CSR AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Corporate social responsibility (hereinafter CSR) has become one of the central issues on the agenda of organizations today‚ but is still a long way from being a centre stage on corporate strategy (Smith‚ 2003; Stewart‚ 2006). One of the key problems is the lack of understanding about the impact CSR has on competitiveness (Porter and Kramer‚ 2006). There are many studies trying to analyze the relationship between CSR and financial performance (Chand and Fraser
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3OVERVIEW OF HUMAN RESOURCE /MANPOWER PLANNING Manpower planning is the first step towards manpower management. It refers to the process of using available assets for the implementation of the business plans. It also involves the process of coordinating and controlling various activities in the organization. An effective manpower planning requires a careful assessment of the future needs of the organization. It involves the development of strategies to match the requirement of employees and availability
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Health and well-being Health: a person’s mental or physical condition/ the state of your health being free from illness of injury. To maintain good health you can drink a lot of water and also eat healthy to maintain a good overall health. This is because the body requires these two to function well and properly. On the other hand some things can lead to an overall bad health‚ to avoid getting bad health you can exercise and also not smoke. This is because not exercising and smoking can affect
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1st advantage China has a more developed than in many developing countries and the balance of trade‚ China’s much faster rate than India has been since the 1950s‚ manufacturing growth. In 1980‚ when China and India in the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita more or less equal‚ China has enjoyed a strong advantage in manufacturing. 2nd advantage China’s strong and effective state machinery has been modernized and effective tool for mobilizing resources. Despite the belief of the free
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The advantages of a mixed economy are many. Depending on the ratio of capitalistic elements to socialist or mercantile elements‚ there are many freedoms in a mixed economy. People may go into business for themselves‚ decide what they will produce or sell‚ and set their own prices. Business owners and merchants pay taxes‚ but they reap the benefits of those taxes through social programs‚ roads and other infrastructure elements‚ and other government services. The mixed economy is helpful in increasing
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Advantages of a nuclear family are: 1.) Stability. A child raised by the same two parents during their maturing years is more likely to have emotional bonding and relationship stability. Children raised by a single parent will likely have a sense of loss for the missing parent and lack the advantage of duel insights‚ emotional support and examples that come from having both a mother and a father. 2.) Legacy. A nuclear family of a husband and wife provides a life long consistancy of purpose
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introduced the triple A strategy to help better analyze the competitive advantage of a firm outside the home country. As shown in figure 2‚ the framework focus on the adoption of local responsiveness‚ aggregation of economies of scale and arbitrage of absolute economies under the globalization of markets. He argued that company must allocate one or more factors as to compete globally. Walmart is achieving the three competitive advantages simultaneously. As discussed above of the Walmart China‚ the company
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1. The advantages of being bilingual There are many advantages of being bilingual. It can get you many places in life and could help you in a time of need. Knowing English as a second language is a good thing in many western countries. There are many English-speaking people in western countries and knowing English will help you to communicate with people. Also‚ I travel to America a lot for vacations‚ so knowing English helps. The third is that if I want to have a conversation with foreigner it
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ADVANTAGES OF VERBAL COMMUNICATION ARE; No use of technology to interact that would waste natural resources. It is the fastest way of interaction with each other. It is less expensive to interact with people. It is easier to understand a conversation than some other multimedia means of communication. During verbal communication you can utilize nonverbal cues such as tone‚ body language‚ inflection. You can have long conversations. And does not require lots of repetitions. Because it is clear
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Wind-Generated Electricity A Renewable Non-Polluting Resource Wind energy is a free‚ renewable resource‚ so no matter how much is used today‚ there will still be the same supply in the future. Wind energy is also a source ofclean‚ non-polluting‚ electricity. Unlike conventional power plants‚ wind plants emit no air pollutants or greenhouse gases. According to the U.S. Department of Energy‚ in 1990‚ California’s wind power plants offset the emission of more than 2.5
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