Article Title:Sectoral Gender Wage Differentials and Discrimination in the Transitional Chinese Economy Author(s): Pak-Wai Liu‚ Xin Meng and Junsen Zhang Source: Journal of Population Economics‚ Vol. 13‚ No. 2 (Jul.‚ 2000)‚ The purpose of study is to examine the impact of market transformation and economic reforms on gender wage differentials and discrimination in China .In last two decades china has moved from centralized to market oriented economy.Further it comapres the impact of economic
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profit for shareholders”- McIntosh et al‚ 1998‚ Pg. xi. Freidman’s Efficincy Perspective of Ethics Shareholders Hurt Shareholders Benefit Mistakes Managerially Responsible Managerially Irresponsible Managerially Responsible Society Hurt Society Benefits The next two views are that the firm act consistently with the law and that good ethics means good business- this is the approach that appears to be taken by most businesses. The
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The example mentioned of the IBM proved a brand image building through corporate social responsibility. The other example of creating a positive brand image is of Marico. The Marico’s product Shanti Amla oil is the choice of lot of people and this has become a fastest selling oil brand due to the long term corporate social responsibility initiative i.e. commitment for the children education in our country. The company named the product “Nihar Shanti Amla” that means a humanity approach towards
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A theme essay on Leadership in the Age of Transparency in context of Nepal. Prepared by Group B Nabin Thapa‚ Anju Sharma Dhirendra Chand Shekhar Ojha Saajana Poudel Pratima Regmi Trishna Upadhyaya Introduction Companies have long prospered by ignoring what economists call “externalities.” Now they must learn to embrace them. In economics‚ an externality is the cost or benefit that affects a party who did not choose to incur that cost or benefit. It is a consequence of an economic activity
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the value-judgments of the debaters – there are no absolute rights and wrongs. However‚ what makes the issue particularly topical is the growing number of pressures on companies to manage and protect corporate reputation as a resource‚ partly by investing in social initiatives. These pressure points include: customers‚ suppliers‚ employees‚ managers themselves‚ shareholders‚ media‚ and external lobby groups. Importantly‚ the debate has moved beyond pressures to make charitable donations into the challenge
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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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making M&S’s entire business carbon neutral. Having the entire business being carbon neutral customers will feel like their money is being spent in responsible places and that they are contributing to large investments such as the £200m recently spent on CSR. Employees will also be very satisfied by this change as they will be working in a responsible company and I believe that this would lead to a friendly working environment where labour productivity is increased by a large proportion. But who
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to take the decision to close…”(Financial Times‚ 15 February 2007‚ p.3). The second possibility proposed by Carroll is concerned with the legal responsibilities of the organisation‚ Bobby. D defines this referring to the managers being legally responsible‚ by doing so they must be mindful of the surrounding‚ for example‚ not to pollute rivers of sell faulty products to consumers‚ however some organisations will not take it further than this as their only concern is if what they do is done legally
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Case 2- Nike’s CSR Challenge 1. The challenges regarding corporate social responsibility that companies in the apparel industry face in their supply chain around the world is very complex. Apparel is something that everyone can make‚ so for companies they need to find a way to keep their prices competitive but also provide quality products. In this case we see some evidence of what was going on in The South Asian plants that produce Nike’s shoes. These poor conditions are not caused by Nike but
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exercise of its corporate power in society? Is Timberland using its influence responsibly? If so‚ how? I would describe Timberland’s activity of its corporate power in the public arena as "Corporate Social Responsibility". Timberland is by and large socially capable towards society and is acting in a manner that improves society. By practicing its energy‚ Timberland is honing the "iron law of obligation" which says that over the long haul‚ the individuals who don’t utilize control as a part of ways that
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