Corporate Social Responsibility: Blood, Sweat & T-shirts- Sustainability & Culture Assignment Help

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Task: After watching Blood, Sweat and t-shirts (episode 4), reading the subject materials weeks 1-4,  AND listening to the assignment advice online meeting, please address the following: 1. Discuss the arguments associated with whether a corporation can be held socially responsible. 2. What is corporate social responsibility (CSR)? To whom does it apply? Compare the broad and narrow views of CSR. 3. Discuss the role that the English clothing retailers play in the plight of the factory workers e.g. How much responsibility (if any) should they take?; Do you think the corporations that buy goods from the sweatshops are taking a broad or narrow view? What about the consumers role? 4. Assess the argument that if the factories were boycotted, the factory workers circumstances would be even worse. HINT: Consider whether there are options other than the two discussed in the programme:maintaining the status quo or boycotting the sweatshops. 5. Imagine that you are the purchasing manager for a large boutique chain. Your manager has made it very clear that you should buy goods as cheaply as possible. You have seen Blood, Sweat and T-shirts and are aware that the factories that sell the cheapest clothing are similar to the sweatshops in the programme and you do not want to buy from them. because you believe that everyone should be paid enough to support themselves adequately. a) Why would this present an ethical dilemma for you? b) What duty (if any) do you, as a business professional, have to consider the factory workers? 6. Assess the use of sweatshops using Kant's theory. Rationale This task is designed to measure the following learning outcomes where students should be able to: A. be able to outline ethical theories in western moral philosophy and apply them in organisational contexts; B. describe the issues and debates associated with corporate social responsibility; and C. be able to critically reflect on their role as business professionals and how their future actions as business professionals can affect society in positive and negative ways.