Corporate Social Responsibility (or CSR). Required Readin" rel="nofollow">ing Refer to the Background section of Module 2 for required and optional readin" rel="nofollow">ings. Assignment In a well-written, 2- to 3-page paper, evaluate a scholarly article related to CSR, and discuss the merit of the article for today’s organizations. Keys to the Assignment Visit the library, and fin" rel="nofollow">ind a scholarly article related to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). 1. In 1-2 paragraphs, defin" rel="nofollow">ine what is meant by CSR. 2.Briefly summarize the article (1-2 paragraphs). 3.Discuss the contribution of the article to our knowledge of CSR – i.e., discuss why the article is important to our understandin" rel="nofollow">ing of CSR. In short, why does this article matter? 4.Be sure to use at least one additional source from the library (other than your chosen article) to support your discussion and analysis (choose a source that is not in" rel="nofollow">included in" rel="nofollow">in the Background section of Module 2). 5.Follow the guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines in" rel="nofollow">in The Student Guide to Writin" rel="nofollow">ing a High Quality Academic Paper 6.You are expected to demonstrate evidence of critical thin" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">ing – as defin" rel="nofollow">ined in" rel="nofollow">in the Module 2 background materials and the gradin" rel="nofollow">ing rubric. Virtue ethics can be traced as far back as Plato and Aristotle. Of course, virtues in" rel="nofollow">include such traits as fairness, self-control, and generosity. It is not difficult to understand how such characteristics - or virtues - as honesty and in" rel="nofollow">integrity would be relevant in" rel="nofollow">in the context of busin" rel="nofollow">iness ethics. In this module, we will use virtue ethics as a lens through which we will evaluate an organization’s busin" rel="nofollow">iness practices. The followin" rel="nofollow">ing sources provide a very good overview of virtue ethics: Velasquez, M., Andre, C., Shanks, T., & Meyer, M. J. (2008). Ethics and virtue. Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Retrieved from http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicin" rel="nofollow">ing/decision/ethicsandvirtue.html Virtue ethics. (2011). Seven Oaks Philosophy. Retrieved from http://www.sevenoaksphilosophy.org/ethics/virtue.html In the SLP, we will be explorin" rel="nofollow">ing the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility, or CSR. It has been said that busin" rel="nofollow">iness leaders are never asked about their personal sense of ethics these days – at least not until they are seated in" rel="nofollow">in front of a legislative committee. It would seem that there is an abundance of truth in" rel="nofollow">in this statement – that is, we don’t often thin" rel="nofollow">ink about our organizational leaders’ sense of ethics until they’ve gotten themselves in" rel="nofollow">into serious legal trouble. All of this begs the question of whether highly ethical organizational cultures are more apt to produce ethical behaviors. Common sense tells us that they would. But if this is true, then why don’t all – or perhaps most – organizations have ethical behaviors? One possible answer might be that buildin" rel="nofollow">ing an ethical organization requires a lot of money, a lot of know-how and emphasis, a lot of dedicated people, and a lot of organizational energy. Corporate Social Responsibility, or CSR, begin" rel="nofollow">ins with engagement – that is, a company’s engagement with in" rel="nofollow">internal and external stakeholders (not “stockholders,” but stakeholders – those in" rel="nofollow">individuals or entities that have some in" rel="nofollow">interest in" rel="nofollow">in the company – e.g., employees, stockholders, potential in" rel="nofollow">investors, suppliers, buyers, the government, and the community-at-large). Begin" rel="nofollow">in by readin" rel="nofollow">ing the followin" rel="nofollow">ing articles related to CSR, and what it means for organizations to be “socially responsible”: Brooks, C. (2013, May 22). Social responsibility no longer optional for busin" rel="nofollow">inesses. Busin" rel="nofollow">iness News Daily. Retrieved from http://www.busin" rel="nofollow">inessnewsdaily.com/4528-social-responsibility-not-optional.html Fallon, N. (2014, December 22). What is corporate social responsibility? Busin" rel="nofollow">iness News Daily. Retrieved from http://www.busin" rel="nofollow">inessnewsdaily.com/4679-corporate-social-responsibility.html Optional Readin" rel="nofollow">ing The followin" rel="nofollow">ing article is also a very good overview of CSR. The article raises the poin" rel="nofollow">inted question as to whether organizations should choose to be socially responsible because of the derived fin" rel="nofollow">inancial benefits, or because bein" rel="nofollow">ing socially responsible is simply the right thin" rel="nofollow">ing to do: Perakis, E. (2009, April). Corporate responsibility: A busin" rel="nofollow">iness driver or an ethical obligation? Global Focus, 3(2), 60-63. Retrieved from ProQuest.