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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International Journal of Management Reviews (2010) DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2009.00275.x The Business Case for Corporate Social Responsibility: A Review of Concepts‚ Research and Practice ijmr_275 85..106 Archie B. Carroll and Kareem M. Shabana1 Director‚ Nonprofit Management & Community Service Program & Robert W. Scherer Professor Emeritus‚ Department of Management‚ Terry College of Business‚ University of Georgia‚ Athens‚ GA 30602‚ USA‚ and 1 Assistant Professor of Management‚ School of
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“Social Accounting Practices in India as a Corporate Social Responsibility” soniuttranchal@gmail.com Concept: The concept of Social Accounting originated in different forms by Adam Smith in 1776‚ Later on‚ Karl Marks and Engel also expressed their views about social costs in 1844. Pigou in 1920 also elaborated the divergence of Social and Private Costs. The concept of social accounting was clearly introduced in the 1970’s and later this concept received serious consideration from
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The Controversy of Homosexuality 12/23/2012 Outline: I. “I now pronounce you husband and husband”‚ when many people hear this statement whether in real life or in movies‚ it brings about many different opinions and reactions. Same sex marriage is still a controversial issue‚ and it’s questionable in many societies‚ in fact it is acceptable in very few communities in the world. People who oppose gay marriage are actually opposing unethical behavior that goes against many beliefs and different
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In recent years‚ the concept of ethics and social responsibility are essential in the business world as society is increasingly paying attention on the social responsibility of the companies and the ethics of their managers. According to Post et al (1996)‚ ethics refers to standards of behaviour and moral judgement differentiating right from wrong. In addition‚ Bartol et al (2003) defined managerial ethics as “standards of conduct and moral judgement managers’ use conducting their business”. The
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with the expansion of the company‚ the weight and number of social and ethical issues facing the company has increased. The key issues discussed in this particular case are: Wal-Mart’s and America community Small merchants and the community’s environment Barriers to domestic expansion Wal-Mart and its Opponents Wal-Mart’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes: Merely gimmicks? The company’s responsibility to employees who lose their jobs and loyal customers when Wal-Mart
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Kwame Nkrumah University of science and technology School of Business College of arts and social sciences This research instrument is designed to collect data for a study on the topic the “the effect of corporate social responsibility on the organizational growth. ( a case study of Vodafone Ghana Kumasi) Please thick [ ] where necessary A THE ORGANISATION QUESTIONNAIRES PART I: DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS 1. NAME ……………………………………………………………………………… 2. POSITION……………………………………………………………………………
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Sweden. The American left seems to be enamored with Scandinavian style socialism. Milton Friedman once noted when a student made the statement: “In Scandinavia‚ we have no poverty”. To which Friedman responded‚ “In America among Scandinavians we also have no poverty". Both statements are not true of course‚ poverty in America among Scandinavians and in the country of Scandinavia are around 6.7%. The point is Friedman understood that among the countries that practice Scandinavian style socialism (Iceland
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The Importance of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Brand Image – Abstract The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship of the consumer perceptions about the branding of organizations that invest in social responsibility and the consumer behaviour regarding loyalty and willingness in paying a premium price. Reviewing the literature about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)‚ Corporate Social Performance and Corporate Financial Performance‚ some questions arise: do consumers
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the country as a whole through their social responsibility activities. The Mobile telecommunication industry in this country has increased tremendously within the past couple of years‚ and have increasingly played major roles in not only the lives of the people within the community in which they are situated but also in the total economic well being of the country as a whole through their social responsibility activities. The idea of Social Responsibility has developed differently around the world
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