Social Responsibility Journal Emerald Article: Corporate irresponsibility and corporate social responsibility: competing realities Brian Jones‚ Ryan Bowd‚ Ralph Tench Article information: To cite this document: Brian Jones‚ Ryan Bowd‚ Ralph Tench‚ (2009)‚"Corporate irresponsibility and corporate social responsibility: competing realities"‚ Social Responsibility Journal‚ Vol. 5 Iss: 3 pp. 300 - 310 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17471110910977249 Downloaded on: 14-10-2012
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Corporate Social Responsibility Task 1 To find out about corporate social responsibility I researched 3 separate businesses the first being the join Lewis partnership which includes Waitrose (a food retailer) and John Lewis (a department store). They have 336 stores located in the UK which are co-owned by every member of staff. The partnership makes on average £9.5 billion a year. They state that corporate social responsibility has been a cornerstone of their business right from the Partnership’s
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1. P&G company review Procter & Gamble Co. is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation. This company headquartered in USA - Downtown Cincinnati‚ Ohio. Few numbers indicate this company size‚ influence to the world and at the same moment to the world’s society. P&G holds 22nd position in Fortune 500 companies list by their revenues (which are approximately 79‚697.0 million dollars). P&G market capitalization is bigger than many countries GDP. Furtermore P&G profit is 13‚436.0 million dollars
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Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)‚ which started voluntarily in some companies‚ caught on with the corporate world over the last few decades. CSR became a norm as per few countries’ corporate governance codes. Many other countries are also contemplating inclusion of CSR initiatives as a standard corporate governance practice. It has become a competitive necessity rather than a nicety‚ which it used to be. Companies saw the benefit. Shareholders supported the initiatives. Stakeholders
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What is Corporate Social Responsibility and how could this influence the organizational behavior of “BreadTalk”? Corporate Social Responsibility refers to a company’s sense of responsibility towards the community and environment in which it operates. Companies express this citizenship through their waste and pollution reduction processes‚ by contributing educational and social programs‚ and by earning adequate returns on the employed resources. CSR is also considered as a strategy to create‚ develop
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Arguments against Corporate Social Responsibilities. As we have seen there are a lot of advantages of using Corporate Social Responsibilities‚ however there are points of view that CSR makes negative affect on the company. We will try to explain main disadvantages about CSR below. Some companies are using CSR‚ only because they want to show the seriousness of the business and care about service or product that they produce‚ but in fact they not really carrying about the way the product come to
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very concerned about what they can provide to their stockholders‚ the public‚ customers and even the suppliers. Since McDonalds’ Malaysia first came to Malaysia on 29 April 1982‚ they are well-known for their high commitment in their corporate social responsibility. McDonalds’ cares about human rights and their customers. They do not employ forced labourers or child labourers. Besides that‚ McDonalds’ has anti discrimination policy‚ especially the discrimination against women. Today‚ 53% of McDonald’s
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1.0 Objective of the Study The objective of this assignment is to finding out Corporate Social Responsibility of Bata Shoe Company (Bangladesh) Ltd. 1. Methodology The methodology of this report includes the evaluation of the followings: ⇨ Analyze the Bata Shoe Company (Bangladesh) Ltd. ⇨ Finding out the goal of Bata Shoe Company (Bangladesh) Ltd. ⇨ Finding out the Vision of Bata Shoe Company (Bangladesh) Ltd. ⇨ Analyze the operation of Bata Shoe Company (Bangladesh) Ltd.
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Business ethics and corporate social responsibility have become an increasing area of focus for organizations today. However‚ this has not always been the case in the American business environment. Chapter three "Conducting Business Ethically and Responsibly" (R.W. Griffin & R.J. Ebert‚ p.56 - p.87) concentrates on the development of ethical codes of conduct as it relates to business. The chapter also focuses on the social responsibility an organization holds in relation to everyday decision making
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Apple computer 2002 Abstract This case basically introduces the history of the Apple Company‚ and shows the company’s ups and downs in the computer industry. Apple Computer is the key factor to upgrade computer industry innovation. It is one of the first companies to venture into the computer marketplace. Apple Computer founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniack. After launching the first product Apple 2‚ Apple quickly became the industry leader and ready to change the world
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