scholarly journals Work Ethics and Social Responsibility: Actual and Aspiration

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Awad Alwagfi ◽  
Nader Mohammad Aljawarneh ◽  
Khaled Abdalqader Alomari

This study aims at investigating the reality of social responsibility, and its ethical dimensions in educational business organizations in addition to knowing the prevailing advantages and disadvantages. The sample of the study consisted of northern Jordanian universities were 210 male and female as respondents to a questionnaire. 200 questionnaires were valid for statistical analysis in order to achieve the purposes of this study; the researcher adopted a descriptive approach. This study utilized a tool to measure the social responsibility, and its ethical dimensions in private northern Jordanian universities. The study concluded that the correlation between social responsibility and ethical dimensions were statistically significant. In light of the aforementioned findings, the study recommended the raising employees’ morals and motivating them in ethical ways, in addition to developing a clear plan applied by educational organizations to apply and practice social responsibility.

Author(s):  
Sabah Saleh Al-Shajrawi

The study aimed to identify the relationship between the prevailing social control methods and the level of ambition among secondary students. The researcher used the descriptive descriptive approach. In order to achieve the objective of the study, the questionnaire was used to determine the validity and persistence of the social control methods, consisting of (47) items divided into two areas (the first area: the penalties and the second field: the rewards), prepared by the researcher (2005) The study sample consisted of (367) male and female students from the Fourth Directorate of Amman. The results of the study showed that the most common methods of social control used in the field of penalties are: to punish you for the offenses you have committed. In the area of ​​charges, "promote your good behavior in front of students in public." The results also showed that the level of ambition among students was high, ). The results also showed that there is no relationship between the methods of social control and the level of ambition among students. There are statistically significant differences in the methods of social control due to the gender variable. The differences were in favor of males in penalties and in favor of females in rewards. The level of ambition is attributed Variable sex; females in all dimensions of the study for the benefit.


2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 487-498
Author(s):  
Halyna Lopuschnyak ◽  
Yurii Marshavin ◽  
Taras Kitsak ◽  
Оlena Iastremska ◽  
Yurii Nikitin

The relevance of the paper is determined by the need to modernize social dialogue in Ukraine as a means of increasing the social responsibility of business organizations and a prerequisite for the country’s sustainable socio-economic development. The paper is aimed at reviewing and systematizing effective practices of modernization of social dialogue, which are revealed in the publications of foreign and Ukrainian scientists, high-ranking officials and public figures. These practices are considered from the standpoint of their expediency and the possibility of their implementation in the processes of social interaction of organizations of employees, employers and public authorities in Ukraine.A review of the foreign experience in organizing social dialogue convincingly demonstrates a fairly high level of efficiency in the European Union, which contributes to achieving a balance of interests of major economic actors, increasing their social responsibility. For Ukraine, it is expedient to introduce the European practice of the so-called broad approach to the organization of social dialogue, which provides for the expansion of its subjects at the expense of representatives of territorial entities, environmental, women’s, youth, cultural and other public organizations. The involvement of local governments, public and NGOs in solving the most important socio-economic problems will contribute to the spread of the practice of differentiating between social and public dialogue. In Ukraine, employee participation in corporate governance should be strengthened, access to shareholder income should be expanded, and institutional tools for regulating the collective bargaining process should be improved.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 142-153
Author(s):  
Mouna Mesghouni ◽  
Assma Youcef ◽  
Aicha Selma Selma Kiheli ◽  
Lamia Amani ◽  
Safia Seddiki

Ekonomika ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 88 ◽  
pp. 130-143
Author(s):  
Greta Drūteikienė ◽  
Jovita Seiliūtė

