The CEO of your company has asked you to research the claim that being more ethical and socially responsible in business increases efficiency in the workplace. The CEO has asked you to prepare a report that describes how business ethics and social responsibility can be used to increase efficiency, the effect that it can have on the reputation of the company, and the effect it can have on the company’s relationships with employees, investors, and customers.
I am having a hard time finding sources. Any ideas, anyone? I am trying to stick with electronic sources because I don't have a whole lot of time to track down (and read entire) books.
Michael said...
I don't know of any resources. But I wonder if it would help to be reminded that Buddhism recommends ethics and social responsibility as efficient... I wonder if there are any "Zen and the Art of" type books that have what you are looking for.
Otherwise, most references seem to center on specific types of "efficiency" - usually energy, sometimes financial.
Serena said...
Exactly! I am having a difficult time tying ethics and social responsibility to efficiency. Perhaps I am having a problem with my search terms?
Michael said...A few possible sources that I did not have enough time to vet. Hope you know how to speed-read:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_ethics
Scan references and further reading at the bottom of the entry.
Scan the abstract - "Free registration required:"
http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=81303
http://ethicalcorp.blogspot.com/
http://www.squidoo.com/CSR-ethicalbiz
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/303793/Ethics-And-Social-Responsibility--PPT
"It has been said that it makes good business sense for managers to be ethical ... ethics within an organization is perceived as an effective and efficient"
http://www.enotes.com/business-finance-encyclopedia/social-responsibility-organizational-ethics
http://www.enterweb.org/ethics.htm
Business ethics and corporate social responsibility ... to make corporate social responsibility an integral part of business operations and strategies. ...
http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/business/corporate-social-responsibility.html
http://www.thomas.org.nz/web/files/ethics.pdf
http://ezinearticles.com/?Business-Ethics-and-Social-Responsibility&id=753524
Can economic efficiency models be used to make smart business ethics decisions? Well, probably not. But let's try anyway.
http://www.joshklein.net/business-ethics-and-economic-efficiency
Dorinda said...
I searched “news about Google's ethics and social responsibility”.
Serena said...
Excellent! I'm going to try that for Wegman's, too. They are one of the top companies to work for, they must be both ethical and socially responsible. (Hopefully they are also efficient!)
An interesting side note... how come you never see a law firm in the top 100 companies to work for?
