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| What are some roles of the government? |
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| providing services for citizens; protecting citizens, consumers, businesses, and workers; regulating utilities and promoting competition, providing information, buting goods/services |
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| 4 Areas of Concern for Social Responsibility |
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| protection of environment, workplace diversity, job safety, employee wellness |
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| saving the scarce natural resources |
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| natural resource that cannot be replace when used up |
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| the environment is tainted by the by-products of human actions |
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| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
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| monitors and enforces federal standards for water and air quality |
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| What are some groups that make up the workplace diversity? |
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| women, elders, physically disabled, and ethnic groups |
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| Americans with Disabilities Act |
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| caused major improvements toward accommodating workers who are physically challenged |
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| Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) |
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| What do businesses do to improve workers' health? |
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| stop-smoking seminars, counseling, weight loss sessions, fitness classes, sponsored sports teams |
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| Benefits of being Socially Responsible |
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| more justice, good public relations, government doesn't step in, improved quality of life, increased awareness of social issues |
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| Costs of being Socially Responsible |
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| all projects cost money and the company must still make a profit |
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| rules about how businesses and their employees should behave |
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| set of rules for guiding the actions of employees or member of an organization |
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| an action by a company or individual that results in an unfair benefit |
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| What are the 3 Levels of Government? |
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| Federal, State, and Local |
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| business dealings involving companies in more than one state |
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| business dealing involving companies that do business in only one state |
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| workers have a right to safe working conditions |
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| agreement to exchange goods/services for something of value |
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| Agreement, Competent Parties, Consideration, Legality |
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| offer must be made and must be accepted |
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| must be legal age and mentally competent |
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| something of measureable value must be exchanged |
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| product/service must be legal |
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