The article reviews the essence and the main principles of the strategic management, discusses the strengths and weaknesses that may be caused by the strategy of the organization. The content and the concept of the social responsibility of a business organization is dissertated mainly through the wide elaboration of the argument for and against business organizations to bear and implement the social responsibility. The links between the strategy and the social responsibility have been uncovered by merging the theories and various aspects of the strategic management and the social responsibility as well as the importance of the integration of the element of social responsibility into the strategy of the business organization is revealed. The most recent t models of the formation of organizational strategy, in which the element of the social responsibility as well as the ethic and moral principles may be detected, are presented. Eventually the measurement and assessment problems of the implementation of social responsibility within the framework of organizational strategy are thoroughly discussed.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 169-193
Author(s):  
Mohammad Alwasmi ◽  
Ahmad Alderbas

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an idea that has grown during the last three decades from the voluntary activity of business firms into a debate about whether CSR should be mandated by law because of the increased demand from society. Further, it has been argued that business corporations are owned by their shareholders, and the managers must concentrate on maximizing the wealth of their shareholders and not of the community. To determine how better to apply CSR, this paper begins with looking at the evolution of CSR as a system around the world and then discusses the definition of CSR. In addition, this paper explores the advantages and disadvantages of implementing voluntary CSR and then explores mandatory CSR. Moreover, in this paper, it is found that determining the proper CSR system depends on many factors in each country, such as the social, economic and legal factors that should be examined before applying mandatory or voluntary CSR.


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-26
Author(s):  
Manal M. Bayyat

This study aimed to investigate: (1) the level of psychological skills among students enrolled in swimming courses at the Physical Education faculties in the Jordanian Universities. (2) the relation between their psychological skills and academic achievement. (3) the differences in these psychological skills according to gender. The descriptive approach was used to conduct this study. The study sample consisted of (260) male and female students enrolled in intermediate and advanced level swimming courses at the School of Sport Sciences/ University of Jordan. Students’ final academic achievement records in addition to the “Life skills through swimming context” scale was used to collect required data. The results of the statistical analysis revealed an average level of psychological skills, significant differences in psychological skills level in favor of female students, A level students, and JU students, and a positive significant relation between psychological skills and academic achievement. In conclusion, it is important to design comprehensive psychological skills-based study plans for swimming courses and in different sports fields. Also, to conduct specified training and guidance courses in this domain to improve psychological skills, teaching competencies, and academic achievement.


Author(s):  
Amane Wahed Tarwaneh, Fadi Mohammad Alsuhimat, Ameera Mohamm

The aim of the current research is to know the level of Jordanian citizen's awareness of social responsibility standards in light of the Corona epidemic, in order to achieve this objective the research followed the descriptive analytical approach through developing a scale that was distributed to the individuals of the study sample which was chosen in the stratified random method and reached (384) individuals, a total of (324) questionnaires were retrieved and valid for statistical analysis. The results of the research showed that the level of Jordanian citizen’s awareness of social responsibility standards in light of the Corona epidemic came in a moderate degree and that there were no differences in the estimates of the study sample towards the level of Jordanian citizen’s awareness of social responsibility standards in light of the Corona epidemic due to the variables (gender, job, age). The research has come out with a set of recommendations, including the need to increase awareness of the Jordanian citizen of the importance of social responsibility and its great role in helping Jordanian society to achieve economic and social stability, the need for the Jordanian government to be alert and the decision-makers to focus on the importance of social responsibility for members of Jordanian society.


