doing what’s right for your business. The question of this article is‚ can companies do well by doing good? The idea is that companies have a responsibility to do what’s right for the public. Most of the time doing what is right reflects profits for the company. The article talks about socially responsible business practices being irrelevant because it is all an illusion‚ and potentially a dangerous one. The whole reasoning behind socially responsible business practices being irrelevant is that in
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nline Advertising in Nigeria One of the best channels for promoting brands ‚ products and businesses is Internet advertising and it has evolved into one of the most explored new mediums available today. The popularity of the Internet as a new media channel has exploded in recent years‚ attributed mostly to faster‚ more reliable and more affordable broadband connections . More and more advertisers are shifting from traditional advertising channels and going online in order to maximize audience
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History timeline Greeks‚ Etruscans‚ and others settled in Italy The monarchy is overthrown and Rome became a Republic. Julius Caesar ruled as the dictator for 46-44 BC Rome‚ Florence and Venice prospered during the Renaissance‚ a period of renewed interest in culture. ITALY 800-600 BC Rome is founded. This marks the beginning of the Roman Kingdom. 753 BC 509 BC Augustus Caesar became the first emperor of the Roman Empire 27 BC 1200-1600 1861 Italy became a unified
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ECONOMY OF NIGERIA Nigeria is a middle income‚ mixed economy and emerging market‚ with expanding financial‚ service‚ communications‚ and entertainment sectors. It is ranked 30th in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) as of 2011‚ and its emergent‚ though currently underperforming manufacturing sector is the third-largest on the continent‚ producing a large proportion of goods and services for the West African region. Previously hindered by years of mismanagement‚ economic reforms of the past decade
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Impact of Unethical Behavior Article Potential acts leading to unethical practices and behavioral in accounting is evident. These acts are in violation of the Sarbares Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX). A recent article on the student website is reviewed to identify potential factors leading to unethical practices and behavior. The article analyzed is called “Becoming a More Relational Firm in the Post-Sarbans-Oxley Era”. As expressed by the article‚ the effects of SOX has been considered by companies
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Ryan Hopkins 9/14/09 The Effects of Conflict in Business In every realm of society‚ conflict is present. From time to time‚ people have disagreements among family members and friends and often co-workers can create problematic issues of arguing and bickering over areas of passionate disagreement. Whether the topic is one of importance that must discussed for the overall good of the company‚ or even a petty squabble that two co-workers may have because of small annoyances or irrelevant frustrations
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Business practices in an Islamic country are likely to differ a lot from business practices in Canada. The impact of God is tremendous in Islamic countries‚ so that Muslim is regulated by a variety of religious principles and moral conducts in their social and economic activities. In this sense‚ Canadian people may not get used to the ritual nature of everyday life in Islamic countries. For example‚ orthodox Muslim ritual requires prayer five times a day. As a result‚ business people should be
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FDI and Economic Growth: Evidence from Nigeria By Adeolu B. Ayanwale Department of Agricultural Economics Obafemi Awolowo University Ole-Ife‚ Nigeria AERC Research Paper 165 African Economic Research Consortium‚ Nairobi April 2007 THIS RESEARCH STUDY was supported by a grant from the African Economic Research Consortium. The findings‚ opinions and recommendations are those of the author‚ however‚ and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Consortium‚ its individual members or the AERC
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Concepts‚ Discriminatory and Anti-Discriminatory Practices ! P2‚ P3‚ M1 The aim of this booklet‚ is to describe how discrimination in a health and social care setting can occur. Discrimination‚ means unfair or less favourable treatment of a person or group of people in comparison to others. In this booklet‚ I will give information on the basis‚ and discriminatory practices of certain people and social groups and how they can be affected by it. Culture A culture that a person follows identifies
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The ethics of a company can be measured by different theories. Some of these theories can be used to measure Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (Shell Nigeria). The first ethical measure discussed is utilitarian reasoning‚ also referred to as cost-benefit analysis‚ which compares the costs and benefits of a decision. Secondly for the human rights theory‚ were the rights of the stakeholders respected? Third‚ the ethical theory of justice is measured by whether the benefits and costs
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