a. Corporate Social Responsibility is a management concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interactions with their stakeholders. CSR is generally understood as being the way through which a company achieves a balance of economic‚ environmental and social imperatives (“Triple-Bottom-Line- Approach”)‚ while at the same time addressing the expectations of shareholders and stakeholders. In this sense it is important to draw a distinction
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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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you address your company ’s ethical responsibility? W i l l you continue to insist that the company is doing everything it can for safety‚ even as the number of violations skyrockets? W i l l you in¬ sist that all safety violations be addressed immediately and that unsafe mines be closed until they pass inspec¬ tions‚ at the cost of hundreds of millions of dollars? What steps could you take to insure that your com¬ pany is an industry leader in safety‚ while also remain¬ ing profitable? Questions
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theories of mortality and interpret what the meaning‚ as well as make connections to my own culture. The purpose of this paper is to review theoretical perspectives and assess how they impact ones culture. Nicomachean Ethics In Aristotle’s theory of morality‚ Nicomachean Ethics‚ he surmises that all human activities aim at some end or good. There are three types of good‚ sensual (pleasure)‚ political (noble virtues for citizens)‚ of life of thought (contemplation) (Arthur & Scalet‚ 2009‚ p. 51)
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NO1‚ JUNE 2007: pages 1 of 13 A STAKEHOLDER VIEW OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT IN CHINESE FIRMS Dr Xueli Huang1 Dr Scott Gardner2 Despite the fact that China has emerged as a driving force of the world economy over the last decade‚ little research has been undertaken into how Chinese firms strategically manage their businesses. This paper develops a theoretical framework of strategic management in the Chinese firms through reviewing and synthesising five strategic perspectives that are relevant to the
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File: ch11.rtf‚ Chapter 11‚ Managing for Ethics and Social Responsibility in a Global Environment True/False 1. Spouses of high level expatriate managers generally serve in a corporate “ambassador” role. Ans: True Response: See page 400. Difficulty: Easy 2. Fluency in a foreign language assists with verbal communication‚ but helps little in understanding the culture. Ans: False Response: See page 401. Difficulty: Easy 3. Visitors to another culture will notice
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1.0 Executive Summary While there is no universally accepted definition of Corporate Social Responsibility‚ it is usually described in terms of a company considering‚ managing and balancing the economic‚ social and environmental impacts of its activities. The notion of corporate social responsibility should be a part of the core business operations of a company‚ rather than a separate ‘add on’.[2] Given that socially responsible organizations should seek ‘minimize their negative impacts
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Strategic Plan for QUICK KWEK-KWEK VISION To set up itself as the best advertising kwek-kwek place in the marketplace of Ormoc. Also augment its existence in the locality of Ormoc within the next 5 years. MISSION Quick Kwek-kwek sees itself to provide the finest feature of Kwek-kwek dishes with a lesser cost and quality service. For QUICK KWEK-KWEK‚ Specific Objectives: 1. To establish itself as a rough rival in its existence in the City of Ormoc. 2. To convey excellent
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save money rather than a strategic business partner. It is obvious to see from recent news that many large companies have conducted unethical practices in China. For instance‚ Nike’s alleged sweatshops in China: “in 2005 and 2006‚ Nike ‘secured’ more than 6.53 million yuan ($911‚000 Canadian) in back wages owed to workers in China.” (Reuters News Agency‚ 2008) This paper analyses how large multinational companies overcome the challenge of managing its diverse stakeholders ethically when they doing
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THE COPPERBELT UNIVERSITY STRATEGIC PLAN AY2009-2013 Towards a Culture of Institutional Accountability‚ Academic Excellence and Stability © March 26‚ 2009 File: CBU Strategic Plan AY2009-2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction Vision Statement Mission Statement Shared Values Strategic Directions‚ Objectives & Budget Strategies and Activities Key Success Indicators ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PREFACE ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS INTRODUCTION 1.1 Functions of the University 1.1.1 Teaching
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