Corporate social responsibility 1 Introduction Is Corporate Social Responsibility only a splendid expression or also of fundamental importance? This introduction is devoted to define this term on an objective level. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) applies to efforts of companies which go beyond what is required by the environment. Companies take responsibility for their environment and also for the impact on social welfare. The costs which can be caused by CSR promote usually positive
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MobileTech Green initiative and Corporate Social Responsibility Statement Mobiletech ’s green initiative policies and procedures fall under the goals‚ expectations‚ and company policies regarding our commitment to a diverse Corporate Social Responsibility mandate. It is a policy enacted with the belief that our company has a responsibility or obligation to our investors and shareholders; and also to society and the environment‚ both locally and globally. We believe in following the letter
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Running Head: SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN BUISNESS 1 Social Responsibility in Business Brian P. Bennetti Western Governors University SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN BUISNESS 2 I think we would all agree that the primary objective of any business is to make a profit
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Question 1 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is going beyond compliance to the law. It is an obligation for a business to pursue long term goals that are good for society and it is about how a company manages its business to produce an overall positive impact on society. The triple bottom line of CSR encompasses three pillars‚ namely people‚ planet and profit. It encapsulates an extended array of components that measure that organisation’s performance‚ which are social‚ environmental and financial
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motive of all conscious action." Social responsibility entails one ’s actions benefiting one ’s society more than oneself. A cost benefit analysis sided towards the many rather than towards the individual. In the two books The Elements of Moral Society and Ethical Issues in Engineering by James Rachels and Deborah Johnson respectively‚ the subject of egoism and social responsibility come up. Hannaford in Johnson ’s book and James Rachels support social responsibility. Friedman and I are supporting
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THE CASE AGAINST CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY According to my point of view‚ the writer of this article makes a controversial argument against Corporate Social Responsibility. He defines Corporate Social Responsibility as the increasing popular idea. His basic argument against this idea is twofold. First he argued that if profits and public interests are aligned‚ Corporate Social Responsibility is irrelevant. But I think that Corporate Social Responsibility is not irrelevant. The fact that
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XEROX CORPORATION (Corporate Social Responsibility) 1. Introduction – Xerox company profile Xerox Corporation is the world’s leading document management company. The company is manufacturing and selling printers‚ digital printing presses and systems‚ photo copiers and related supplies. Xerox started to expand rapidly between 1960 and 1970. In the mid 1980’s Apple decided to buy Xerox but the deal finally did not happen. Xerox sued Apple for stealing and using its graphical user interface on
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The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits Milton Friedman The New York Times Magazine September 13‚ 1970 When I hear businessmen speak eloquently about the "social responsibilities of business in a free-enterprise system‚" I am reminded of the wonderful line about the Frenchman who discovered at the age of 70 that he had been speaking prose all his life. The businessmen believe that they are defending free enterprise when they declaim that business is not concerned "merely"
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT Introduction Background: Nike is the leading company in sports and fitness fields and located near Beaverton‚ Oregon (CSRwire‚ 2012). In 1998‚ The New York Times exposed that Nike paid workers in China and Vietnam less than two American dollars a day. The aim of this report is to search how Nike response Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Theory: There are five dimensions of corporate social responsibility: physical environment‚ social (community)
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EST1 – Task 1 Social Responsibility Western Governors University A community consists of organizations and citizens that are all tied to one certain area. What makes a community successful and effective is when both the companies and citizens work together with the same values and interests. When both organizations within a community and its citizens work together‚ it is a win-win situation. It makes for a better place to run an organization and a better place for its citizens to live
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