Individual Assignment (20%)
Ethics and CSR – Individual Project (Due Date: March 20th, 23:59)
In this project, you are going to set up a fictitious business of your own in any province of Canada and take the perspective of the Chief Executive Officer to reflect on the dimensions of business ethics/corporate social responsibility (CSR) of your company. More specifically, you will: Briefly describe your company (your industry, your main product and/or services, the scope and size of your operations). Discuss the range of ethical/CSR issues and unique challenges that your company faces. Identify your companys stakeholders and their varying interests. Discuss how your company goes about managing ethical issues, CSR activities, and stakeholder interests in practice.
Please provide examples for each to illustrate your points. Create a short position statement for the management of your company outlining your overall CSR strategy. What types of activities fall within your CSR strategy and what types of activities are excluded? Why? Discuss the potential implications (positive or negative) of your approach.
The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your understanding of the material that is covered in the course. This can best be accomplished by making use of concrete, specific examples to illustrate your understanding of how to apply the concepts.
You are expected to submit a 12-15-page (double spaced, 12-pt font, APA Format) paper for this project. 10 reliable references minimum from various sources (Academic, Governmental, Industry related, Media). All references must be used within the text.
Recommended Structure:
Cover Page
Table of Content
Introduction
Companys Profile/Product/Scope of operations
Ethical Issues/Challenges
Stakeholders/Interests
Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
Conclusion
References
