Organizations need to fashion an approach to social responsibility in the same way that they 
develop any other business strategy.A corporate social audit is a formal and thorough analysis of the effectiveness of a firm's 
social performanceTo ascertain whether their efforts are producing the desired benefits, a business should 
evaluate how it responds to instances of questionable legal or ethical conduct.Legal 
compliance is the extent to which the organization conforms to local, state, federal, and interna tional laws, and ethical compliance is the extent to which the members of the organization fol low basic ethical (and legal) standards of behavior.Informal methods of managing social responsibility include an organization's thoughts 
on leadership and culture and how organizations respond to whistle-blowers.Formal organizational dimensions that can help manage 
social responsibility are legal compliance, ethical compliance, and philanthropic giving.Leadership practices and organization culture can go a long way toward defining the social responsibility 
stance an organization and its members will adopt.Although some organizations welcome the 
contributions of whistle-blowers, it is not uncommon for managers to ignore concerns.Finally, philanthropic giving is the awarding 
of funds or gifts to charities or other worthy causes.More formally, 
an organization may sometimes actually evaluate the effectiveness of its social responsibility 
efforts.Whistle-blowing is the disclosure by an employee of illegal or unethical con duct on the part of others within the organization.Ethical leadership often sets the tone for 
the entire organization.A key issue in social responsibility is how the organization handles 
whistle-blowers.