RUNNING head: Apple Corporation: Ethical and Social Responsibility Apple Corporation: Ethical and Social Responsibility Romeo Gamble Strayer University Apple Inc. is an American corporation that is located headquartered in in Cupertino‚ California that designs‚ develops‚ and sells electronics like computer software‚ online services‚ and personal computers. It’s very well known for hardware products like the Mac computers‚ iPods‚ iPhone and
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Corporate Social Responsibility Task 1 To find out about corporate social responsibility I researched 3 separate businesses the first being the join Lewis partnership which includes Waitrose (a food retailer) and John Lewis (a department store). They have 336 stores located in the UK which are co-owned by every member of staff. The partnership makes on average £9.5 billion a year. They state that corporate social responsibility has been a cornerstone of their business right from the Partnership’s
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Corporate Social Responsibility is a form of corporate action enforced both by the firm’s regulation and sometimes government law to increase beneficial social impacts of a firm’s behavior. When doing so‚ Companies usually synergize their business goals with the CSR goals. However‚ some companies announce false CSR values in order to gain social reputation and government support‚ thus it is necessary to assess the authenticity of corporate CSR. The main goal of this Corporate Social Audit is to identify
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Normandile did another violation selling the knock-off products in a lower price to make their own profit. The counterfeiting crime is considering white collar crime. A white collar crime is a “crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation” (Edwin Sutherland‚ 1939). When people do things‚ consequences come shortly
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A Study of Corporate Social Responsibility Starbucks Introduction Business is a part of the total society in which it operates. As a major element of society‚ businesses affect people in multiple ways. Society‚ In turn‚ influences the conduct of business. Company History The story of Starbucks begins in Seattle in the year 1971‚ the first store opened its doors in the Pike Place Market.In 1982 Howard Schultz joins Starbucks ans the director of marketing and retail.He develops a plan to develop
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The phrase “Corporate Social Responsibility” originates with H. Bowen‚ who wrote “Social Responsibility of Businessmen” in 1953. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is broadly used to describe businesses’ integration of social and environmental issues into decisions‚ goals‚ and operations. According to World Business Council for Sustainable Development “Corporate Social Responsibility is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving
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huge success and it still being used around the Globe even today. By 2010‚ with more than 90‚000 employees and anticipated year-end revenues of up to $38 billion‚ Microsoft continued to hold a strong lead in the computer software industry. Social Responsibility a. Since 1999‚ Microsoft has worked closely with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to provide people in dozens of countries with access to technology tools‚ skills training and other essential services. Microsoft
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Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)‚ which started voluntarily in some companies‚ caught on with the corporate world over the last few decades. CSR became a norm as per few countries’ corporate governance codes. Many other countries are also contemplating inclusion of CSR initiatives as a standard corporate governance practice. It has become a competitive necessity rather than a nicety‚ which it used to be. Companies saw the benefit. Shareholders supported the initiatives. Stakeholders
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ExxonMobile: Social Responsibility in a Commodity Market Company Case 5 MKT 550 Chris Boisvenu Introduction This particular case deals with ExxonMobil and its social responsibility in a commodity market. ExxonMobil is the world’s largest publicly traded international oil and gas company. They hold an industry-leading inventory of global oil and gas resources. They are the world’s largest refiner and marketer of petroleum products (ExxonMobil‚ 2013). This case deals with the everyday struggle
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Organizational Justice‚ Ethics‚ and Social Responsibility Chapter discussed Organizational Justice‚ Ethics‚ and Social Responsibility. While watching CNBC on television‚ I viewed a documentary on the energy company Enron. Their practices and ethics‚ or lack thereof are an excellent example of the topics contained in this chapter. Their disregard for ethical behavior and social responsibility‚ ultimately led to the demise of the company and also caused several members of the company in management
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