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Legal and Governmental Processes I

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Social Audit Assignment:*

Compose an executive summary that could be distributed to key management personnel in your organization based on what you learned in this class. Your readings have been designed to help format this report. Please address all the following issues and be as honest as possible when considering your organization's opportunities and limitations.

INTRODUCTION: Summary of the changes you are recommending

I. CODE OF ETHICS

A. Description of company's code of ethics
B. Adequacy of efforts
C. Recommendations for change
II. U.S. SENTENCING GUIDELINES
A. Description of company responses to the 1990 guidelines
B. Adequacy of response
C. Recommendations for change
III. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
A. Description of company's environmental policies
B. Adequacy of these efforts
C. Recommendations for change
IV. EMPLOYEE POLICIES AND GRIEVANCES
A. Description of socially responsible employee policies
B. Description of prominent management and non-management employee grievances (and their legitimacy)
C. Adequacy of company responses to these grievances
D. Recommendations for change
V. PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT
A. Description of employee involvement in company decisions
B. Description of stakeholder involvement in company decisions
C. Adequacy of these involvement efforts
D. Recommendations for change
VI. WORKPLACE DIVERSITY
A. Data on employee diversity
B. Description of affirmative action and diversity programs
C. Adequacy of these efforts
D. Recommendations for change
VII. OUTREACH EMPLOYMENT POLICIES
A. Description of company efforts to employ low-income residents, disadvantaged people, former criminals, etc.
B. Adequacy of these efforts
C. Recommendations for change
VIII. SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE POLICIES
A. Description of socially responsible community policies
B. Company ability to aid low-income neighborhoods, homeless shelters and other social service agencies
C. Recommendations for change
IX. POLITICS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
A. Description of company's political lobbying efforts
B. Adequacy of these efforts
C. Recommendations for change
OTHER POSSIBLE ISSUES TO COVER:
*sharing the wealth
*pay
*benefits
*support for working parents
*fun
*support for retirees
*safety
*education
*customer service
*social criteria purchasing
*etc.
*courtesy of Denis Collins, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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