Organizations are tied to the environment for many
reasons. They utilize natural resources
to operate their business. They create
jobs in the city where they reside and perhaps in other cities for employees
who telecommute. They increase business for
surrounding business when employees visit their establishments to put gas in
their car or to eat on their lunch break.
The relationship between Sierra College and the city of Rocklin is that
it provides jobs, culture, clubs and affiliations, or residency to students
from near and far. Fairness, honesty and
integrity are key values in organizations that serve as mission statements that
define their operations. I believe it is
the moral obligation of a college or university to foster the education of
students and potential students and to give back to the community. They have an obligation to offer financial
aid to those that qualify, and award scholarships to those that are deserving.
You make a great point, to educate them so that they will give back to community, and I think that is what's happening in the Sierra College community.
ReplyDeleteIt’s very interesting to see how closely tied businesses are to their local community. At first I was thinking about this along the lines of Amazon, Microsoft, or some other large company. I was a bit stymied on trying to figure out ways in which those types of companies have given back to their communities. Amazon makes it a point not to get too caught up in the locality perspective as they view themselves as being more of an online presence. Now on one hand this means that they try to avoid paying taxes where they don’t feel it’s appropriate, but on the other hand, I also find it reassuring that there isn’t a bias on who they sell to either. I can’t count how many times I’ve gone into a local business, and was helped last because there were friends of the owner who were helped first or got preferential treatment.
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