Posted: March 26th, 2015

Essay Question

Essay Question
“Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an increasingly essential element in the business world. There are many different ‘definitions’ of CSR which reflect different assumptions and approaches to the responsibility of corporations. What is your understanding of CSR and how does it contrast with other understandings?”
1. First give an introduction to your essay. This should include a brief introduction to the relevant management theories together with a brief summary of the main ideas, definitions and scope in the essay. Give a clear, concise statement of the problem you are going to investigate; define the limits of the scope of your investigation; and, if you are dealing with terms that are ambiguous, define them clearly and concisely.
2. The discussion is the main part of your essay. In this part of the essay you need to identify and discuss CSR, possibly its background and your personal understanding of CSR. Use theory and provide evidence from your research of academic journals and reference books to support your ideas. Remember to provide evidence, theoretical analysis and academic journals references to support the discussion.
3. Then provide a precise and straightforward conclusion which ties together the various strands of your argument. Make sure your argument in the main part of the essay supports the conclusions
4. Finally provide a reference list as per Harvard referencing requirements.