387 From supply chains to value chains: A spotlight on CSR Malika Bhandarkar and Tarcisio Alvarez-Rivero* 1. Introduction Corporate social responsibility (CSR)1 has become a hot topic in boardrooms across the world. Changes in corporate value systems are being driven by pressures from different actors‚ including governments‚ consumers‚ non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and institutional investors (diagram 1). Multinational corporations (MNCs) have operations spread across the globe‚ relying
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Course name: Strategic Management Semester: SPRING 2013 Instructor: Dr. Richard T. Mpoyi Office Number: BAS N146 Phone: 615-898-5767 Email: richard.mpoyi@mtsu.edu Class Schedule Section No. Days Time Building Room BUAD 4980-03 MWF 11:30am – 12:25pm BAS S262 Office Hours* Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday – 12:00pm – 02:00pm 04:00pm – 05:00pm 12:00pm – 02:00pm – * Other hours: By appointment Course Expectations X Multiple-Choice Exams X Essay Tests
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Value Chain and Supply Chain Analysis Value Chain and Supply Chain Analysis Global value chain is described as activities companies use to bring out a product and share its conception from the beginning to the end. Design‚ production‚ marketing‚ distribution‚ and customer support are activities included in this process. The production of goods and services are value chain activities that are found in large geographical areas or different locations. The term “global value chain” means that value
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7 Core Army Values and What They Mean to Me The seven core army values are broken up into Loyalty‚Duty‚ Respect‚ Selfless Services‚ Honor‚ Integrity‚ Personal Courage. The first of these is loyalty; Loyalty to me is keeping your word or backing up or trusting a friend even when others do not. I think trust is a big part of loyalty. You can’t expect someone to be loyal to you if they cannot trust you. In the army aspect I believe it is relatively the same but in leadership role or more stressful
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7 Principles of Supply Chain Management 1. Introduction Before we are to analysis this article‚ first let us clarify something before we start .In this article‚ it states the 7 principles of supply chain management and its importance in practical ‚many of us must have a question‚ what is a supply chain management and why is it important for a company today ? Supply chain management (SCM) is the process that is used by a company to ensure that its supply chain is efficient and cost effective
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Value of Water Humans have never had to deal with problems associated with water pollution until now‚ when we have already caused irreversible damage and have run into major difficulties regarding water worldwide. Although we rely on this critical resource to survive‚ we have failed to take care of our sources and water pollution has increasingly become a large problem that humans must deal with. Water is a human’s most valuable resource and it is essential to every living species. Humans can survive
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The seven Army values are the backbone of the United States Army. They are broken down to us in the acronym ‘LDRSHIP’. Loyalty‚ “Bear true faith and allegiance to the U.S. constitution‚ the Army‚ and other soldiers.” Duty‚ “Fulfill your obligations.” Respect‚ “Treat people as they should be treated.” Selfless Service‚ “Put the welfare of the nation‚ the Army and your subordinates above your own.” Honor‚ “Live up to the army values.” Integrity‚ “Do what’s right legally and morally.” and Personal
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The accelerated rate of change in the telecommunications arena is always a topic close to the hearts of all stakeholders in the industry. Analyzing the different dynamics at play in the sector has never been so interesting. The former monopoly environment has been dragged kicking and screaming into an era of almost Adam Smith-like demand and supply‚ something that it was certainly a long way from even a few years ago. So‚ what has changed on both the demand and supply sides of the equation?
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Chapter Eleven Marketing: Building Profitable Customer Connections Review Questions 1. How does the American Marketing Association define marketing? How can marketers deliver value to their customers over the long term? Marketing is the activity‚ set of institutions‚ and processes for creating‚ communicating‚ delivering‚ and exchanging offerings that have value for customers‚ clients‚ partners‚ and society at large. First‚ marketers could be honest and give customers only products that are built
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up. Ocean’s Eleven brings all of these thoughts together in a neat package. Originally made in 1960‚ the film was remade again in the year 2001 and is considered one of the few movies who’s remake is better than the original‚ with the 2001 version earning a rating of 7.7 compared to the 6.4 of the 1960’s version. Challenging the long standing theory that remakes will forever be overshadowed by their originals‚ Stephen Soderbergh’s 2001 version of Ocean’s Eleven details exactly
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