With the recent corporate scandals involving such companies as Enron and Martha Stewart‚ the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has once again made its way to the forefront of contemporary management ideologies. However‚ CSR itself is not a new concept. In fact‚ societies as far back as the Ancient Mesopotamians (circa 1700 BC) incorporated CSR in their businesses. "King Hammurabi introduced a code in which builders‚ innkeepers or farmers were put to death if their negligence caused
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Corporate Social Responsibility Presentation University Of Greenwich Nguyen Son Hieu‚831580 I. What is CSR? • ‘ The social responsibility of business encompasses the economic‚ legal‚ ethical and discretionary expectations that a society has of organizations at a given point in time ’ [Carroll‚ 1979] • CSR functions as a mechanism to enhance a positive impact on the environment and stakeholders. Types of CSR • CSR takes place in different forms‚ ranging from : - Giving away food or cash to charity
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“Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics” Social responsibility is an idea that has been of concern to mankind for many years. Over the last two decades‚ however‚ it has become of increasing concern to the business world. This has resulted in growing interaction between governments‚ businesses and society as a whole. In the past‚ businesses primarily concerned themselves with the economic results of their decisions. “Today‚ however‚ businesses must also reflect on the legal‚ ethical‚ moral and
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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 RESPONSIBILTY Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) defined as the ethical behavior of a company towards the society‚ manifests itself in the form of such noble programs initiated by for-profit organizations. The concept has come into knowing trends now‚ but the practice has been on since ages‚ with corporate like Tata Group‚ Aditya Birla Group‚ Indian Oil Corporation‚ to name a few. They have been serving the community ever since their inception and organizations have
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Business Research Report Corporate Ethical and Social responsibility Presented to: Western Governors University Assessment Code: RWT1 – Competency 318.2.2 Student Name: Richard P. Shields Student ID: 92502 Date: August 7‚ 2009 Mentor Name: Rungrudee Suetorsak‚ Ph.D. Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 Research Findings 5 1. Organization Environmental responsibilities: 5 2. Organizational image: 5 3. Organization Increase profits: 6 Recommendations 7 Conclusion
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Helps with Diversity Workplace communication is important in companies with workplace diversity. Good communication skills helps to lift of inferior between employees due to their race‚ religion and language. Companies that provide good communication within the organization can avoid cultural differences and miscommunication between the employees. When there is good communication skills around‚ the operation will run smoother. Effective communication causes productivity to increase‚ errors to decrease
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The following four steps can be incorporated into there diversity training or awareness program step 1. Employers must communicate clearly to their employees the expectations about appropriate workplace conduct‚ This should support the policies and values statement of the organization. all employees should be included in the diversity training process. This is so everyone knows‚ what is expected of them and how they act. step 2. Structure your work teams so that they will be ethnically‚ racially
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Corporate Social Responsibility in Banks S.Kavitha[1] Abstract Corporate social responsibility stands for business contribution to sustainable development and covers company’s active participation in different fields‚ human rights‚ human resources‚ relations with clients‚ suppliers‚ and other stake holders‚ corporate governance‚ environment and contribution to community and society. The social responsible attitude is integral part of the identity of financial institutions like banks‚ and it is
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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences Department of Economics iiiii Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Theory and Practice in Pakistan Syed Kamran Hameed Master’s thesis · 30 hec · Advanced level Degree thesis No 634 · ISSN 1401-4084 Uppsala 2010 ii Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Theory and Practice in Pakistan Syed Kamran Hameed Supervisor: Karin Hakelius‚ Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) Department
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