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Purpose of Assignment
This assignment is designed to identify how decisions impact a business. Corporations have an obligation to be ethical at all times. For this assignment; the student will identify potential ethical implications surrounding the decision, and how this may impact the decision-making process. From there, corporate social responsibility will be explained and how it can impact the outcome of decision-making for an organization.
Assignment Steps
Identify a business in your local community. This can be your current place of employment or a business with which you are familiar.
Develop a 1,050-word examination of the ethics and social responsibility practices within the organization.
Include the following in your examination:
- Select a business decision within the organization.
- Identify the potential ethical implications associated with this decision.
- Determine the effect this may have on the decision making process.
- Identify how the organization applies corporate social responsibility to the business.
- Evaluate the influence that corporate social responsibility has on the organization.
- Discuss the application of critical thinking to corporate social responsibility.
Format the assignment consistent with APA guidelines.
Explanation & Answer
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Introduction
I worked with Bidco manufacturing company which is one of the most prominent
organizations in my local community. The firm undertakes various processing activities with the
end products including but not limited to detergents, cooking fat and oil, soaps and other
products used in mainly in the kitchen. This paper will focus on a decision that was made by the
top management and the ethical implication of such decision including the decision-making
process and lastly matters concerning corporate social responsibility and the use of such in the
organization.
Business Decision within Bidco
In every business, the most crucial component of production is usually the human
resource factor. The workforce is essential, and any business will not succeed if this component
is not well coordinated. To ensure a smooth running of a company, the human resource
management department is accorded the responsibility to make significant decisions concerning
human resources in the organization (Donaldson et al. 2010). Such choices can affect the entire
organization as well as the production levels. Among the decisions that the management of any
company can make based on the department is the recruitment and hiring processes which are
utilized to ensure the company has not only the right number of employees but also those with
the required qualifications. Others may include the compensation and benefits given to workers
for the services they provide to the company.
At Bidco manufacturing company, the HRM department decided on the recruitment
process where it was agreed that only male employees would be recruited for the open jobs that
were available for a given period. The issue of diversity at the job place is very essential, and in
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