Exhibits Characteristics of a Socially Conscience Organization

Microsoft
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Slide 1: Introduction
Microsoft is a multinational company that has specialized in computing. Founded by Gates and Allen in 1972, it has become a dominant player in the tech industry after spearheading many breakthroughs, especially in personal computing. Over the years, the company has had a significant impact in the society and has run many social projects successfully. Here below are current Mission and Vision statements that form the focal point of strategic direction the company wants to move.
Mission Statement: To enable people and businesses throughout the world to realize their full potential.
Vision: Empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
In this presentation, Microsoft’s involvement in social projects and their impact on the environment is critically analyzed to check its relation to their mission and vision statements.
Slide 2: Corporate social responsibility
The company has poured billions in their corporate social responsibility departments. Microsoft management has formulated policies, objectives, and goals to facilitate the (Corporate Social Responsibility) CSR projects. Microsoft’s corporate social responsibility policies are geared towards applying the power of technology to safeguard human rights, improve the quality of life for the people and protect the planet. Microsoft has gone out of its way to ensure that they leave a positive mark in the society by dedicating many of their resources in bettering it. Microsoft corporate social responsibility policies borrow heavily from their mission statement of ensuring all people and businesses realize their full potential. Their CSR projects are geared towards ensuring people unleash their potential and strive to improve their quality of life. The mission statement also relates to their CSR policies in ensuring the people and organizations achieve more through their products. Their CSR objectives empower people to achieve more and reach their goals.
Slide 3: Corporate culture
Corporate culture creates a conducive environment for the employees to work and further their personal and corporate objectives CITATION Ric16 \l 1033 (Griffin, Phillips, & Gully, 2016). Microsoft culture is drawn from their mission and vision statements. Their culture features inclusivity and diversity for all people. The management has formulated policies to create and sustain a good corporate culture that is aligned with their company’s vision and mission statements. The culture is founded on the company’s corporate values and which are articulated to the vision and mission statements. Having over 120000 employees requires a clearly defined corporate culture that brings the workforce together to pursue the company&aci...