Greyston Bakery

Watch the  and review the Greyston Bakery website. As you review the video and website, think about the company's reasons for being socially responsible.

For this discussion respond to the following questions:

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· Is the Greyston Baker reason for being socially responsible pragmatic, ethical, strategic, or some combination?

· Who are the key stakeholders?  How might your background and biases influence your interaction with a diverse group of stakeholders like you find in the Greyston case?

· When you think about the four types of corporate social responsibility, what is your assessment of how the company is doing? (The Annual report is on the company's website under the Foundation tab.)

· What ideas do you have for strengthening your own organization's approach toward social responsibility?

Objectives, Readings, and Resources

Learning Objectives

After completing this week’s activities you will be able to:

· Examine social responsibility from an individual stakeholder perspective.

· Analyze the various strategies of implementing social responsibility programs and provide ideas to strengthen programs within businesses.

· Identify the benefits and risks of corporate social responsibility within an organization.

· Examine organizational ethical issues from a stakeholder perspective.

Readings, and Resources

Textbook Readings

· Trevino, L. K., & Nelson, K. A. (2021, 8th Edition). Managing business ethics: Straight talk about how to do it right. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

· , Corporate Social Responsibility

· , Ethical Problems of Organizations