Business and Society Assignment01

EVALUATING A CORPORATE-SOCIETAL RELATIONSHIP

Preparation:

According to the textbook, the current world economy is increasingly becoming integrated and interdependent; as a result, the relationship between business and society is becoming more complex. In this assignment, you will be researching a Fortune 500 company from an approved company list provided by your professor.

Approve company list:

Johnson & Jonson

Delta Airlines – 2nd choice

Disney

Citibank- 1st choice

Costco

Lockheed Martin

Microsoft

FedEx

Verizon

Instructions:

Write a 4–5-page evaluation of your chosen company’s performance with respect to its stated values. Do the following:

· Summarize the company’s primary products and or services.

· Suggest three ways in which the primary stakeholders can influence the organization’s financial performance. Provide support for your response.

· Describe two critical factors in the organization’s external environment that can affect its success. Support your assertions.

· Assess the company’s biggest success or missed opportunity to respond to a recent or current social issue. How did it impact company performance?

· Integrate at least two supporting resources or other reputable sources. 

· This course requires the use of APA writing style.

· The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is: • Evaluate the relationship between a business and society based on external environmental factors, stakeholders, and corporate social responsibility issues.