Task 1: Read the article by Babic et al. (2018) - https://theconversation.com/who-is-morepowerful-states-or-corporations-99616 - and answer the following questions.

1. Is the powerful role of corporations in politics more or less conducive for fulfilling social responsibilities by corporations? Explain your answer.

2. What are some of the challenges in terms of ethical practices posed by the interplay between state and corporate power?

Task 2: Read Forbes' article by Dans (2015), https://www.forbes.com/sites/enriquedans/2015/09/27/volkswagen-and-the-failure-ofcorporate-social-responsibility/#606504174405.

AND

Smith Orts's (2017) article, https://knowledge.insead.edu/responsibility/who-isresponsible-for-corporate-misconduct-5751,

and answer the following questions.

1. Who should be held responsible for the Volkswagen's failure of corporate social responsibility, individual(s) within the company or the company itself? Provide reasoning for your answer.

2. How could the adoption of the broad view of CSR by Volkswagen help the company avoid the unethical behaviour? Could such a perspective help with the company's bottom line as well? Explain your answers.

3. What could be some of the arguments against Volkswagen's adoption of the broad view of CSR?