Investigating Social Justice, Poverty, Fair Wages for Employees Research Paper

Investigating Social Justice, Poverty, Fair Wages for Employees

Research Paper

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Management Ethics, MGMT314

November 11, 2009

In the business world whether it is at the corporate or small business level, social responsibility, free enterprise, social justice, fair wages and plain showing respect for ones employees can have a great impact, positive or negative, in a company. Several areas of concern will be outlined in order to provide a better understanding of these.

Social responsibility is an ethical or ideological theory that an entity whether it is a government, corporation, organization or individual has a responsibility to society at large. This responsibility can be "negative", meaning there is exemption from blame or liability, or it can be "positive," meaning there is a responsibility to act beneficently (Wikipedia, 2009). We must be mindful that the purpose of business is to generate...