a. Corporate Social Responsibility is a management concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interactions with their stakeholders. CSR is generally understood as being the way through which a company achieves a balance of economic‚ environmental and social imperatives (“Triple-Bottom-Line- Approach”)‚ while at the same time addressing the expectations of shareholders and stakeholders. In this sense it is important to draw a distinction
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Birch (2002). Social‚ Economic and Environmental Capital. Corporate Citizenship in a New Economy. Deakin University‚ Melbourne J.M. Darley (2005). How Organizations Socialize Individuals into Evildoing In recent years‚ Corporate and Social Responsibility has become an ever increasing concern and source of community debate. It is now socially accepted that corporations have some ongoing responsibility‚ though sometimes ignored‚ to set a good example‚ make decisions based on social good and on
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CO-OPERATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Social responsibility is an idea that has been of concern to mankind for many years. Over the last two decades‚ however‚ it has become of increasing concern to the business world. This has resulted in growing interaction between governments‚ businesses and society as a whole. In the past‚ businesses primarily concerned themselves with the economic results of their decisions. “Today‚ however‚ businesses must also reflect on the legal‚ ethical‚ moral and social consequences
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Lesson 4 Social Responsibilities of Business You know that business is an economic activity‚ which is carried out on a regular basis to earn profit. However‚ you must have seen businessmen spending money on different aspects‚ which is not going to give them any profit straightway. For example‚ you must have seen businessmen maintaining and developing gardens and parks on streets and squares in cities. Some businessmen engage themselves in research for improving the quality of products; some
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Corporate Social Responsibility that have flourished. These theories have help corporations to understand the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility. Other theories have provided an explanation of beneficial or damaging effects. Most importantly‚ each theory provides a different perspective on applying corporate social responsibility. Overall‚ corporations need to understand how both theories‚ Systems Theory and The Triple Bottom Line theory‚ relate to Corporate Social Responsibility within
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altruistic measures? As it is the requirement and question in our topic. This report contains several parts. In the first part will be the brief introduction in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and term of “GreenWashing”. The second heading will be explaining why companies engage and emphasis so much in Cooperate Social Responsibility (CSR). Followed by a brief discussion and in the last part some recommendations are given based on the analysis‚ followed by the conclusion of the report. References
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Corporate social responsibility is a company’s obligation to be responsible to all of its stakeholders in all its operations and activities with the aim of achieving sustainable development not only in the economical component but also in the social and environmental dimensions company’s stakeholders are all those who are influenced by and can influence a company’s decisions and actions‚ both locally and globally. Business stakeholders include employees‚ customers‚ suppliers‚ community organizations
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was to have a setting of Italian elegance‚ a personal treat and a social gathering spot.(Keller & Kotler‚2012). Starbuck has worked tremendously hard to store an image that it has become the most frequently visited retailer in United States with an average of 18 times a month (Kotler & Keller‚2012). Starbucks is known as a responsible company since it started its operation in 1971. It has been a leader in its social responsibility at giving back to its communities ‚ the environment and in its ethical
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Corporate Social Responsibility Leslie Jackson OMM640 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility Instructor: Dr. Alan Swank October 7‚ 2012 Corporate Social Responsibility in Business Today Boatright (2009‚ pp 349) relates that Feuerstein’s pledge to continue paying his workers eventually cost them their jobs‚ and cost Feuerstein his company. Feuerstein’s commitment personifies a company’s responsibility to a community and workers. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) influences the local
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Corporate social responsibility – Milton Friedman versus Charles Handy Corporate social responsibility has been a controversy topic for many economists. Some think that a corporate does not have any social responsibility while others believe a corporate does have some social responsibility as it exists in the society and is using the resources of the society. Milton Friedman and Charles Handy are the two typical representatives for these two contrast ideas which are reflected through the two famous
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