Read Case: TOMS Shoes describes a unique business model combining for-profit and nonprofit philosophies into a corporate social responsibility model.

Naeini, A.; Dutt, A.; Angus, J. et.al. (June 7, 2015). A shoe for a shoe, and a smile. Business Today. Retrieved from https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/lbs-case-study/toms-shoes-shoes-for-free-cause-marketing-strategy-case-study/story/219444.html

Address the following in a 3- to 4-page academic essay that demonstrates your critical-thinking skills. It should be written for an audience of business owners. As an ethics expert working for a national ethics association, you have been asked to address the following:

• Research another organization that is also high on corporate social responsibility. Compare and contrast their CSR approach with the CSR approach of TOMS Shoes.

• What actions of organizations fall under the umbrella of “corporate social responsibility"? Give three examples of CSR activities beyond what you have learned from TOMS and the organization you discussed in this assignment.

• Is it expected that successful organizations also have a CSR component in their values? Discuss by giving two additional employer examples.

This assignment should include a third-person voice, in-text citations, and a references list. It should be evident that you followed some of the basics of APA formatting. Write a well-integrated paper with a strong introduction and conclusion, and use a few section headings (e.g., do not simply follow a Q & A format).

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Companies are putting more resources into social responsibility and this can be seen on several scales from the local to the national to the international From an aesthetics standpoint customers and i... View the full answer