Carroll / CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BUSINESS & SOCIETY / September 1999 Corporate Social Responsibility Evolution of a Definitional Construct ARCHIE B. CARROLL University of Georgia There is an impressive history associated with the evolution of the concept and definition of corporate social responsibility (CSR). In this article‚ the author traces the evolution of the CSR construct beginning in the 1950s‚ which marks the modern era of CSR. Definitions expanded during the 1960s and
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Nike CSR Corporate social responsibility can be defined as the "economic‚ legal‚ ethical‚ and discretionary expectations that society has of organisations at a given point in time" (Carroll and Buchholtz 2003‚ p. 36). The concept of corporate social responsibility means that organizations have moral‚ ethical‚ and philanthropic responsibilities in addition to their responsibilities to earn a fair return for investors and comply with the law. A traditional view of the corporation suggests that its
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organization’s ‘debts to society’‚ which led to the branch of ethics known as ‘corporate social responsibility’. This refers to ‘the economic‚ legal‚ ethical‚ and philanthropic expectations placed on organizations by society at a given point in time’ (Carroll and Buchholtz‚ 2000). This theory of responsibility to society is based around two headings‚ stated by Wells (1998). Social Responsibility deals with ‘the purposes for which companies should act’ (Wells‚ 1998)‚ and Corporate Responsibility is the ‘liability
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Independent Article Report: “Why Companies Can No Longer Afford to Ignore Their Social Responsibilities” Theme of the Article Over the years‚ the perspective of corporate social responsibility has evolved in Corporate America. Today‚ many businesses have made promises to contribute to current social problems‚ such as the environment and labor standards. Companies are now looking at corporate social responsibility as a sustainability tactic that can benefit their overall market value. Companies
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Introduction Wildlife refers to non-domesticated free ranging animals in their naturally associated environment or habitat which includes terrestrial vertebrates‚ mammals and birds. The wildlife product we chose as a group is the Cape buffalo which is known by some people as the African Buffalo. 2 The group met on four consecutive occasions and the medium used for our research was all internet based. Thus the Google search engine was used throughout. This project would bring to bear the
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shtml [Accessed: 17th November‚ 2011] Belz‚ F.M & Peattie‚ K Brooks‚J. (2011) Lego: ban on board from deforestation. Packaging News. August. pp.5 Business & the Environment (2004) Capitalizing on the Competitive Advantage afforded by CSR Carroll‚ A.B & Bucholtz‚ A.K (2011) Business and Society ethics‚ sustainability and stakeholder management. 8th Edition. USA: South- Western College publisher. CSR Europe (2007) Lego and IKEA Most – respected Companies Worldwide. Available at: http://www
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pdf [Accessed 5 December]. AL-RUBAIE‚ A.‚ 2010 APPLE INC. 2012. Apple and the Environment. [online]. Apple Inc. Available from: C:UsersJennaDocumentsUNI4th YearBusiness StrategyApple - Environment - FAQ.htm. [Accessed 10 December 2012]. CARROLL‚ B‚ A. and BUCHHOLTZ‚ K‚ A.‚ 2008. Business and Society: Ethics and Stakeholder Management. 7th ed. South-Western College Pub. DATAMONITOR.‚ 2006 HASHEM‚ N.‚ 2011. Apple iPad: Innovation?. [online]. New Haven: UK: Yale Economic Review. Available from: C:UsersJennaDocumentsUNI4th
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND GLOBALISATION INTRODUCTION Corporate social responsibility (CSR) can be defined as the opportunities that the public has of organizations at a specified point (Carroll and Buchholtz 2003‚ p. 36). The view of corporate social responsibility says that organizations have principled and generous responsibilities in order to earn good return for investors by obeying the law appropriately. Corporate social responsibility produces an organized context how to improve
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Bibliography: GENERAL ATOMICS. (N.D.). HTTP://WWW.GA.COM/. SAN DIEGO: GENERAL ATOMICS. Buchholtz‚ A. B. (2012). Business & Sociey Ethics‚Sustainability‚ and Satkeholder Management. South-Western Cengage. Jones‚ H. J. (2013‚ January 10). Drone Business Bif Economic force locally. San Diego Tribune‚ pp. 1-2. Levs‚ J. (2013‚ Febuary 8). CNN Explains:
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The Evolution of Power Distance in Russia Several authors such as Hofstede‚ Shwarz and Trompenaars investigated the characteristics of power distribution in different societies‚ each with their own accents. Hofstede uses the criteria of power distance. It describes to what extend a countries population accepts that power in organisations and institutions is unquelly divided. In other words ; is the power distribution mainly based on vertical or horizontal relationships? (Nardon & Steers‚
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