Author(s):  
L.B. Leonova ◽  

The article discusses various methodological approaches to assess the possibility for enterprises to join into the socio-economic cluster in the housing and communal services. A brief description of such approaches as the assessment of the propensity indicator is given; difference in differences and fixed effects; synthetic control; fuzzy sets and regression gap techniques. The advantages and disadvantages of each of the considered methods are revealed. The regression gap technique is discussed more in details in this article. According to the authors of the article, this approach is the most appropriate. To assess the entry into the socio-economic cluster, large management companies (MC) were selected serving more than 300 houses, and large construction companies of the city specializing in the construction of large residential areas in the city of Yekaterinburg. In total, there are 884 MCs in the city, and 1771 MCs in the Sverdlovsk Region. Therefore, for a possible entry into the housing and communal services cluster, 10 large construction companies providing housing services and 10 management companies operating in the field of public utilities were chosen. The gross revenue indicator of the companies was the main criterion. The motivation for the entrance into the cluster of housing and communal services for enterprises was to be a subsidy from the Ministry of Housing in the amount of 500 million rubles for the implementation of the national project "Housing and Urban Environment". Additional financing is possible only in case, if the enterprise joins the socio-economic cluster of the housing and communal services, as well as in the case of the social responsibility of this enterprise, since all housing and communal services enterprises have social responsibility and social orientation. As a result of the study, it was revealed that the proposed approaches are possible for application in areas operating in conditions of perfect market competition or in the social sphere. However, from the point of view of the entry of enterprises into the socio-economic cluster in the housing sector, when a number of enterprises, for example, construction companies, management companies that operate and live according to market laws in a competitive environment, while others are monopolists, for example, resource supplying organizations in the sphere of Housing and communal services, it is not possible to unequivocally assess the positive impact on the activities of enterprises with their participation in the socio-economic cluster. Still, in Russia the housing and communal services stands apart, it is unique, since the laws of the market and perfect competition do not work in it. And who will be a participant or beneficiary of the socio-economic cluster, which means that it will receive budgetary funding, is decided only by regional government bodies represented by the Ministry of Housing and Utilities.


2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Teodoro Rafael Wendlandt Amezaga ◽  
Marco Alberto Nuñez Ramírez ◽  
José Luis Camarena Martínez ◽  
Brenda Yuriria Bejarano Lugo

The present study aimed to know the businessmen perception in Mexico regarding the four social responsibilities originally proposed by Carroll (1979); to that end, the investigation proposed to determine if there are differences between the values assigned by the businessmen for each of the social responsibilities, and in case of significant differences, to contrast these responsibilities in order to identify any pattern of relative importance among them. Additionally, the study also sought to determine significant correlations between the social responsibilities of business organizations. By means of a non-probabilistic sampling method, information was collected from a sample of 150 entrepreneurs of the service sector from a city located in a northwestern state of Mexico. The research results contribute with empirical evidence on the orientation of the corporate social responsibility in this country, by identifying differences and significant correlations between the social responsibilities. Furthermore, similarities were foundin the pattern of relative importance given to these responsibilities by businessmen in Mexico and other countries, reinforcing the idea that the economic dimension is the most important social responsibility for the business sector.


2013 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 7-18
Author(s):  
Renata Matkevičienė

