use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com See a sample reprint in PDF format. Order a reprint of this article now JR: EXEC ADVISER AUG 10 The Case Against Corporate Social Responsibility The idea that companies have a duty to address social ills is not just flawed‚ argues Aneel Karnani. It also makes it more likely that we’ll ignore the real solutions to these problems. By ANEEL KARNANI August 23‚ 2010 Can companies do well by doing good
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analysis in psychology is that the mind can be scientifically studied by using theories and research models. One theory is the social facilitation theory‚ which is the tendency for people to perform better on simple tasks when they’re in the presence of others than when they are alone. Norman Triplett’s study on this theory in 1989 is believed to be the first of this kind. Triplett first noticed the effect of social facilitation in his research on racing cyclists. Cyclists performed better and
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Corporate Social Responsibility in Microsoft Company When we are talking about software‚ technology‚ computers involving manufacturers‚ licenses and supports‚ what is the company that’s the most popular and operates efficiently? Of course it is the Microsoft Company. Microsoft thought that technology can create occasions and opportunities for many people and organizatiobs around the world. So‚ they developed new technology that releases creativity‚ productivity‚ and opportunity for more and more
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Social Identity Theory Introduction People ’s behaviour in groups is fascinating and frequently disturbing. As soon as humans are bunched together in groups‚ they would start behaving similarly. One minute is all that is required to create an opinion and categorize others according to what they perceived is right. Definition SIT is defined as "the individual ’s knowledge" of personal membership in specific social groups‚ together with the "emotional value and significance" placed on such
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Social Identity Theory- Henri Tajfel: Father of the theory‚ French‚ jewish was part of the holocaust. Social identity theory seen as a way to explain the holocaust and how one group could turn on another Tajfel : “social identity will be understood as that part of the individuals’ self-concept which derives from their knowledge of their membership of a social group (groups) together with the value and emotional significance attached to that membership. not concerned with individual identity
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Two major approaches to contemporary social theory are the Marxian materialist approach and the structural functionalist approach. The materialist approach was developed from the work of Karl Marx‚ who believed that the economic order shapes society. The functionalist approach was developed from the work of Comte and Durkheim‚ stating that is the combination of all of society’s institutions that shapes society. An organic analogy is most often used to explain structural functionalism
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Social Learning Theory Social learning theory is the theory that people learn behaviours though observation of other people and their environment. The theory is that all children are born neither good nor bad‚ but they are influenced throughout their lives‚ the development of behaviour is continuous throughout our lives‚ rather than stopping at a certain time. From an early age children can get influenced‚ by watching how their parents behave‚ if their parents are violent and aggressive‚ and then
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Albert Bandura’s social cognitive theory (SCT)‚ is defined as a cognitively oriented learning theory that emphasizes observational learning in determining of behavior. SCT is a stem from the social learning theory (SLT)‚ with a back round dating back to the late 1800’s.2 Bandura presented the SCT with his book: Social Foundation of thought and action: A social Cognitive Theory.2 SCT has shown children acquire much information through observational learning. Bandura focuses on: Observational Learning
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1. 0 Introduction This literature review examines and discusses the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and financial performance of firms in emerging markets through analysis made in relation to developing countries especially Malaysia‚ Indonesia‚ Turkey‚ Dubai‚ China and Brazil. Most of the studies examining the financial performance case for CSR show a positive association between CSR practices and financial performance (63 percent) whilst 15 percent present
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Social Conflict Theory I have decided to use a different approach to my essay and use personal experience for inspiration. As defined in the Wikipedia the “Social Conflict Theory is a Marxist-based social theory which argues that individuals and groups (social classes) within society have differing amounts of material and non-material resources (the wealthy vs. the poor) and that the more powerful groups use their power in order to exploit groups with less power.” There are many different scenarios
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