the U.S. Virgin Islands Kmart operates in a total of 1307 stores across 49 states‚ Guam‚ Puerto Rico‚ and the U.S. Virgin Islands(2). This store count included 1‚278 discount stores‚ and 29 Super Centers(3). Kmart became known for its "Blue Light Specials." They occurred at surprise moments when a store worker would light up a mobile police light and offer a discount in a specific department of the store. At the height of Kmart’s popularity‚ the phrase "attention Kmart shoppers" also entered into
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Sports maunfacutring industry | Environmental‚ Sustainability and Social Responsibility | Adidas versus Nike | | | 12/8/2011 | | Group #1 Adidas vs. Nike 12/08/2011 Environmental‚ sustainability and social responsibility reports are always created for vast amounts of companies around the world. Adidas and Nike are huge competitors in the sports manufacturing industry. Adidas is the second largest manufacturer of sporting equipment and clothing in the world behind the
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INTRODUCTION There are many types of reports in Business Corporation. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)‚ Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and sustainability are one of the most important concerns in corporation communication. Those reports give the benefits to a company when the company can satisfy their requirements or standards. Economic society is growing rapidly‚ so a company should upgrade its performance to meet social demand. Hence‚ a company will get more benefits when it can provide quality
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Kmart was the largest retail discount with competitors such as Wal-Mart continually increasing their profit‚ Kmart ’s market share has dwindled to 13% and continues to decline. Wal-Mart ’s early use of IT within the industry was a major factor to Wal-Mart rise about Kmart and the fall of this once mammoth retail chain. Wal-mart was the first within the industry to operate on a large-scale format‚ operate a computerized inventory system‚ use bar codes and wireless scanners‚ allow
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Kmart Corporation Calandra Kimbrough BUS 692 Strategies in Human Resource Management Dr. Lao January 21‚ 2013 Kmart is an American chain of discount stores headquartered in the United States. The chain purchased Sears in 2005‚ forming a new corporation under the name Sears Holdings Corporation. Increasing productivity is one of the most critical goals in organizations such as Kmart. In this paper I will be assessing the technology requirements relevant to employee productivity‚ staffing systems
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) DISCLOSURE OF ADVERTISING AGENCIES An Exploratory Analysis of Six Holding Companies’ Annual Reports David S. Waller and Roman Lanis ABSTRACT: The corporate annual report has become more than a mandatory financial report for public companies‚ with many companies also using it as an important marketing tool. As corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an issue of growing interest in the business world‚ many publicly listed companies‚ including advertising agencies
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2.0 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) The corporate social responsibility is an activity where it has been involved by almost all of the company in the world. However‚ normally it would be the big companies which will engage more in these corporate responsibility activities. According to Lord Holme and Richard Watts (2010)‚ Corporate Social Responsibility is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of
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Corporate Social Responsibility is a form of corporate action enforced both by the firm’s regulation and sometimes government law to increase beneficial social impacts of a firm’s behavior. When doing so‚ Companies usually synergize their business goals with the CSR goals. However‚ some companies announce false CSR values in order to gain social reputation and government support‚ thus it is necessary to assess the authenticity of corporate CSR. The main goal of this Corporate Social Audit is to identify
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Critical Essay A Review on the Social Performance of Coca-Cola (Word count: 1787 words) Corporate Social Responsibility: An examination of the performance of Coca-Cola Coca-Cola is a brand that needs no introduction; being in existence since 1886‚ it has since grown into one of the world’s most powerful brands. Over the years‚ as Coca-Cola grew larger‚ so did the number of stakeholders; thus increasing the importance of upholding the principles of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Because
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References: Liu‚ J. H (1999). Press of Law‚ Corporate Social Responsibility (p2). Liu‚ L.Y (1999) Liu‚ J. H (1999). Press of Law‚ Corporate Social Responsibility (p6). Lu‚ D.F (2002) . Press of Law ‚Economics and Legal Analysis on CSR (p96). Lu‚ D Stephen P.R‚ David A. D‚ & Mary‚ C (2012) . Fundamental of Management(8th Ed) ‚ Essential Concepts
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