The document provides an overview and prompt for a case study analysis and strategy proposal project on an organization's social responsibility. Students will analyze a case study on ITC Ltd to examine how the company considers social responsibility in its operations and strategy. They will then develop a revised strategy plan addressing any gaps or risks identified regarding social responsibility based on influences on the organization. The project requires addressing several critical elements of analyzing the company's social responsibility and ethical decision-making, critiquing its strategy, and proposing improvements in a 8-12 page report.

1. Overview
The final project for this course is the creation of a case study
analysis and strategy proposal.
Social responsibility is an ethical philosophy that suggests an
individual or a group of individuals, such as an organization,
has an obligation to act for the benefit of society at large.
Corporations in any industry have experienced change in
corporate social responsibility (CSR) due to both internal
(employee) and external (customer, regulatory agencies,
environmental) influences. These influences require leaders to
better educate themselves and the organization on their strategy
in regard to CSR.
The purpose of this project is to analyze and critique an
organization based on what is expected of a corporate strategy
in regard to social responsibility.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the
following course outcomes:
Critique social responsibility principles and concepts as they
relate to scholarly research, evidence, and real-world relevance
Analyze internal and external influences to organizational
operations as they relate to the effective application of social
responsibility
Analyze the potential benefits and risks of the strategy planning
of an organization for ensuring organizational effectiveness
Develop strategy plans that appropriately draw from modern
principles of social responsibility and are substantiated by
evidence
Assess the ethical implications of real-world issues and
problems in corporate social responsibility from multiple
perspectives

2. Prompt
For this project, you will
analyze the case study
ITC LTD: Toward a Triple Bottom Line Performance
(attached). You will look at various aspects of both the daily
operations of the company as well as management strategies to
determine the impact they have on the social responsibility of
the company. You will examine the impact this has on the
internal and external stakeholders of the company; as social
responsibility impacts them the most. Then, you will devise a
revised strategy plan that addresses any gaps and risks you have
identified in regard to social responsibility.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I.
Introduction
: In this part of the project, you will introduce the company
present in the case study, describing the important attributes of
the company that should be considered when analyzing its
consideration of social responsibility. Describe the organization
in the case study. In other words, how is the organization
described in the case study? What are its key attributes? What
are its strengths and weaknesses?
II.
Analysis of Social Responsibility
: In this part of the project, you will begin your analysis of the
case study, examining how the strategy plan of the organization
in the case study considers social responsibility.
a) Analyze the organization’s strategy plan for compliance with
the current acceptable standards or norms relative to social
responsibility today.
b) Analyze the organization’s strategy plan for any gaps in

3. social responsibility that might be potential risks to internal and
external stakeholders.
c) Predict the potential positive and negative impacts to internal
and external stakeholders regarding social responsibility that
would result from the strategy plan. In other words, what might
happen to the employees and/or people involved in the company
regarding social responsibility from this strategy plan? You
could consider both the present and future impacts.
d) Critique the evolution of strategy planning related to social
responsibility within the organization. In other words, what may
have influenced the evolution of strategy planning related to
social responsibility unique to this organization?
e) Explain how this organization is or is not consistent with
regard to social responsibility when compared within its own
industry and when compared to outside industries. Be sure to
justify your response.
III.
Ethical Decision-Making
: In this part of the project, you will continue your analysis of
the case study, examining how the strategy plan of the
organization considers ethics in decision-making processes.
a) Analyze the organization’s strategy plan for decision-making
processes that it employs. In other words, based on the strategy
plan, how does the organization make decisions?
b) Explain how aspects of ethics were considered in the
decision-making processes of the organization. In other words,
what were the ethical considerations related to social
responsibility in the decisions made by the organization? You
could consider the connection between ethics and organizational
decision making and how ethics influence those decisions.
c) Analyze the organization’s strategy plan for any gaps in the
decision-making process that could be considered potential risks
to internal and external stakeholders.
IV.

