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Sociology Test Assignment

You are required to write a 1,250-word report on a topic relating to good governance and corporate responsibility.

You may choose the following topic:

The role of the leader in the practice of good governance and social responsibility in a publicly or privately held company-what role the leader plays in setting and influencing corporate responsibility. The report should contain the following elements:
o Describe and discuss the concept of corporate social responsibility, its development, and the context in which it operates
o Demonstrate an understanding between concepts such as ethics, morals, and values
o Identify and critically assess the strategic implications of organizations adopting corporate social responsibility and business ethics
o Identify examples of ethical business dilemmas and the ways they might be overcome
o Explain how leaders set and influence corporate responsibility in an organization

You are required to undertake the following in conducting your analysis:

Good Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility
1. Refer to and apply relevant models, concepts, theories and literature in the field of corporate responsibility.
2. You are expected to incorporate relevant research and theory from the broader business ethics literature (e.g., journal articles and/or books), not just the text and course materials (in addition to other sources, your reference list should include a minimum of three journal articles)

Report Section Headings

Your report submission must be developed with section headings as listed below with the relevant content, research and analysis included under each heading:
• Introduction
• Background of organization
• Definition and Understanding of ethics and corporate social responsibility
• Applicability of approach
• Impact of concepts of organizational commitment and organizational decision making
• Examples of ethical and business dilemmas explained
• Analysis of how leaders set and influence corporate responsibility
• Relevant models, concepts, theories and literature in the field of organizational behavior
• Supporting research and theory from corporate responsibility literature, journals, etc.

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