10/12/2009 Student Name: | Niall Byrne | | Corporate Social Responsibility In A Recession | Table of contents Introduction 3 Brief overview of CSR......................................................................................................3 CSR is an unnecessary expense 3 Reasons for continuing CSR 5 What exactly does CSR improve about business Strategy 6 Is there a happy middle ground 8 Conclusion 9 Reference list:...................................
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Abstract Corporate social responsibility has taken on a very important role within the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). A number of scandals have rocked the organisation in recent years and the credibility of the organisation has been placed in serious doubt. This essay evaluates the organisations commitment to corporate social responsibility and to its stakeholders. The essay concludes in the past the UCI was dominated by its board of directors while not considering the views of stakeholders
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Today‚ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is much wider concept than just donations and philanthropy. It is viewed as a way of doing business‚ identified with the strategies and standards of business conduct that companies follow in their business. While focused on creating shareholder value‚ the companies seem to be equally focused on CSR for various reasons like - attracting socially responsible investors‚ customer group‚ marketing‚ branding‚ enhanced employee relations and Tax incentives.
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current marketplace they must consider not only the bottom line and their investors but also their impacts on the community‚ their employees‚ and their customers. Home Depot was founded on the idea that treating employees well is an important responsibility. Home Depot believes employees that are well treated will serve the company well. Home Depot was also founded on the importance of corporate community involvement‚ and is currently focusing its community efforts on at-risk youth‚ affordable housing
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The benefit of CSR Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become an attractive issue in recently years‚ because several companies and people have noticed environmental or ethical problems of surrounding society‚ such as working places and pollution. Although the first Concept of CSR was proposed from the early 1950 and started being rarely discussed after Industrial Revolution‚ CSR is now using broadly in full integration with strategic management and corporate governance at 20th century to
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BOH 4M1 Investigating Corporate Ethics and Social Responsibility Assignment Organizations and the managers within them are faced with tough decisions every day. Some of the toughest involve those of an ethical nature‚ where the interests of the organization and its stakeholders need to be taken into consideration. You and a partner will research an organization in order to determine what their stance and actions are with regard to being a socially responsible group. Upon completion
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1.1 What is Corporate Social Responsibility? The theory of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is best elucidated by the statement that a company should take a wider view of how its actions and success impact society and stakeholders. CSR identifies that "doing well" and "doing good" go hand in hand. (Leadership and CSR: a Perfect Match). A commonly used definition provided by the World Business Council for Sustainable Developement states that CSR is "Continuing commitment by a business to
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) the more difficult it is to define. And as long as it remains difficult to define‚ it will be difficult to communicate and enforce. Part of the difficulty lies in the fact that one is faced with a series of questions related to corporate social responsibility‚ human rights and the law along a parallel path of considering the importance of profits‚ business innovation and market share. Just what is the role of business as it pertains to social responsibility?
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position‚ occupy a functional leadership position‚ you can be specialist‚ etc. Philips says it’s giving its employees freedom to develop and improve their skills and talents‚ it is challenging them to grow. Its employees therefore‚ are given an high responsibility‚ but they can also contribute their new ideas. Because when you work at Philips‚ “you need to be willing to take ownership of your projects and feel accountable for delivering superior results.” Philips says it’s trying to attract diverse people
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Social Development and Corporate Responsibility To say that low living standards‚ poverty‚ unemployment and social development should be a responsibility of corporations is preposterous. Corporations have the sole responsibility of making their shareholders money‚ and in turn‚ making themselves money. In recent years‚ with advancing technology and scientific research‚ corporate social responsibility has becoming a talking point. Holding corporations responsible for their waste and pollution makes
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