GOOGLE GREEN

Hello, Friends

In order to support Chanel's post I have found a very interesting approach Google Inc. is taking towards a more Corporate Social Responsible business, please check out the video and this website for more info:

http://www.google.com/green

10 Ways to Go Green and Save Green

Here are 10 ways to go GREEN, come on guys these are simple things that will not only benefit society but also us.

1. Save energy to save money.
2. Save water to save money.
3. Less gas=more money and better health.
4. Eat smart.
5. Skp the bottled water.
6. Think before you buy.
7. Borrow instead of buying.
8. Buy smart.
9. Keep electronics out of the trash.
10. Make your own cleaning supplies.

After our field work project I have been influenced and motivated to go GREEN and you should too. For more information and a detailed description please visit: http://www.worldwatch.org/node/3915

Chanel

OUR FIELDWORK PROJECT EXPERIENCE!

Hello, Friends!

Please check out this video we prepared for you and the rest of our class from our fieldwork project at the ORAA in the Oleta River State Park!

Enjoy

Corporate Social Responsibility

The Dark Side of the Internet

" YES MEN" movement

"The Yes Men" is a social action group that pretend to be powerful people or spoke persons from influential corporations and organizations they are against to. This idea is what they called "identity correction". The purpose of this movement is to create awareness around the world about how some corporations decisions have affected the environment and entire communities. These links below will show you more about their interesting way of provoke consciousness: 

"Yes men" webpage

"Yes men Video"

I hope you find it interesting as I did!

Alejandra Zurita

Organizational Climate and Crisis Management

As per our class discussion last week, I have found two really good website articles talking about Organizational Climate and another one for Crisis Management

1. ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE ASSESMENT:

This is a really good article that explains a technique in order to better assess organizational climate in order to understand what is better for the company, its employees, and stakeholders.

It focuses on these points:

• Fundamental care of the employee as an asset
• Respect for the dignity of the employee and the sensitivities of human beings
• Full understanding of the realities of business
• Embracing optimization and improvement
• Keys to motivation and commitment

Check out this web address for more info:
http://www.qualityvalues.com/organizational_audits/organizational_climate.htm


2. CRISIS MANAGEMENT:

I wanted to present this section from a different angle. Last class when we talked about how to overcome crisis, such as the 9/11 events, we looked at how the markets collapsed and they came back up, then how people re-united and formed an ever stronger nation.

In this very interesting article I read today from USAtoday.com, they are trying to bring back hope to people and also compare the differences and similarities between the Great Depression of the 1930's and today's situation.

It talks about:

• Unemployment rates
• Contractions in the economy
• Uncertainty in the market

But towards the end it makes us reevaluate the situation we are living and gives us hope. I thought you might like it and might relate it to how we have to learn how to manage crisis situations.

Check out the article:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2009-03-09-depression-spending-lessons_N.htm


Keep hope high,
Jose