The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits Milton Friedman The New York Times Magazine September 13‚ 1970 When I hear businessmen speak eloquently about the "social responsibilities of business in a free-enterprise system‚" I am reminded of the wonderful line about the Frenchman who discovered at the age of 70 that he had been speaking prose all his life. The businessmen believe that they are defending free enterprise when they declaim that business is not concerned "merely"
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Chapter 1: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) • Definition o How the action and conduct of corporation affect society. Corporate have the duty to improve and protect society through the business. • Four Different Perspective o Economic Responsibility: Maximize profits. Fair pricing and quality products. Stakeholders in Corporation: Shareholders. Employee. Upper Management. Customer/Consumer. Vendors/Supplier. The key is to be able to balance and decide which
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Influences on Strategic Purpose Description Models/tools Corporate Governance Stakeholder Expectations A. Social Responsibility and Ethics A. Shareholder Model Stakeholder Model Benefits Disadvantages Stakeholder mapping: the power/interest matrix Minimal effort Keep informed Keep satisfied Key players Corporate Social Responsibility Stances: Laissez-faire Enlightened self-interest Forum for stakeholder interaction Shaper of society
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SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME PRIORITY 7 ‘Citizens and Governance in a Knowledge Based Society’ Understanding and Responding to Societal Demands on Corporate Responsibility (RESPONSE) Contract no.: PL 506462 Final Report DRAFT – Comments Welcome RESPONSE RESEARCH TEAM: Maurizio Zollo‚ INSEAD‚ Academic Director‚ MC chair Valeria Berchicci‚ INSEAD Adri Tolstrup‚ CBSc Lourdes Casanova‚ INSEAD‚ MC member Katrine Goul Dueholm ‚ CBS Donal Crilly‚ INSEAD
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2) What are the 4 types of corporate social responsibilities by business and should all organizations practice all 4 types? Why or why not? • Economic responsibility- is to produce a product that society wants at a price that the organization will profit to satisfy investors. They may also need to offer certain products at a reduced price for needy customers • Ethical responsibility- meeting other social expectations not written as law. • Legal responsibility- to obey local‚ state‚ federal‚ and
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Corporate Social Responsibility - Primark Primark’s products are mainly sourced from suppliers in Europe and Asia. Its key sourcing countries are China‚ India‚ Bangladesh and Turkey. Primark has initiated a programme of activities which supports its corporate social responsibility (CSR) stance and ensures that its trading meets the company’s values and ethical standards. Corporate social responsibility represents the responsibility that a business has towards all its stakeholders‚ not just
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Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility and Value Creation among Large Firms Lessons from the Spanish Experience Bryan W. Husted and David B. Allen Can corporate social responsibility (CSR) be a source of good and a wellspring of innovation‚ competitive advantage and value creation for the firm? Although CEOs and government leaders insist in public that CSR projects create value for the firm‚ privately they admit that they do not know if CSR pays off. To address this question and drawing on
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Corporate social responsibility is a business philosophy that stresses the importance of keeping the best interests of the wider society in mind. The World Business Council for Sustainable Development in its publication Making Good Business Sense by Lord Holme and Richard Watts‚ used the following definition. ‘Corporate Social Responsibility is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce
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Running Head: SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN BUISNESS 1 Social Responsibility in Business Brian P. Bennetti Western Governors University SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN BUISNESS 2 I think we would all agree that the primary objective of any business is to make a profit
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quarter of its South Asian plants.And in 2005 Nike returned to report its social and environmental practices. It said that staffs and employees work in a poor environment .Between 25% to 50% of its employees and staffs in the region restrict access to toilets and drinking water during the workday. Besides ‚ a lot of staffs have to work for extra hours per week and wage level is lower than other industries. These kind of social and environment issues not only happen in Nike ‚but also in many other industries
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