SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME PRIORITY 7 ‘Citizens and Governance in a Knowledge Based Society’ Understanding and Responding to Societal Demands on Corporate Responsibility (RESPONSE) Contract no.: PL 506462 Final Report DRAFT – Comments Welcome RESPONSE RESEARCH TEAM: Maurizio Zollo‚ INSEAD‚ Academic Director‚ MC chair Valeria Berchicci‚ INSEAD Adri Tolstrup‚ CBSc Lourdes Casanova‚ INSEAD‚ MC member Katrine Goul Dueholm ‚ CBS Donal Crilly‚ INSEAD
Premium Corporate social responsibility
In the recent history‚ corporate social responsibility became one of the standards that companies are trying to achieve. According to Reference for business (ND)‚ corporate social responsibility (CSR) can be defined as "economic‚ legal‚ ethical‚ and discretionary expectations that society has of organizations at a given point in time". Moreover‚ there are several key principles of CSR that have importance to the stakeholders. Stakeholders can be defined as “individuals or groups how depend on the
Premium Social responsibility Corporate social responsibility Business ethics
Sauder School of Business University of British Columbia Corporate Social Responsibility BASM 580B – Period 5 Instructor: Office: Phone: Email: Office Hours: Angela Kelleher HA 563 (604) 454-2243 Angela.Kelleher@sauder.ubc.ca Wednesdays 5:00-6:00pm‚ or by appointment Overview This course is designed to engage students in a discussion of Corporate Social Responsibility through a series of interactive learning activities. The course will begin with preparing the students to discuss and debate
Premium Corporate social responsibility Social responsibility
Chapter 1: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) • Definition o How the action and conduct of corporation affect society. Corporate have the duty to improve and protect society through the business. • Four Different Perspective o Economic Responsibility: Maximize profits. Fair pricing and quality products. Stakeholders in Corporation: Shareholders. Employee. Upper Management. Customer/Consumer. Vendors/Supplier. The key is to be able to balance and decide which
Premium Law Common law Court
Hurricane Katrina On the early morning of August 29th‚ 2005 on the Gulf Shore near New Orleans a treacherous hurricane struck with one hundred and forty mph winds. Hundreds of thousands of residents near the area evacuated days before the storm was supposed to hit. Katrina was one of the most powerful storms to ever form in the Atlantic Ocean and affected the Bahamas‚ Florida‚ Louisiana‚ Mississippi and many other areas. Nearly six months after the hurricane‚ more than 1‚300 bodies were found and
Premium Hurricane Katrina New Orleans Atlantic Ocean
1. Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate social responsibility has several definitions but is simply defined by Woods and others (2013‚ 27) as the obligation of organisations to behave in ethical and moral ways. It generally refers to the notion that corporations have a responsibility to the society that sustains them. Over the years‚ the theory of corporate social responsibility has continued to develop in importance and significance. In modern day business it is common practice for organisations
Premium Organization Organizational studies Ethics
Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 2 2. IMPORTANCE OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPORNSIBILITY 2 3. COMPARSION OF CSR BETWEEN JOHN LEWIS AND M&S 2 4. CONCLUSION 2 5. REFERENCE SOURCES 2 6. BIBLIOGRAPHY 3 1. INTRODUCTION This assignment will primarily focus on Corporate Social Reporting which is also known as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). CSR is a report which illustrates company’s performances and commitments not only to stakeholders (customers‚ shareholders‚ employees‚ suppliers
Premium Corporate social responsibility Social responsibility
Birch (2002). Social‚ Economic and Environmental Capital. Corporate Citizenship in a New Economy. Deakin University‚ Melbourne J.M. Darley (2005). How Organizations Socialize Individuals into Evildoing In recent years‚ Corporate and Social Responsibility has become an ever increasing concern and source of community debate. It is now socially accepted that corporations have some ongoing responsibility‚ though sometimes ignored‚ to set a good example‚ make decisions based on social good and on
Premium Social responsibility Corporate social responsibility Corporation
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an increasingly important issue for all businesses around the world. CSR covers economic‚ legal‚ ethical‚ and philanthropic responsibilities of firms. Explain the factors that may motivate an MNE to adopt CSR in its international business strategy and operations. How might the country context influence the types of CSR initiatives undertaken? Support your answer with real world examples or cases. Introduction In the beginning of the 1980s state and
Premium Corporate social responsibility Business ethics Social responsibility
and of the most destructive types of these disasters are commonly referred to as “hurricanes”. Throughout the course of human history‚ hurricanes have been a negative ailment most directly impacting the economy. Hurricanes are a lengthy‚ but severe depending on its category‚ process that doesn’t just instantly affect the economy. For instance‚ prior to the storm the public will be notified about this incoming hurricane‚ therefore‚ the demand of products such as necessities and disaster aids will elevate
Premium Hurricane Katrina Tropical cyclone Economics