The document discusses the social responsibilities of businesses in 6 areas: 1) Toward customers/consumers by ensuring quality, safety, and transparency. 2) Toward employees by providing fair wages, working conditions, training, and opportunities. 3) Toward shareholders by providing fair returns and transparency. 4) Toward other businesses by preventing unfair practices and competition. 5) Toward the government by obeying laws and contributing taxes. 6) Toward the community through environmental protection, community development, and education support. The social responsibilities are aimed at benefiting society beyond legal minimum requirements.
The document discusses the social responsibilities of businesses in 6 areas: 1) Toward customers/consumers by ensuring quality, safety, and transparency. 2) Toward employees by providing fair wages, working conditions, training, and opportunities. 3) Toward shareholders by providing fair returns and transparency. 4) Toward other businesses by preventing unfair practices and competition. 5) Toward the government by obeying laws and contributing taxes. 6) Toward the community through environmental protection, community development, and education support. The social responsibilities are aimed at benefiting society beyond legal minimum requirements.
The document discusses the social responsibilities of businesses in 6 areas: 1) Toward customers/consumers by ensuring quality, safety, and transparency. 2) Toward employees by providing fair wages, working conditions, training, and opportunities. 3) Toward shareholders by providing fair returns and transparency. 4) Toward other businesses by preventing unfair practices and competition. 5) Toward the government by obeying laws and contributing taxes. 6) Toward the community through environmental protection, community development, and education support. The social responsibilities are aimed at benefiting society beyond legal minimum requirements.
the business does, over and above statutory requirement, for the benefit of the society. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) refers to the moral responsibility of the business to the society by the virtue of being a part of the society. 1. toward customers/consumer
It has been widely recognized that customer satisfaction
shall be the key to satisfying the organizational goal. To understand needs and wants of the customers. To improve the efficiency of functioning of business so as to …. Increase productivity Reduce prices Improve quality and services Smoothen the distribution system 3 Cont…
To undertake R & D, to improve quality and introduce
innovative product. To supply goods at reasonable price. To provide required after sale services. To ensure product has no adverse effects on consumers. To avoid misleading customers by improper advertisement. To provide sufficient information about product 4 2. Responsibility toward employees
The successful organization depends to a very large
extent on the morale of the employees. The payment of fair wages The provision of best possible working conditions The establishment of fair work standards and norms The provision of labour welfare facility. Arrangement for proper training and education of the worker. 5 Cont…
Reasonable and proper chance for promotion
Proper recognition, appreciation and encouragement of skills. The installation of efficient grievance handling system. An opportunity for participation in a management decision.
6 3. Responsibility toward shareholders
A fair and responsible return on the capital invested by
them A part in profit or bonus payment scheme Political and economical security for investment through stable govt. law Knowledge about the working of an enterprise. Fair amount of dividend or retained earnings. Voting rights 7 4. Responsibility toward inter-Business
The social responsibility of business include a healthy
cooperative business relationship between diff. businesses. Prevention of unfair and unethical competition and unfair interference in the rival’s business. Not to spread false rumors about rival’s product. Not to show unethical advertisement. Not to create artificial scarcity. Businessman should adopt better designs, good advertisements, quick and safe delivery with after sale services, reasonable prices. 5. Responsibility toward the Government
It will be a law abiding citizen.
It will pay its dues and taxes other state fully and honestly. It will not purchase political support by unfair means; It will sell his goods, commodities and services without adulteration at fair and reasonable prices, and It will maintain fair trade practices and refrain from activities like restraint of trade 6. Responsibilities Towards the Community
Major areas where business can and does contribute
towards community welfare Taking appropriate steps to prevent environmental pollution and preserve ecological balance. Rehabilitation of population disabled by the business. Assisting in over all development of locality. Taking steps to conserve scarce resources Improving the efficiency of business operation. Contributing to R&D Development of backward areas Industrial Aid to Education in Urban Areas
5 forms of educational aid
1. Cash contribution to educational institutions; 2. Scholarship and loans to undergraduate students; 3. Contribution of material and equipments to educational institutions; 4. Teaching aids for students and teachers; 5. Contribution of company manpower; Social Audit on Factual Assessment
‘social audit’ means a comprehensive evaluation of the
way a company discharges all its responsibilities to shareholders, customers, employees, community and the government. Green management Jet airways