Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Bangladesh Perspectives Corporate means formed into an association and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual. Social responsibility is an ethical ideology or theory that an entity‚ be it an organization or individual‚ has an obligation to act to benefit society- at- large. This responsibility can be passive‚ by avoiding engaging in socially harmful acts‚ or active‚ by performing activities that directly advance social goals. To
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ABSTRACT CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND INDUSTRIAL DISASTER Bijoya Banik[1] Corporate Social Responsibility is the responsibility of the business towards the society that it takes from. It is the management of the business in a manner such that it produces a positive impact on society. Critics of CSR say that the primary purpose of a business is to make profit‚ and that it has no additional duty as long as it complies with all rules and regulations. Not doing anything negative might
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question‚ “What do I do? Fundamentally‚ ethics is the method by which we categorize our values and then pursue them. Ethics is concerned with what is good for individuals and society and covers a wide variety of dilemmas such as: our rights and responsibilities‚ the language of right and wrong‚ and moral decision-making (“What is Ethics‚” n.d.). Ethics is a necessary requirement for human life. It is what guides us in deciding what course of action should be taken in various situations. Without ethics
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Corporate social responsibility is becoming a key initiative and an essential tool in the growth of multinational corporations and the development of third world countries throughout the globe. The two concepts can work hand in hand to provide benefits for all; however difficulties in regulating and implementing corporate social responsibility need to be overcome before effective changes can be made. Definitions of corporate social responsibility can be somewhat varied depending on the perception
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theories of Corporate Social Responsibility that have flourished. These theories have help corporations to understand the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility. Other theories have provided an explanation of beneficial or damaging effects. Most importantly‚ each theory provides a different perspective on applying corporate social responsibility. Overall‚ corporations need to understand how both theories‚ Systems Theory and The Triple Bottom Line theory‚ relate to Corporate Social Responsibility
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Corporate Social Responsibility MBA 688 Jurtyne R. Youngblood December 13‚ 2014 The social responsibility of corporations. It pertains to consideration of‚ and response to‚ issues beyond the narrow economic‚ technical‚ and legal requirements of the firm to accomplish social benefits along with the traditional economic gains that the firm seeks. The corporate responsibility of firms have been put to the side by managers‚ today the issues are now first on the corporate agenda (Peng‚ p. 363)
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IBM Global Business Services IBM Institute for Business Value Attaining sustainable growth through corporate social responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility IBM Institute for Business Value IBM Global Business Services‚ through the IBM Institute for Business Value‚ develops fact-based strategic insights for senior executives around critical public and private sector issues. This executive brief is based on an in-depth study by the Institute’s research team. It is part of an ongoing
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Overview What responsibilities do businesses have? Who takes priority when decisions are made? Are shareholders the most important to consider‚ or is it the customer? Should a company simply meet the required regulations‚ or attempt to go above-and-beyond the requirements? All of the questions involve corporate social responsibility. Corporate Social Responsibility can be defined as “the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving
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SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME PRIORITY 7 ‘Citizens and Governance in a Knowledge Based Society’ Understanding and Responding to Societal Demands on Corporate Responsibility (RESPONSE) Contract no.: PL 506462 Final Report DRAFT – Comments Welcome RESPONSE RESEARCH TEAM: Maurizio Zollo‚ INSEAD‚ Academic Director‚ MC chair Valeria Berchicci‚ INSEAD Adri Tolstrup‚ CBSc Lourdes Casanova‚ INSEAD‚ MC member Katrine Goul Dueholm ‚ CBS Donal Crilly‚ INSEAD
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performance from them through effective and efficient management (1997). On the 1920’s a man named Frederick Taylor known as the father of scientific management who described management as a science with employees having specific but different responsibilities; encourage the scientific selection‚ training and development of workers and equal division of work between workers and management thus sparking an important evolution to the business world making a dramatic increase in productivity (Estrada)
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