of the company’s response to these questions - the way they express corporate social responsibility - has become as much of an asset as brands‚ plants and cash. Fortunately‚ many corporations are already responding to these challenges. The battle cry now from the top caliber businessmen operating in the Philippines and to inspire others to follow suit to Corporate Social Responsibility to wit: “Corporate Social Responsibility or “CSR” is doing your business responsibly. It is going beyond compliance
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Corporate Healthcare and Social Responsibility Genesis Burkett was born on September 26‚ 2010 three weeks before the expected date. During his admission to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit he was administered sodium intravenously in a dose 60 times normal. As a result‚ blood tests that day indicated abnormally high levels; these were brought to the attention of the physician. The doctor ordered him checked but eight hours later‚ nothing had been done in response. At the age of six weeks
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“Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics” Social responsibility is an idea that has been of concern to mankind for many years. Over the last two decades‚ however‚ it has become of increasing concern to the business world. This has resulted in growing interaction between governments‚ businesses and society as a whole. In the past‚ businesses primarily concerned themselves with the economic results of their decisions. “Today‚ however‚ businesses must also reflect on the legal‚ ethical‚ moral and
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What is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainable Business? A Definition of CSR Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)‚ Corporate Responsibility (CR) or Sustainable Business are commonly heard‚ but rarely understood‚ phrases. So what does it all mean? CSR is the process of assessing an organization’s impact on society and evaluating their responsibilities. CSR begins with an assessment of a business and their: * Customers * Suppliers * Environment * Communities
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With the recent corporate scandals involving such companies as Enron and Martha Stewart‚ the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has once again made its way to the forefront of contemporary management ideologies. However‚ CSR itself is not a new concept. In fact‚ societies as far back as the Ancient Mesopotamians (circa 1700 BC) incorporated CSR in their businesses. "King Hammurabi introduced a code in which builders‚ innkeepers or farmers were put to death if their negligence caused
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concept that I personally believe the government has left to expectations‚ believing the multinational corporations would do what is ‘right’ by offering certain benefits to the society and the environment. As a result of this approach‚ Corporate and social responsibility has become a forgotten issue thus not playing a vital role in Nigeria as it does in some African countries and the developed world. Both the government and the corporations are happy to maintain that status quo and go on with business
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Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Classical Ethics Stephen J. Ward‚ the director of the Center of Journalism‚ at the University of Wisconsin-Madison‚ defines ethics as "the analysis‚ evaluation‚ and promotion of correct conduct and/or good character‚ according to the best available standards (Ward‚ 2012). Personally‚ I believe that ethics is the foundation of how an individual behaves and thinks towards himself and others. Ethics can also be defined as the "systematic and critical analysis
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Corporate social responsibility -pros and cons CSR which stands for corporate social responsibility which is also known as corporate citizenship‚ corporate conscience and responsible business. 2. Different organisations have framed different definitions – but in a nutshell CSR is about how companies manage the business processes to produce an overall positive impact on society. It is like giving back to the society. 3. CSR working would go beyond monetary donations to involvement in actual planning
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Corporate Social Responsibility Being a company that prospers is very much different than a company that is consistently following a guided work ethic while making revenue. Companies these days may participate in under the table schemes or anything to make that extra buck. Very a few industries willingly follow corporate social responsibility. Corporate social responsibility (which will now be referred to as CSR) is a business firm’s intention‚ beyond its legal and economic obligations‚ to do the
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CORPORATE HISTORY. Akio Morita‚ Masaru Ibuka‚ and Tamon Maeda (Ibuka’s father- in- law) started Tokyo telecommunications Engineering in 1946 with funding from Morita’s father’s sake business. The company produced the first Japanese tape recorder in 1950. Three years later‚ Morita paid Western Electric (US) $25‚000 for transistor technology licenses‚ which sparked a consumer electronics revolution in Japan. His firm launched one of the first transistor radios in 1955‚ followed by the first
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