Milton Friedman‚ “The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase Profits” In the article‚ “The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Profits‚” Friedman states that “businessmen believe that they are defending free enterprise when they proclaim that business is not concerned merely with profit but also with promoting desirable social ends.” This social responsibility is defined as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)‚ which is the belief that “corporations owe a greater duty
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The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits Milton Friedman The New York Times Magazine September 13‚ 1970 When I hear businessmen speak eloquently about the "social responsibilities of business in a free-enterprise system‚" I am reminded of the wonderful line about the Frenchman who discovered at the age of 70 that he had been speaking prose all his life. The businessmen believe that they are defending free enterprise when they declaim that business is not concerned "merely"
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The social responsibility of business is to increase profit As an individual living in a unified society‚ everyone has certain social responsibilities to play. Businesses too‚ as parts of society‚ as they utilizes the available resources like water‚ land‚ roads and power of the society and depend on the society for its functioning. This creates an obligation on the business part to look after the welfare of society that it operates in and is indebted to. It should take care of those who are involved
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Business and Society Relationship Friedman v.s. Drucker Compare and contrast the two approaches to business ethics. After review of the two articles‚ there are some notable differences between Milton Friedman and Peter Drucker’s approach to business ethics. Friedman’s main point is the primary responsibility of a business is to its stockholders and increasing its profits. Moreover‚ Friedman (1970) indicated that there are both ethical and legal limitations on business operation‚ underscoring
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Friedman Vs. Drucker The concept of business ethics continues to spark wide and varied responses to its very meaning and to its practical application in the daily operations of the corporate enterprise as well. Two noted business authors and leaders‚ Peter Drucker and Milton Friedman‚ have expressed differing positions on the role of corporate social responsibility. From Drucker’s writings‚ it is abundantly clear he believes it is critically important not only how public and private enterprises
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Abstract Business ethics is a form of applied ethics that scrutinizes ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that occur in a business environment. In the more conscientious marketplaces of the 21st century‚ the demand for more ethical business processes and actions (referred to as ethicism) is mounting. In addition‚ pressures for the application of business ethics are being exerted through enactment of new public initiatives and laws (Cuizon‚ 2009). Friedman Vs Drucker Milton Friedman and
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Peter Drucker‚ in his paper What is “business ethics”? (1981)‚ makes the argument that ethics‚ as the “in” subject‚ is defined as “one set of rules of morality which governs individual behavior and that it applies to everyone alike”. The reason for the insistence on one set of rules is that‚ otherwise‚ only the powerful‚ the strong and the successful will gain exceptions. According to this paper‚ ’business ethics’ implies that acts that were done by an average person are not immoral or illegal
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Businesses have many responsibilities‚ the primary role being‚ to make profit and then in turn grow and expand as a business in the hope that they increase profits. After all‚ not many people want to be in the business of losing money‚ it is simply the function of a business ... to make money. However‚ in saying that‚ I would disagree in saying that this is entirely a “social” responsibility. Businesses have a responsibility to their stakeholders and/or their shareholders to increase profits‚ but socially
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corporate social responsibility at this site (if this does not connect directly please copy and past on a separate web page on the URL line): http://www.ethicsinbusiness.net/case-studies/the-social-responsibility-of-business-is-to-increase-its-profits/ Do you agree or disagree with Friedman’s position? Why? What is most positive about his position? What is most negative about his position? This was written in 1970‚ does it apply in today’s global/high tech economy? Why or why not? The Social Responsibility
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Friedman Versus Drucker According to Peter Drucker’s‚ what is "business ethics"? Published in The Public Interest‚ he noted and addressed the moralist by stating. “To the moralist of the Western tradition "business ethics" would make no sense. Indeed‚ the very term would to him be most objectionable‚ and reeking of moral laxity. The authorities on ethics disagreed‚ of course‚ on what constitutes the grounds of morality--whether they are divine‚ human nature‚ or the needs of society”(Drucker‚
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