Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Bangladesh Perspectives Corporate means formed into an association and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual. Social responsibility is an ethical ideology or theory that an entity‚ be it an organization or individual‚ has an obligation to act to benefit society- at- large. This responsibility can be passive‚ by avoiding engaging in socially harmful acts‚ or active‚ by performing activities that directly advance social goals. To
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CENTRE FOR MICRO FINANCE at IFMR Business Correspondent Model: A Preliminary Exploration Report compiled by Binit Rath‚ Minakshi Ramji and Alexandra Kobishyn Published for the Microfinance India Summit‚ October 2009 Thanks are due to Dan Kopf‚ a former Research Associate at the Centre for Micro Finance (CMF)‚ and Upamanyu Dash (Summer Intern 2009‚ IIFM) who was closely involved in the Orissa case study. The entire research team expresses its gratitude to the staff at FINO‚ A Little World (ALW)
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Abstract This paper will provide a brief history of the corporation Exxon‚ and a description of CSR issues that the company has endured. It will describe the impact on organizational‚ economic‚ and societal stakeholders of Exxon. It will explore the current status of the corporation by looking into the CSR failure filter‚ strategic CSR‚ and will identify two of the five driving forces of CSR for Exxon. Exxon is a brand of motor fuel and related products by ExxonMobil
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Introduction For many decades‚ corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been viewed as a waste of resources – money‚ labor‚ time‚ etc. – which conflicts with the firm’s responsibility to make profits in order to compensate its shareholders (Friedman‚ 1970; Henderson‚ 2001; Jensen‚ 2002; Levitt‚ 1958; Sundaram & Inkpen‚ 2004). On the contrary‚ especially during the last years‚ many supporters of CSR came up with the argument that CSR provides a company with a series of specific benefits that very
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all these companies need proper regulations to ensure they adhere to them and stop using CSR as a way out or an excuse for a way out‚ how do we even know big corporations such as Nike‚ H&M even use CSR? Paul: either way the community will need the company whether they give hands outs or not because how will the community get certain skills and services if the company only focuses on the CSR?‚ I think that CSR should be self-regulatory because Self-regulation and the membership of firms in such arrangements
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Toyota achieve CSR CSR allows a firm to have a positive impact on society by efficiently managing their business procedures. It means firms have to be socially responsible and not only care about profitability. This type of action can give the brand and the firm a good image and reputation and can lead to potential built up of brand loyal customers‚ as they will fell more comfortable to buy the product knowing it will also lead to a positive impact. In order to be known as a responsible CSR‚ Toyota has
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Environmental Aspect It is no longer possible for companies to ignore the environmental impact of their operations as they need to respond to changing shareholder demands in order to remain profitable. Investors are becoming more interested in a company’s environmental performance‚ “aware that the firms understand and manage their environmental impacts are best positioned to benefit from strategic opportunities.”1 According to research published in the Harvard Business Review in 2009‚ 75 percent
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Abstract: In this article‚ we have tried to give a comparative picture of corporate social responsibilities (CSR) of DBBL. We also defined what corporate social responsibilities and tried to show how important it is in this 21st century. Along with these‚ a short description of DBBL’s activities are included to make clear the CSR of its. Throughout the article‚ the activities of DBBL on CSR have worked as standard and helped in finding the shortcomings of the bodies in Bangladesh. They have been helping
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Implementation of CSR and Good Governance A Critical Analysis Practice of socially responsible actions is an indicator of good governance. Governance is about the relationships among shareholders‚ and in between management and equity holders. Theoretically speaking‚ corporate social responsibility (CSR) is about the corporation’s relationships with the rest of the world‚ including its employees and the society within which it operates. The implementation of corporate social
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and Business‚ Austria ABSTRACT Even if corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities have the potential to create stronger relationships between retailers and their customers‚ current studies show that the impact of CSR on consumers’ behavior may be overrated. This study presents an exploratory approach to examine the awareness and relevance of CSR in food retailing. Compared with prior studies‚ the results show that CSR is of minor importance for consumers. INTRODUCTION The precise nature of
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