CSR and globalization Corporate social responsibility is at least in its name and formal recognition a relatively recent phenomenon. Yet‚ owners and managers of firms have engaged in activities that we would now consider CSR almost from the beginning of the industrial revolution (Davis‚ Whitman and Zald‚ 2006). But‚ until the 1990s‚ CSR was generally limited to corporate philanthropy. It is from the early 1990s that enlarged concepts and practices of CSR have come to the fore. What drove these
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Executive Overview Apple has been established for over 30 years since Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computer in 1976. During Steven Jobs’s tenure as CEO‚ Apple’s mission was to bring an easy-to-use computer to market. However‚ Apple was not performing as good as Jobs projected‚ so he resigned in 1985. In the following 12 years‚ Apple experienced three different CEO’s and still could not be brought back to life. Under John Sculley‚ Apple worked to drive down costs by switching much
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Case Study: Apple Computer (2006) Apple Computer has always been an interesting and often exciting firm. It had been the first to make and the mass-market a personal computer with its Appl IIc. The company had been the darling of the stock market in the mid-1980s when it cemented its technological advantage through the introduction of its state-of-the-art Macintosh (MAC) personal computer. Nevertheless‚ the Microsoft Windows operating system and Office software coupled with Intel microprocessors
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3.1. SIMULATION In Aspen Plus to study the behavior of any process‚ the first step is to make the flow sheet converged in steady state so as to define and obtain the characteristic of the process. Once this flow sheet is converged‚ then it is imported to Aspen plus Dynamics so as to control and study nonlinearity of the system. Simulation of TAEE etherrification is carried out in Aspen Plus. Firstly‚ the reactive distillation column is simulated by the module‚ RadFrac‚ using NRTL property method
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Dubinsky and Apple Computer‚ Inc. Case Analysis Dubinsky’s primary mistake was relying on her position and reputation rather than mounting an effective‚ persuasive‚ and fact-based argument. As noted by Jay Conger in The Necessary Art of Persuasion‚ today’s employees are not content to accept a decree from above and seek to understand the reasons behind a decision. She should have taken Jobs’ JIT proposal seriously from the beginning and‚ as soon as she heard of it‚ worked to make her case affirmatively
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Financial Policy at Apple – Case Analysis Apple had nearly $137 billion of cash at the end of Dec 2012. Over the past few years‚ the Company had been highly successful with the launch of the iPhone 3G in 2008‚ and which was followed by the launch of iPad in 2010. The Company enjoyed high profitability‚ and was able to keep its costs at a minimum. The gross margin on the iPhone was between 49% and 58% from October 2010 to March 2012‚ and the gross margin on the iPad was between 23% and 32% in the
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1) What were some of Apple’s biggest successes and failures? Describe why. Apple’s biggest success stories are not difficult to find. When Apple creates a product that succeeds‚ they do it in a big way. Take‚ for example‚ the iPhone. Not only does the iPhone have a die-hard following of loyal aficionados that continue to buy upgrades to their iPhones on a regular basis‚ but the iPhone changed the way the entire world looked at cell phones. Beating the first Android phone to the market
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results towards business‚ environment and society (CSR Singapore Compact 2005). Implementation of corporate social responsibility concept within the businesses means the businesses will always try their best to give positive outcomes to the society‚ which give satisfaction to the people and may build a good reputation to the company. The three main responsibilities and roles usually discussed are in the perspective of business‚ social and environment (CSR Singapore Compact 2005). Despite the fact that
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Foxconn is one of the manufacturer in Apple Inc. that is in charge of manufacturing electronics products. For instance‚ iPhones and iPads. Unfortunately‚ many employees committed suicide by jumping from buildings in 2010. Besides‚ there are lots of factors lead to many employees committed suicide. For example‚ poor working environment‚ low salary‚ work overtime‚ etc. This issue damaged the reputation of Apple Inc. directly. As a result‚ Foxconn and Apple Inc. make a different responses and solutions
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members of the public sphere who may also be considered as stakeholders1‚ we prepared this summary to review the key Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues arise from this investment. In this summary‚ we will also provide suggestions and solutions to XYZ Company we will also provide suggestions and solutions to XYZ Company for better fulfillment of its CSR. Plantation and Sourcing Since XYZ Company has global supplier relationship and owns plantations in both China and Guatemala. The company
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