ADVISER AUG 10 The Case Against Corporate Social Responsibility The idea that companies have a duty to address social ills is not just flawed‚ argues Aneel Karnani. It also makes it more likely that we’ll ignore the real solutions to these problems. By ANEEL KARNANI August 23‚ 2010 Can companies do well by doing good? Yes—sometimes. Journal Report Read the complete WSJ Executive Adviser report . But the idea that companies have a responsibility to act in the public interest and will profit
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Social responsibility is defined as the organizations obligation to maximize their positive impact on stakeholders‚ and to minimize their negative impact on stakeholders. Social responsibility embodies what is fair as well as represents stakeholder’s rights. Companies have the social responsibility to be profitable‚ to obey the law‚ to be ethical‚ and to be philanthropic. For example‚ social responsibility has a strong relationship with profitability because if a company’s image or conduct is questionable
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relevant amount of literature regarding social responsibility of corporate management‚ mainly articles and academic publications‚ has been produced in the last decades. Depending on the source‚ however‚ different understandings‚ approaches‚ and interpretations stand out clearly. The web is also rich of material that‚ while at a first impression may seem “marketing” oriented‚ is often directly related to the widely disputed concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Within this considerable
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The research register for this journal is available at http://www.mcbup.com/research_registers The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at http://www.emerald-library.com/ft How important are ethics and social responsibility? A multinational study of marketing professionals Anusorn Singhapakdi and Kiran Karande College of Business and Public Administration‚ Old Dominion University‚ Virginia‚ USA How important are ethics? 133 Received September 1998 Revised
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21st century has proven to be an interesting period for businesses. With the invention of social media and the availability of information on-demand through the internet and mobile devices‚ businesses are constantly facing scrutiny from the public eye in regards to how they conduct themselves. Gone are the days of the 90’s when a business didn’t have to place much emphasis on their ethical responsibilities. Today however‚ a business must be very precise and careful in how it operates. Whether it
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A pair of “Air Jordans” cost Nike about $16 dollars to produce‚ which gives Nike a gross profit of $164 per pair‚ about 90%‚ before marketing expenses. Nike’s athletic shoes used to be manufactured in Massachusetts. However‚ now they’re all made overseas‚ largely from Indonesia‚ where workers earn $4 per day‚ barely enough to pay transportation‚ shelter‚ health care‚ and a decent meal‚ and they can only dream of buying a pair of Nikes for themselves. In this situation‚ is Nike being unethical? The
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Transnational corporations‚ CSR and the course of Maersk Roskilde University Corporate Social Responsibility & Business Ethics Autumn 2011 Anders Buch Nielsen 1 Table of content ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION PROBLEM AREA PROBLEM FORMULATION METHODOLOGY DELIMITATIONS THEORETICAL PART A. P. MOELLER MAERSK GROUP CASES AGAINST MAERSK CONCLUSION REFERENCES 3 4 5 5 5 6 7 10 11 15 17 2 Abstract Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become the new buzzword and a key differentiator which companies can
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Company makes in relation to business ethic and social responsibility. Among the stakeholder affected are the employees this is because ethics and social responsibility are all about comportment in mind the full weight of any corporate verdict. Employees are affected by the decisions the company makes and a social responsibility the company is involved. Macy‘s performance in terms of business ethics‚ in a scale of 1-10 it 8/10 .Social responsibility in a scale of 1-10 it 10/10‚ with so much involvement
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Social Media; Professional Ethics and Responsibilities .................................................................................................. 3 References ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Appendix A – Survey Questions ...........................................................................................
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1. P&G company review Procter & Gamble Co. is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation. This company headquartered in USA - Downtown Cincinnati‚ Ohio. Few numbers indicate this company size‚ influence to the world and at the same moment to the world’s society. P&G holds 22nd position in Fortune 500 companies list by their revenues (which are approximately 79‚697.0 million dollars). P&G market capitalization is bigger than many countries GDP. Furtermore P&G profit is 13‚436.0 million dollars
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