Social Responsibility and Whistleblowing: Dilemmas and Ideas

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Essay/Reflection

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
PART 1 (ESSAY)............................................................................................................................3
Social Responsibility.......................................................................................................................3
Dilemmas faced by business organisations in confronting their corporate responsibilities.......3
Ideas in the area of Business Social Responsibility....................................................................5
PART 2 (ESSAY)............................................................................................................................7
Phenomenon of whistleblowing.......................................................................................................7
De George’s Theory of Whistleblowing.....................................................................................7
A Universal Dignity Theory of Whistleblowing.........................................................................8
Examples to critically evaluate the phenomenon of whistleblowing..........................................8
PART 3 (REFLECTIVE PIECE)....................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Social responsibility of business is undertaken as the suitable behaviour of company that
effectively consider prominent sensitivity and reasonability towards the individuals, cultural
factors, society, economies and also undertake the suitable meeting of environmental and other
issues. By undertaking the present condition, it is identified that not only the big organisations
need to consider social responsibility but it is also undertaken by the small and medium sized
businesses in terms of making efforts regarding the fulfilment of suitable objectives and overall
social responsibilities of an organisation (Jennings, 2019). For this, the report is based on
Hummingbird Bakery which is the small sized entity and tends to operate as the family founded
bakery who tends to offer handmade products and also tends to comprise of rusks and biscuits
considering the preserved products and cakes throughout the UK. The essay undertake the
suitable description regarding the dilemmas which is faced by the organisations in terms of
confronting their corporate responsibilities with suitable ideas in the segment of business social
responsibilities.
PART 1 (ESSAY)
Social Responsibility
Social responsibility is the complex concept which is concerned with the effective type of
business and its overall objective is to enhance the value for their shareholders considering the
effective benefits for their society and overall environmental conditions. Therefore, it is
identified that social responsibility is the prominent concept in which all the individuals and
effective organisations tends to have social implication and effective responsibility towards their
activity regarding the effective interest and welfare of their overall environment undertaking the
society as the whole (Advantage, 2020). In modern world, with effective enhancement and
awareness of customers and investors considering the suitable concept of social responsibility
tends to increase the significance of effective business organisations in order to put emphasis on
the social responsibility that tends to comprise prominent sensitivity and effective attitude for the
overall environment and society.
Dilemmas faced by business organisations in confronting their corporate responsibilities
In present times, for the business organisations not only profit matters for them but they
also look forward for better and effective ideas in terms of contributing for the welfare of

environment and society in which they tends to work. For this, the suitable dilemma depict the
prominent challenges which is faced by business organisations regarding the effective fulfilment
of social responsibility and prominent stakeholders in terms of arguing for the business nature
regarding profit oriented factor. It does not undertake whole society and environment as the
stakeholders and for this, the suitable objective of business is to remain for the suitable working
for their key stakeholders and not for the benefits and welfare of society. Therefore, it tends to
depict the suitable arguments which are made by the individuals undertaking the favour of
stakeholders for the welfare of society (Ferrell and et. al., 2019). Moreover, considering the
specific section of customers and investors they are in the favour of social responsibility in terms
of becoming essential for company to meet their CSR and other types of responsibility for
society. Along with this, it represent the effective analysis of social responsibility concept
undertaking the dilemma in which company need to effectively focus for the profitability and
working of both profit and welfare of company. Therefore, it tends to represent the effective
analysis of the dilemma which is faced by businesses in terms of confronting for the corporate
responsibilities which are made with suitable theories and also undertake effective tactics and
policies in terms of promoting ethical balance for the business activities in order to set suitable
coordination in business that effectively depict the profitability for effective survival in society
and environment.
Away with this, it is analysed that the concept of social responsibility is not only limited
for the huge organisations but also tends to opt for the effective execution of various small
entities. For this, it is identified that the social responsibility tends to look for the enhancement of
profitability with the overall objective of business organisation that tends to crest the dilemma
for the entities before considering their social responsibility in the broad context and effectively
undertake suitable fulfilment of social responsibilities in terms of bringing suitable profitability
and improvised customer base by creating an effective image for company (Barnett, 2019).
Therefore, in terms of Hummingbird Bakery is also the small business that leads to make suitable
efforts regarding the accomplishment of prominent responsibilities by making and distributing
their suitable products and services to their potential customers regarding the successful
transaction of the process to make effective products which are quite famous among their
customers. Moreover, the Hummingbird Bakery is prominently a family owned bakery which is
situated in London and also specialised in offering their services to customers. In terms of this,