has proven to be an interesting period for businesses. With the invention of social media and the availability of information on-demand through the internet and mobile devices‚ businesses are constantly facing scrutiny from the public eye in regards to how they conduct themselves. Gone are the days of the 90’s when a business didn’t have to place much emphasis on their ethical responsibilities. Today however‚ a business must be very precise and careful in how it operates. Whether it be which political
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Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)‚ which started voluntarily in some companies‚ caught on with the corporate world over the last few decades. CSR became a norm as per few countries’ corporate governance codes. Many other countries are also contemplating inclusion of CSR initiatives as a standard corporate governance practice. It has become a competitive necessity rather than a nicety‚ which it used to be. Companies saw the benefit. Shareholders supported the initiatives. Stakeholders
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organization is very important as it is a crucial factor for the organization’s success. Companies with strong ethics program tend to have a better reputation‚ can reduce potential costly fines‚ provide better access to capital‚ enhance customer loyalty‚ and most importantly‚ positively affect their employees’ performance and commitment to work. What is ethics? And what does it mean to be ethical? Ethics is the code of moral principles‚ values‚ and beliefs that set standards for what is “wrong” and what
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a sense of duty that every organisation is required to uphold. A set of principles‚ which an organisation adopts‚ shows that they are socially responsible towards the society that supports them. Organisations should take the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) concept into consideration to ensure that they are not doing anything that is morally unacceptable to the society‚ environment or economy. TBL is measured in terms of people‚ planet and profit otherwise known as
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Chapter Ten Business Ethics/ Social Responsibility/ Environmental Sustainability Chapter Objectives 1. Explain why good ethics is good business in strategic management. 2. Explain how firms can best ensure that their code of business ethics guides decision making instead of being ignored. 3. Explain why whistle-blowing is important to encourage in a firm. 4. Discuss the nature and role of corporate sustainability reports. 10-2 Chapter Objectives (cont.) 5. Discuss specific
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Rethinking the Social Responsibility of Business By Thomas Malthus (See note at the bottom of the page) Thirty-five years ago‚ Milton Friedman wrote a famous article for The New York Times Magazine whose title aptly summed up its main point: "The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits." Friedman had no patience for capitalists who claimed that "business is not concerned ’merely’ with profit but also with promoting desirable ’social’ ends; that business has a ’social conscience’
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Katelyn Anderson Corporate Social Responsibility Project – BA 342 FA14 Opening Alcoa is a global front-runner in lightweight metals technology‚ manufacturing and engineering. They are most popular for being a leading producer of primary and fabricated aluminum and are ranked 130 on the Fortune 1000. Alcoa revolutionizes multi-material resolutions that directly enhance global progression and expansion. Alcoa’s technologies improve means of automotive‚ commercial‚ air and space transportation. They
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http://www.emerald-library.com/ft How important are ethics and social responsibility? A multinational study of marketing professionals Anusorn Singhapakdi and Kiran Karande College of Business and Public Administration‚ Old Dominion University‚ Virginia‚ USA How important are ethics? 133 Received September 1998 Revised March 1999 June 1999 September 1999 College of Administrative Sciences‚ Kuwait University‚ Safat‚ Kuwait‚ and School of Business Administration‚ University of Mississippi‚ USA
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very concerned about what they can provide to their stockholders‚ the public‚ customers and even the suppliers. Since McDonalds’ Malaysia first came to Malaysia on 29 April 1982‚ they are well-known for their high commitment in their corporate social responsibility. McDonalds’ cares about human rights and their customers. They do not employ forced labourers or child labourers. Besides that‚ McDonalds’ has anti discrimination policy‚ especially the discrimination against women. Today‚ 53% of McDonald’s
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Heledd Jenkins defines Corporate social responsibility (CSR) as social progress that recognizes the needs of everyone; effective protection of the environment; prudent use of natural resources; and maintenance of high and stable levels of economic growth (Jenkins 2006: 271). If transnational corporations took these steps and insured their corporate social responsibility to not harm the DRC then the DRC would improve and not have low economic development
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