Posted: April 12th, 2015

Ethics, Corporate Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility

WEEK# 1 LEG500

1-“Ethics, Corporate Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ” Please respond to the following:

• From the e-Activity, determine the ethical theory or theories (from Chapter 1 of the textbook) that best support(s) the B-corp concept. Support your response.

Evaluate the likelihood of traditional corporations using social responsibility as an effective competitive strategy. Specify at least one (1) way that a company with which you are familiar can use (or has used) social responsibility as a competitive strategy in the marketing of its products / services, supply chain, charitable activities, strategic investments, or operations.

2-AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE STUDENT AND WHY?

Yes as I was reading about Ben and Jerrys corporation, im stumbled apound the article. Even though Ben and Jerry put up a good fight, they eventually gave in. Yet per the article, the company will be ran the same as they where before. i think that using the b corp rule can help with profit. Generally people love to be apart of social change. Just look at the whole foods example.People are willing to pay more for a item that helps out every man. I honestly thnk tons of companies should look into becming a b corp. It holds them responsible and stresses ethics, which all companies shoud have.

3-“The Duty of Loyalty and Whistleblowing” Please respond to the following:

• Analyze the duty of loyalty in whistleblower cases to determine to whom loyalty is owed and who shows the greater duty of loyalty. Support your analysis with specific examples. Then, suggest at least one (1) change to an existing law.

Reexamine the Citizens United decision in Chapter 1, and determine which of the following groups has the greatest free speech rights: corporations, public employees, or private employees. Provide a rationale for your determination.