CSR PLAN

CSR Plan for Lockheed Martin Corporation

Abstract

The company that has been selected for the Corporate Social Responsibility is Lockheed Martin, which is a global security company that has more than 125,000 employees all over the world. The company is engaged in the research, design, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The CSR plan that will is planned for the company is related to the education of AIDS in the society that is increasing rapidly. However, people are not aware of this disease and; therefore, deaths are rapidly increasing because of lack of awareness among citizens.

Table of Contents

Introduction1

Discussion2

Voluntary Nature and Lack of Enforcement Power3

The “Bottom Line” as Multinational Corporations' Only Concern4

Insufficiency/Non-sustainability of the Current Response of MNCs4

The Relationship between CSR and Organizational Effectiveness6

Conclusion7

References8

CSR Plan for Lockheed Martin Corporation

Introduction

By creating internal operations that extend sideways transnational across national borders, Lockheed Martin can be affected in tremendous ways by harmful global conditions, such as the growing AIDS epidemic. Rather than advocating action by Lockheed Martin on the basis of corporate social responsibility, presenting the AIDS epidemic as a global workforce crisis provides critics with a meaningful framework through which to urge decisive and immediate effort. The increasing global infection rate among individuals of working age, in addition to the decline in health and well being of the countless people already infected, dramatically impacts both the global workforce on a grand scale and the workforces of discrete Lockheed Martin around the world (Lockheedmartin.com).

By discussing the existing global AIDS epidemic, both in terms of the current framework of a human rights crisis, as well as in terms of the proposed framework of a global workforce crisis, this Note seeks to provide a common language by which Lockheed Martin and their critics may engage in productive dialogue (Donaldson 2004).

In this paper, we will be discussing AIDS as a global human rights crisis and the response of Lockheed Martin through corporate social responsibility. A plan serves to highlight the response, including successes and shortcomings of one corporation's response to the AIDS crisis through the lens of corporate social responsibility.

Discussion

Concern has arisen regarding emerging human rights gaps between the rich and the poor, the powerful and the powerless. Acting under the human rights movement umbrella, global leaders, NGOs, and consumer groups seek to hold MNCs like Lockheed Martin accountable for recognizing and addressing the basic human rights of their employees and extended communities in which such corporations operate. In the context of the MNC as employer, the human rights movement utilizes the language of corporate social responsibility (Carroll 1999).

One aspect of Lockheed Martin's mission is to act in the best interests of all stakeholders; importantly, the corporation defines stakeholders broadly to include, among others, both employees and the communities in which the corporation operates. Additionally, Lockheed Martin upholds six core values: integrity, innovation, delivering superior results, corporate responsibility, diversity, and global involvement. Lockheed Martin's corporate social responsibility initiatives take place in part through the activities of The ...