Does Corporate Social Responsibility Affect Firms’ Performance?1 Laura Poddi2 Sergio Vergalli3 July 28‚ 2008 Abstract In the last two decades in the OECD countries there have been a raising development of firms certified as Social Responsible (CSR is the acronym of Corporate Social Responsibility). This kind of certification is assigned by private companies that guarantee that the behaviour of a certain firms environmentally and sociologically correct. Some papers (among others Preston
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ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Over the past twenty years an irrefutable shift to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in companies has occurred (Martin‚ 2004). Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is about the contributions a company makes to society through its core business activities‚ its social investment and philanthropy programs. The concept of corporate social responsibility in business has become a popular subject of discussion and debate within both business and academic
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Corporate social responsibility and financial performance in the Australian context Matthew Brine‚ Rebecca Brown and Greg Hackett 1 The concept of social responsibility of corporations has engendered considerable interest in Australia in recent years. While previous research on the relationship between corporate social responsibility and financial performance has largely been based on international data‚ this paper examines the relationship between the adoption of corporate social responsibility
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Purpose of the Report This report attempts to study the CSR activities and initiatives carried out by software giants Infosys Limited‚ to understand the motivations behind these initiatives and benefits to Infosys and society. The report was prepared for the purpose of a report writing exercise in Management Communication. A survey by means of a questionnaire was carried out to determine the level of involvement by employees in these activities and to obtain a general idea of the
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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Business must embrace social responsibility as a requirement‚ a duty in the present world as business has a huge impact on the society and the environment. To work responsibly and ethically should be the values of a business because social responsibility can be directly associated with a good profitable business. Social responsibility creates a win-win situation for a business organization. First and foremost it must be stressed that social responsibility is a must for all
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Role of Higher Educational Institutions in Corporate Social Responsibility By Ms. Susan Abraham Assistant Professor‚ SCMS School of Technology and Management‚ SCMS Campus‚ Muttom‚ Aluva ’ 683106 Email: susan2112@gmail.com Phone: 9495114276 Abstract Higher educational institutions in India have been contributing to the knowledge base of our country. They have been enrolling students at the rate of 10 percent in the year 2007. Privatisation of these institutions has brought in
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A summary of Callahan’s “Cheating in a Bottom-line Economy” In the chapter “Cheating in a Bottom-line Economy‚” David Callahan analyses and clearly outlines underlying reasons behind unethical behaviour in contemporary businesses‚ which primarily centres on the need to meet bottom line standards. He asserts that American workers have no choice but to act unrightfully in order to stay in employment firms and to avoid being laid off. An analogy used to support this idea is an auto mechanic who works
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changed its vision from cheap and convenient to dedicating itself to quality‚ service‚ cleanliness‚ and a commitment to treating all customers with respect (Kiddon and Light). In regards to corporate social responsibility McD strives to achieve their values each day and improve their environmental and social performances in an effort to obtain to a sustainable future (McDonald’s). In order to achieve their desired image and
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Business Ethics: A European Review Volume 20 Number 1 January 2011 Online privacy as a corporate social responsibility: an empirical study Irene Pollach Aarhus School of Business‚ University of Aarhus‚ Aarhus‚ Denmark Information technology and the Internet have added a new stakeholder concern to the corporate social responsibility (CSR) agenda: online privacy. While theory suggests that online privacy is a CSR‚ only very few studies in the business ethics literature have connected these
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Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives of BPCL BPCL‚ a well-known petroleum brand called Bharat Petroleum Company Limited is committed to the welfare and development of the society and the local community. It works in various areas to help develop the community and society. BPCL’s commitment towards society and local community is very high‚ according to the CMD‚ ‘We are committed to the societies where we operate and understand that business success is not possible when the needs of the society
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