BA 385 Business Environment: Issue Significance
General Overviews
Current Issues
- CQ LibraryContains full text of CQ Researcher reports, CQ Magazine (formerly CQ Weekly, featuring bills and legislative actions) as well as reference works on politics, commerce, and the U.S. Congress.
- CQ Researcher
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Offers reports on key issues from 1923 to the present. Includes a searchable archive by keyword, date, or subject. - Gale in Context: Opposing ViewpointsMaintains controversial contemporary topic summaries and overviews of current issues that include aspects of the issues along with pro and con arguments and opinions.
- Pew Research CenterA nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.
Stakeholders
Check your textbook or google for suggestions on how to identify stakeholders.
Company executives/management can be found in various company profile databases or Yahoo Finance.
For public companies, major stockholders can be found in Yahoo Finance.
Read news articles about the ethical problem with your company. Who (or what organizations) have been mentioned? Who has made comments or been quoted on the issue?
Corporate Social Responsibility
Sustainability report or corporate social responsibility report, if issued, can be found on the company website. Other resources include:
- BELL: The Business Ethics Links LibraryProvides "access to codes of ethics for U.S. companies and trade and professional associations, ethics sites at college and university business programs, industry information resources, and company promotion of social responsibility."
- Sustainability Disclosure DatabasePublished by the Global Reporting Initiative.
- CorporateRegister.comRequires free registration. An "independent, privately held & self-funded organisation based in the UK."
- Find a B Corp"B Corps are for-profit companies certified by the nonprofit B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency."