Hurricane Katrina: Development and Devastation Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest storm systems to ever collide with the coastal United States in the last century. Strong winds sustained during landfall of over 140 mph combined with a very low central pressure (920 mb) to wreak havoc on many coastal communities in ways not seen before in the US (1). Despite monitoring the storms development‚ tracking its movement‚ and issuing early warnings‚ Hurricane Katrina has proved to be the most
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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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RUNNING HEADER: Corporate Social Responsibility Plan Corporate Social Responsibility Plan CM225-23 MEMORANDUM Thank you for allowing a platform for me to provide evidence as to why the implementation of a Corporate Social Responsibility Plan would be beneficial to Geometric. The information that follows provides information and examples of CSR plans. There is evidence to support the cost effectiveness of these plans. If you have any questions or concerns about any of the information provided
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discussion of corporate responsibility: stockholder theory and stakeholder theory. Stockholder theory maintains that profit for stock owners represents the main moral obligation of the corporation. Stakeholder theory takes the view that groups other than the stockholders‚ such as the community at large‚ have a vested interest in the management of the corporation. The types of corporate social responsibility typically align with the stakeholder theory that corporations have responsibilities beyond profit
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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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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its importance Definition Corporate Social Responsibility can be define as the idea that socially responsible companies will outperform their peers by focusing on the world’s social problems and reviewing them as opportunities to build profits and help the world at the same time. In other sentence CSR is about how companies manage the business processes to produce an overall positive impact on society. It means company need to answer to two aspects of
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concept that I personally believe the government has left to expectations‚ believing the multinational corporations would do what is ‘right’ by offering certain benefits to the society and the environment. As a result of this approach‚ Corporate and social responsibility has become a forgotten issue thus not playing a vital role in Nigeria as it does in some African countries and the developed world. Both the government and the corporations are happy to maintain that status quo and go on with business
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Corporate Social Responsibility We live in an increasingly complex and sceptical world full of corporate scandals‚ stock market downturns‚ an uncertain economy. All these things have diminished trust in the corporate sector and its leaders. Stakeholders have become more critical‚ especially when they hear about drilling activities in Nigeria and Greenpeace campaigns against a firm. Companies need to address this by demonstrating their positive impact on society and by taking appropriate measures
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Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility represents not just successful enterprise but also thinking on social andenvironmental aspects. Corporations must include the social and environmental aspects to the activities which leadtowards making profit. Corporate Social Responsibility answers the requirements of both the customers and personswho are co-operating with them in business activities. Corporate Social Responsibility positively affects the whole of society and regulates its impact on
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around 5 pm on a Tuesday evening when the National Hurricane Center in Miami‚ Florida‚ issued a warning to its citizens that a tropical storm would soon become a hurricane. Being only 350 miles from the populated city‚ Floridians didn’t have much to fear. At age four‚ I was one of them. But we and the residents of New Orleans‚ Louisiana and Mississippi didn’t know just how wrong we would be. Hurricane Katrina was the third deadliest hurricane in the United States history‚ claiming over a total
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