Test 1

Sample of Research Paper

An Investigation into Corporate Social Responsibility and ethics of

Banking Industry in North America and European Union

1. Introduction-write 1 full page.

2. Statement and Research Question

Corporate social responsibilities of corporations and their managements have been discussed for decades. Yet no consensus progress has been achieved in the social performance. It is very important that those corporations to keep good relationship with society at large, this include but not limited to market stakeholder and non-market stakeholder such as customers, local community, and government. Obviously, those who do not manage their public image properly will tend to lose their public trust in the long run. Therefore, corporations need to display corporate social responsibilities properly.

The relationship between corporations and society not only build on the assumption of a reasonably coherent regulatory requirement but also build on other factors such as media, local charitable organizations, etc. Today, many large corporations have started to voluntarily participation in the United Nations global motivation. These companies assume their corporate social responsibilities at large by contributing to poverty, sustainable community development, public health, education, human right, etc.

The above statement has led to the following questions:

1. Do corporations employ World Wide Web sites to promote their social responsibilities?

2. Do corporations display financial disclosure on their web sites?

3. Do corporations involve in communities and philanthropy?

4. Do corporations demonstrate their compliance with the corporate governance?

5. Does Sarbane & Oxley Act have an impact on corporations in maintaining public trust?

3. Objective

Research on business ethics is necessary because business can become unethical, and there are plenty of evidences...