CSR and Google Maps Spectacles: Final Report, Project Analysis

This report presents a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) analysis of a project focused on developing Google Maps-installed spectacles for blind people. The project aims to enhance navigation for the visually impaired, offering features like a "My Location" button, a microchip with pre-installed Google Maps, a microphone for voice commands, and integrated headphones with volume control. The report addresses key CSR principles, including institutional legitimacy, public responsibility, and managerial discretion, evaluating the project's ethical and social impact. It also examines the project's processes, such as environmental assessment, stakeholder management, and issues management, along with the anticipated outcomes, including social impacts, social programs, and social policies. The report concludes with an assessment of how the software/services will benefit both the company and society, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, and enhancing the company's reputation through community support. The project's justification highlights the need for better navigation tools for the blind, contrasting the product's advanced features with existing market offerings.

Running head: Corporate Social Responsibility 1
Corporate Social Responsibility
Name
Date

Corporate Social Responsibility 2
The principles: Principle of institutional legitimacy
would the technology I develop be welcomed by society?
Yes. This is because every community needs development in their society. When technology is
developed, also the society starts to develop in a significant way. Technology is the only way the
society can welcome the developments.
Principle of public responsibility
is the benefit greater than the risk?
Yes. The benefit is greater than the risk because the data of the company which is the core thing
in a business is protected by the projects which are considered to be more important than the
risks.
Principle of managerial discretion
is my work and behavior ethical and socially responsible?
Yes. The work I do is more appropriate with social and ethical responsibility. This is because am
after improving the behavior of the society in a positive way. The society is responsible for the
change.
The processes:
Environmental assessment
Have I asked the right questions?
Yes. Every question relating to the environment is correct as one needs to know more about the
environment and its surroundings. Those are the right questions to the asked as they will give
relevant information towards the environment.

Corporate Social Responsibility 3
Stakeholder management
Have I asked the right questions of the right people?
Yes. This is because the people asked belong to that society thus those are the right people to ask
the question as they have the right answers concerning their society. Without these people you
cannot get the answers to your questions.
Issues management
Have I been thorough in thinking this through and prepared as well as I can?
Yes. This is because you have all requirements for this. This will enable you to carry out all the
necessary activities without any delay. The issues concerning management will end because you
have already prepared concerning those issues.
The outcomes:
Social Impacts
Will the software/services I provide work to benefit the company and society?
Yes. This is because they will make work easier in the production making the services supplied
to the society to be of high quality and quantity. They also improve technology to be used in the
company during production. With the right software’s, the services given to the company are of
high quality and they impact the society in a positive way.
Social programs

Corporate Social Responsibility 4
Does the software/services take into account all relevant legislation and compliance
requirements?
Yes. This is because every organization has to comply with the relevant legislation. The
company is held accountable for their behavior compliance where none compliance has many
risks which can drug the company behind.
Social policies
Can I take my knowledge into the community to enhance the reputation of my company and
support the community in which my company operates?
Yes.
This is because the company cannot thrive through the community which does not support it. For
the company to succeed, they owner of the company are supposed to visit the community with
high knowledge so as to convince the people the importance of the company.