Responsibility

How much does responsibility mean to you when you hear it? Having responsibility can both mean and be very powerful. Having responsibility is what makes an individual grow up and be mature. Being responsible can refer to having the ability to make certain decisions on our own or the interest of others. In What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, it a powerful and meaningful story about a big family in a small town called Endora in Iowa. Throughout the story the family faces a lot of problems having A…

Importance of Social Responsibility for Businesses Business plays an important role in the economy as well as in the society. Since businesses are run by private owners, they act in the way that increases their profits. But, because of their great influence, businesses are expected to also take some social responsibility. Milton Friedman, in the essay “The social responsibility of business is to increase profits”, argues that businesses’ only responsibility is to increase its profits and…

What My Dog Taught Me About Responsibility There comes a time in life for everyone, where you learn to accept responsibility. It may take some of us a whole life time to learn, others are made to accept it earlier on. The lesson can come in many different forms, whether it’s a small list of Sunday chores as a child or fighting the desire to let a bill go overdue for a night out with friends. For me, it was the experiences I went through with a certain furry friend. Someone who not only taught…

that benefit the whole of society. By doing so, there becomes a balance between economic growth, the welfare of society, and the environment. If this balance is maintained, then the social responsibility is accomplished. While history can be repetitive, another translation and/ or perception of this responsibility defines ma’at. Ma’at is in the ancient Egyptian religion who represented truth, justice, balance, and morality,…

is the internal battle between ones passions and responsibilities. The question exists of which one is more beneficial to the goals, ideas, and development of the individual who is faced with the ultimatum of choosing passion over responsibility. Passion, and the pursuit of it, is what most individuals yearn for, however, responsibility is omnipresent and typically is more potent in importance. Nevertheless, what if someone chooses responsibility over passion? In the novel Frankenstein by Mary…

Throughout the course the material presented has made professional responsibility a key concept that I think about everyday. A firm understanding of professional responsibility allows students to make ethical decisions when faced with dilemmas. This has been the focus of module one and two with three allowing us to connect these ideas to a larger societal picture. To begin, my five core values are family, ambition, accountability, integrity, and commitment. These values are the most important to…

The topic of “social responsibility of a business” has always been a debatable topic. Many argue that a business has much more responsibility than just focusing on the increase of profits. For example, the environment, the consumers, the employees etc. They think these factors should be some of the primary focuses of a corporation. In this research paper I am analyzing that businesses and corporation’s social responsibility is to be socially responsible while increasing profits because that is…

The public’s increasing concern for social issues, such as sustainability, has resulted in the adoption of corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies by companies worldwide. CSR has become an integral part of today’s business environment. Despite the growing trend towards the implementation of CSR, the United States seems to be lagging behind other countries, such as the United Kingdom and those in the European Union, in the depth and impact of their CSR commitments and actions. This gap…

Milton Friedman was a man who believed businesses had one sole purpose, make money. that socially responsibility was a reason for free trade necessity and order. In order to freely trade we need a reason too and that would be where outsourcing comes into play. Friedman was a strongly felt man about the needs of society and the needs of the business. While also acknowledging this need, he is also in favor of the benefits of society at large without the benefits to shareholders.…

Ethics Paper For an organization to remain in business they must achieve profits and find ways to keep their customers pleased. Organizations will use ethics and social responsibility as ways to keep customers happy. Every decision made, both good and bad, directly affect shareholders and their investment. Being morally right or wrong is being ethical. Many people will not want to by meat from their local grocery store if they know the animals were not treated ethically. Almost all decisions…