businesses PR firms are an interface between corporations and their publics. They are an important broker between companies‚ NGOs and governments‚ advising companies on how to make their partnerships work. Communicating a thoughtful strategy for responsible and sustainable business is meant to ensure that the meaning and scope of CSR will be extended to all stakeholders and
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* How can we become a good citizens? A good citizen is one who properly fulfills his or her role as a citizen. There are many opinions as to what constitutes a good citizen. Theodore Roosevelt said‚ "The first requisite of a good citizen in this Republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his weight.” Education is sometimes viewed as a prerequisite to good citizenship‚ in that it helps citizens make good decisions and deal with demagogues who would delude them. Roger Soder writes
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Protecting the Citizens A government is one of the many institutions established at the beginning of every country. There is a plethora of writings focusing on the what the government must do‚ and they all have different opinions about it. As the years go by‚ the functions of the government change. The United States first settlement was Jamestown established in 1607. Back then‚ the government was not responsible for giving health insurance to its people‚ and now citizens claim the government must
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important for businesses to make clear before their stakeholders the businesses actual role in the society. Today without being socially responsible a corporation is not going to sustain itself properly and every large business organization today‚ in order to taste success and secure the social license‚ must operate in an economically‚ socially‚ and environmentally responsible manner adhering to the principles of Corporate Social Responsibility. In this era of globalization and transnationalization firms
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Two main theories dominate discussion of corporate responsibility: stockholder theory and stakeholder theory. Stockholder theory maintains that profit for stock owners represents the main moral obligation of the corporation. Stakeholder theory takes the view that groups other than the stockholders‚ such as the community at large‚ have a vested interest in the management of the corporation. The types of corporate social responsibility typically align with the stakeholder theory that corporations have
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Social Responsibility (CSR)‚ use four arguments‚ moral obligation‚ sustainability‚ license to operate‚ and reputation as justification for implementing CSR programs and practices (p.3). Moral obligation is the duty to be a good citizen and do the right (socially responsible) thing. Sustainability requires responsibility managing both environmental and community needs‚ by meeting the needs of today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. License to operate‚ every
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satisfying them and so the employees need not to protest against the industries. c.RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CSR AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: Firm incurs costs from socially responsible actions that put the company at an economic disadvantages compared to other‚less responsible firms.Thus‚the company sees involvement in socially responsible activities as a negative association. d.CSR AND MARKET SHARE: Through the development of the company’s market shares‚it also satisfies bondholders. e.ON THE HUMAN
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Do you agree with Milton Friedman’s (1970) claim that : « the only responsibility of business is to increase its profits » ? Milton Friedman was an American economist‚ statistician and writer‚ who had a massive impact on the research agenda of the economics profession. His famous words “the only responsibility of business is to increase its profits” (Friedman‚ Milton. 1970) led to many controversial debates on whether businesses should have ethics or if profit should be their main goal. Corporate
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Abortion: The Responsible Decision Freda Munoz-Andrade Keiser University Abstract One of the most important time has come to a woman’s life is deciding whether to decorate the baby’s room with pink colors or blue. Other women may not have those thoughts in mind as they are to make a choice on whether to abort or keep her baby. Many decisions and choices we make on a daily basis may be influenced by our surroundings‚ society‚ and religion and beliefs. The decision or choices to terminate
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this yearly report includes the approval and praise of several organizations: -Named top 20 in Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Leadership Index in second consecutive year - One of top 50 Most Socially Responsible Organizations in Canada by Maclean’s Magazine - One of the 50 Best Corporate Citizens in Canada in Corporate Knights magazine (Tim Horton’s Sustainability and Responsibility Report‚
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