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In the discussion that follows, you will be assigned a corporation to investigate. Your investigation should focus on the following question and address one of the following areas.
Question: Does the business, agency practice/employ socially-responsible business practices?
Consider the following areas from which to select and narrow your topic.
- Environmental responsibility
- Fair Business ethics in relationship to other businesses and vendors
- Responsibility to the community
- Responsibility to the customers
- Responsibility to employees and work environment
- Diversity and fair opportunity in hiring and promotion practices
- Responsibility to shareholders
- Adherence to Mission Statement and Guiding Principles
This research paper focuses on a narrowed topic investigating a specific question related to the assigned corporation. Therefore, although there may be potential linkage of two of this issues, you should attempt to focus your research towards one. In no way, should you attempt to approach several or all of the potential topics in one paper, or your research and support will result in a generalized research paper, lacking sufficient evidence to support it.
The paper needs to incorporate research from a minimum of 8 legitimate sources.
This assignment will require the following: a beginning bibliography of 8 sources typed on one page, using MLA Format for Bibliography/Works Cited (only one of these being the web site or printed brochure of the company), a discussion assignment, sentence outline, rough draft, and final draft with appropriate documentation submitted via Vericite (plagiarism checker)
Length: Approximately 2000 words
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Monsanto Corporation and Responsibility to the Customers
From all corners of the world, companies strive to excel by providing solutions and
meeting the needs of their customers. Through their operations, companies must observe
business ethics and socially responsible business practices to ensure the acceptance by the
people without compromising their health and other basic needs. This paper examines
Monsanto Company with the view to establish its responsibility to the customer. Originating
from the United States, Monsanto has been one of the leading companies in agricultural
biotechnology and the manufacturing of agrochemicals. As an agricultural biotechnology
corporation, Monsanto began its operations in 1901. In the past few decades, Monsanto has
faced various accusations regarding its social practices and the effects of its products to the
consumers, environment and the community at large.
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Monsanto’s Genetically Modified Crops
Sale of unsafe or harmful herbicides to the customers
a. Effects of Roundup
b. Carcinogenicity
Irresponsible use of technology at the expense of the consumer
a. Concealed information on the used technology
b. Added expense to the customers
Forced consumer purchases
a. Consumers forced to buy herbicides
b. Consumers forced to buy new seeds each planting season
c. Threats through lawsuits
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Monsanto Corporation and Responsibility to the Customers
From all corners of the world, companies strive to excel by providing solutions and
meeting the needs of their customers. Through their operations, companies must observe
business ethics and socially responsible business practices to ensure the acceptance by the
people without compromising their health and other basic needs. This paper examines
Monsanto Company with the view to establish its responsibility to the customer. Originating
from the United States, Monsanto has been one of the leading companies in agricultural
biotechnology and the manufacturing of agrochemicals. As an agricultural biotechnology
corporation, Monsanto began its operations in 1901. In the past few decades, Monsanto has
faced various accusations regarding its social practices and the effects of its products to the
consumers, environment and the community at large.
From the onset, the company, through some of its products especially the Genetically
Modified crops and the herbicides including the Glyphosate commonly known as Roundup,
has faced various lawsuit among which it has been charged heavily. Although Monsanto has
been claiming the safety of its products to the consumers, most of the researchers and
institutions including the World Health Organization have claimed carcinogenicity of some
of the company’s products such as the Glyphosate. From this perspective, it is significant to
determine Monsanto’s responsibility to the consumer of its products. In fact, according to the
survey by Anderson (2014), Monsanto can use all the means available to reap high profits
regardless of the effects of the products to the consumers. Considering various claims and
previous studies, this paper examines if Monsanto, a leading agricultural biotechnology and
manufacturer of agrichemicals has socially acceptable practices to the customers.
Monsanto’s Genetically Modified Crops
As a leader in ag...