Worlds In my paper I will be discussing the topics related to corporate social responsibility. Corporate social responsibility (CSR‚ also called corporate responsibility‚ corporate citizenship‚ and responsible business) is a concept whereby organizations consider the interests of society by taking responsibility for the impact of their activities on customers‚ suppliers‚ employees‚ shareholders‚ communities and other stakeholders‚ as well as the environment. This obligation is seen to extend beyond
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Research paper CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY/PHILANTROPY A CASE STUDY OF KENYA AIRWAYS Presented to DR. MAGETO By CHRISTOPHER TARUS 09-0478 Date 07TH APRIL 2010 Table of contents Introduction............................................................................................................ 3 Corporate Social responsibility................................................................................4 Good citizenry..............................
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their overall objective is to maximize wealth‚ grow their businesses and make profits. However‚ businesses and professionals are duty bound to conform to the ethical norms and acceptable conduct as determined by the society in which they operate. Businesses and professionals (e.g. accountants‚ lawyers etc.) are usually held to some ethical standard (code of conduct) and are considered to have an obligation to contribute to the betterment of society. Separate codes of ethics govern their operations
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Ethics and Social Responsibility History In a business sense ethics emerged in the 1970s but social responsibility actually emerged in the 1950s when organizations began believing that they should be operating in a way that would increase the benefits and reduce or eliminate harms caused by their operations (Perks‚ 2011). In light of the recent ethical scandals of organizations such as Enron this has really become a vital part of organizations. Further‚ over the last 60 years businesses have
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work is not the good‚ so what is the supreme end‚ what are you working to attain? “Perhaps happiness is the supreme good” (Arthur & Scalet‚ 2009‚ p. 52). Aristotle states virtue‚ are the “habits and traits that allow people to live well in communities” (Arthur & Scalet‚ 2009‚ p. 50). These virtues are characteristic traits such as honesty‚ generosity‚ bravery‚ and courage. Like many topics in life‚ courage is‚ for example‚ the center point or balance point of a pendulum where fear is on one
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Starbucks and Corporate Social Responsibility Robin Rieske‚ CPP‚ BA Southern New Hampshire University Starbucks‚ an international coffee store‚ began in Seattle in 1971 as a collaborative of three business partners. In the 1980’s Starbucks began to expand beyond Seattle and the chain began to go internationally. It is reported that as of August‚ 2012‚ Starbucks is now located in 58 countries making it an extremely viable force
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elegance‚ a personal treat and a social gathering spot.(Keller & Kotler‚2012). Starbuck has worked tremendously hard to store an image that it has become the most frequently visited retailer in United States with an average of 18 times a month (Kotler & Keller‚2012). Starbucks is known as a responsible company since it started its operation in 1971. It has been a leader in its social responsibility at giving back to its communities ‚ the environment and in its ethical sourcing. "Leadership- starbucks
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Social Responsibility Milton Friedman was the author of an informative and eye-opening article titled‚ "The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits." Within this article‚ Friedman explains in complex detail about the notion of "social responsibility" of businessmen within a corporate environment. Friedman argues that businessmen are only out for one particular goal. That goal would be to increase their profits. Throughout Friedman’s article he is continuously emphasizing
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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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Respondents Agree CHAPTER 1 Social Responsibility Framework • U.S. corporations should have more than one purpose. They also owe something to their workers and the communities in which they operate‚ and they should sometimes sacrifice some profit for the sake of making things better for their workers and communities. Source: "How Business Rates: By the Numbers‚ Business Week‚ Sept. 11‚ 2000‚ pp. 148-149. Social Responsibility Defined • Social responsibility What do you believe organizations
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