CHAPTER 5

Working in the Community

A partnership that many companies overlook is that with their local community. Sustainability, labor force availability, offshoring, reshoring, and job creation are all vital for strong companies and strong communities. In today’s world, the lack of skilled workers prevents many companies from growing to the level they desire. This chapter shows how they can partner with the academic community, local government, and not-for-profits to accelerate growth and profitability.

Social Responsibility for Partnerships

Many companies today are finding it increasingly difficult to find workers, particularly at the skilled levels of the organization; welders, machine operators, maintenance mechanics, technical assembly, ...

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