corruption and insufficient efficiency within the country. An attempt has been made in this research to know the impact of corporate social responsibility on the profitability in the Nigerian Banking Industry using First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Plc. as the case study. 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 notion of CSR is one of ethical and moral
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Companies to Work For” by Business NH Magazine. • Community IMPACT! Corporate Leadership Award • 2000: The Company was listed as one of the “100 Best Corporate Citizens” by Business Ethics Corporate Social Responsibility Report. • 2001: The Timberland Company won Business Ethics’ Corporate Social Responsibility Report’s Corporate Citizenship Award. The award was designed to recognise a company that embodies what it means to be a good corporate citizen‚ helping move corporations towards ever-better
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1. What is Costco business model? Costco business model is to generate high sales volume and rapid inventory turnover by offering fee paying members attractively low prices on a limited selection of nationally branded and selected private-label products in a wide range of merchandise categories. Is the company’s business model appealing? Why or why not? I do agree that the business model is appealing because people want to feel like they are exclusive with VIP treatment and they would be able
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promoted by increased sensitivity to ethical issues‚ especially corporate social responsibility (CSR). It is a company’s obligation to be accountable to all of its stakeholders in all its operations and activities with the aim of achieving sustainable development not only in the economical dimension but also in the social and environmental dimensions. Obviously‚ MNCs put lots of efforts on the Triple Bottom Line --- environment‚ social and economic aspect. However‚ some of the MNCs treat CSR as a marketing
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inventory turnover. These goods are bulk-packaged and marketed primarily to large families and businesses. Costco does not carry multiple brands or varieties where the item is essentially the same. It provides members with a selection of only about 4000 items‚ this results in a high volume of sales from a single vendor‚ allowing further reductions in price‚ and reducing marketing costs. Costco also saves money by not stocking extra bags or packing materials; to carry out their goods‚ customers must
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Influences on Strategic Purpose Description Models/tools Corporate Governance Stakeholder Expectations A. Social Responsibility and Ethics A. Shareholder Model Stakeholder Model Benefits Disadvantages Stakeholder mapping: the power/interest matrix Minimal effort Keep informed Keep satisfied Key players Corporate Social Responsibility Stances: Laissez-faire Enlightened self-interest Forum for stakeholder interaction Shaper of society
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The Gdansk Institiute for Market Economics Reporting on Corporate Social Responsibility by Banks‚ Financial Institutions and Listed Companies in Poland Gdansk‚ December 2003 This publication and the research that enabled it were co-financed by a grant from the Partners for Financial Stability (PFS) Program‚ a cooperative program of East-West Management Institute‚ Inc. and USAID. The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the PFS Program
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CSR as a concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and in their interaction with stockholders on a voluntary basis. ___2. It is very important to emphasize that the debate between the voluntary compliance and legislation depends on how we understand CSR. ___3.The term co-responsibility involves firstly the existence of common objectives‚ secondly the assuming of specific responsibility for their attainment and thirdly the effective
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Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate social responsibility is defined in several ways. Some of which are the following: A concept of business ethics based on the idea that companies have stakeholders who are broadly defined as anyone or group affected by the activities of the company. The idea of CSR is that a company should be accountable to its stakeholders. For this reason the subjects of CSR focus on how companies should identify and “engage” stakeholders and how they should determine
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Costco Wholesale Corporation entered the wholesale club industry in the early 1980s. The idea behind a wholesale club was to maximize profits by minimizing operational costs and maximizing inventory turnover ratio. The company experienced tremendous growth from 1997 up to 2001 and has caught the attention of its competitors. Costco Wholesale is one of the largest retailer stores in the market. The company has differentiated and positioned itself well in the market through its mission statement. The
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