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Social responsibility seeks to make the organization efficient, ethical and responsible, both internally and externally. It is a series of processes that are manifest above all in the internal changes (in knowledge, capabilities, attitudes, values and virtues) that take place within the organization and within people. The external outcomes are only consequences of these changes and probably not the most important ones either.

An ethical manager has the possibility of becoming an excellent manager because he or she is developing the habits that enable him or her to make better decisions, both now and in the future, avoiding negative learning and, insofar as possible, facilitating positive learning, both in him or herself and in the organization and the people who depend on the manager. The main reason why a manager may try to act ethically and responsibly at all times is that this means that he or she is striving to be an excellent manager, and this will encompass moral and SR concepts, such as duty, professionalism, excellence, citizenship, and ethical culture.

(Adapted from https:www.managementstudyguide.com/)
Task 3. Are the following statements (1-7) true, false or not given according to the Text A?
1. In an ethical theory, individuals are responsible for fulfilling their civic duty.

2. Some organizations design strategies, build structures, develop policies and undertake actions that affect many people and institutions.

3. Social responsibility consists of a series of instruments or technical resources within an organization.

4. Social responsibility seeks to make the organization efficient, ethical and responsible only internally.

5. The external outcomes are the most important and they are not consequences of internal changes.

6. A social responsible manager creates an atmosphere of trust among the subordinates.

7. Managers may try to act ethically and responsibly at all times because they are striving to be an excellent manager to encompass moral and SR concepts.
Task 4. Match the sentence beginnings (1-5) with the correct endings (a-e) to make a short summary of the Text A. Read the Text A again if necessary.
1. Social responsibility is defined as the obligation and commitment of managers to take steps for protecting and improving society’s welfare along with …………

2. Any organization, whether public or private, with purely economic or social objectives, designs strategies, builds structures, develops policies and undertakes actions that ……………………………………………….

3. Social responsibility seeks to make the organization efficient, ethical and responsible, both …………………...

4. The external outcomes are only consequences of these changes and probably not ………………………..

5. An ethical manager has the possibility of becoming an excellent manager because he or she is developing the habits that enable him or her …………………
a) to make better decisions,

b) internally and externally.

c) affect many people and institutions

d) protecting their own interest.

e) the most important ones either.
VOCABULARY
Task 1. Match the words in Column A with the correct definitions in Column B.

A	B
1. welfare	a) the general state of health or degree of success of a person, business, country, etc.
2. dimension	b) a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or not convenient.
3. capability	c) to make a lot of effort to achieve something.
4. consequence	d) to make it possible or easier for something to happen.
5. strive	e) part or feature or way of considering something.
6. facilitate	f) the legal right to be a citizen of a particular country.
7. citizenship	g) the ability to do something.

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Task 2. Match a line in A with a line in B to make word combinations as they are used in the Text A.

A	B
economic	resources
technical	changes
training	culture
internal	growth
ethical	programs
instrumental	dimension

Task 3. Complete each sentence (1-7) with the most appropriate word (a, b or c).
1. Since social ……… was first mentioned in the 1960s, companies have felt pressure from society to behave in a more socially responsible manner.

a) decision b) responsibility c) obligation
2. Social responsibility is the ……… of business to do no harm to society.

a) duty b) rule c) answer
3. Business leaders and ……… can observe how their decisions relate to social responsibility.

a) leadership b) organizations c) structure
4. Business ……… is an application of ethical principles to business relationships and activities.

a) ethics b) components c) companies
5. The leading ……… of managers is to make their organizations effective.

a) relation b) action c) goal
6. Business organizations are economic and social ………………………. that serve customers’ needs by supplying them right goods at the right place, time and price.

a) institutions b) constitutions c) meetings
7. Ethical business activities improve company’s ……. and give advantages to competitors to promote sales and profits.

