Assignment #2:  Persuasive Paper

Paper must include the following sections and subheading labels:

• ***It is required that course material is used to support your discussion. It is required that at least one of the suggested resources is used in your argument.***

Heading 1: INTRODUCTION

Subheading: What will you discuss in the paper?

• What is Corporate Social Responsibility?
• What is the Purpose of Corporate Social Responsibility?
• Theme: “A multinational corporation has no moral or social responsibility to engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs.”
• Persuasive discussion and arguments explaining why you agree/disagree with the theme statement
• Explain 1 ethical theory and discuss how the theory supports and strengthens your position agreeing/disagreeing with the theme statement
• Globalization: how it impacts the moral and/or social responsibility of multinational corporations to engage in CSR

Heading 2: BACKGROUND

Subheading 1:  What is Corporate Social Responsibility?

• Explain the meaning of CSR.
• Suggested Resource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRbFTD8mHkc

Subheading 2: What is the Purpose of Corporate Social Responsibilty?

·        Explain the purpose of CSR programs.

• Suggested Resource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRbFTD8mHkc

Heading 3: PERSUASIVE DISCUSSION

• State the theme for discussion: “A multinational corporation has no moral or social responsibility to engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs.”

• Explain why you agree/disagree with the theme statement. The argument should include a discussion for or against corporate social responsibility.

• Suggested Resource:http://www.colorado.edu/studentgroups/libertarians/issues/friedman-soc-resp-business.html

Subheading 1: Ethical Theory

• Explain 1 ethical theory and discuss how the theory supports and strengthens your position agreeing/disagreeing with the theme statement

• Suggested Resource: http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~cp28/ethterm.htm

Subheading 2: Globalization

• How does Globalization impact the moral and/or social responsibility of multinational corporations to engage in CSR

• Suggested Resource: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2008-02-12/ethics-must-be-global-not-localbusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice

Subheading 3: Stakeholders

• Internal Stakeholders:  discuss how your position agreeing/disagreeing with the theme statement impacts each internal stakeholder group  and thus, supports and strengthens your position
• External Stakeholders:  discuss how your position agreeing/disagreeing with the theme statement impacts each external stakeholder group  and thus, supports and strengthens your position

• Suggested Resource:http://www.strategy-business.com/media/file/03311.pdf
• Suggested Resource:http://www.geocities.ws/griseborough/55.htm

Subheading 3: Distributive Justice and Current Distribution of Wealth

• Include a discussion about the idea of distributive justice and the current distribution of wealth as an integral element of corporate social responsibility (CSR).

Heading 4: Conclusion

• Briefly summarize topics discussed in the paper.
• Make a strong closing statement.

Heading 5: References

• ***It is required that course material is used to support your discussion. It is required that at least one of the suggested resources is in your argument.***

REFERENCES

Read more: Corporate Social Responsibility Definition | Investopedia http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/corp-social-responsibility.asp#ixzz4PQg25GHB

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