{"id":3099,"date":"2022-04-05T17:07:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T17:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-humanresourcesmgmt\/?post_type=chapter&p=3099"},"modified":"2022-04-05T17:07:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T17:07:09","slug":"module-15-discussion-corporate-social-responsibility","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-humanresourcesmgmt\/chapter\/module-15-discussion-corporate-social-responsibility\/","title":{"raw":"Module 15 Discussion: Corporate Social Responsibility","rendered":"Module 15 Discussion: Corporate Social Responsibility"},"content":{"raw":"Examples of corporate social responsibility (CSR) are going on all around us. For instance, consider TOMS Shoes. Their slogan is \u201cWith every TOMS purchase, you stand with us on issues that matter.\u201d They have donated shoes, designer eyewear, and with the launch of their coffee branch, started contributing to programs that ensure safe water for the communities where they harvest their beans. Now, they\u2019ve added \u201cimpact grants\u201d to their list of efforts, targeting U.S. gun violence.\r\n\r\nAs they say on their website, \u201cSince 2006, we\u2019ve given shoes, sight, and safe water to more than 94 million people, and we have our customers to thank for turning our mission\u2014using business to improve lives\u2014into a movement. But the problems facing our world today are more complex than ever. So we are more committed than ever to finding new solutions: in addition to providing for basic human needs, we\u2019re taking a stand on today\u2019s most pressing human issues. And with every TOMS purchase, you\u2019re taking a stand too\u2014for the issues of today, and for a better tomorrow.\u201d\r\n\r\nPeople purchase TOMS shoes because they know that the company is socially conscious and that their money will not only buy fashionable footwear, but also be channeled to people in need.\r\n\r\nTOMS is at the top of the CSR pyramid, extending their philanthropy to issues that matter.\r\n

Discussion Prompt<\/h2>\r\nFind a company in the news today that\u2019s acting at one level of the CSR pyramid: economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic. Explain what action qualifies the company to be at that level of the pyramid, and then talk about how the company is being socially responsible AND how that action will ultimately benefit their businesses.\r\n\r\nThen, review the examples offered by two of your classroom peers and offer your comments and opinions.\r\n

Grading<\/h2>\r\nShare your opinions below and respond to two of your classmates\u2019 thoughts.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Discussion Grading Rubric<\/caption>\r\n
Criteria<\/th>\r\nNot Evident<\/th>\r\nDeveloping<\/th>\r\nExemplary<\/th>\r\nPoints<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
Submit your initial response<\/td>\r\n0 pts<\/strong>\r\nNo post made<\/td>\r\n5 pts<\/strong>\r\nPost is either late or off-topic<\/td>\r\n10 pts<\/strong>\r\nPost is made on time and is focused on the prompt<\/td>\r\n10 pts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Respond to at least two peers\u2019 presentations<\/td>\r\n0 pts<\/strong>\r\nNo response to peers<\/td>\r\n2<\/strong>\u00a0pts<\/strong>\r\nResponded to only one peer<\/td>\r\n5 pts\r\n<\/strong>Responded to two peers<\/td>\r\n5 pts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nTotal:<\/strong><\/td>\r\n15 pts<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>","rendered":"

Examples of corporate social responsibility (CSR) are going on all around us. For instance, consider TOMS Shoes. Their slogan is \u201cWith every TOMS purchase, you stand with us on issues that matter.\u201d They have donated shoes, designer eyewear, and with the launch of their coffee branch, started contributing to programs that ensure safe water for the communities where they harvest their beans. Now, they\u2019ve added \u201cimpact grants\u201d to their list of efforts, targeting U.S. gun violence.<\/p>\n

As they say on their website, \u201cSince 2006, we\u2019ve given shoes, sight, and safe water to more than 94 million people, and we have our customers to thank for turning our mission\u2014using business to improve lives\u2014into a movement. But the problems facing our world today are more complex than ever. So we are more committed than ever to finding new solutions: in addition to providing for basic human needs, we\u2019re taking a stand on today\u2019s most pressing human issues. And with every TOMS purchase, you\u2019re taking a stand too\u2014for the issues of today, and for a better tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

People purchase TOMS shoes because they know that the company is socially conscious and that their money will not only buy fashionable footwear, but also be channeled to people in need.<\/p>\n

TOMS is at the top of the CSR pyramid, extending their philanthropy to issues that matter.<\/p>\n

Discussion Prompt<\/h2>\n

Find a company in the news today that\u2019s acting at one level of the CSR pyramid: economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic. Explain what action qualifies the company to be at that level of the pyramid, and then talk about how the company is being socially responsible AND how that action will ultimately benefit their businesses.<\/p>\n

Then, review the examples offered by two of your classroom peers and offer your comments and opinions.<\/p>\n

Grading<\/h2>\n

Share your opinions below and respond to two of your classmates\u2019 thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Discussion Grading Rubric<\/caption>\n
Criteria<\/th>\nNot Evident<\/th>\nDeveloping<\/th>\nExemplary<\/th>\nPoints<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Submit your initial response<\/td>\n0 pts<\/strong>
\nNo post made<\/td>\n		5 pts<\/strong>
\nPost is either late or off-topic<\/td>\n		10 pts<\/strong>
\nPost is made on time and is focused on the prompt<\/td>\n		10 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Respond to at least two peers\u2019 presentations<\/td>\n0 pts<\/strong>
\nNo response to peers<\/td>\n		2<\/strong>\u00a0pts<\/strong>
\nResponded to only one peer<\/td>\n		5 pts
\n<\/strong>Responded to two peers<\/td>\n		5 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nTotal:<\/strong><\/td>\n15 pts<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\t\t\t
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