Corporate Citizenship - Beck's Theory of the World Risk Society

Lucianne White

Corporate Citizenship

Assignment 1

Introduction

Corporate citizenship is based on the premise that businesses will act

responsibly towards society, thus proving to be socially responsible.

This essay will tone of voice at the third theories of citizenship.

Risk in society is viewed by three main approaches, adult male behaviour

approach, techno-scientific approach and sociocultural approach.

Each of these approaches puts yet another spin on the definition of

insecurity and how it affects our population. This essay will look at risk

from the world risk society point of view.

It will endeavour to explain Becks surmise of the risk society and

discuss how his theory might be applied as a effectual framework for

examining the level of corporate citizenship in organisations.

It will in any case include a look at how other theorists typeset risk. In

conclusion it will evaluate and comment on the usefulness of Becks

model.

Corporate Citizenship

A citizen is a member of a modern political community (i.e. the

nation-state) who posesses officially defined rights and responsibilities

by virute of membership to that nation, typically including the right to

be involved in selecting governments (Bessant & Watts, 1999).

Corporate citizenship is in that respectfore corporations which have rights and

responsibilites of their own, as rise as obligations to their community.

Corporate citizenship is based on three theories; minimalist,

communitarian and universal rights.



We will look briefly at what each

theory means.

Minimalist is where citizens strive towards their own goals with very

little interference. They realise there are rules which regulate their

behaviour and are able to function individually.

Communitarian is where the communitys well being outweighs the

individuals rights. Everyone works towards reaching the community

goals rather than focusing on personal goals.

Universal rights is where everyone pursues their own goals and

interests but makes sure to consider others rights. creation aware...

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