This document provides instructions for an assessment on corporate social responsibility. Students are asked to evaluate the impact of CSR policies on workplaces and corporations. They also must assess the ethicality of an organization by identifying stakeholders, their roles, and how addressing or not addressing an issue through corporate policy could impact the organization, employees, and other stakeholders financially, legally, and in terms of reputation. The document provides competencies, questions to consider, and resources to support students in completing the assessment.

1. OverviewEvaluate the impact of corporate social responsibility
policy on the workplace and the corporate world. Also, assess
the ethicality of an organization and identify the related
stakeholders and their roles.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will
demonstrate your proficiency in the following course
competencies and assessment criteria:
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Competency 2: Assess the impact of corporate social
responsibility policy.
Assesses the impact of corporate social responsibility policy.
Assess the ethical nature of a selected organization.
Identify the major stakeholders and their roles and
responsibilities regarding an issue.
Assess the impact of the issue on various stakeholders.
Assess the potential costs and benefits for various stakeholders
in addressing an issue through corporate policy.
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ContextStakeholders are not limited to directly involved groups
and individuals who benefit directly from the corporation.
Often, the entire community is affected by an organization's
actions, or lack of reactions. For example, board members,
regulators, and consumers participate in the business process
every day. To what extent should they shape or influence ethical
behavior in business?
Understanding stakeholder needs, as well as threats to the
organization, is a key component of the process of managing
ethical issues. It is equally important to learn to identify issues
and put them in a context or framework, to facilitate
management decision making. One of the challenges of
marketplace globalization is creating ethical policies and
guidelines that monitor how we do business in the global
market.
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Questions to ConsiderTo deepen your understanding, you are
encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them
with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or
a member of the business community.
Workplace privacy is a very contentious issue today, because
the growth of technology that might threaten privacy is
outpacing the development of privacy laws. New technologies
for communication and surveillance are not legally restricted
because they are not yet addressed in existing laws. What right

3. to privacy you believe an employee should enjoy at work? What
right to surveillance should a company have in watching over
the employees it is paying, and the property it owns? Where
would you draw the line with regard to workplace privacy?
Think about a real-world example of whistleblowing with which
you are personally familiar, or which you have heard about.
Why might you feel pressure not to report what you know in the
situation, and to what extent would it affect you? What would
you do (or did you do) in this situation? Would a code of ethics
you are familiar with, such as a military code that requires
reporting of unethical behavior, influence your decision?
Analyze an advertisement that was misleading, and did not
provide complete and honest information about the product or
service. Your example might be from print, television, radio, or
the Internet. It might be local, national, or international. How
could this deception have been harmful? What action would you
recommend to deter this type of deception in the future?
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ResourcesSuggested Resources
The following optional resources are provided to support you in
completing the assessment or to provide a helpful context. For
additional resources, refer to the Research Resources and
Supplemental Resources in the left navigation menu of your
courseroom.
Library Resources
The following e-books and articles from the Capella University
Library are linked directly in this course.

4. Rendtorff, J. D. (2009).
Responsibility, ethics and legitimacy of corporations
. Copenhagen, Denmark: Copenhagen Business School Press.
Retrieved from
http://site.ebrary.com.library.capella.edu/lib/capella/docDetail.a
ction?docID=10465558
Part 4 is particularly applicable to this assessment.
Course Library Guide
A Capella University library guide has been created specifically
for your use in this course. You are encouraged to refer to the
resources in the
BUS-FP4801 – Ethics and Enterprise Library Guide
to help direct your research.
Assessment InstructionsComplete the following:
Assess the impact of corporate social responsibility policy on
the workplace and the corporate world.
Assess how, and to what extent, corporate social responsibility
can be coordinated with an organization's obligation to
maximize profits for its shareholders.

5. Identify a potential ethical issue at a real-world organization.
You may use the organization and issue you used in the first
and second assessments.
Assess the ethicality of the organization.
Identify the major stakeholders and their roles and
responsibilities regarding the issue.
Assess the potential impact of the organization's choice to
address or not address the issue via corporate policy. Address
the financial and legal impacts of this choice on the
organization, employees, and other stakeholders. In addition,
address the potential impact on the organization's reputation.