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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Utilitarianism and Social Corporate Responsibility The principal of Utilitarianism is often cited for grounds in business related decision making. Business ethics is often misunderstood - for if the main purpose of business is to maximize profits‚ then one could argue Westjet had done nothing wrong in trying to gain an advantage in thier industry. Thankfully‚ ethical decision making involves criteria beyond the ’greatest good for the greatest number of people’. Its criteria are as follows - utilitarianism
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Business Ethics and Social Responsibility Introduction | Ethics | Code of Ethics | Social Responsibility | Social Audit | | Introduction | | The world of business is a melting pot of diverse cultures. With the present technology‚ the distance between business locations has become virtually borderless. Different backgrounds produce different understandings of very basic concepts‚ like what is right and what is wrong. Simply stated‚ right versus wrong is the definition of ethics. The challenge
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Organization Head on the need for a Corporate Sustainability Reporting. Introduction A Sustainability Report essentially sums up a company’s propensity to develop while reconciling contemporary environmental‚ social and economic demands - the "Triple Bottom Line (People‚ Planet & Profit)" of sustainability. The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) details one of the world’s most prevalent standards for corporate sustainability reporting. More than 1‚500 organizations across 60 countries use the GRI
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Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate social responsibility is defined in several ways. Some of which are the following: A concept of business ethics based on the idea that companies have stakeholders who are broadly defined as anyone or group affected by the activities of the company. The idea of CSR is that a company should be accountable to its stakeholders. For this reason the subjects of CSR focus on how companies should identify and “engage” stakeholders and how they should determine
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INTRODUCTION What is corporate social responsibility? It ’s also known as social responsibility. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is when a company or an organization striking a balance between profitability and our contributions to the communities in which they operate and being obligated to meet the expectations of stakeholders‚ who are the sources of the legitimacy of the organization. The stakeholders include the owners‚ investors‚ employees‚ customers‚ government‚ suppliers‚ competitors
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29‚ 2012 Martha Nussbaum: “Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities” Martha C. Nussbaum is the author of the book‚ “Not For Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities.” The book begins by drawing the reader’s attention by explaining the “Silent Crisis.” She describes education in the eyes of the government‚ and in the eyes of the people. There is a connection made between education and the liberal arts. The title of the book‚ “Not For Profit‚” are three simple words that when put
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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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its responsibility towards society in its race to get high TRPs. The paper brings out the ethical questions raised in different fields of the media. It also highlights how the media moves away from its primary role‚ how important are ethics in media‚ how do media maintain their ethics and what happens when media stops focusing on ethics and its social responsibility. Through this paper I wish to make each individual aware of the role each of us plays in the media. INDIAN MEDIA- ITS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
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British Petroleum‚ Inc Leverages Corporate Social Responsibility to Cover Unethical Practices March 17‚ 2013 Corporate Social Responsibility 690 Southern New Hampshire University School of Business Dr. Katrina Kerr Prepared by: Jiayu Yue Jonathan Murphy Kerin Kokkhour Huong Tran Akintunde Olusanya Abstract As business and society have become more intertwined‚ corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become a widely recognized business discipline
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