Business and Society

Social Performance of Organizations
According to the textbook, the current world economy is increasingly becoming integrated and
interdependent; as a result, the relationship between business and society is becoming more complex. In
this assignment, you will be researching a Fortune 500 company from an approved company list provided
by your professor. Be sure to check the list before you begin.
BUS475 Company List
Tesla, Wells Fargo, Hilton Hotels, Coca-Cola, Progressive Insurance, L'Oreal Personal Care Products,
Uber, Kroger's Grocery, Nike, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Starbucks.
Facebook ***may not be applicable to Week 9 Assignment
Please do not write about Facebook. You will want to write about the same corporation, for both Assignment
1 and Assignment 2, and Facebook is a poor choice for Assignment 2.
Please begin your research soon. I hope you read pages 12-14 in the textbook carefully because that is
where the authors discussed the five powers of stakeholders to influence a corporation.

1. Voting Power
2. Economic Power
3. Political Power
4. Legal Power
5. Informational Power
   Write a four to six (4–6) page paper in which you:
6. Specify the nature, structure, and types of products or services of your company, and identify two (2) key
   factors in the organization’s external environment that can affect its success. Provide an explanation to
   support the rationale.
7. Suggest five (5) ways in which the primary stakeholders can influence the organization’s financial
   performance. Provide support for the response.
8. Specify one (1) controversial corporate social responsibility, concern associated with your company.
9. Submit a reference page with at least four (4) quality references that you have used for this paper. Note:
   Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
   Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
   • This course requires the use of new Student Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different from other
   Student University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
   • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides;
   citations and references must follow SWS or school-specific format.
   • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the
   course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required
   assignment page length.
   The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
   • Analyze the relationship between business and society, and the ways in which they are part of an
   interactive system.
   • Recommend ways stakeholders can influence the destiny of both business and society.
   • Analyze the various primary and secondary stakeholder groups, their roles, and relationships.
   • Compare and contrast the concepts of corporate social responsibility and citizenship.
   • Analyze ways ethical challenges affect the multiple functions of the business.
   • Use technology and information resources to research issues in business and society.
   • Write clearly and concisely about business and society using proper writing mechanics.