They believe that the solution to their problems is by laying off its employees, without taking into account that they are at a fault as a whole. This relates to the assumption “Production of data is not affected by organizational politics” from “Give the Kid a Number”. It is clear that the Whole Foods management is laying off their employees in order to make up for their mistakes. Indeed they haven’t stated this, which is basically showing that when people are in the position to be able to influence data whatever way they like in order to suite their own purposes (Garham, 1982). Through further research I found that Whole Foods is opening up 365 new stores, this is inconsistent with their conclusion to layoff employees.
Since 1993, when its first restaurant was opened in Denver, Colorado, Chipotle proved to its clients that high-quality food can be served fast. By using only fresh ingredients and adding no artificial flavors, Chipotle has managed to create trustful relations with its customers and even expanded its business to other countries. Chipotle has opened its stores in few countries such as the UK, the US, Canada, Germany and France. It is now time for the corporation to follow the lead from other companies like Yum. Brands such as KFC and Taco Bell as well as McDonalds expand their footprint in the Asian market like Japan.
Transparency can be defined as about being open, honest, and responsible in the way someone carries on their business. This mean sharing, to whatever extent possible, fact about the company on how it is set up, how it operates, what is salaries and bonuses are based on and how its workers are expected to treat customers and each other. Transparency important for the long-term health of a company because it is to avoid damage reputation of the business, attract and retain good employees, boost employee morale, trust and loyalty and for longer term business performance and sustainability. Transparency can be included trustworthiness of a company and company relations. It is important for a company to take into consideration and be responsible to the needs of all organization’s employees and other economic agents because it can give serious impact for the future of an organization.
Sainsbury’s responsibilities are about providing their customers with the widest choice of quality food, at fair prices. It is also about paying their suppliers a fair price and giving them the reassurance of knowing that they have a buyer for their products on reasonable term: enriching their communities through employment and career development opportunities; growing their business profitably for the shareholders; making the most effective use of their valuables resources like water and electricity; and respecting the local environment. In addition, Sainsbury has a strategy and a leading supermarket retailer that they face a wide range of issues and challenges. Many of these complexes are interrelated and increasingly global in nature.
According to Business and Society, “social responsibility is when a corporation should act in a way that enhances humanity and its residents and be held accountable for any of its actions that affect people, their communities, and their ecosystem”(49). Target’s responsibilities focus on several areas within the company. “Target focuses on a commitment to funding education for the K-13 system for children that cannot read well” (Target Corporate responsibility, 2015), sustainable products for their stores nationwide so their customers can live a sustainable life style that will help the planets ecosystem. (Target Corporate responsibility, 2015), “the health-and-wellbeing of their employees, making sure that they are taken care of on the job
The factors that are appealing to working at Whole Foods are workplace autonomy and their ethical standards for social responsibility. After much research I concluded, Whole Foods Market has a motivated and accommodating employee atmosphere. The autonomy of Whole Foods Market projects a satisfying workplace environment that in turn assured customer appreciation. This management style encourages employees to use the training received to better serve their customers. The Whole Foods case study states, “Management’s job at Whole Foods is to make sure we hire good people, that they are well trained, and that they flourish in the Workplace, because we found that when people are really happy in their jobs, they provide much higher degrees of
Whole Foods is a company whose actions display a high level of critical thinking and ethical decision-making. We will investigate how their dedication to corporate values contributes to their tremendous success. Corporate values are the guiding philosophies that govern an organization's behavior and relationships with its customers, partners, and shareholders (Ferrell 2017). Also evident from the case is that Whole Foods focuses primarily on organic and naturally produced food. Additionally, they provide consumers with greater access to their products.
Hence, through their good relationship with farmers, they ensure that their baseline standards are met before they sell the product. Some of the baseline standards they enforce include: no added growth hormones through feed, injections, implants, or any other methods; livestock must spend at least two-thirds of their lives on pasture; no crates, cages, or teethers are allowed; and the raising, transporting, and slaughtering of animals must meet WFM standards, all of which are enforced so that proper animal care and welfare are practiced (Whole Foods Market, n.d.). Furthermore, another area that impressed me about Whole Foods Market’s dedication to CSR is their dedication to environmental stewardship. According to their website, because the company believes in improving the planet for present and future generations, they prioritize environmental stewardship through measures like diverting food waste from landfills and making sure their stores are more energy efficient (Whole Foods Market,
Wal-Mart they give money to organizations and donate plenty of products throughout the year. This corporation plays a big role in society. They also allow their stakeholders (employees) to buy into to their company stocks. They show social responsibility and ethical behavior to their consumers by providing affordable goods at low prices everyday. They provide consumers with more choices so they can shop close to home and not have to drive as far.
The final tier of the pyramid are desired responsibilities which include discretionary/philanthropic responsibilities. Along with maximizing profits for a corporation’s shareholders, acting within legal limits, and have an ethical supply chain, corporations are desired to contribute resources to the community. Philanthropic activities could be held anywhere, even in communities far away from the businesses. Even if companies do
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY As we defined above that social responsibility is to protect and enhance well-being of living things. Every organization is socially responsible to protect the environment and they can do there much which is legally required for the organizations. The very first social responsibility of every business is that to earn enough profit to meet his expenses. If the firm cannot earn profit no social need and social responsibility can be met by the firm the firm fails.
As we know, philanthropic model consists of economic view of CSR plus option for a particular business to contribute to social needs as a matter of philanthropy, but not as a matter of duty or social responsibility. [Hartman, L., MacDonald, C. DesJardins, J. (2014) Business Ethics, Chapter 5, p. 222] Moreover, philanthropic CSR suggests that businesses contribute to society in the hopes that this will have beneficial reputational pay-offs. In other words, consumers prefer to buy products of brands that associated with a worthwhile cause when price and quality are the same. [Cone Communications, 2011 Cone/Echo Global CR Opportunity Study (Boston, MA: Cone), www.coneinc.com/globalCRstudy] Of course, there are also cases where a business might contribute to a social cause or event without seeking any reputational benefit. However, I strongly believe that it does not relate to "Walmart" because they are seeking to obtain any social and economic benefits.
In the recent years more and more companies in the retail and food industry are concerned about the environmental consequences of their action and also the social ethics for the people involved in the production process. This is a shift from the philanthropic actions companies used to take in 1970’s and by following basic international standards to a ‘business case’ perspective of CSR (Customer Social Responsibility). According to the World Business Council for Sustainability Develpoment ( WBCSD) CSR is: ‘’ the commitment of business to contribute to sustainable economic development, working with employees, theirfamilies, the local community and society at large to improve their quality of life’’ (World Bank, 2002)
Discussion Nestlé’s Corporate Social Responsibility consists of looking further then the own company needs or profits and pay more attention to other stakeholders. Everyone concerned or connected to the company business will get a closer look on their situation and will be treated right. They divide the stakeholders in two categories; the first being the internal stakeholders such as employees and shareholders. The second category is external stakeholders where we find the suppliers, customers, environment and so on.
1) Evaluate how Nestlé 's approach to corporate responsibility was good for their business. Corporate businesses generally have to meet ethical, legal, commercial and public expectations. That is what is expected of the business world today. This is known as the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). However, businesses with short-term goal will rarely practice CSR since practicing it does not bring any benefit.
