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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Sometimes a prominent multinational corporation will be very generous with the billions of dollars in revenues it rakes in year after year. Indeed, the board of directors of a profitable corporation can always choose to direct a portion of the firm’s earnings and/or other resources to a number of worthwhile causes.

For this assignment, you will select a public corporation, Canadian or foreign, and research one or more of the firm’s recent philanthropic efforts. A “charitable act” may refer to any number of generous actions taken on behalf of a corporate entity for the benefit of others. Examples include cash or in-kind donations, event or team sponsorships, sharing of R & D results with competitors, improved pay and working conditions for overseas workers, providing merchandise at below-market prices, offering apprenticeship/mentorship programs, etc.

For a comprehensive Maclean's magazine listing of the 50 most socially responsible Canadian and international companies, click here.

For a comprehensive Forbes magazine listing of the 10 international companies with the best reputations in terms of CSR, click here.

Corporate Scandals

 

In recent years, there have been a number of high-profile public scandals involving the misuse, misappropriation or misstatement of corporate funds. Many of these scandals were the direct result of fraudulent behaviour on the part of various high-ranking corporate officials, including directors, officers, lawyers and accountants. Some of these scandals have even led to corporate bankruptcies, criminal prosecutions and civil lawsuits. For this assignment, you will research a corporate scandal and explain what happened in that particular event.

For this assignment, you and a partner may research a recent scandal involving a public corporation, Canadian or foreign, in order to learn what happened in that particular event.

For a comprehensive Wikipedia listing of recent corporate scandals, some leading to the demise of the organization at the heart of the scandal and some not, click here.

YOUR TASK:

For this assignment, you and a partner will research either a recent corporate scandal OR a recent example of CSR.

Following your research, you and your partner will prepare a 10-15 Google Slides slideshow which will include the following information:

(a) Title slide featuring your names, your assignment topic, course code and course name, and the date

(b) Who was involved in your chosen example of CSR or corporate scandal

(c) What happened

(d) When did it happen

(e) Where did it happen

(f)  Why, in your opinion, did it happen (e.g., greed, incompetence, egalitarianism, public relations)

(g) Final slide featuring MLA-style Works Cited list

In order to avoid duplication of topics, please consult your teacher before beginning your research.

***Each slide in your show should include both a written component (in FULL sentences) and at least one relevant image.

You will be assessed on your thinking and application on your presentation:

| |Level 1 |Level 2 |Level 3 |Level 4 |

|Thinking | | | | |

|Extensive research (work | | | | |

|cited MLA) | | | | |

|Answers the 5Ws | | | | |

|Detailed explanation of | | | | |

|the situation | | | | |

|Easy to understand | | | | |

|/10 | | | | |

|Application | | | | |

|Good flow of information | | | | |

|Good use of the medium | | | | |

|(layout, animations, | | | | |

|transitions, etc) | | | | |

|Relevant images | | | | |

|/10 | | | | |

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