The question‚ I learned‚ is harder to answer than you might expect‚ principally because most corporate do-gooders approach their social good efforts with more of an eye toward impact on the community than on the firm. With some effort‚ however‚ I’ve pulled some meaningful responses from corporate leaders I’ve reached and learned a great deal in the process. Garratt Hasenstab‚ Director of Sustainability at the Verdigris Group Garratt Hasenstab‚ Director of Sustainability at the Verdigris Group
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1. Auto Recalls - A company facing auto recalls would be ford. Ford has recalled 212‚911 Ford Explorer SUVs and Ford Police Interceptor utility vehicles from model years 2011 to 2013. This recall was due to safety issues‚ the door hinge was loose and could come detached if there is a side on collision. Unsafe Imports - A company facing unsafe imports would be Health Canada. Health Canada failed to stop Apotex from importing unsafe and suspicious drugs from a troubled manufacturing plant in India
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Corporate Responsibility And Marketing Strategies Larri Alston Michael Laverty Contemporary Business October 26‚ 2014 Apple’s current position on ethical and social responsibility is located on their website which state “Apple is committed to ensuring the highest standards of social responsibility wherever our products are made.” You can also access the company’s 2011 Supplier Responsibility on its website. This is their official stance on the matter but the company has
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Ethics and Corporate Responsibility Chick-fil-A Founder‚ S. Truett Cathy states that “Religion is at the key of the family-operated business‚ says Cathy‚ whose son Dan is the chief operating officer and whose other son‚ Bubba‚ is a vice president. According to the family patriarch‚ “Our decision to close on Sundays was our way of honoring God and directing our attention to things more important than our business.” The company ’s stance on religion is so serious that part of its mission statement
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Bonny van Dongeren BUS 508 Dr. Steed 28 April 2014 Corporate Responsibility and Marketing Strategies The Apple Corporation has very strong ethical and social responsibilities within the corporate world. Apple currently has a great position on their customer service and significant value. This is important when it comes to upholding a positive image. They have also violated a lot of these ethical and social responsibilities which has caused it to hurt Apple Corporation’s reputation. A couple of
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Accounting Principles i Running head: GENERAL ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES General Accepted Accounting Principles Accounting Principles ii Abstract My paper is about the GAAP (General Acceptance of Accounting Principles) which were created by the Accounting Principles Board (APB). The board was created by American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) in 1959. APB issued 31 Opinions from 1959 to 1973 and those Opinions created GAAP. I think GAAP is interesting
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In recent times‚ there has been huge concern on the issue of ethical leadership in the corporate world. Researchers have increasingly shifted their attention towards identifying what could be driving costly unethical behaviour in organizations. Organizations leadership stresses short-term result while disregarding the long-term implications of their actions. The result has been scandals and accounting frauds. Companies such as Enron‚ WorldCom (Knights and O’Leary‚ 2005)‚ and Nortel executives (manipulating
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importance of corporate social responsibility relative to other corporate objective” (40 Marks) Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a firm’s decision to accept responsibility for its social‚ environmental and ethical actions. A firm’s decisions whether to adopt and rank importance to CSR should be due to a variety of reasons‚ like the financial stability of the company aswell as the culture of the organisation. But one definitive factor would be a firm’s corporate objectives‚ corporate objectives
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Law‚ Ethics & Corporate. Governance Corporate Governance and Ethical Responsibility 16 May 2013 In submitting this paper I will show the stake holders Dr. DoRight (described latter in this paper as just the Doctor) has to interact with on a daily basis as the President of the “Universal Human Care Hospital.” I will also compare and contrast the conflicts of interest that could surface among internal and external stakeholders
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Corporate Social Responsibility World Business Council for Sustainable Development defines Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) 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.” Simple definition: Seriously considering the impact of the company’s actions on society. PERSPECTIVE ON CSR
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