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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What is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainable Business? A Definition of CSR Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)‚ Corporate Responsibility (CR) or Sustainable Business are commonly heard‚ but rarely understood‚ phrases. So what does it all mean? CSR is the process of assessing an organization’s impact on society and evaluating their responsibilities. CSR begins with an assessment of a business and their: * Customers * Suppliers * Environment * Communities
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concept that I personally believe the government has left to expectations‚ believing the multinational corporations would do what is ‘right’ by offering certain benefits to the society and the environment. As a result of this approach‚ Corporate and social responsibility has become a forgotten issue thus not playing a vital role in Nigeria as it does in some African countries and the developed world. Both the government and the corporations are happy to maintain that status quo and go on with business
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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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Corporate Social Responsibility We live in an increasingly complex and sceptical world full of corporate scandals‚ stock market downturns‚ an uncertain economy. All these things have diminished trust in the corporate sector and its leaders. Stakeholders have become more critical‚ especially when they hear about drilling activities in Nigeria and Greenpeace campaigns against a firm. Companies need to address this by demonstrating their positive impact on society and by taking appropriate measures
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Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility represents not just successful enterprise but also thinking on social andenvironmental aspects. Corporations must include the social and environmental aspects to the activities which leadtowards making profit. Corporate Social Responsibility answers the requirements of both the customers and personswho are co-operating with them in business activities. Corporate Social Responsibility positively affects the whole of society and regulates its impact on
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quarter of its South Asian plants.And in 2005 Nike returned to report its social and environmental practices. It said that staffs and employees work in a poor environment .Between 25% to 50% of its employees and staffs in the region restrict access to toilets and drinking water during the workday. Besides ‚ a lot of staffs have to work for extra hours per week and wage level is lower than other industries. These kind of social and environment issues not only happen in Nike ‚but also in many other industries
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For my purpose here‚ I would like to examine the case for which the two views of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are positioned in. One of these viewpoints is that CSR is practiced ethically in businesses simply because it is the right thing to do‚ through being moral and just by following a Values-based management system. The other perspective on CSR is that it is simply a ‘do-gooder’ ploy‚ and that it is only practiced within firms to impress society and those around them. For the duration
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Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Classical Ethics Stephen J. Ward‚ the director of the Center of Journalism‚ at the University of Wisconsin-Madison‚ defines ethics as "the analysis‚ evaluation‚ and promotion of correct conduct and/or good character‚ according to the best available standards (Ward‚ 2012). Personally‚ I believe that ethics is the foundation of how an individual behaves and thinks towards himself and others. Ethics can also be defined as the "systematic and critical analysis
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ORT Proposal Option 1. • How has Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) in businesses/companies helped the Noordwyk community Option 2. • Study on how Corporate Social responsibility has uplifted/empowered the Midrand community. Chosen Option: How effective has Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) been implemented in the Midrand community. Possible Hypothesis/Focus Question. The Midrand town is one that consists of many highly effective corporates in South Africa. It is due to this factor that companies
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