Nuo šio šimtmečio pradžios socialinės atsakomybės tema yra viena jautriausių tiek komunikacijos, tiek verslo srityse: įmonių vadovai, politikai, ekonomistai, mokslininkai svarsto socialinės atsakomybės veiklos apibrėžtis, teikiamą naudą verslui ar visuomenei. Diskusijose galima pastebėti kelis socialinės atsakomybės veiklos svarstymo aspektus: mados (atsakomybė visuomet buvo viena iš verslo siekiamybių ir veiklos pagrindų, todėl jos išryškinimas gali būti siejamas su tam tikra mada), būtinybės (kuri gali kilti dėl kitų verslo organizacijų aktyvios socialinės atsakomybės veiklos arba dėl visuomenės diktuojamo atitinkamos veiklos poreikio), galimi ir kiti požiūriai. Socialinės atsakomybės svarstymuose dažnai iškyla klausimas apie socialinės atsakomybės naudą verslui, apie apskaičiuojamą galimą socialinės atsakomybės grąžą verslui, kuriamą teigiamą įvaizdį ar reputaciją. Verslo organizacijos, siekdamos komunikuoti vykdomą socialiai atsakingą veiklą, tam pasitelkia įvairius renginius, ataskaitas, o dažniausiai – interneto svetaines. Šiame straipsnyje aptarsime ne tik anksčiau įvardytus diskusinius socialinės atsakomybės veiklos aspektus, bet ir ištirsime bei nusakysime galimus verslo organizacijų socialinės atsakomybės komunikacijos aspektus, išryškindami esmines akcentuojamas socialinės atsakomybės sritis. Straipsniu siekiama ne tik paskatinti kritinę diskusiją apie socialinės atsakomybės naudą ir būtinybę verslo organizacijų veikloje ir komunikacijoje, bet ir pažiūrėti, kaip socialinės atsakomybės veikla atsispindi organizacijų interneto svetainėse, su kokiais verslo ar organizacijos veiklos aspektais siejamas socialiai atsakingų veiklų pristatymas. Straipsnio tikslas ir sprendžiama problema formuluojami remiantis 2012 m. lapkričio–gruodžio mėnesiais atlikto Lietuvos organizacijų, priklausančių Baltosios bangos iniciatyvai „Už skaidrų verslą“, interneto svetainių turinio, atskleidžiančio organizacijų pristatomą socialinę atsakomybę, tyrimo ir straipsnio autorės 2013 m. kovą–balandį atlikto tyrimo, kuris papildė ir praplėtė ankstesnį tyrimą, duomenimis.Reikšminiai žodžiai: socialinė atsakomybė, organizacijų komunikacijos procesas, organizacijų veiklos etika, interneto svetainės.Communication of corporate social responsibility in Lithuanian organizations’ websitesRenata Matkevičienė Summary Since the beginning of this century, social responsi­bility has been one of the most sensitive topics in both communication and business areas, and business lead­ers as well as politicians, economists, scientists con­sider the social responsibility activities of the benefits for business or the public. Business organizations communicate socially re­sponsible activities by using a variety of communica­tion events, reports, and mostly websites of business organizations. This article aims to discuss not only the aspects of social responsibility, but also to examine and describe the potential of social responsibility com­munication in business organizations, highlighting the key areas of social responsibility. The article is aimed not only to encourage a critical discussion about the benefits of social responsibility and the need for busi­ness organizations and communications, but also to see how the social responsibility of business is reflected in organizations’ websites and presented to stakeholders. Business organizations’ social responsibility is generally associated with the activities of the organi­zation, which aims to act responsibly: in accordance with the law, creating comfortable working conditions for employees, ensuring profitability – in collabora­tion with colleagues and local community as well as providing services to clients. Socially responsible activities have been associated not only with respon­sible activities, but also with commitments harming the surrounding environment, taking into account that socially responsible activities are voluntary, i.e. based on an organization’s desire to be a responsible, honest, trustworthy member of society not because of business requirements, but also for the organization’s internal needs based on corporate culture. Social responsibil­ity of a business organization not only strengthens it because it involves employees and other groups of stakeholders in the organization’s activities, but it also provides an added value to the organization as a com­petitive advantage. In the article, there were formulated several tasks for communicating organizations’ social responsibil­ity: to provide information, to impact the value or behavioural change. For the communication of social responsibility, organizations use controlled and as well non-controlled communication, and these forms of communication should be integrated to reach the aim of communication. Organizations’ websites are a con­trolled communication means, but they could be impor­tant for providing explicit information about the organi­zation’s socially responsible activities. For this reason, an investigation of communication in the websites of Lithuanian business organiations that have joined the initiative of transparent business was conducted. Organizations communicate their social respon­sibility by presenting codes of ethics, standards, and other formal commitments which show that the orga­nization is a responsible member of society. There were found differences in the communica­tion of social responsibility in Lithuanian (local) and in international organizations: international organizations provide not only statements on the social responsibil­ity of an organization, but also codes of ethics, CSR reports, presentations and videos of the projects, etc. Organizations use one-sided communication for the presentation of social responsibility in their web­sites, and tools for two-sided communication were notes used in many of the websites for communicat­ing social responsibility. On the basis of this finding, the presupposition that organizations use other forms and means for communicating social responsibility was made, because the social responsibility activities carried out by an organization not only show the or­ganization’s responsibility, but also allow linking the organization with certain practices and values, create an added value by increasing the visibility of the or­ganization as a responsible member of the local com­munity, developing and enhancing the organization’s reputation and ensuring its competitive advantage.


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