• Economy is a main component is of having a healthy society not suffering from unemployment and inflation. How is it possible to have social responsible executives acting as agents and not as political officials? (Freidman‚ 1970). • The role of the government is to set a balance between the legislative‚ executive and judicial branches. Thus‚ there must be a set of regulations on corporate executives in order not play the role of an elected political official and by not having the complete control
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Business Ethics is it a personal or social responsibility Business ethics represent all the principles and standards that guide behavior in the world of business. Therefore‚ all this set of principles applies in any of the fields of business (marketing‚ finance‚ etc…) and people inevitably face ethical decisions in their every day working lives. The aim is to make every employee adhere to these standards because obviously‚ it is more profitable for a company to be ethical in business. But‚ as
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decisions regarding the firm’s profitability and their corporation’s social responsibility. The term "corporate social responsibility" came into common use in the late 1960s and early 1970s after many multinational corporations formed the term stakeholder‚ meaning those on whom an organization ’s activities have an impact. It was used to describe corporate owners beyond shareholders. The field of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has developed exponentially in the last decade. Nevertheless‚
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The book‚ Free to Choose: A Personal Statement by Milton and Rose Friedman is one which embodies‚ not only the personal views of one of history’s most influential economic authorities‚ but also provides a practical guide for understanding economics‚ as a whole. In the work‚ Friedman and his wife advocate laissez faire or “let do” economics‚ which advocates the idea that markets function most efficiently when free from government control and taxation. The book was also made into a popular television
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criticisms does Friedman raise against business managers who engage in "socially responsible" practices? Explain. Friedman criticizes business managers who engage in socially responsible behavior by using the argument that there is a different set of criteria for social responsible behavior of a person‚ who happens to be a corporate executive (businessman) versus that same person acting as an individual in a free-society. A business manager’s main responsibility is to maximize the profit of the corporation
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Corporate social responsibility – Milton Friedman versus Charles Handy Corporate social responsibility has been a controversy topic for many economists. Some think that a corporate does not have any social responsibility while others believe a corporate does have some social responsibility as it exists in the society and is using the resources of the society. Milton Friedman and Charles Handy are the two typical representatives for these two contrast ideas which are reflected through the two famous
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Group 1_PepsiCo April 3‚ 2013 HOW CAN AN EMPHASIS ON ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IMPROVE PROFITS AND BENEFIT A BUSINESS? Introduction Until a few years ago‚ most companies had not cared so much about ethics and social responsibility. They only focused on cost and margin to increase their profits. However‚ nowadays‚ many successful companies and businessmen have their own foundation and do some good things‚ for example‚ the Ford Foundation has allocated millions of dollars for cancer research
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management on the part of the houses and creation of a more conducive operational environment by the regulatory authorities. The paper concluded by indicating that in the long run‚ the efficiency and competence of the houses in the discharge of their responsibilities would determine their relevance and survival rather than imposition of assigned areas of specialization through guidelines. 1. INTRODUCTION however‚ the emergence of discount houses as major operators in the money markets of some economies
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Sweden. The American left seems to be enamored with Scandinavian style socialism. Milton Friedman once noted when a student made the statement: “In Scandinavia‚ we have no poverty”. To which Friedman responded‚ “In America among Scandinavians we also have no poverty". Both statements are not true of course‚ poverty in America among Scandinavians and in the country of Scandinavia are around 6.7%. The point is Friedman understood that among the countries that practice Scandinavian style socialism (Iceland
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disadvantages of co-operate social responsibility By Mahamed Abdi Studying for Business SM1007 Student Number: 0747672 There is an ongoing debate over business roles in society which revolves around two opposing arguments. On the one hand‚ it is argued that CSR issues are not suitable to corporate agenda. This point of view maintains that corporations and society pursue different goals‚ and that the aims of one can only be achieved at the expense of the other. Companies are profit driven‚ and the sole
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