Social Responsibility What Definition Making a profit within the ambit of the law and to make decisions that will benefit not only the interest and welfare of society but also that of the organisation Origins of Social Responsibility • Entrepreneurs recognised a responsibility to employees. This refers to an act of paternalism to act in a fatherly way‚ caring and taking responsibility • Josesph Rowntree – Paternalistic Chief Executive – provide generous medical and dental schemes. Not possible
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Business Model: Dell Inc. founded by Michael Dell in the 1984 is the world’s largest PC Manufacturer with annual sales of over $54 billion from around 170 countries. The Company was founded on a simple concept; that by selling personal computers directly to customers‚ Dell could best understand their needs and provides the most effective computing solutions to meet those needs. Dell provides computer systems under its enviable "low-cost direct sales model" under which the company maintains full
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DQ2: Professional Responsibility As a computer professional‚ the responsibilities we have to the society has gotten to a level that it affects every aspect of human life and this has made it to be something that should be taking very seriously. Computing technology has evolved across all works of life medical‚ manufacturing‚ agriculture‚ education amongst others. And it has affected almost every human being on the face of the earth one way or the other and has also reshaped the way of life of humans
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Understanding organisations – Case Analysis MMM262 Matthew Acciarito Contents: Introduction - 3 Modernist Analysis – 4 Environment - 4 Social structure - 5 Technology - 5 Culture - 6 Problem Statement - 7 Solutions – 7/8 Symbolic – Interpretive Critique - 9 Post Modern Critique - 10 Conclusion - 11 Reference List - 12 Introduction Qantas is the world’s second oldest airline‚ founded in the Queensland outback in 1920. The organisation has dominated
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Religious Studies Research the work on a religious organisation- Who are they? Mission aviation fellowship‚ they are a Christian organisation operating more than 130 aircrafts in around 25 countries in the developing world. They fly across hostile environments and reach the world’s most isolated people. Which religion? Christianity. Some of the things they do? They share the love of God to unfortunate people. They seek to promote the growth of church! They support the work of many visiting
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C04_ICSA_STUDY_TEXT_STRAT_OPS_MAN.QXD:ICSA chapter 18/6/09 10:49 Page 111 4 The organisation – structure and culture contents 1 2 3 4 What determines organisational form? Organisational structure What is organisational culture? 5 6 Creating and sustaining culture Organisational culture and national culture The importance of culture learning outcomes As organisations seek to compete in ever-changing environments‚ they need to adapt and develop to take advantage
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Unit one: Principles of personal responsibilities and working in a business environment Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. • The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document‚ either onto your computer or a disk • Then work through your Assessment‚ remembering to save your work regularly • When you’ve finished‚ print out a copy to keep for reference • Then‚ go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My
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in regard to its change processes & how it is has managed organisational change to gain a greater understanding of this concept. THE NEED FOR CHANGE Both internal & external forces saw Pilkington see the need to implement change within their organisation to ensure continued success. External; -Globalisation saw increased foreign competition eg. Through the removal of trade barriers (GATT)‚ of which saw prices become more competitive. Internal; -A strong overtime culture saw the employees unproductive
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Social responsibility is a business imperative that targets continuous improvement in order to impact and adapt to the social and ecological sustainability of the community. Social responsibility is a goal of perfection that will never be completely achieved. (Duckworth‚ Moore 2010) Social responsibility is split up into two opposing views‚ the classical view‚ which states that managements only goal is to maximise profits‚ and the socioeconomic view‚ which states that managements social responsibility
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Managing people & organisations assessment notes Topics * Types of business * Mission Statements * Policies * Goals * Objectives ------------------------------------------------- Types of Business Sole Trader – one owner of business (1 person who has legal responsibility) such as gardener‚ window cleaner‚ small retailer‚ and plumber Advantages * Caters for needs of local people * Profits don’t have to be shared * Business affairs can be kept private
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