This activity asks you to analyze how ethics and corporate social responsibility (CSR) align with the performance of the strategic decision making process.

Instructions

Compose your initial post, using the same company you selected in Week 1 (Amazon). Take a stance on what is more important – ethics or shareholder value and then answer the questions below:

Explain your stance and the decision behind it.

What is the impact of ethics on the organizational strategy and profitability?

How does the existence, or lack thereof, a CSR policy demonstrate, or not, the presence of ethical management?

Identify at least one example where your company has failed their ethical or CSR commitment and evaluate the role either profitability or strategy played.

Be sure to cite at least (1) outside resource that supports your answer.

Respond to at least (2) peers initial posts and continue to support your thoughts by citing course material and outside resources.