S.1.5 Org. Responsibility & Legitimacy

Question 1

In normative ethics

Answer 1

business is generally understood as being related to the rules and/or cultural norms that govern, or should govern, organizational conduct.

Question 2

Greenwashing

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is the term that has been coined for espousing the rhetoric of CSR while minimizing its practice.

Question 3

Corporate greening

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involves adopting green principles and practices in as many facets of the business as it is possible to do.

Question 4

Corporate social responsibility (CSR):

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When an organization exceeds the minimum legal obligations to stakeholders specified through regulation and corporate governance.

Question 5

Triple bottom line

Answer 5

People, planet, profit

Question 6

Institutions

Answer 6

rules and expectations that are taken for granted and treated like “facts”.

Question 7

Legitimacy

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A “generalized perception or assumption that the actions of an entity are desirable, proper or appropriate within some socially constructed system of norms, values, beliefs, and definitions”.

Question 8

Isomorphic adaptation:

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Changing organizational practices to fulfill societal expectations.

Question 9

Mechanisms of isomorphism

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• Coercive isomorphism (by force): Pressure from law, regulations, or powerful stakeholders
• Mimetic isomorphism: Looking at other organizations to learn what to do
• Normative isomorphism: Employing members of the same professions with shared values

Question 10

Strategic manipulation:

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Adjusting societal expectations and perceptions to organizational practices.

Question 11

Decoupling

Answer 11

Simultaneously achieving both legitimacy and

efficiency.

Question 12

Moral reasoning:

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Iterative alignment of organizational practices and stakeholder expectations.

Question 13

Modes of stakeholder communication

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• Information strategy
• Response strategy
• Involvment strategy