THIS IS A TWO PART ASSIGNMENT, EACH PART MUST BE ON IT OWN SEPARATE WORD DOCUMENT.
PART ONE
Pick two of your favorite products or services. These can be shoes, clothes, music, technology, cleaning products, hobby supplies, etc. as long as they have a public website. Please compare and contrast the following about your two chosen firms that produce your favorite products/services:
- What type of firm/industry is it? What do they provide to customers?
- What CSR initiatives/programs does each firm have?
- Does the firm’s CSR initiatives align with the type of industry and the products/services it provides? Why or why not?
- Is the firm focusing on the issues/stakeholders that it should be? Why or why not?
Your initial post should be a minimum of 450 words. Youmustinclude in-text citations and a website reference for each firm included. Please review the APA materials included under the “Getting Started” folder if you are unsure how to cite/reference the website.
PART TWO:
At the end of each Reading or Case,there will be a section titled“Questions”.Provide responses to the questions listed.Responses for reach question should be well-developed.Some questions require longer answers than others.Please provide at least one sentence(not a one-word answer)to more basic questions.For more complex questions,think in terms of a well-organized paragraph as a good rule of thumb.My main concern is your analysis presented and the application of what you have learned from the reading to those situations,and not so much the volume of writing in response.Think through the situations and share your thoughts.Feel free to share any questions you have via email.When evaluating each question/scenario,please consider who is impacted by the decision,what are the costs/benefits of the decision for each of those people impacted,and how the decision may align with your personal values.
- Thinking Critically4.3 Monsanto’s Mystery Wheat(Questions1-6) - (print text pp.89-90;etextat the very end of Chapter 4)
- Thinking Critically5.3 Valeant: The Pharmaceutical Enron(Questions1-6) - (print text pp.111-113;etextat the very end of Chapter 5)
Please submit your response in a paper format (title page, content, and Reference page, double-spaced, size 12 Times New Roman font).