Corporate Social Responsibility: Indian Experience Dr. Devendra Kumar Assistant Professor L. N. Mishra College of Business Mangement‚ Muzaffarpur Email: devenswamy@rediffmail.com Prologue: India is a fast growing economy and is booming with national and multinational firms. At the same time‚ the Indian land also faces social challenges like poverty‚ population growth‚ corruption‚ illiteracy just to name a few. Therefore it is all the more imperative for the Indian companies to be sensitized
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EJBO Electronic Journal of Business Ethics and Organization Studies Vol. 12‚ No. 1 (2007) Positioning Stakeholder Theory within the Debate on Corporate Social Responsibility Manuel Castelo Branco Lúcia Lima Rodrigues Introduction The present-day conception of corporate social responsibility (CSR) implies that companies voluntarily integrate social and environmental concerns in their operations and interaction with stakeholders. The European Commission defines it as “a concept whereby companies
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corporate social responsiblity and new zealnd business The concept of corporate social responsibility has been developed rapidly in last century. Milton Friedman‚ the famous Noble Prize-winning economist‚ who indicated that the corporation’s social responsibility is to maximize profit which has addressed a heated debate about corporate social responsibility in last forty decades. This article is going to discuss different positions toward Friedman’s theory and whether it is suitable for New Zealand
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE SOCIETY By: saheli chakraborty Introduction Corporate social responsibility (CSR)‚ also known as sustainable responsible business (SRB)‚ or corporate social performance‚ is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model. Ideally‚ CSR policy would function as a built-in‚ self-regulating mechanism whereby business would monitor and ensure their adherence to law‚ ethical standards‚ and internati onal norms. Business would embrace
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Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate social responsibility (CSR) can be defined as the "economic‚ legal‚ ethical‚ and discretionary expectations that society has of organizations at a given point in time" (Carroll and Buchholtz 2003‚ p. 36). The concept of corporate social responsibility means that organizations have moral‚ ethical‚ and philanthropic responsibilities in addition to their responsibilities to earn a fair return for investors and comply
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To what extent is Corporate Social Responsibility beneficial to a company’s performance Corporate Social Responsibility is a philosophy that relates to a business being a part of the society‚ so acts in a way that not only advances its own firm but also serves the society as well. Good ethics is the cornerstone of sustainable development. In the long run‚ unethical behavior may harm customers and the society as a whole. Furthermore‚ it damages a company’s image‚ efficiency and effectiveness
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Social Responsibility Milton Friedman was the author of an informative and eye-opening article titled‚ "The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits." Within this article‚ Friedman explains in complex detail about the notion of "social responsibility" of businessmen within a corporate environment. Friedman argues that businessmen are only out for one particular goal. That goal would be to increase their profits. Throughout Friedman’s article he is continuously emphasizing
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY : A REPORT ON HOTELS (a) Introduction Sales‚ consumer purchases fundamentally have always remained informed by quality; price and convenience but there had been a big change towards responsibly produced commodities. For example the demand in all of Europe for fair trade goods had raised from 51% in 2008 to almost 79% in 2012‚ consumer awareness for ethically produced commodities has also substantially risen. (Goff‚ 2012). Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
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Corporate Social Responsibility The process of building a corporate social responsibility: Corporations while they need to conduct a strategy to become socially responsible‚ they usually passes through a process that leads it at the end to achieve what is called by “Civil learning”. In order to achieve this level –which is the highest level of a corporate social responsibility- ‚ they are two dimensions: • The organizational level • The societal level The case of Nike as famous corporate
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Doctrine of Social Responsibility The doctrine of social responsibility holds that individuals and organizations should advance the interests of society at large. They can do this by abstaining from harmful actions and by performing socially beneficial acts. Although the doctrine of social responsibility applies to people and organizations‚ much of the discussion focuses on business and the extent to which social responsibility should influence business decisions. Examples of Social Responsibility
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