and ethics‚ it is not solely concerned with making profits‚ as quoted by the founder of Body Shop "The business of business should not just be about money‚ it should be about responsibility. It should be about public good‚ not private greed." Dame Anita Roddick. Human Rights Activist. Founder of The Body Shop Handy (1993) believed that there are four main types of organisational cultures. He believed that these four types of cultures are; Power Culture‚ Role Culture‚ Task Culture and Person Culture
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Question 1 Anita Roddick and the Body Shop In 1976‚ Anita Roddick opened her first Body Shop store in Brighton‚ England‚ with £4000 in borrowed funds from a bank. She began by selling a small range of skin and hair care products made from natural ingredients (Roddick‚ 1991‚ pp. 19‚ 76). In the beginning‚ Roddick did not possess the skills necessary to run a large organization. This can be seen when the Body Shop International (BST)‚ at first‚ had no business plan and no job descriptions. As a
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References: Brock‚ D. (1994). The real Anita Hill: The untold story. New York‚ NY: Touchstone. Grinberg‚ E. (2011). Sexual harassment settlements: ‘cost of doing business’. CNN‚ Retrived from http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/01/living/cain-sexual-harassment-settlements/index.html Yanez‚ M.A. (1998)
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Body Shop Jamie Drozdz Jennifer Smith-Izzo The Art Institute of Phoenix The Body Shop was first introduced in the 1970’s by Anita Roddick. It all started when Anita walked into a shop located in Berkeley‚ California by the name of The Body Shop and there they sold naturally scented soaps and lotions. This inspired Anita to open her own shop in the UK. She purchased the original naming rights then launched her first shop on March 26th 1976 in Brighton‚ England. The business
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franchised) in 52 countries. It also sells its products via The Body Shop at Home‚ an in-home sales program the UK‚ the US‚ and Australia. Surpassed by Intimate Brands’ Bath & Body Works‚ the company gave up manufacturing to focus on retailing. Founder Dame Anita Roddick and Gordon Roddick (her husband) own nearly 20% of the company. Sample Overview & History Key Numbers Company Type Public (London: BOS) Fiscal Year-End February 2004 Sales (mil.) $711.9 1-Year Sales Growth 18.3% 2004 Net Income (mil
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the instigators of change. They have the money and the power to make a difference. A company that makes a profit from society has a responsibility to return something to that society. Anita Roddick‚ founder and managing director of The Body Shop “Let’s face it‚ I can’t take a moisture cream too seriously‚” Anita Roddick was fond of saying‚ “What really interests me is the revolutionary way in which trade can be used as an instrument for change for the better.” This heretical statement by the head
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Company Description The Body Shop International power-line-carrier (The Body Shop) is founded by Dame Anita Roddick in the United Kingdom in 1976. Nowadays‚ The Body Shop is skin‚ body‚ and hair care cosmetics manufacturer and retailer operating in 61 countries with over 2‚500 stores. What made the Body Shop so prominent? There are a few factors which made TBS so huge .One of the factor is that TBS has always stick to a motto which is ‘Know your mind‚ love your body (source: The Body Shop)
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the social responsibility to make a positive difference in the world. This ethical behavior beauty company founder actually is a social and environmental activist who works on the basis of being a business model of positive social change named Dame Anita Roddick. The Body Shop support the Social Corporate Responsibility by campaigning on domestic violence‚ campaigning on HIV&AIDS‚ promoting self-esteem‚ giving their voice on causes ranging from the protection of whales and rainforests to human trafficking
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Anita Desai’s Village by the Sea is set in a small village called Thul‚ which is 14 kilometres from Bombay. Lila‚ the eldest child among four siblings‚ is but thirteen years of age‚ yet she already has the outlook and maturity of an adult. Her brother Hari‚ twelve is the only person with whom she can share her troubles . Their mother is an invalid and needs constant care and nursing. Nobody knows what exactly is wrong with her but she grows weaker and weaker with every passing day. Their father
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Anita Roddick‚ OBE‚ and The body Shop International Plc FEDBACK FOR QUESTION WEEK 3 for week commencing 19.03.12 1. Evaluate the Financial Position of the Company (at the time of the case study) and comment upon the apparent success or otherwise of its strategy‚ based on your findings. Introduction We may consider a company’s strategy from a number of aspects‚ but generally we are interested in answering the question: How well is the company’s present strategy working? To understand and
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