(855) 4-ESSAYS

Type a new keyword(s) and press Enter to search

Social Responsibility

 

            Social responsibility in the McDonalds Corporation.
            
             McDonalds recently issued their first social responsibility report. The company did this so that they would be able to share their ideas with the public. They want to be able to show their customers their plans in the most important areas of social responsibility. They cover subjects such as; the environment, their consumers, and relationships they have with their suppliers, and of course the food that they serve.
             McDonald's has locations in over 100 countries. This great business also comes with a great amount of responsibilities. At www.mcdonald's.com, they tell us that the corporation is very committed to their social responsibility. They call it; " doing the right thing." They believe that one of their responsibilities is to give back to the communities that give so much to them.
             In their commitment to give back to the communities they done many things such as: Provide homes away from homes for families of hospitalized children, provide meals for disaster victims, sponsor special events, and support educational partnerships. Special words from Jack Greenberg the CEO of McDonalds help us to better understand how concerned the corporation really is with social responsibility; "For our communities, being the best mean they are proud to have in the neighborhood because we are a socially responsible company. The world should be a better place because of Mc Donald's." .
             One other responsibility that they have addressed is the environment. McDonalds has been known to be very environmentally friendly. They contribute to the cause by doing things like; "recycling corrugated paper", "using energy efficient construction techniques", and using "alternative refrigerants." Obviously McDonalds is trying to make the best decisions concerning the Earths environment.
             The last and, to me, the most important responsibility they have is the responsibility in the market place.


Essays Related to Social Responsibility

1. Corporate Social Responsibility

Example of such kind of an activity is the company's participation in Corporate Social Responsibility. In this paper a clear and precise definition of Corporate Social Responsibility has been presented. ... Those kind of activities are what are collectively referred to as Social Corporate Responsibility. This paper is going to address Corporate Social Responsibility in depth including its meaning, the arguments against and towards CSR and an example of a company working towards SCR. 2.0 Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate social responsibility refers to business activities which ...

  • Word Count: 2191
  • Approx Pages: 9
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

2. Enterprises and Corporate Social Responsibilities

Consequently, entrepreneurial activity has always borne a pronounced responsibility for social development and Corporate Social Responsibility provides an intelligent way to combine economically viable development, social responsibility and conservation of natural resources1 There is no universally acceptable definition for CSR since there are many elaborated variants nevertheless, it can be described in several ways and some of the concepts I found more accurate are the followings: "What companies have embrace in order to achieve competitiveness while addressing societal issues and cost...

  • Word Count: 2852
  • Approx Pages: 11
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

3. Doing good socially for businesses

"Doing Well by Doing Good-: Models of Corporate Social Responsibility The corporate scandals of the past years have raised many questions about businesses and their public interests. To answer these questions the field of corporate social responsibility has grown to great lengths and is now an everyday word in the business world. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is also known as: business ethics, corporate citizenship, corporate accountability, and sustainability (Overview of Corporate Social Responsibility, 1) Business for Social Responsibility defines corporate social responsibi...

  • Word Count: 3324
  • Approx Pages: 13
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

4. Social Responsibility

The issues of social responsibility have received greater attention with the advent of intense globalization of business. Though there are disadvantages to adopting social responsibility, despite the numerous advantages of the practice. ... There is too much focus on social responsibility. ... The book brings out several key issues about the disadvantages of social responsibility. ... For example the cigarette industry was extremely effected by social responsibility. ...

  • Word Count: 349
  • Approx Pages: 1
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

5. Social Responsibility

This growing cost, coupled with a more knowledgeable public receiving much information through the media, has made all stakeholders, including those outside of the organization, re-evaluate their level of social responsibility. There are four levels of corporate social responsibility; these include economic, legal, ethical, and discretionary responsibilities (Daft 1997). ... Social responsibility can sometimes be a two-way street with the government and society itself playing important roles. ... Ethical responsibility is the next level. ... Taking a proactive approach towards being socially...

  • Word Count: 808
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

6. Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility An ever-increasing issue in the corporate world is corporate social responsibility. ... (Labatt) Companies are beginning to notice the benefits of corporate social responsibility. ... So far Europe has been the leader in corporate social responsibility. ... This makes for a variety of ways which a company can achieve social responsibility. ... First with the company develops an initial commitment to achieving social responsibility. ...

  • Word Count: 1746
  • Approx Pages: 7
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

7. Theories of Corporate Social Responsibility

Introduction The arena of corporate social responsibility displays to have become more important around the world today. ... What is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR?) ... The concept of corporate social responsibility has been growing remarkably in today's business world. ... Growing Importance of CSR The importance of corporate social responsibility is excessive in today's business and social areas. ... Approaches of Corporate Social Responsibility According to Kramer and porter (2006), corporations have four issues to be engaged in corporate social responsibility. ...

  • Word Count: 1487
  • Approx Pages: 6
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

8. Social responsibility of pharmaceutical company

In the summary of access and implementation strategy, I have argued that a company has a social responsibility to provide service for human rights. To help implement responsibilities, I insist that the social contract theory provides an applicable ground for the duty based theory with specific procedures to allocate the wealth. Business organization themselves are originated from social contracts, such as corporate law etc. thus I find it practical to apply when confronted with social responsibilities argument. ... However, social responsibility and the actions such as granting drugs vol...

  • Word Count: 808
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

9. Starbucks and Corporate Social Responsibility

The company has a long, documented history of social responsibility; Starbucks published its first Corporate Social Responsibility Annual Report in 2002 (Reis, 2009). ... The report for 2012 dives into many social responsibility aspects that the company is involved in. ... The corporation has taken social responsibility to a global level. ... What can the company do to improve its corporate social responsibility behavior and reputation? ... Economic Responsibility Donaldson (2005), cited Milton Friedman who considers that maximizing profit is the only social responsibility of a business. ...

  • Word Count: 2434
  • Approx Pages: 10
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate