Pyramid of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

1. It is important to perform in a manner consistent with maximizing earnings per share.
   The way businesses operate should be consistent with the maximization of profit per share.

2. It is important to be committed to being as profitable as possible.
   Enterprises should be committed to profit as much as possible.

3. It is important to maintain a strong competitive position.
   Enterprises should maintain a strong competitive position.

4. It is important to maintain a high level of operating efficiency.
   Enterprises should maintain a high level of operational efficiency.

5. It is important that a successful firm be defined as one that is consistently profitable.
   Successful companies are able to continue profitable enterprise.

6. It is important to perform in a manner consistent with expectations of government and law.
   Mode of operation of enterprises should be consistent with government expectations and legal requirements.

7. It is important to comply with various federal , state, and local regulations.
   Enterprises should comply with federal, state and local government regulations.

8. It is important to be a law- abiding corporate citizen.
   Enterprises should be law-abiding corporate citizen.

9. It is important that a successful firm be defined as one that fulfills its legal obligations.
   Successful companies are able to fulfill their legal obligations of the enterprise.

10. It is important to provide goods and services that at least meet minimal legal requirements.
    The company should provide goods and services at least meet the minimum legal requirements.

11. It is important to perform in a manner consistent with expectations of societal mores and ethical norms.
    Enterprises should operate in social morality and ethics expectations.

12. It is important to recognize and respect new or evolving ethical / moral norms adopted by society.
    Enterprises should recognize and respect the ethics and norms to be accepted by society.

13. It is important to prevent ethical norms from being compromised in order to achieve corporate goals.
    Enterprises should be avoided in order to achieve business goals away violate ethical norms.

14. It is important that good corporate citizenship be defined as doing what is expected morally or ethically.
    Good corporate citizen should do the ethical thing desired.

15. It is important to recognize that corporate integrity and ethical behavior go beyond mere compliance with laws and regulations.
    Enterprises should be aware of the corporate integrity and ethical behavior is not only to comply with laws and regulations.

16. It is important to perform in a manner consistent with the philanthropic and charitable expectations of society.
    Enterprises should operate under charitable society.

17. It is important to assist the fine and performing arts.
    Enterprises should be funded in the elegant performing arts.

18. It is important that managers and employees all participate in voluntary and charitable activities within their local communities.
    Enterprise managers and employees should participate in volunteer and charitable activities of the local community.

19. It is important to provide assistance to private and public educational insitutions.
    Enterprise private and public educational institutions should be funded.

20. It is important to assist voluntarily those projects that enhance a community's "quality of life."
    Enterprises should voluntarily finance projects to improve the quality of community life.