general area that you are interested in? Corporate Responsibility (CR) has emerged as a significant theme in the global business community and is gradually becoming a mainstream activity‚ according to a new survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit‚ in cooperation with Oracle Corporation. The growing emphasis on corporate responsibility is affecting the relationship between companies and their various stakeholders‚ such as investors‚ customers‚ vendors‚ suppliers‚ employees‚ communities and government
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Journal of Business Ethics (2009) 88:119–132 DOI 10.1007/s10551-008-9825-x Ó Springer 2008 Chinese Consumers’ Perception of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Bala Ramasamy Mathew Yeung ABSTRACT. The findings of this article increase our understanding of corporate social responsibility from the consumers’ perspective in a Chinese setting. Based on primary data collected via a self-administered survey in Shanghai and Hong Kong and results of similar studies conducted in Europe and the
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Carroll’s View of Corporate Social Responsibility 1 By Rodolfo Arango Archie Carroll’s hierarchical chart depicting the four components of his view on corporate social responsibility is sketched out as a pyramid for ease of use and understanding. The pyramids wide base‚ and the foundation of this theory‚ represents “economic responsibility” the basic building block for a positive corporation. This layer of the pyramid makes the distinction that it is the responsibility of an organization is to fulfill
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INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Over the past twenty years an irrefutable shift to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in companies has occurred (Martin‚ 2004). Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is about the contributions a company makes to society through its core business activities‚ its social investment and philanthropy programs. The concept of corporate social responsibility in business has become a popular subject of discussion and debate within both business and academic circles
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Corporate Social Responsibility Theories: Mapping the Territory The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) field presents a scene of speculations as well as a multiplication of methodologies‚ which are dubious‚ perplexing and vague. This article tries to illuminate the circumstance‚ "mapping the domain" by characterizing the primary CSR speculations and related methodologies in four gatherings: (1) instrumental hypotheses‚ in which the organization is viewed as just an instrument for riches creation
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Corporate Social Responsibility As a Canadian‚ I am familiar with some of the different ways Tim Horton’s has tried to be involved in corporate social responsibility initiatives. Most Canadian children and adults are familiar with Tim Horton’s Camp day for the Tim Horton’s Children’s Foundation‚ as well as corporate giving‚ scholarships‚ community programs and their actions towards ethical and beneficial coffee producer partnerships. Tim Horton’s publishes a sustainability and responsibility report
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Introduction ‘Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a long-term strategy‚ uniquely relevant to the twenty-first century‚ in which responsible social change can become a source of innovation and profits rather than added cost‘ (Vogel‚ David J‚ 2005‚ p.19). ‘Those that don’t make that effort won’t be a problem because ultimately they won’t be around.’ (L. Hunter Lovins‚ 2006‚ p.26). Obviously‚ CSR is no longer a new strategy to companies nowadays. In terms of definition‚ Carroll (1991) suggests
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Personal Responsibility is a Good Thing Many may wonder from time to time‚ “Who am I really responsible for?” In a society that relies heavily on what other people think and do‚ a person may find it easy to become disillusioned. Stand firm‚ as character is built through the tasks a person takes on in times that challenge because a sense of personal responsibility trumps the circumstances of day-to-day life. In the end‚ each individual is responsible for his or her own thoughts and actions
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Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives of BPCL BPCL‚ a well-known petroleum brand called Bharat Petroleum Company Limited is committed to the welfare and development of the society and the local community. It works in various areas to help develop the community and society. BPCL’s commitment towards society and local community is very high‚ according to the CMD‚ ‘We are committed to the societies where we operate and understand that business success is not possible when the needs of the society
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Corporate social responsibility is the duty of a corporation to create wealth in ways that avoid harms to‚ protect‚ or enhance societal assets. The idea of Social Responsibility interrelates the obvious interrelationship between business corporations‚ government and American society‚ is based on the fundamental idea that the corporations have duties that go beyond carrying out their basic economic functions in a lawful manner because the overall performance of a firm is to maximize the social benefit
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