Social Responsibility in Business Management

The assignment is based on the course BU310 Fundamentals of Management and consists of two parts. Part A asks students to describe what social responsibility means to them, whether business organizations should be socially responsible, and if values-based management is just a 'do-gooder' ploy. Part B requires students to analyze stakeholder interests by asking four questions and to provide examples of how managers misuse discipline.

ASSIGNMENT 4
BU310 Fundamentals of Management
Directions: Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before
submitting it unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be
sure to use correct English, spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in
APA format. Your response should be 3 double-spaced pages; refer to the
"Assignment Format" page located on the Course Home page for specific
format requirements.
Part A
1. Using your own words, briefly describe what social responsibility
means to you personally.
2. Do you think business organizations should be socially responsible?
Provide two (2) supporting facts to justify your response.
3. Do you think values-based management is just a "do-gooder" ploy?
Provide one (1) supporting fact to justify your position.
Part B
1. To analyze the need to balance the interests of a variety of
stakeholder groups, what questions should management ask? Provide
four (4) questions.
2. How do managers misuse discipline? Provide two (2) examples.
Grading Rubric
Please refer to the rubric on the next page for the grading criteria for this
assignment.

CATEGORY Exemplary Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Unacceptable
10 points 8 points 5 points 2 points
Student provides a clear,
logical description, in their
own words, of what social
responsibility means to
them.
Student provides a mostly
clear, logical description, in
their own words, of what
social responsibility means
to them.
Student provides a weak or
unclear description, in their
own words, of what social
responsibility means to
them.
Student provides a poor
description of what social
responsibility means to
them.
15 points 12 points 8 points 5 points
Student provides a clear,
logical description of
whether or not business
organizations should be
socially responsible, along
with at least 2 clear, logical
supporting facts.
Student provides a mostly
clear, logical description of
whether or not business
organizations should be
socially responsible, along
with 1-2 mostly clear, logical
supporting facts.
Student provides a weak or
unclear description of
whether or not business
organizations should be
socially responsible, along
with 1-2 weak or unclear
supporting facts.
Student provides a poor
description of whether or
not business organizations
should be socially
responsible, along with 0-1
poor supporting facts.
15 points 12 points 8 points 5 points
Student provides a clear,
logical description of
whether or not values-based
management is just a "do-
gooder" ploy, along with at
least 1 clear, logical
supporting fact.
Student provides a mostly
clear, logical description of
whether or not values-based
management is just a "do-
gooder" ploy, along with at
least 1 mostly clear, logical
supporting fact.
Student provides a weak or
unclear description of
whether or not values-
based management is just a
"do-gooder" ploy, along
with at least 1 weak or
unclear supporting fact.
Student provides a poor
description of whether or
not values-based
management is just a "do-
gooder" ploy, along with 0-
1 poor supporting facts.
15 points 12 points 8 points 5 points
Student provides a clear,
logical description of at least
4 questions that analyze the
need to balance the interests
of a variety of stakeholder
groups.
Student provides a mostly
clear, logical description of 3-
4 questions that analyze the
need to balance the
interests of a variety of
stakeholder groups.
Student provides a weak or
unclear description of 1-2
questions that analyze the
need to balance the
interests of a variety of
stakeholder groups.
Student provides a poor
description of 1 question
that analyzes the need to
balance the interests of a
variety of stakeholder
groups.
15 points 12 points 8 points 5 points
Student provides a clear,
logical description of at least
2 examples of how managers
misuse discipline.
Student provides a mostly
clear, logical description of 1-
2 examples of how
managers misuse discipline.
Student provides a weak or
unclear description of 1-2
examples of how managers
misuse discipline.
Student provides a poor
description of 1 example
of how managers misuse
discipline.
20 points 15 points 10 points 5 points
Student makes no errors in
grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
Student makes 1-2 errors in
grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
Student makes 3-4 errors in
grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
Student makes more than
4 errors in grammar or
spelling that distract the
reader from the content.
10 points 8 points 5 points 2 points
The paper is written in
proper format. All sources
used for quotes and facts are
credible and cited correctly.
The paper is written in
proper format with only 1-2
errors. All sources used for
quotes and facts are credible
and most are cited correctly.
The paper is written in
proper format with only 3-5
errors. Most sources used
for quotes and facts are
credible and cited correctly.
The paper is not written in
proper format. Many
sources used for quotes
and facts are less than
credible (suspect) and/or
are not cited correctly.
Format (10 Points)
Part A: Values
based management
(15 points)
Part B: Questions
(15 points)
Mechanics (20
Points)
Part B: Misuse of
discipline (15
points)
Part A: Social
responsibility -
personal definition
(10 points)
Part A: Social
responsibility -
businesses (15
points)