Q1Answer
McDonalds Company is an organization that I can define it as being a social enterprise due to its commitment towards enhancing social responsibility in areas where it operates. The company does this by the provision of quality products, services and focus on ensuring a clean environment. However, there need for the company to focus on addressing its ethical misconduct when it comes to environmental safety and cleanliness. The company is subject to various environmental issues something that impacts the company’s operations negatively. For instance, the chemicals used by the company to spread its cattle and the methane gas produced by the same cattle major environmental pollution that the company suffers. This move will play a great role in promoting its social responsiveness thus enhancing its reputation.
Q2 Answer
In my opinion, the cost is one challenge that affects starting a social enterprise. For an enterprise to be responsible, it has to invest heavily in various ways such as going green which require a lot of funds thus posing a great challenge. Besides, it requires an enterprise to make various changes in its operations to foster efficiency. Additionally, lack knowledge and skills to foster social responsiveness is another challenge that an enterprise can face when starting to be social. The employees need to have enough knowledge and skills on how to foster social responsibility.
Q3 Answer
I believe that every business needs to be socially responsible because this is one of the many purposes of the business. Socially responsiveness of the business plays a great role in determining the fate of the business in its operations. Social responsibility involves provisions of services that meet the needs of the community. The community provides the organization with employees, customers and suppliers among many others. This implies that businesses should consider being socially responsible for strengthening its relationship with the community hence able to access the above-mentioned incentives (Batten and Thomas 156).
Work Cited
Batten, Jonathan, and Thomas A. Fetherston. Social Responsibility: Corporate Governance Issues. Amsterdam: JAI, 2003. Print.
