regulatory authorities. The paper concluded by indicating that in the long run‚ the efficiency and competence of the houses in the discharge of their responsibilities would determine their relevance and survival rather than imposition of assigned areas of specialization through guidelines. 1. INTRODUCTION however‚ the emergence of discount houses as major operators in the money markets of some economies has often been as a result of the need for institutional support to foster the growth of an active
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Corporate social responsibility and financial performance in the Australian context Matthew Brine‚ Rebecca Brown and Greg Hackett 1 The concept of social responsibility of corporations has engendered considerable interest in Australia in recent years. While previous research on the relationship between corporate social responsibility and financial performance has largely been based on international data‚ this paper examines the relationship between the adoption of corporate social responsibility
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IntroductionFor the past 27 years‚ Carroll’s corporate social responsibility pyramid (CSR) has been widely used by top management and journals to better define and explore CSR. The different components in the pyramid help managers see the different types of obligations that society expects of businesses. It is easily understandable and simple. However‚ the new challenges faced by corporations in the 21st century have warranted a re-examination of Carroll’s pyramid. Carroll’s CSR PyramidCarroll’s
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Murray Law‚ Ethics‚ & Corp. Governance Dr. Boneita Campbell Strayer University 2-19-2015 Stakeholders A stakeholder is a person‚ group or organization that has interest or concern in an organization (businessdictionary). Generally the common characteristics stakeholders might have are if they stand to gain or lose through the success or failure of the company. “A corporate stakeholder can affect the actions of a business as a whole” (businessdictionary). PharmaCARE is a well-reputed company
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Business Ethics: A European Review Volume 20 Number 1 January 2011 Online privacy as a corporate social responsibility: an empirical study Irene Pollach Aarhus School of Business‚ University of Aarhus‚ Aarhus‚ Denmark Information technology and the Internet have added a new stakeholder concern to the corporate social responsibility (CSR) agenda: online privacy. While theory suggests that online privacy is a CSR‚ only very few studies in the business ethics literature have connected these
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’s success. Howard Schultz has been awarded for his zealous pursuit of fairness in regards to the company ’s employees‚ customers‚ suppliers and the like. I ’ll start with company ’s mission statement and finish with a couple of the acts of good corporate citizenship that Starbucks has involved itself in. Starbucks ’ Mission Statement: In early 1990‚ the senior executive team at Starbucks went to an off-site retreat to debate the company ’s values and beliefs and draft a mission statement. Schultz
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elements in the strategic management process. RI 2. Discuss the three different perspectives or approaches used in understanding strategy‚ including the traditional perspective‚ the resource-based view‚ and the stakeholder view. PY 3. Understand strategy formulation at the corporate‚ business‚ and functional levels. 4. Explain the difference between strategic thinking and strategic planning. CO 5. Characterize and explain the key players in the lodging and foodservice industries.
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the environment (Clarke 2004). Apple Inc. is ranked 1st as the 2016 world’s most valuable brands (Forbes 2016). The corporation was established in 1976 by Stephen Wozniak‚ Ronald Wayne and Steve Jobs (Forbes 2016). It produces and markets digital devices‚ professional applications and software (Forbes 2016). In 2016‚ the company has more than half a million workers around the world (Apple 2016a). As a world leading corporation‚ Apple bears a great responsibility to be able to perform in a righteous
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Does Corporate Social Responsibility Affect Firms’ Performance?1 Laura Poddi2 Sergio Vergalli3 July 28‚ 2008 Abstract In the last two decades in the OECD countries there have been a raising development of firms certified as Social Responsible (CSR is the acronym of Corporate Social Responsibility). This kind of certification is assigned by private companies that guarantee that the behaviour of a certain firms environmentally and sociologically correct. Some papers (among others Preston
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“focusing on profit alone can create an unfavorable paradox that causes a firm to fail to achieve its objective” (Ferrell‚ Fraedrich‚ & Ferrell 2009). Company Q’s social responsibility is on a downward trend. Because Company Q took a gamble operating two stores in higher-crime-rate areas and lost‚ their current attitude toward social responsibility is comparable to stock trading: cut your losses and move on to more profitable ventures. This may seem logical from a profit-making perspective‚ however it
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