(Jamali 2008). The purpose of this paper is to critically analyze the two different views of social responsibility of business among scholars and business practitioners. The first is the shareholders view of Milton Friedman and another one is the stakeholder view of Bob Dudley‚ Group Chief Executive of BP Corporation. I will outline key arguments and point out drawbacks of the two perspectives to clarify the underlying principles of business responsibility to society in theory and practice. These analyses
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Hofstede’s Model Geert Hofstede developed a cultural dimension model that explains the five categories of positions between national cultures. The five dimensions pertaining to this model include: individualism‚ materialism‚ time orientation‚ deference to authority and uncertainty avoidance. Hofstede’s research is still practiced today but has undergone some changes since it was first introduced due to cultural and economic modifications during past years. To understand this model the five
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT Project management can be said to be the management or control of a unique set of co-ordinated activities‚ with definite starting and finishing points‚ undertaken by an individual or team to meet specific objectives within defined time‚ cost and performance parameters. There exist various methods for managing projects. The most common which is most suitable for large size projects is PRINCE2 Pons (2008).
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ITV Player and itv.com. ITV also operates worldwide and currently has offices in the US‚ Germany‚ Australia‚ Sweden and France. Critical evaluation ITV produces a Governance Report along with their Annual Report so that their investors and stakeholders can see that they complied with the requirements of the Corporate Governance Code. This report includes ‘’how the board works‚ effectiveness‚ accountability‚ relations with shareholders‚ audit committee report and remuneration report.’’ (AR‚ Page
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analysis a case study about an organization called Tesco. In this analysis‚ I will discuss the purpose of the key business function in the organization. Furthermore‚ I will analyze the power-grid interest of Tesco’s stakeholder. In addition‚ I will analyze the key issue in the managing stakeholder. Finally‚ I will show a SWOT analysis of Tesco. Introduction The business industry is getting wider and competitive. According to Hannagan (2008)‚ organizations must be controlled and well organized
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The Mission of Jet Blue Airlines Customer Bill of Rights Jet Blue does not have a mission statement in the traditional sense. What they do have however is a customer Bill of Rights that is referenced multiple times in their 2012 Annual Report “JetBlue Airways is dedicated to bringing humanity back to air travel. We strive to make every part of your experience as simple and as pleasant as possible. Unfortunately‚ there are times when things do not go as planned. If you ’re inconvenienced as a result
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objective‚ the pursuit of which motivates and enables managers to make substantially better strategic and organizational decisions than they would in pursuit of any other goal. And its accomplishment is essential to the welfare of all the company’s stakeholders‚ for it is only when wealth is created that customers will continue to enjoy a flow of new‚ better‚ and cheaper products and the world’s economies will see new jobs created and old ones improved.McTaggart‚ Kontes‚ and Mankins (1994)‚ chap. 1.
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JetBlue was established with a goal to make itself a leading low-fare‚ low-cost passenger airline by offering customers high-quality customer service and a differentiated products. During a period when all major airlines were posting losses and going out of business‚ JetBlue emerged successful and posted profits in its first year of operation in 2000. In this case we will analyze the competitive strengths of JetBlue that helped it achieve its goals‚ and the possible internal and external
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discussing the main communication problem that BP faced. First I will discuss the causes of the problem‚ second I will talk about the symptoms. Thirdly‚ I will discuss the key stakeholder groups and the issues they are concerned about. Lastly‚ I will discuss how BP can use the communication model to deal with each stakeholder group. The main communication problem that BP was facing is that Mr. Hayward‚ the chief spokesperson‚ was not very popular among the public. This was due to the fact that he
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Improving Walmart’s Corporate Image Introduction “Appreciate everything your associates do for the business. Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen‚ well-timed‚ sincere words of praise. They’re absolutely free and worth a fortune.” -Sam Walton Like the founder of the world’s largest retail company said himself‚ Walmart has certainly appreciated everything their associates do for their business. Everything‚ including dying. While Walmart has been scrutinized in the
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