Corporate social responsibilities is probably THE major driver of business ethics in universities and in business magazines. As this literature takes us beyond simply following the laws and making profit, as well as beyond individual employees decisions such as whether to blow the whistle or not, many concerns are raised. In this paper, you will have to reconstruct the debate over CSR.

Your paper should be 1600-1800 words and be divided as follows:

Part 1: What is the case against CSR from the political right (that CSR asks too much, use Milton Friedmans article)	(0-6 pts)
Part 2: What is the case for CSR (that CSR asks enough and can deliver results, use business ethics textbook)	(0-6 pts)
Part 3: What is the case against CSR from the political left (that CSR doesnt go far enough/does not work well)	(0-6 pts)
Part 4: Which do YOU think is the correct view and why.	(0-7 pts)

-No introduction/conclusion needed.

-You can choose to argue any answer in part 4. You can also disagree with what you think your professor believes. I prefer a well-argued answer to a vague case that happens to be closer to my view.

-Also note that just because one view can be seen as being in the middle of the other two doesnt mean that it is automatically correct, this is not Goldilocks and the Three Bears!

-You can do some research to help you understand the topic, but the assigned texts and our class time give you all the material you need.

Part 1: article by Milton Friedman

Part 2: textbook chapter by Carroll & Buchholtz

Part 3: Primarily the class content, as well as the newspaper article by Ferretti.