Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility is a management concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interactions with their stakeholders. A company’s sense of responsibility towards the community and environment (both ecological and social) in which it operates. Companies express this citizenship (1) through their waste and pollution reduction processes‚ (2) by contributing educational and social programs‚ and (3)
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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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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Definition:- [Carroll‚ 1979; 2008‚ 500]: "The social responsibility of business encompasses the economic‚ legal‚ ethical and discretionary expectations that a society has of organizations at a given point in time." EU Definition of CSR: "A concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and in their interaction with their stakeholders on a voluntary basis." The World Business Council for Sustainable Development
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What is Corporate Social Responsibility? In an age in which environmental and social issues are top of mind for many consumers‚ businesses can no longer exist in a bubble. Today’s shoppers aren’t just looking for the best price and quality — they expect the companies they patronize to do good with their dollars and make a positive impact on the world around them. To this end‚ many organizations are now making social responsibility a top priority. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) refers to a
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services. The society concerned more about the business ethic and environmental issues. Companies are expected to act virtuously nowadays. The ideas of Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Citizenship are spreading faster than ever before and become one of the hottest business models in the recent decades. “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)” is defined as “the commitment of business to contribute to sustainable economic development‚ working with employees‚ their families‚ the local community
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Starbucks and Corporate Social Responsibility Robin Rieske‚ CPP‚ BA Southern New Hampshire University Starbucks‚ an international coffee store‚ began in Seattle in 1971 as a collaborative of three business partners. In the 1980’s Starbucks began to expand beyond Seattle and the chain began to go internationally. It is reported that as of August‚ 2012‚ Starbucks is now located in 58 countries making it an extremely viable force
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Corporate Social responsibility Introduction A few years ago firms only goal was to gain economic profit from their businesses. In recent times it has been discussions if economic profit are the only reason for businesses to exist (Klonoski 1991) In modern society the belief that businesses have responsibilities against the society they operate in have grown bigger‚ but there are still people and organisations who believe that gaining economic profit from their business are the only thing they
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Corporate Social responsibility (CSR) what is it?????? According to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development‚ CSR is “the commitment of business to contribute to sustainable economic development……….” The primary purpose of CSR is to engage with the internal and external stakeholders. Generation of CSR: In the 1970s from Social Betterment to After 1970 to Social Responsiveness There have been three generations of development of CSR‚ they are:
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10/3/2012 Corporate Social Responsibility Introduction: A Stakeholder’s Perspective Perspective Recent Business Incidents for Deliberation – 1 • Toyota: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNm-h9FbJg&feature=channel • The Octopus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o30eVK1C1C0 • Cafe de coral: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hkedition/201011/04/content_11499922.htm • Minimum Wages ▫ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnwck09iBdU&feature=fvsr • Cafe de Coral ▫ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG47rvQVP0A&feature=fvsr
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to avoid government intervention o to please customers‚ employees‚ and society o simply to do the right thing Ethic of justice is based on principles like justice‚ fairness‚ equality‚ or authority. Ethic of care is based on a sense of responsibility to reduce actual harm or suffering. Setting Corporate Ethical Standards Compliance-based ethic codes Ethical standards that emphasize preventing unlawful behavior by increasing control and by penalizing wrongdoers. Integrity-based
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