Despite recent pressure from stockholders to increase profits, Global Oil., a global petroleum organization, has maintained a practice of consistently acting ethically by being a good global corporate citizen, taking host-country and global standards into consideration when making decisions, and obeying the laws of host countries as well as international law. Global Oil. provides an example of a company acting in a socially responsible way.

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According to University of Georgia business scholar Archie B. Carroll, corporate social responsibility rests at the top of a pyramid of a corporation's obligations, right up there with economic, legal, and ethical obligations. Carroll suggests the responsibilities of an organization in the global economy should take the following priorities, with profit being the most fundamental (base of the pyramid) and corporate citizenship at the top: (1) Be a good global corporate citizen, as defined by the host country's expectations; (2) be ethical in practices, taking host-country and global standards into consideration; (3) obey the law of host countries as well as international law; and (4) make a profit consistent with expectations for international business.

Despite Recent Pressure from Stockholders to Increase Profits, Global Oil