Social Responsibility

Social responsibility in the workforce and organization refers to me as a manager making decisions that will contribute to the welfare and interests of society and the organization. This act has a lot to do with the ethics of certain decisions, which was covered in my last blog post. Similar to that post, this topic deals a lot with the gray area of what we deem as something being socially responsible. As a manager, we must ask ourselves to whom is it that we are being responsible to? Because of this, different people view social responsibility as a different definition. I believe that as a manager of this organization I am socially responsible in not only offering a service to the general population through what my company has to offer, but also with giving back to the community through community service and charitable donations. While other managers might think these two facets are not necessary and will only lose profits of the company, Daft and Marcic state that studies have "generally found a positive relationship between social responsibility and financial performance." (Daft & Marcic, p.147) With this being said, I as a manager have nothing to worry about when it comes to losing profits by being charitable as an organization. When I think about this relationship and this trend that was found, it makes perfect sense. When an organization is seen to give back to the community more often and better the overall community, of course people would have a good view on that company and want to deal in business with that organization. On the lines of volunteering, Susan T. Schuster of the Star Tribune said "Volunteerism breaks down barriers and brings people together. Teams who volunteer together become more cohesive." (Schuster) This is why as an organization and as a manager, I will dedicate excess profits to bettering the community and building stronger relations through philanthropy and volunteering events.

- Sayuz



Sources:
Daft, Richard L. Management. 9th ed., Cengage Learning, 2018.

Schuster, Susan T. “Volunteerism: Doing Good Is Good for Bottom Line.” Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 24 Apr. 2017, www.startribune.com/eedition/login?From=http://e.startribune.com/Olive/ODN/StarTribune/AfterLogin.ashx.