How Social Media Has Changed 21st Century Businesses and Society

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How Social Media Has Changed 21st Century Businesses and Society By Joraina Dwyer dwyer@broward.edu MAN3931 SEMINAR II ENHANCED Term Paper Submitted To: Professor Donovan A. McFarlane Department of Business Administration North Campus Broward College Coconut Creek, Florida February 2, 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS Has social media pushed the envelope on ethics and social responsibility? By Joraina Dwyer Introdu Introduction Definition Social Media Challenges Using Social Media Positive Impact on Businesses Negative Impact on Businesses Positive Impact on Society Negative Impact on Society The Future of Social Media Recommendations (Conclusion) References Introduction With the rise of social media and its obvious impact on the lives of those in society, a somewhat social and often philosophical discourse has been created on the sustainability of ethical concerns as it relates to acceptable and unacceptable behaviors. Society has been infected with the social bug and because of the relevance of social media in mans’ existence even Congress is now in the process of attempting to figure out what laws, where pertinent, are most effective to affectively deter unethical behaviors both in the corporate and social world. The main characters, those within society and the government has somehow unwittingly relinquished their powers to the technologically savvy players and in so doing has found themselves trampled by the desires of players who neither consider ethical behavior or social responsibility to be key factors when playing their games. There is now greater concern on corporate social responsibility and how those responsibilities are communicated via way of the internet. Based on findings, this investigator will attempt to analyze the way objectives are integrated by those utilizing social media in determining social responsibility in

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