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Assignment: Application Paper- Ethical Social Responsibility

In reading Chapter 5 of our Business Ethics textbook(Corporate Social Responsibility), we are introduced to three models of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and the authors asked us to consider "the extent to which business organizations and the managers who run them have ethical responsibilities that go beyond producing needed goods and services within the law" (p. 159). The purpose of this assignment is to give you an opportunity to collect your thoughts and refine your own perspective on the extent to which business organizations should engage in CSR. In other words, what does it mean to say that a business has social responsibilities? For this application paper, you are to craft an academic paper that addresses the following:

I. Provide your perspective on the strengths and weaknesses of the three models of CSR, as presented in the chapter.

II. In your opinion, is there a tension between the pursuit of profit and social responsibility, and to what extent should business be expected to engage in CSR? Explain your answer.

III. What business case would you make in support "for" or "against" CSR?

IV. What organization would you point to as representative of your business case "for" or "against" CSR, and explain your answer.