responsibility" has come into common. The concept of CSR has attracted considerable attention in recent years. However‚ CSR may have confused many corporations whether CSR brings benefits to the corporations‚ whether it is worthwhile to contribute organizational resources to CSR. Different studies have brought different answers to those questions. In the following paragraphs‚ we will briefly discuss whether CSR are necessary and the effectiveness of CSR. As the competitors have started showing they are
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CSR COMMUNICATION IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY AN ANALYSIS OF THE WEBSITES OF THREE PHARMACEUTICAL WHOLESALERS MASTER THESIS Author: José Javier Levrino (JL82847) Supervisor: Anne Ellerup Nielsen MA in Corporate Communication Århus‚ Denmark. August 2010 CSR COMMUNICATION IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY José Javier Levrino Table of contents Abstract 1. Introduction 1.1 Motivation 1.2 Problem statement 1.3 Delimitation 1.4 Methodology 1.4.1 1.4.2 1.4.3 1.4.4 Scientific paradigm: hermeneutics
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BP is a British global energy company which is the third largest energy company and the fourth largest company in the world. As a multinational oil company‚ BP is the UK ’s largest corporation‚ with its headquarters in St James ’s‚ City of Westminster‚ London. BP America ’s headquarters is in the One Westlake Park in the Energy Corridor area of Houston‚ Texas; the company is among the largest private sector energy corporations in the world‚ and one of the six leaders. In order to project social
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British Petroleum (PLC) and John Browne: A Culture of Risk Beyond Petroleum Strayer BUS 519 October 30‚ 2011 Abstract The image as well as the operational business reputation of a corporation is critical to the survivability of the corporation in today’s business world. This reputation is even more critical when a business has is known globally with holdings and operations around the world. Such is the case with British Petroleum (BP)
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CSR Strategy in Sports Report 1. Major stakeholders In order to define good CSR strategy for the Sporting Good Companies‚ we need to identify the major stakeholders of the sector. Many actors are related and impacted by brands‚ but the following 10 stakeholders should be especially taken into consideration when developing a CSR strategy. Customers Provide products and services to consumers‚ who provide money in return. Suppliers Directly linked with the quality and perception of
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Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Introduction In this chapter‚ background information of the importance of CSR‚ especially for the cosmetics industry is revealed. In addition‚ the purpose and the scope of this paper are to be described too. Lastly‚ an overview of this paper structure is shown. 1.1 Background of the study Nowadays‚ CSR has become the basis on what organization do well in the rapidly changing global world. Cosmetic companies have been seen as unethical and non-environmentally friendly
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sustainable growth‚ which makes it appealing for the companies to be active in corporate social responsibilities (CSR). CSR became widespread due to a lot of factors and some of them are pressures from non-governmental organizations (NGOs)‚ activists and multinational companies who spreads their CSR beliefs and practices (Beckman et al‚ 2009). These pressures forced firms to be active in CSR‚ which is actually beneficial not only to the
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journey in the Petroleum Industry began. Post Independence‚ Oil India Limited was formed which was a joint venture involving the Indian Government and the British owned Burmah Oil Company (presently known as BP) whilst the Indo-Stanvac Petroleum Project in West Bengal was between the Indian Company and the American Company SOCONY-Vacuum (presently known as Exxon Mobil). This changed in 1956 when the government adopted an industrial policy that placed oil as a “Schedule A Industry” and put its future
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Assignment 3 – British Petroleum and the Delay of Maintenance By Avaninder Gill Review the Main Features of the Case British Petroleum‚ now known as simply BP‚ is a multinational oil and gas company that is headquartered in London‚ England. On March 23‚ 2005‚ a series of massive explosions devastated one of the largest British Petroleum refineries located in Texas City. The blast rattled windows in downtown Galveston‚ 20 miles away and was even felt in Houston‚ 35 miles distant
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Petroleum is an oily‚ thick flammable liquid‚ a mixture of various solid‚ liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons. Hydrocarbons are molecules that comprise of Hydrogen and Carbon. Petroleum is the general term for "unprocessed" crude oil. It is present beneath the Earth’s surface (Lithosphere) and forms when trapped‚ decomposed dead organisms buried in the sedimentary rock‚ and are heated under the immense pressure of new sedimentary layers over time (fossil fuel). The heat and pressure distilled the organic
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