Blog post 3-3

For this post I will compose a short essay showing how a company created by myself behaves ethically, and is socially responsible. I am gong to pretend that I am the CEO of local food market (grocery store). This store was Canadian born, and specializes on providing customer's with locally grown, and locally made food. We sell a variety of products, such as produce, bread, dairy, meat, etc. and all products are from local farms. I feel that it's important to help support locally, especially since nowadays there are so many large chain stores floating around. Our stores can be found in cities as well as towns, helping to support small businesses and suppliers everywhere.

As well as supporting locally, my company prides itself on behaving ethically. Deciding what is morally right or wrong is exactly what ethics are. But why are ethics so important to the success of a company? Ethics are the foundation for the building blocks of success. Companies that behave ethically are highly respected, and a company that is highly respected is always strong. As manager of my company, I would highly stress the importance of making ethical decisions, and having employees adhere to a formal code of ethics. A formal code of ethics is basic rules/guidelines based on beliefs of what is right or wrong, and managers use this code to make important decisions regarding the good of the company and its stakeholders. The following four points are codes that my company would follow:

• All employees will treat each customer with proper respect so that they leave happy
• All suppliers will be locally owned in order to support the town/city in which the store is in 
• All customer complaints will be responded to as quickly and efficiently as possible
• To ensure a healthy and safe work environment for all employees

By following a formal code of ethics, I can continue to make the proper decisions that are in the best interest of the company as a whole and all those who are involved. As well as following a formal code of ethics, my company will also familiarize itself in proper social responsibility. Just like ethics, social responsibility helps a company's true colors shine through. How a company behaves socially isn't only beneficial to the company, but to society as well. When companies act responsibly towards their stakeholders and the general public, the quality of life is essentially higher. My company would highly engage itself on being socially responsible, and would take a proactive approach. A proactive approach to social responsibility actively embraces the need to behave in socially responsible ways. (Essentials of Contemporary Management P. 76) This means that my company would go out of our way, and above and beyond to satisfy the needs of all the stakeholders involved. Being socially responsible is just as important as behaving ethically. 

After writing all this, I feel that my views on this subject were highly influenced by my generation. Growing up over the years and hearing about the ethical dilemmas that companies have dealt with have shown me how important the way a company behaves actually is. I feel that in order for a company to successfully grow and become more prosperous, it needs to take every little detail into mind, including company image caused from behavior. By doing these things, a company will remain respected among society, and respectful companies always look good to a consumer.