a) image b) job c) customer
LISTENING
Task 1. Watch the interview with Dr. Kathleen Getz, Dean, Loyola University Maryland Sellenger School of Business, discussing the positive impact of business on society. For questions 1-6, choose the most suitable answer from a, b or c.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg1xgh1fu6c&ab_channel=LoyolaUniversityMaryland)
1. According to Dr. Kathleen Getz, business is…………………………………

a) one of the most important contributors to economic and societal well-being.

b) the activity of making money.

c) the choice to make income.
2. According to Dr. Kathleen Getz, businesses contribute to society because……

a) they bring innovation to the marketplace.

b) it is their natural inclination to leverage the creativity of human beings.

c) they satisfy a public need or demand.
3. According to Dr. Kathleen Getz, the role of government is to…………………..

a) provide the conditions in which business can operate.

b) subsidize the exploitation.

c) select management boards.
4. According to Dr. Kathleen Getz, the government does have a role in…………

a) supporting the principles of private property.

b) assuring that businesses follow the law and maintain ethnical approach.

c) providing the legal and social framework.
5. According to Dr. Kathleen Getz, a Jesuits business school is………………

a) against her idea.

b) one of the best places to promote her idea of businesses.

c) one of the places to support stockholders
6. According to Dr. Kathleen Getz, the MBA has become ……… than it was five or ten years ago.

a) more slow

b) more attractive

c) more convenience
Task 2. Watch the interview again and discuss the following questions.

1. 
   What is the role of business in society?
   
2. 
   What is the role of government in business?
   
3. 
   What is the aim of a Jesuits business school in social justice?
   
4. 
   What do the MBA students focus on?
   

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SPEAKING

Task 1. Work in pairs. Role-play the situation with your partner.
You are a manager. You work for a company with twenty employees working under you. One day, you come across one of your employees lazing about and doing nothing during work hours. Find out what is going on.
Student A: You are the employee. You are relaxing because you have finished all of your work and there’s nothing to do. You offered to help others with their work, but they all said that they did not need any assistance.

Student B: You are the manager. You believe that all employees should be hard at work at all times. There is always work to be done. In addition, if the CEO sees one of your employees not working, you’ll get into trouble too.
Useful phrases:

- “Don’t you have anything to do?”

- “Why don’t you help the others?”

- “I’ve completely finished all my work.”

- “There is absolutely nothing to do ……….”
Task 2. Work in groups of 3-4 students. Use phrases from the Useful language box below and discuss the importance of responsibilities of employers and employees in the workplace.
Take into consideration the following points:
Which of these responsibilities do you find necessary towards employees? Why?

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  It is essential for the business to provide employees with sense of job security.
  
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  Every company should provide good working conditions.
  
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  Job security is important for employees.
  
• 
  Trainings are necessary in the workplace.
  
• 
  Health measures must be taken for employees.
  
• 
  Career growth can be expected.
  

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READING

Task 1. Discuss the following question before you read the text.
Which three of these are appropriate to recruiting process?
a)
a) Advertising the job.

b) Predicting future.

c) Conducting the interview.

d) Greeting the audience.

e) Identify job vacancy.
Text B. 

Task 2. Read the text bellow and then discuss the following questions.
1. What is the role of ethics in business?

2. What is the difference between ethical issues and legal issues?

3. What is the importance of equal opportunities legislation?

4. How can you avoid discrimination in recruitment?
ETHICAL AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Ethics plays a crucial role in recruitment and selection because human resource is the key source of competitive advantage for an organization if properly hired and managed. It is therefore important to put in place ethical consideration to ensure that candidates are reviewed according to their merit, fairness and equity and to also ensure that they possess the right knowledge, skills and abilities for the job.

There are a number of ethical and legal issues that you must consider in relation to the recruitment and selection process. Ethical issues are those not governed by law but considered the right processes to follow to be fair and equal to all. It is important that employers are aware of the latest equal opportunities legislation and ensure that they comply with it or risk prosecution. Most employers have a very clear equal opportunities policy to help them comply with the legislation and also to ensure that they make changes to help prospective employees from different groups to be successful in their applications.

