Read Archie Carroll’s seminal paper on the Pyramid of Corporate Responsibility. After reading and pondering Carroll’s work, you will select one company and research it in light of the CSR Pyramid. You will need to engage in some robust academic research in order to appropriately address this term paper. No assertions should be made without scholarly/credible sources to bolster those assertions. Your paper will consist of the following sections:
A brief introduction to your company
Provide the basic information regarding your company’s history/founding, organization, mission, values, goals, its core business model, and core product(s)/service(s)
The CSR Pyramid
Citing Carroll and other scholarly sources, discuss what the CSR Pyramid is, why/how it is useful, criticisms of the pyramid, and how we can examine companies in the context of the CSR pyramid
Your Company and its Economic Responsibilities
Provide evidence and discussion that your company is or isn’t living up to its economic responsibilities in the context of the CSR pyramid
Your Company and its Legal Responsibilities
Provide evidence and discussion that your company is or isn’t living up to its legal responsibilities in the context of the CSR pyramid
Your Company and its Ethical Responsibilities
Provide evidence and discussion that your company is or isn’t living up to its ethical responsibilities in the context of the CSR pyramid.
Your Company and its Philanthropic Responsibilities
Provide evidence and discussion that your company is or isn’t living up to its philanthropic responsibilities in the context of the CSR pyramid
Verdict (~1 page)
Given all the information you’ve compiled on the company you chose and its ability or inability to satisfy its responsibilities, is your company a good corporate citizen? Why or why not?
Author’s Perspective
Given all the information you’ve compiled on the company you chose and its ability or inability to satisfy its responsibilities, do you personally consider your company to be “good”? Why or why not?
I attached Archie’s work, as well as the assignment description.
