globalisation of world business‚ China has become an appealing market for foreign investors (Zhang‚ 2004); a large number of these entered the Chinese market by forming joint ventures or participating in mergers and acquisitions. The development of cross-national business‚ on one hand‚ has created tremendous opportunities for global collaboration among different countries; on the other hand‚ however‚ it has also created a unique set of ethical problems. “As one expert estimates that about two-third of the
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While there is no universally accepted definition of Corporate Social Responsibility‚ it is usually described in terms of a company considering‚ managing and balancing the economic‚ social and environmental impacts of its activities. The notion of corporate social responsibility should be a part of the core business operations of a company‚ rather than a separate ‘add on’.[2] Given that socially responsible organizations should seek ‘minimize their negative impacts and maximize their positive
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Corporate Social Responsibility: Myth Or Reality & Do Consumers Really Care? Elias G. Rizkallah‚ Ph.D.‚ La Sierra University‚ USA ABSTRACT Companies are claiming that they are being challenged to maintain profitability and behave in socially responsible ways. The question is how much “the social responsibility” is a real pressure. Do consumers really know what the companies‚ producing their favorite brands‚ are doing? Do consumers really care? How much of an effect do the company practices
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ethically and responsibly. Has it done a good job communicating it efforts to consumers? Do consumers believe Starbucks is a responsible company? Why or why not? Starbucks opened up in 1971 in Seattle as the first Italian company in United States to have a coffee house for customers. The idea was to have a setting of Italian elegance‚ a personal treat and a social gathering spot.(Keller & Kotler‚2012). Starbuck has worked tremendously hard to store an image that it has become the most frequently visited
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By law alcohol companies in the country are only allowed to advertise at the point of sale‚ but most of the popular brands manage to advertise themselves thorough indirect methods‚ which might entail coming up with products such as clothing range‚ mineral water‚ music albums and exclusive merchandize with the same name. These products are then marketed aggressively to improve the visibility of the brand. Alcohol is shown as the part of attractive lifestyle‚ within the reach of normal aspirations
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Chen Xi Su Wei Mei Han Zhao Wei Wang Mo Li Yinghan Tse Lai Sze Q2. 1. What are the main ethical issues for Professor Ballistico? Ethics is concerned with the study of morality and the application of reason to elucidate specific rules and principles that determine right and wrong for any given situation. Some of the controversy regarding business ethics is no doubt due to different understandings of what constitutions morality or ethics in the first place. In this case‚ Ballistico is a
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In this case we could not really judge if the company focused on ethical‚ legal‚ and philanthropic corporate social responsibilities all together. But they did mention about Red Lobster’s and its employees ethical and legal responsibilities. The case did not mention if Red Lobsters support any social causes or do any volunteers for the community. Therefore‚ we cannot judge whether or not Red Lobster was responsible socially or philanthropically. Ethical: Canant‚ Red Lobster’s general manager‚ had
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An organization that is able to handle change throughout its internal & external environment is meant to succeed. Corporate Social Responsibility is one paradigm that is the first to get affected with any kind of change in the organization. This study will relate whether strategic changes in an organization with respect to Corporate Social Responsibility activities are easily taken by the internal and external environment of an organization just because it is a Corporate Social Responsibility activity
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ARTICLE RESEARCH ARTICLE Social Responsibility towards Labour Welfare in Singareni Collieries Company Limited 1 P. Swapna* ABSTRACT This attempts at addressing the aspects of social responsibility of the business in light of labour welfare with special reference to Singareni Collieries Company limited. The linkages and the ethical considerations involved in employee welfare have been addressed with implications for labour welfare. The concept of social responsibility in its narrow contours
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Job outsourcing to foreign countries 2 Effects of Outsourcing American Jobs to Foreign Countries The nation’s economy will be adversely affected in areas such as unemployment‚ Social Security‚ and even retirement benefits‚ by the outsourcing of American jobs to foreign countries. This country needs to take a look at some of the ways that outsourcing to foreign countries has affected those who have already lost their jobs due to outsourcing. An article by the Washington DC Office of Public
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