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1) Executive Summary This report aims to evaluate the current strategic directions followed by Virgin Atlantic. Initially we discuss the organisation’s mission statement and identify how the vision of the company is reflected though the strategic objectives. It is established at CSR plays an important role one Virgin Atlantic as it is seen to have principles and high standards on acceptable behaviour‚ BBC News (2009). External factors are evaluated using
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Week 3 Assignment Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Professor Michael Wasson BUSN-115-61763 Introduction to Business & Technology Rosalind M. Stift 03/23/2014 The United States has several laws that are intended to further fair‚ balanced‚ and competitive practices. I do feel that these laws are effective in many ways. Some of those ways I will pin point in the next few paragraphs. These laws include some major concepts of law. Some of these
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Social responsibility is defined as the organizations obligation to maximize their positive impact on stakeholders‚ and to minimize their negative impact on stakeholders. Social responsibility embodies what is fair as well as represents stakeholder’s rights. Companies have the social responsibility to be profitable‚ to obey the law‚ to be ethical‚ and to be philanthropic. For example‚ social responsibility has a strong relationship with profitability because if a company’s image or conduct is questionable
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21st century has proven to be an interesting period for businesses. With the invention of social media and the availability of information on-demand through the internet and mobile devices‚ businesses are constantly facing scrutiny from the public eye in regards to how they conduct themselves. Gone are the days of the 90’s when a business didn’t have to place much emphasis on their ethical responsibilities. Today however‚ a business must be very precise and careful in how it operates. Whether it
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relevant to CSR‚ such as labor‚ environmental protection and social welfare‚ is in place‚ there are many problems with compliance‚ such as difficulty with enforcement‚ frequent changes to the content of laws and regulations‚ and interpretation of laws being left up to regional governments. As solving those problems will strengthen corporations’ international competitiveness‚ achieve sustainable economic growth and increase corporate value‚ every company as well as the Chinese government is taking
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“Social Accounting Practices in India as a Corporate Social Responsibility” soniuttranchal@gmail.com Concept: The concept of Social Accounting originated in different forms by Adam Smith in 1776‚ Later on‚ Karl Marks and Engel also expressed their views about social costs in 1844. Pigou in 1920 also elaborated the divergence of Social and Private Costs. The concept of social accounting was clearly introduced in the 1970’s and later this concept received serious consideration from
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the foundation‚ which is to help‚ improved the quality of education. We want to clarify how Insular Life Foundation is related to over all mission and vision of the company? Answer: The foundation has its own vision‚ which is aligned to the corporate mission. “Committed partner for self-reliance and helping communities we served.” The key words in our vision are commitment‚ self-reliance and helping communities. When we say commitment‚ it refers to longevity. We make sure that in every project
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The Controversy of Homosexuality 12/23/2012 Outline: I. “I now pronounce you husband and husband”‚ when many people hear this statement whether in real life or in movies‚ it brings about many different opinions and reactions. Same sex marriage is still a controversial issue‚ and it’s questionable in many societies‚ in fact it is acceptable in very few communities in the world. People who oppose gay marriage are actually opposing unethical behavior that goes against many beliefs and different
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an increasingly important issue for all businesses around the world. CSR covers economic‚ legal‚ ethical‚ and philanthropic responsibilities of firms. Explain the factors that may motivate an MNE to adopt CSR in its international business strategy and operations. How might the country context influence the types of CSR initiatives undertaken? Support your answer with real world examples or cases. While corporate social responsibility (CSR) has existed for
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