Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:

• Apply corporate responsibility standards and practices to make ethical and informed market and non-market decisions.
• Build positive economic relationships with international stakeholders through the use of global corporate citizenship practices.
• Examine and understand the contributions of business organizations to environmental problems in order to control and mitigate them.
• Apply sustainable practices in the workplace, community, and home.

• Describe how a business’ economic decision should be impacted by its social responsibility to its stakeholders
• Describe how the “utilitarian, rights and justice based models” impact ethical decision-making
• Explain the importance of government regulations and that they are followed within the workplace
• Discuss reasons for corporate philanthropy and methods it is carried out
• Identify how to ensure employee rights and confidentiality are maintained in the workplace
• Submit several research papers focusing on one or more social responsibility concepts covered in the class incorporating research and composition skills

General Concepts

•   Describe the influence of the shareholder when organizations are making financial decisions
•   Explain the responsibility of the business to develop products that are safe for consumer use
•   Describe steps for ensuring the business is “free” of discriminatory practices
•   Demonstrate techniques for teaching employees the importance of maintaining confidentiality - both customer and employee
•   Establish processes that ensure managers and supervisors practice social responsibility with their various stakeholders
•   Stress the importance of stakeholder management

Themes

•   Balance corporate profit with social responsibility

Issues

•     Overcome the need to produce product versus the needs of the workers
•   Don’t ignore the environmental impact when producing products
•   Protect “whistle-blowers” from harm