Social Responsibility and Managerial Ethics: A Focus on Saudi Arabia

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Introduction1

Research Background1

Research Aims &Objectives2

Aims & Objectives-How to Achieve2

Research Questions3

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW4

Introduction4

Concept of Corporate Social Responsibility4

CSR in the Arabian Countries5

Saudi Managers and CSR6

Challenges of Managerial Ethics in Saudi Arabia9

CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY11

Introduction11

Research Philosophy11

Research Approach11

Time Horizon12

Data Proposal/Collection Tools12

Research Instrument13

Sampling and Data Analysis13

REFERENCES14

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Introduction

This research work will be focusing on the concept of social responsibility in Arabian Countries and hence narrowing down it focuses on Saudi Arabia.

Research Background

It has been very well known that Saudi Arabia is one of the richest and largest nations in the Middle East with significant influence in terms of policy and the economy. However, there are a number of challenges and problems being experienced by the Saudi Government in terms of their CSR programs. One challenge is the move from being a country relying on oil exports to a country dependent on its human resources and focus on being socially responsible. This change is occurring, with the government spending billions of dollars, over the last five years, on higher education, internally and externally (Wild & John, 2009, Pp. 256-287). Much of this education includes learning about management and business ethics. Despite this focus on human resource development, Saudi Arabia is still in the early stages of developing their practices on being socially responsible.

In some cases, actions and initiatives have been locally designed. In fact, one of the high points of the entire process has been to see how local business leaders have joined and often led local efforts to ensure business puts its best foot forward in the change process of the Arab region (Visser, 2008, pp. 473-503). In others, CSR actions represent a concerted response at a global or regional level of large corporate entities to adapt their CSR work for greatest possible local relevance.

Research Aims &Objectives

The main aim of this research work will be identifying the practices of managers and their focus on social responsibility and ethics. However, this research work will be focusing on Saudi Arabia and managerial practices in the specified region. The main objective of this study is to have an in-depth analysis of ethical and social responsibilities of the managers. This research work will establish relation between the factors that have their impact on managers that tend to practice ethical. Following are the main aims and objectives of this research work:

To analyze the managerial ethics in Saudi region

To understand the focus corporate social responsibilities of Saudi managers

To identify the business ethics and social responsibility of managers in Saudi Arabia

To indicate the extent at which Saudi managers are practicing CSR activities in their organizations

Aims & Objectives-How to Achieve

The main intention of carrying out this research is to comprehend the practices of Saudi managers that eventually come out to be implementing socially responsible and ethical practices in order to achieve the goals of being socially responsible business. Throughout this research work, the attention of the researcher will be on the Saudi Arabia, which will be obtained through analyzing ...