business and society

;The ;Long ;Paper ;should ;be ;6-8 ;pages, ;double ;spaced, ;12 ;pt. ;Times ;New ;Roman. ;The ;paper ;must ;have ;a ;minimum ;of ;1,500 ;words ;and ;should ;not ;exceed ;2,000 ;words. ;The ;long ;paper ;is ;due ;in ;class ;on ;Friday, ;May ;23, ;2014. ;Pages ;must ;be ;numbered. ;Please ;double-check ;citations, ;especially ;quotations. ;Late ;papers ;will ;be ;subjected ;to ;a ;20% ;deduction ;for ;every ;day, ;or ;part ;thereof, ;late.

Choose ;only ;one ;of ;the ;five ;broad ;social ;issues ;listed ;at ;the ;bottom. ;Answer ;the ;following ;questions ;as ;these ;general ;questions ;pertain ;to ;the ;specific ;issue ;selected.

The ;questions ;that ;you ;will ;cover ;with ;respect ;to ;your ;choice ;of ;broad ;social ;issue ;in ;the ;paper ;are:

Who ;are ;the ;stakeholders? ;How ;does ;the ;issue ;impact ;each, ;and ;what ;are ;the ;desired ;outcomes ;for ;each ;stakeholder ;group?

Why, ;how, ;and ;whether ;the ;issue ;has ;become ;a ;social ;issue ;rather ;than ;simply ;remain ;a ;private ;issue? ;What ;do ;you ;see ;as ;the ;responsibilities ;of ;the ;affected ;individuals?

What ;do ;you ;see ;as ;the ;responsibilities ;of ;firms ;in ;the ;Canadian ;economy ;with ;respect ;to ;the ;issue? ;Explain ;your ;thoughts ;fully.

What ;do ;you ;see ;as ;the ;responsibility ;of ;governments? ;(Federal, ;provincial, ;municipal) ;and ;explain ;your ;response.

Who ;should ;pay ;the ;taxes ;to ;support ;government ;activities ;in ;these ;areas ;and ;why?

Are ;there ;are ;other ;groups ;or ;institutions ;that ;have ;a ;responsibility ;as ;part ;of ;this ;social ;issue? ;Explain.

Your ;paper ;should ;analyze ;the ;conflicts ;inherent ;in ;each ;of ;these ;difficult ;policy ;areas. ;Do ;not ;describe ;them. ;Explain ;why ;the ;conflicts ;persist ;and ;there ;are ;no ;easy ;answers.

Long ;Paper ;Issues ;(focus ;on ;one):

Globalization ;and ;offshoring.

The ;NAFTA.

Creating ;economic ;opportunities ;for ;the ;aboriginal ;population.

Corporate ;Social ;Responsibility. ;