CSR AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Corporate social responsibility (hereinafter CSR) has become one of the central issues on the agenda of organizations today‚ but is still a long way from being a centre stage on corporate strategy (Smith‚ 2003; Stewart‚ 2006). One of the key problems is the lack of understanding about the impact CSR has on competitiveness (Porter and Kramer‚ 2006). There are many studies trying to analyze the relationship between CSR and financial performance (Chand and Fraser
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This paper is submitted by mechanupam (ANUPAM BASU) Advantages of CNG It is the most economical & environment friendly fuel available. Though the initial cost of conversion kit may seem to be high‚ the same can be recovered in less than 2 years because of low operating cost. It is the most economical & environment friendly fuel available. Though the initial cost of conversion kit may seem to be high‚ the same can be recovered in less than 2 years because of low operating cost. CNG is environment
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The Advantages and Drawbacks of Recycling （Synthesis） Nowadays‚ recycling has become an indispensable part of people’s lives. It is necessary for the industry‚ the society‚ and the environment today. However‚ recycling is not a fad‚ and it has a long history when it can be recorded. Before the days of mass production‚ households recycled their material possessions as a need of economic. Recycling has been one of the growth industries of the 1970s‚ 1980s‚ and 1990s‚ and become one of the best
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Genicon 1. What advantages and disadvantages does Genicon have over large multinational corporations in the process of market selection? Genicon has been at disadvantage in US market due to group purchasing organizations have been controlling sales of minimally invasive surgery products since 1990s. GPO financial structure has been favoring large companies and it was getting difficult for several startups or smaller organization to enter market and position them. Since Genicon did not have big
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Advantages and disadvantages of technology? * 5 years ago * Report Abuse Zwun Best Answer - Chosen by Voters advantages- 1.made mundane things faster(paying bills‚ writing letters etc) 2.easier- like u asking a question and just waiting fer d ans :) 3. enabled us to explain previously unexplained things ( like what is matter made up of ‚etc) 4. made organization‚ co ordination more feasible on a larger scale 5. is helping us evolve faster(mentally) 6. Has given us the
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solar system‚ Mars is remarkable in that it possesses all the raw resources required to sustain not only life‚ but a new branch of individual evolution. The time to colonize Mars would certainly be required when the Earth becomes uninhabitable as the global warming rises up. When that happens‚ Mars has the potential to become the most habitable planet in our solar system. Nevertheless‚ even with positive extrapolation of robotic manufacturing techniques‚ Mars will not have the labor required to make
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On the whole – Overall The advantages and disadvantages of living in the country. Living in the country is often the secret dream of certain city-dwellers. ……………(1)‚ in reality it has both its advantages and disadvantages. There are many advantages to living in the country. ……………….(2)‚ you are much closer to nature and can enjoy more peace and quiet. …………(3)‚ life in the country is much slower and people tend to be more open and friendly. A further advantage is that there is much less traffic
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to help better analyze the competitive advantage of a firm outside the home country. As shown in figure 2‚ the framework focus on the adoption of local responsiveness‚ aggregation of economies of scale and arbitrage of absolute economies under the globalization of markets. He argued that company must allocate one or more factors as to compete globally. Walmart is achieving the three competitive advantages simultaneously. As discussed above of the Walmart China‚ the company is taking the local responsiveness
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The advantages and disvandages of the commercials have long been a subject of discussion among people. The opinions vary from people to people. Some people think ads have many negative social effects. They think there are many false and misleading advertisements in present-day society. These commercials maybe deceive or mislead consumers.It will waste consumers’ money and time. Perhaps it will harm to consumers. They also think the extra costs of advertising will be passed on to the consunners
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Introduction Social networking can be defined as a web based service where a man can make his profile and share this profile with others. These sties are getting popular day by day. Now days these sites have become an important part of our lives. Most of us have joined any of these sites to share different things with our friends‚ relatives‚ communities etc. These sites are different in their nature. How these sites work? When a person joins a Social Network Site (SNS) he makes his profile
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