Ethical considerations are slightly different compared to legal ones in that they include elements that are not required by law but when implemented they ensure that the process is fair, even if legal action could not be taken. These include considering: being honest in an advertisement; maintaining confidentiality throughout the process; ensuring the same questions are asked at interview to all candidates; using the same criteria for all applicants; asking applicants to disclose if family or friends work for the same business.

Equal opportunities legislation ensures that all prospective employees are supported to do their best and that they are not disadvantaged. The law that relates to equal opportunity is regularly updated. The Equality Act 2010 ensures that different groups of prospective employees are not discriminated against when applying for jobs due to any of the following reasons: age, being or becoming a transsexual person; being married or in a civil partnership; being pregnant or having a child; disability; race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin; religion, belief or lack of religion/belief; sex; sexual orientation. These reasons are also called ‘protected characteristics’ and if discrimination does take place a prospective employee can take action against an employer.

(Adapted from https//www.pearson.school.co.uk>>)

Task 3. Are the following statements (1-8) true, false or not given according to the Text B?
1. Ethics plays an important role in recruitment and selection because human resource is the main source of competitive advantage for an organization if properly hired and managed.

2. Ethical issues are not governed by law but considered the right processes to follow to be fair and equal to all.

3. Most employers do not have a very fair equal opportunities policy to help them comply with the legislation.

4. The government’s website has lots of information about the latest legislation.

5. Ethical considerations include elements that are not required by law.

6. The law that connects with equal opportunity is regularly updated.

7. The Equality Act 2010 ensures that different groups of prospective employees are discriminated against when applying for jobs.

8. Businesses rely on effective and efficient recruitment to help contribute to their success.

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Task 4. Match the sentence beginnings (1-6) with the correct endings (a-f) to make a short summary of the Text B. Read the Text B again if necessary.
1. It is important to put in place ethical consideration to ensure that candidates are reviewed according to their merit, fairness and equity and to also ensure that they possess the right knowledge, skills and ……………………………..

2. There are a number of ethical and legal issues that you must consider in relation to the recruitment and ……………………….

3. It is important that employers are aware of the latest equal opportunities legislation and ensure that they comply with it or ………………………..

4. Most employers have a very clear equal opportunities policy to help them comply with the legislation and also to ensure that they make changes to help prospective employees from different groups to be ……………………………

5. The law that relates to equal opportunity is ……………………..

6.These reasons are also called ‘protected characteristics’ and if discrimination does take place a prospective employee can take action ………………………
a) successful in their applications.

b) against an employer.

c) regularly updated.

d) selection process.

e) risk prosecution.

f) abilities for the job.
VOCABULARY
Task 1. Match the words in Column A with the correct definitions in Column B.

A	B
1. recruitment	a) the action or fact of carefully choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitable.
2. legislation	b) the quality of being good and deserving praise.
3. fair	c) the process of employing new people to work for a company or organization.
4. disability	d) a law, or a set of laws.
5. merit	e) the process or act of accusing someone of a crime.
6. prosecution	f) treating all equally.
7. selection	g) physical or mental condition that makes someone unable to act.

Task 2. Match a line in A with a line in B to make word combinations as they are used in the Text B.

A	B
1. key	a) issues
2. legal	b) employees
3. prospective	c) source
4. regularly	d) characteristics
5.interview	e) partnership
6. protected	f) candidates
7. civil	g) updated

Task 3. Complete each sentence (1-7) with the most appropriate word (a, b or c).
1. People who are satisfied with their ………… experiences are 48 percent more likely to accept a job offer.

a) employment b) candidate c) evidence
2. …………. is the process of finding candidates, reviewing applicant qualifications, screening potential employees, and selecting employees for an organization. 

a) recruitment b) interview c) employee

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