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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Ethical Issues and Social Responsibility Case Analysis: BP (Beyond Petroleum) Beyond Petroleum (BP)‚ one of the world’s largest energy companies has seen many highs and lows over its 100 history. Throughout BP’s 100 year history there have been numerous questions about the company’s ethical conduct. These ethical misconducts include fraud‚ environmental crimes‚ regulatory negligence‚ and the endangering of habitats (Thorne‚ D.M.‚ Ferrell‚ O.C.‚ & Ferrell‚ L.‚ 2011). With the multiple
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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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Not all attention that it received was positive‚ however. Challenges at Hand: In 2010‚ Patagonia was planning to launch a unique environmental initiative called the Product Lifecycle initiative‚ which constituted Patagonia’s efforts to take responsibility for the products it made. Some
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Corporate social responsibility -pros and cons CSR which stands for corporate social responsibility which is also known as corporate citizenship‚ corporate conscience and responsible business. 2. Different organisations have framed different definitions – but in a nutshell CSR is about how companies manage the business processes to produce an overall positive impact on society. It is like giving back to the society. 3. CSR working would go beyond monetary donations to involvement in actual planning
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Personal responsibility is individual accountability and trustworthiness. To me it is taking ownership of one’s own actions. Everyone is responsible for everything that they do. Their career‚ their education‚ and their family are choices in life. In School if one is not responsible they would not get any work done‚ and would not get a degree. Getting a degree is very important to most people. Without that education‚ a person would not be able to advance to the next step in their career
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Personal Responsibility To be successful in school students in today’s learning environments are faced with rather huge responsibilities. Time management for example‚ can mean the difference between success and failure. Lack of personal responsibility is considered one of the main causes of American school failure (Hwang‚ 1995). Once an individual decides to take on school‚ for whatever reason whether it is for the individuals’ career‚ personal enjoyment‚ or starting a new career it is important
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February 28‚ 2013 Martin Bergstrom Being in Control In order to achieve personal responsibility you must hold yourself accountable for your own actions‚ despite the consequences that come from those actions. You must understand that what you do impacts those around you‚ instead of blaming others for our mistakes and/or choices; we can accept responsibility for our own lives. In my opinion‚ personal responsibility is the key not only to college success‚ but in life as well. As an adult‚ I reflect
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Personal Responsibility and College Success The absence of personal responsibility is one of the main causes of academic failure (Hwang‚ 1995). According to Scheldon and Schatchman (2007)‚ one may use Schlenker’s Triangular Model of Responsibility to identify three possible excuses people make to avoid accepting responsibility: prescription‚ identity‚ and events. Devising a plan for success in college is an excellent way to ensure that all of one’s academic goals will be achieved. To be successful
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Personal Responsibility Some would argue personal responsibility can have two effects on a college student both negative and positive. A person that is responsible will try to take on too many tasks outside of college‚ which can result in them falling behind with their curriculum. But I believe the positive effect‚ with being responsible‚ outweighs the negative. Acknowledging that you are responsible for your actions‚ good or bad is the first step to achieving personal responsibility. Therefore
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