4. Critique the Organization
: In this part of the project, you will continue your case study
analysis, critiquing the organization regarding how it considers
social responsibility and how its processes have been influenced
internally and externally.
a) Utilizing the information in the case study and your previous
analysis, determine the appropriate components for a strategic
CSR plan for the organization.
b) Compare the components chosen pertaining to the
organization with other organizations with similar or different
strategic components.
c) Explain how the organization’s internal and external
influences have impacted the strategy plan’s compliance with
industry standards and common practice in regards to social
responsibility.
d) Determine potential risks in the current strategy plan and
compare them with other relevant organizations (in particular,
the same industry) to determine if these risks are common or
unique to the organization.
V.
Revised Strategy Plan
: In this part of the project, you will imagine you have assumed
a leadership role within the organization. You will utilize the
case study and your previous analysis to develop a new strategy
plan for the organization addressing its social responsibility.
a) Develop a revised strategy plan for the organization,
addressing any potential risks or gaps regarding social
responsibility previously identified in your case study analysis.
b) Explain the process regarding how the revised strategy plan
was developed. Be sure to describe why certain components
were selected and how they are important to the organization as
related to social responsibility.
c) Discuss how you considered the influence of internal and
external forces when developing your revised strategy plan. In
other words, how did your account for the internal and external

5. influences that affected the first strategy plan in the
development of your revised strategy plan?
d) Explain how issues of ethics were considered when
developing the revised strategy plan. If issues of ethics did not
need to be considered or revised, explain why.
Final Project Rubric
Guidelines for Submission
: Your case study analysis and revised strategy plan should
follow these requirements: 8–12 pages, double-spaced, 12-point
Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and APA sixth
edition citations and style.
Introduction
- an especially comprehensive overview of the organization:
Describes the key attributes, strengths, weaknesses, and
consideration of social responsibility of the organization in the
case study
Analysis of Social Responsibility: Compliance
- Meets “Proficient” criteria, and analysis demonstrates
nuanced understanding of the current acceptable standards or
norms relative to social responsibility
Analysis of Social Responsibility: Potential Risks
- Meets “Proficient” criteria, and analysis demonstrates a
nuanced understanding of potential risks associated with social
responsibility
Analysis of Social Responsibility: Positive and Negative
Impacts
- Meets “Proficient” criteria, and prediction demonstrates keen
insight into both the present and future impacts of the strategy
plan with regard to social responsibility
Analysis of Social Responsibility: Evolution
- Meets “Proficient” criteria and critique of strategy plan
demonstrates a nuanced understanding of how the internal and
external influences on the organization have impacted the
evolution of the consideration of social responsibility within the
company

6. Analysis of Social Responsibility: Consistent
- Meets “Proficient” criteria and explanation demonstrates keen
insight into how social responsibility of the company is
consistent compared to outside influences
Ethical Decision-Making:
Decision-Making Process
- Meets “Proficient” criteria and analysis demonstrates a
nuanced understanding of the decision-making processes
employed by the organization
Ethical Decision-Making:
Ethics
- Meets “Proficient” criteria and explanation demonstrates a
nuanced understanding of the connection between ethics and
decision-making processes
Ethical Decision-Making:
Gaps
- Meets “Proficient” criteria and analysis demonstrates keen
insight into the gaps in the decision-making process that could
be potential risks
Critique the Organization:
Components
- Meets “Proficient” criteria and determination demonstrates
keen insight into the appropriate components for a strategic
CSR plan
Critique the Organization:
Other Organizations
- Meets “Proficient” criteria and comparison demonstrates a
nuanced understanding of components chosen and how other
organizations with similar or different components relate to the
organization
Critique the Organization:
Internal and External Influences
- Meets “Proficient” criteria and explanation demonstrates a
nuanced understanding of how the organization’s internal and
external influences have impacted the strategy plan’s
compliance with industry standards and common practice

7. regarding social responsibility
Critique the Organization:
Potential Risks
- Meets “Proficient” criteria and determination makes cogent
comparisons between the risks of the organization with other
organizations
Revised Strategy Plan:
Potential Risks
- Meets “Proficient” criteria and developed strategy plan
demonstrates keen insight into how to address the potential
risks or gaps regarding social responsibility
Revised Strategy Plan:
Process
- Meets “Proficient” criteria and explanation demonstrates keen
insight into how the components used influenced the
development of the revised strategy plan
Revised Strategy Plan:
Influence
- Meets “Proficient” criteria and discussion demonstrates a
nuanced understanding of the influence of internal and external
forces on the development of the revised strategy plan
Revised Strategy Plan:
Ethics
- Meets “Proficient” criteria and explanation demonstrates a
nuanced understanding of ethics and their importance when
developing the revised strategy