Social responsibility is defined as the organizations obligation to maximize their positive impact on stakeholders‚ and to minimize their negative impact on stakeholders. Social responsibility embodies what is fair as well as represents stakeholder’s rights. Companies have the social responsibility to be profitable‚ to obey the law‚ to be ethical‚ and to be philanthropic. For example‚ social responsibility has a strong relationship with profitability because if a company’s image or conduct is questionable
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position‚ occupy a functional leadership position‚ you can be specialist‚ etc. Philips says it’s giving its employees freedom to develop and improve their skills and talents‚ it is challenging them to grow. Its employees therefore‚ are given an high responsibility‚ but they can also contribute their new ideas. Because when you work at Philips‚ “you need to be willing to take ownership of your projects and feel accountable for delivering superior results.” Philips says it’s trying to attract diverse people
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The analysis of corporate social responsibility (CSR) |Yayasan Sime Darby | | | | | | |Yayasan Sime Darby is a foundation that was set up in July 2008. It is linked to‚ yet partially independent from‚ Sime Darby Berhad. | |Although
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| Corporate Social Responsibility Report: RANBAXY LABORATORIES LTD | | ABSTRACT This report explores the Millennium Development Goals related to Healthcare at global and national level. It also focuses on the diseases that are prevalent in India and the steps taken by Ranbaxy towards the eradication of these diseases. It reviews the activities of Ranbaxy Laboratories towards the welfare of community and the protection of environment. It also throws light on the efforts done by the company in
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21st century has proven to be an interesting period for businesses. With the invention of social media and the availability of information on-demand through the internet and mobile devices‚ businesses are constantly facing scrutiny from the public eye in regards to how they conduct themselves. Gone are the days of the 90’s when a business didn’t have to place much emphasis on their ethical responsibilities. Today however‚ a business must be very precise and careful in how it operates. Whether it
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Week 3 Assignment Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Professor Michael Wasson BUSN-115-61763 Introduction to Business & Technology Rosalind M. Stift 03/23/2014 The United States has several laws that are intended to further fair‚ balanced‚ and competitive practices. I do feel that these laws are effective in many ways. Some of those ways I will pin point in the next few paragraphs. These laws include some major concepts of law. Some of these
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Edition (New York: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin‚ 2008) Did Hurricane Katrina Expose Racism in America? Adolph Reed is a professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania and Stephen Steinberg is a professor of sociology at Queens College in New York City. Both Reed and Steinberg challenge the tendency of policy makers and other commentators to focus on African-Americans as the source of the problems faced by New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and emphasize the need to address race and
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The media portrayal of African Americans during hurricane Katrina was quite biased. While the people of Louisiana were fighting to survive‚ and trying to flee dangerous flood waters they were spoke of in a very negative connotation on certain media outlets. The disparaging remarks were so egregious that social civil organizations began to speak out and demand retractions of certain words. During this time‚ you would see both white
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2010. Sappi Sustainable Development Report 2010. [Online] Available at: http://sappi.investoreports.com/sappi_sdr_2010/case-study/people/kwadukuza-resource-centre-celebrating-ten-years/ [Accessed 1 March 2013]. * Sappi‚ 2013. Sappi Corporate Social Responsibility. [Online] Available at: http://www.sappi.com/regions/sa/SupportAndSponsorships/CSR/EducationLiteracy/Pages/default.aspx [Accessed 28 February 2013]. * Sappi‚ 2013. Sappi KwaDukuza Resource Centre. [Online] Available at: http://www.resourcecentre
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Katrina Evacuation Influences i Hurricane Katrina Evacuations Risk Communication Influences: Inconsistent and Confusing Messages‚ Lack of Trust in Information Sources‚ Selective Reporting by Media and Psychological and Social Factors February 25‚ 2009 Risk Communications EDMG612 B002 Win 09 Dr. Erich W. Randall Katrina Evacuation Influences ii Table of Contents
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