Essay Question: To what extent is Corporate Social Responsibility beneficial to a company’s performance? In the 21st century‚ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become an important‚ if not essential‚ for businesses. In addition to basic law compliances‚ the focus of the consumers as well as the business world now include the impact the company has on the society and on the way they use recourses (Davis‚ 2010). CSR has become a contributing factor to a company’s financial performance. This
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in which they operate. Businesses and professionals (e.g. accountants‚ lawyers etc.) are usually held to some ethical standard (code of conduct) and are considered to have an obligation to contribute to the betterment of society. Separate codes of ethics govern their operations which enables them to play by the rules of fair competition. Research has shown that businesses and professionals have not always adhered to the ethical standards they have set for themselves. From the dawn of written history
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Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a method in which organisations “give back” to society. This can be done through various means such as charity donations‚ sponsorships‚ becoming partners with schools etc. CSR is something that not only benefits the organisation but also benefits the public. An example of this is Mcdonalds Restaurants putting bins on areas surrounding their restaurants. Due to people buying food from their Drive-Through service‚ costumers will
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Companies have a social responsibility to perform and behave in particular ways. A company has a responsibility to ensure that any stakeholder’s needs are being met. The Toyota Corporations history and goals are as follows; “Toyota Motors is a Japanese automobile manufacturer founded in 1933. Toyota accounts for 78 percent of all the hybrid gas/electric cars sold in the United States. They are working to become the largest car-seller in the world‚ and in the first quarter of fiscal year 2007‚ for
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reports that showcase companies’ social and The Ratings Game environmental good deeds. Of the 250 largest multina- tional corporations‚ 64% published CSR reports in 2005‚ either within their annual report or‚ for most‚ in separate sustainability reports – supporting a new cottage indus- Measuring and publicizing social performance is a po- try of report writers. tentially powerful way to in uence corporate behavior – Such publications rarely offer a coherent framework assuming that the
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In the second module‚ Organizational culture was discussed. It is said that culture is corporate personality. Culture includes the underlying values‚ beliefs and norms which govern the behavior of people as members of an organization. I have learned that it so important in an organization for it influences success of people in organizations and it is also considered as one of the six key strategic building blocks of successful organizations. There are five key aspects of culture and these include
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Ethics and Social Responsibility: In Business Ethical behavior and social responsibility are very different‚ but are commonly confused. A standard of moral behavior‚ behavior that is accepted by society as right or wrong that is ethics. Social responsibility is about improving the quality of relations with key stakeholders. Novo Nordisk defines it as putting values into action in the perspective of human
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Ethics and Social Responsibility History In a business sense ethics emerged in the 1970s but social responsibility actually emerged in the 1950s when organizations began believing that they should be operating in a way that would increase the benefits and reduce or eliminate harms caused by their operations (Perks‚ 2011). In light of the recent ethical scandals of organizations such as Enron this has really become a vital part of organizations. Further‚ over the last 60 years businesses have
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Corporate Social Responsibilities Tony Fernandes‚ CEO of Kuala Lumpur-based Air Asia started a low-cost airline at a time when everyone thought he would fail. He placed high emphasis on his workforce and flexible HR strategies. During the past few years‚ Air Asia has become one of the best low-cost airlines in Asia and it has also boosted its CSR efforts. Fernandes’ basic sense of CSR starts with his people: Air Asia was one of the first airlines in Asia to hire female pilots. He says that his staff
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environmental concerns when making business decisions. And this has makes CSR integral to the way of the business related to the world and potential of being success. As there is no universal standard for CSR‚ CSR can be defined by actions such as integrating social‚ environmental and economic terms into business value and actions. One of the examples would be treating the employees from foreign countries fairly as the local employee. Many businesses believe that by implementing CSR activities they will be able
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