CASE 9 Daryl Benson NIKE: Managing Ethical Missteps—Sweatshops to Leadership in Employment Practices Phil Knight and his University of Oregon track coach Bill Bowerman founded Blue Ribbon Sports‚ later renamed Nike‚ in 1964. The idea‚ born as a result of a paper written by Knight during his Stanford MBA program‚ was to import athletic shoes from Japan into the U.S. market otherwise dominated by German competitors Puma and Adidas. The company initially operated as a distributor for
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When it comes to corporate social responsibility (CSR)‚ Patagonia is the pioneer and poster child. Patagonia has found distinct ways to integrate product function with environmental values. Their business model raises a lot of money for environmental causes and their technological innovation reduces the environmental impact of their products. Since 1986 they have donated 10% of profits or 1% of sales‚ whichever is greater‚ to environmental efforts‚ and employees can take up to two
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Halal Business Corporate Social Responsibility Othman Ibrahim*‚ Siti Zakiah Melatu Samsi**‚ Muhamad Fazil Ahmad*** *University Teknologi Malaysia/Faculty of Computer Science and Information System‚ Johor‚ Malaysia. Email: othmanibrahim@utm.my **Multimedia University/Faculty of Business and Law‚ Melaka‚ Malaysia. Email: zakiah.melatu@mmu.edu.my ***Universiti Putra Malaysia/Faculty of Modern Languages & Communication‚ Selangor‚ Malaysia. Email: mfazil@fbmk.upm.edu.my Abstract - Halal industry is
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Corporate Social Responsibility – Seminar Work Apple Inc. Current company position including market size/share 90% of the market is controlled by the top 10 manufacturers‚ Apple being the most profitable. During the fourth quarter of 2012‚ Apple took 70% of all profits generated by the smartphone market while Samsung trailed at a distant second with 25%. Q2 2014 – Apple (iOS) controls 11.9% of current smartphone market share whilst Samsung dominates 25.2%‚ however Apple are actually more profitable
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Corporate Social Responsibility at your Workplace It’s hot! Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a hot issue in today’s corporate strategy and can be started at your workplace. Before we can be responsible to the society at large‚ we should show responsibility to our people by taking good care of them before extending our responsibility outside the workplace. It is the job of the human resources (HR) manager or employer to treat employees in such a way that they look forward to coming to
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1. P&G company review Procter & Gamble Co. is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation. This company headquartered in USA - Downtown Cincinnati‚ Ohio. Few numbers indicate this company size‚ influence to the world and at the same moment to the world’s society. P&G holds 22nd position in Fortune 500 companies list by their revenues (which are approximately 79‚697.0 million dollars). P&G market capitalization is bigger than many countries GDP. Furtermore P&G profit is 13‚436.0 million dollars
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The global financial meltdown uncovered many social norms previously unimagined. The number of people who lost their jobs due to the financial situation is appalling. Interestingly‚ this does not mean that multi-national corporations are necessarily suffering. Most of the established companies with branches all over the world took the excuse of the financial breakdown to benefit. All of a sudden‚ it was okay to lay off people on the pretext of financial gloom. This means that a few people were benefiting
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In 2009‚ Starbucks released an annual Corporate social responsibility report.[96] Environmental impact Grounds for your Garden In 1999‚ Starbucks started "Grounds for your Garden" to make their business moreenvironmentally-friendly. This gives leftover coffee grounds to anyone requesting it for composting. Although not all stores and regions participate‚ customers can request and lobby their local store to begin the practice. In 2004‚ Starbucks began reducing the size of their paper napkins
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What is corporate social responsibility? Give arguments for and against social responsibility? Ans. Social Responsibility Social responsibility can be defined as: “A business’s obligation to follow goals that are good for both organization and society in the long-term‚ and are not required by law.” Corporate Social Responsibility The term "corporate social responsibility" came in to common use in the early 1970s. It means the duty of an organization towards society in order to prove itself
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Corporate Social Responsibility While Biocon was involved in community programs from inception‚ it started a corporate social responsibility wing—the Biocon Foundation—in 2004 through which it works in the areas of health‚ education and infrastructure‚ especially in rural areas. Health Through the Arogya Raksha Yogana (ARY) clinics‚ Biocon helps meet the primary‚ tertiary and secondary healthcare needs of various communities. Its 7 ARY clinics—located where healthcare facilities are poor—offer
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