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being cigarettes‚ kills. According to the University of South Australia‚ corporate social responsibility (CSR) is concerned with the commitment by corporate entities to act ethically and to give back to society. Over time the TI has attempted to use CSR strategies in an attempt to bridge the gap between society and themselves. Prevention programmes for youth smoking‚ awareness for second hand smoking and the attempt to reduce child labour in tobacco farming are some of the initiatives the TI has made
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BreadTalk who owns businesses in China had practiced in Corporate Social Responsibility programme during one of the world’s most upsetting disasters – the Sichuan earthquake on 12th May 2008. To show their solidarity with the people of Sichuan and to play a part in relief efforts‚ BreadTalk created “Peace Panda”‚ Panda shaped bun with four different expressions symbolizing the terror of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The organization contributed 100% of the proceeds went to the Chinese Embassy and Red
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How We Play Sport "Sports are for fun‚ but they also offer benefits and lessons that carry over into all aspects of life." Sports are not only for fun and entertainment‚ but there are also some benefits of playing sports which gives some important lessons for life. Every kind of physical sport is healthy because they involve. There are so many sports available in the world nowadays‚ but we can categorize them by the numbers of players‚ the two main categories are individual sports and team sports
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contains a critical review of the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)‚ which is one of strategy being adopted by businesses to address some of the challenges they confront in their external environment. This paper examines various arguments from proponents and critics of CSR. In addition‚ this paper examines the case of oil Multinational in Nigeria as way of ascertaining the validity of the different positions in the CSR debate. Introduction Historical evidence suggests that societal
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CSR AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Corporate social responsibility (hereinafter CSR) has become one of the central issues on the agenda of organizations today‚ but is still a long way from being a centre stage on corporate strategy (Smith‚ 2003; Stewart‚ 2006). One of the key problems is the lack of understanding about the impact CSR has on competitiveness (Porter and Kramer‚ 2006). There are many studies trying to analyze the relationship between CSR and financial performance (Chand and Fraser
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share. By dominating the market‚ Baidu becomes one of the most successful IT companies. . However‚ by applying Carroll’s three dimensions model of CSR with combining stakeholder management approach into the corporate social performance assessment‚ it is questionable to say whether Baidu is qualified to be a good corporate citizen. As Baidu’s CSR report doesn’t reveal the most critical issues or related solutions‚ such as censorship and key word bidding promotion system. By implementing four
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CSR and globalization Corporate social responsibility is at least in its name and formal recognition a relatively recent phenomenon. Yet‚ owners and managers of firms have engaged in activities that we would now consider CSR almost from the beginning of the industrial revolution (Davis‚ Whitman and Zald‚ 2006). But‚ until the 1990s‚ CSR was generally limited to corporate philanthropy. It is from the early 1990s that enlarged concepts and practices of CSR have come to the fore. What drove these
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Introduction This essay will evaluate the growing importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and how this concept impacts on an organisations business environment. In particular the essay will look into WM Morrison’s stance on CSR and how this impacts the way they conduct business. Greenberg (2003) defines Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as ‘Business decision making linked to ethical values‚ compliance with legal requirements and respect for individuals‚ the community at large
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Introduction CSR is a situation where not only do firm’s care about profit maximization and wealth accumulation about take into consideration the needs of the society. According to Carroll (1979)‚ companies are expected to maximize profit‚ obey the laws of the land‚ operate in line with community norms‚ and do well in society beyond the society’s expectations. Today‚ CSR is becoming rational including the needs of the community‚ maximizing the profits and managing the stakeholders. Garriga and Mele
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