1.1 What is Corporate Social Responsibility? The theory of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is best elucidated by the statement that a company should take a wider view of how its actions and success impact society and stakeholders. CSR identifies that "doing well" and "doing good" go hand in hand. (Leadership and CSR: a Perfect Match). A commonly used definition provided by the World Business Council for Sustainable Developement states that CSR is "Continuing commitment by a business to
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Corparate Social Responsibility Background Lord Holme and Richard Watts from The World Business Council for Sustainable Development in its publication Making Good Business Sense defined Corporate Social Responsibilty as the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the local community and society at large (Corporate Social Responsibilty 2004). UMW’s Corporate
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Abstract Corporate social responsibility has taken on a very important role within the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). A number of scandals have rocked the organisation in recent years and the credibility of the organisation has been placed in serious doubt. This essay evaluates the organisations commitment to corporate social responsibility and to its stakeholders. The essay concludes in the past the UCI was dominated by its board of directors while not considering the views of stakeholders
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10/12/2009 Student Name: | Niall Byrne | | Corporate Social Responsibility In A Recession | Table of contents Introduction 3 Brief overview of CSR......................................................................................................3 CSR is an unnecessary expense 3 Reasons for continuing CSR 5 What exactly does CSR improve about business Strategy 6 Is there a happy middle ground 8 Conclusion 9 Reference list:...................................
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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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waterproof boots and shoes. • 1987: Timberland went public on the American Stock Exchange. • 1992: To sustain the communities in which its employees live and work‚ Timberland developed what later became The Path of Service program: a progressive corporate policy offering employees 16 hours paid leave to perform community service. • 1997: Timberland increased the benefit of paid employee volunteer time to 40 hours. 2. Awards • 1999: Timberland was selected as one of 1998’s “100 Best Companies to
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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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1|Page ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Words are indeed inadequate to convey our deep sense of gratitude to all those who have helped us in the completion of this project. Since it was a field project it required a lot of input from the companies which we have done the study on. They have given their valuable time and effort in order to provide us with the required information and answer our queries. First‚ we would like to thank Mrs. Krishna Hazarika‚ Manager(Public Relations)‚ Oil India Limited for giving
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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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AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Introduction/Summary Often times‚ many business decisions are not always black and white and there are ethical dilemmas that leaders sometimes face. “Leadership must know how the myriad human behaviors and interactions fit together like puzzle pieces to create a whole picture” (Kehoe‚ pg. 201). Ethics is the study of honest behaviors and decisions‚ examining what should be done in relation with Corporate Social responsibility (CSR)
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