Business Research Report Ethics & Social Responsibility in Business Presented to: Chief Executive Officer Assessment Code: RWT1 Student Name: Valeria Herrera Student ID: 00217130 Date: May 1st 2012 Mentor Name: Evan Jackson Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 Research Findings 5 The Company’s Reputation 5 The Relationship with Employees‚ Investors and Customers……………...…………….………………6 Efficiency…………….……………………………………………..……………………………………7 Recommendations 8 Conclusion
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manner (Diara‚ Alilo‚ and McGuire 2004). There is a growing expectation that companies will adopt a business approach that illustrates responsibility to society above and beyond the economic function and legal performance of the firm (Gibbs 2009). This expectation can be understood as an implicit social contract. One of the underlying concepts of social responsibility is stakeholder management (Davidson 2006). This involves balancing the claims of stakeholders against the decisions a corporation makes
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Mission-Vision-Social Responsibility UMUC Management and Organization Theory BMGT364 Professor Contee-Borders March 30‚ 2013 Mission-Vision-Social Responsibility Southwest Airlines: The Mission of Southwest Airlines “The mission of Southwest Airlines is dedication to the highest quality of Customer Service delivered with a sense of warmth‚ friendliness‚ individual pride‚ and Company Spirit”. (Southwest Airlines‚ 2008‚ p. 23) The Mission of Jet Blue Airlines Customer Bill of Rights Jet
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logistically‚ but it also requires a large portion of the budget to make sure that their suppliers are behaving in the standard that Wal-Mart deems necessary based on their Ethical Standards for Suppliers document. It is due to this high regard for social responsibility‚ in keeping with Wal-Mart’s credo‚ that the company goes to such great lengths to enforce these standards‚ not only on their employees‚ but on their suppliers as well. Wal-Mart has set forth specific ethical principles that it believes all
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(2011‚ November 24). The Philippine Star‚ p. 3. Cruz‚ J. D. (2012‚ June 24). Pagcor goes green. Business Mirror‚ p. 5. Cruz‚ J. D. (2012‚ June 24). Pagcor goes green. Business Mirror‚ p. 3. http://pcij.org/blog/wp-docs/RA9487.pdf http://www.pagcor.ph/social-responsibility.php http://www.blog.pagcor.ph/ http://www.pagcor.ph
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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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bring about leadership‚ work culture and literacy. Ethic are beliefs about what’s right or wrong and good or bad based on individual’s values and morals‚ plus a behavior social context. Ethical behavior conforms to individual beliefs and social norms about what’s right and good. Unethical behavior conforms to individual beliefs and social norms about what’s wrong or bad. Business ethics refers to ethical or unethical behavior by employees in the context of their jobs. Ethics are talked about frequently
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An economic indicator is a statistic that indicates the current status of the economy‚ and how the economy will likely perform in the future. Investors and other private or government organizations use this information as a tool to make business decisions. By gathering historical data about the economy and comparing it to current trends‚ you can compile a snapshot of economic fluctuations. The direction of an indicator may vary according to changes in the economy. The indicator can be leading‚
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Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate social responsibility (CSR‚ also called corporate conscience‚ corporate citizenship‚ social performance‚ or sustainable responsible business/ Responsible Business) is a form of corporate self- regulation integrated into a business model. CSR policy functions as a built-in‚ self-regulating mechanism whereby a business monitors and ensures its active compliance with the spirit of the law‚ ethical standards‚ and international norms. CSR is a process
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Corporate social responsibility II Business dictionary defines CSR as "A company’s sense of responsibility towards the community and environment (both ecological and social) in which it operates. Companies express this citizenship (1) through their waste and pollution reduction processes‚ (2) by contributing educational and social programs and (3) by earning adequate returns on the employed resources."[11] Corporate social responsibility (CSR‚ also called corporate conscience‚ corporate citizenship
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