STRATEGIC AUDIT WORKSHEET FOR APPLE INC. Prepared by: MGMT 4480 FALL 2009 I. CURRENT SITUATION A. Current Performance: Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter ended September 26‚ 2009. The Company posted revenue of $9.87 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.67 billion. These results compare to revenue of $7.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.14 billion‚ in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 36.6 percent‚ up from 34.7 percent in the year-ago
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BUSINESS ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PREPARED BY NAME : SURAJ VISHWKARMA ROLL. NO. : 44 CLASS : T.Y.B.M.S. COLLEGE : CLARA’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE TOPIC Write an essay on Corporate Social Responsibility with suitable example to support your literature. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Being social is a noble idea that works beyond the objective of maximum growth & possibility. The business organization must use their infrastructure & resources to protect
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CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction This chapter will point out the basic information on the effect of social responsibility on organizational performance. That will include stating the problem‚ giving the background information‚ general objectives‚ significance of this research study and the limitations of the study. 1.1 Background Information Consideration of the social‚ economic and political context demonstrates how CSR forms part of a wider strategic direction being taken internationally with regard
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related literature and studies. These literature and studies‚ both local and foreign‚ summarized and discussed below concerns with the subjects relating to the factors‚ concepts‚ and issues regarding corporate social responsibility of business organizations. Foreign Literature Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a critical issue across Asia. From local companies to multi-national conglomerates‚ how successfully business interacts with its environs and community is of supreme importance. As early
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Corporate social responsibility is a company’s obligation to be responsible to all of its stakeholders in all its operations and activities with the aim of achieving sustainable development not only in the economical component but also in the social and environmental dimensions company’s stakeholders are all those who are influenced by and can influence a company’s decisions and actions‚ both locally and globally. Business stakeholders include employees‚ customers‚ suppliers‚ community organizations
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Does CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) help firms increase sales and contribute increasing market share in retail sector? CSR - A new business strategy! A Dissertation Acknowledgment The researcher wishes to acknowledge the following people who extended assistance in the preparation and realization of this research up to its completion: Name Position or Occupation or Vocation Abstract This dissertation explores the relevance of social corporate responsibility (CSR) to business
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Corporate Social Responsibility Q1. Discuss the CSR Practices of any one organization of your choice. A: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development in its publication "Making Good Business Sense" by Lord Holme and Richard Watts‚ used the following definition. "Corporate Social Responsibility is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the
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IBM Global Business Services IBM Institute for Business Value Attaining sustainable growth through corporate social responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility IBM Institute for Business Value IBM Global Business Services‚ through the IBM Institute for Business Value‚ develops fact-based strategic insights for senior executives around critical public and private sector issues. This executive brief is based on an in-depth study by the Institute’s research team. It is part of an ongoing
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Page No. 1. Introduction 3 2. Corporate Social Responsibility -What is corporate social responsibility 4 -Some arguments for CSR 4 -Importance of CSR and its advantages 6 3. Blended Value 8 4. Social Auditing 8 5. Ethical Responsibility -What are ethics? 9 -Benefits of ethical responsibility 10 -Effects of ethical responsibility 10 -How can promote ethical behavior
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a very controversial topic. A question that has been debated for the past few decades is; is it corporately viable to introduce social responsibility as a proposed addition to the work ethic of business organisations. As well as‚ if adopting the framework of corporate social responsibility would yield positive improvements for those organisations. The purpose of this essay is to research the notion of CSR and uncover its true framework and outline what social
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