AngloGold Ashanti An Analysis of CSR Strategy & Performance Essay 1 By: S. BLIDI ELLIOTT Index No.: EMBA 10110042 Course: Ethics‚ Social Responsibility and Governance Course No.: EMBA 663 Lecturer: Dr. Judy N. Muthuri Date: September 28‚ 2012 Word Count: 5‚709 This essay is the first of a two-part series critically examining the corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy and performance of AngloGold Ashanti (AGA). This first essay analyses the company’s CSR strategy and activities against the
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Introduction Recently‚ the expectations of society for companies have increased more than before (Craig‚ Bhattacharya‚ Vogel and Levine‚ 2010)‚ so one significant issue that most firms have been actively involved in is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Some may debate that it decreases company’s profits by spending much money on CSR. However‚ according to Needle (2004)‚ ‘good’ CSR is also good for business‚ a firm could benefit from doing CSR. Thus‚ this paper aims to explain its importance
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What is Strategy? - Michael Porter Author of the article‚ "What is strategy?" reasoning based on the assumption that a company if a company can have a strong position‚ and be able to combine different activities can create sustainable competitive advantage which can lead a firm towards profitability and sustain its position in the market. This article is important for this course because firm ability to make decisions on how‚ when and where to target a customer group‚ use recourses‚ set
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Many societies throughout history have had their own distinctive concepts and standards of what is and is not deemed attractive‚ especially when it comes to the physical appearance of one’s self. Judging your own appearance is an inescapable human trait and the way different societies have portrayed the ‘ideal’ individual’s appearance has in fact influenced and altered our appearance. Lisa Kramer‚ Auguste Toulmouche and Pablo Picasso all used the mirror to symbolize a reflection to which figures
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to shave it off. For the viewer surprise Kramer enters the door with a moustache. Soon Kramer realizes‚ Jerry and George have shave theirs and Kramer decides to do the same. After shaving Kramer experiences discomfort and looks for a better shaving cream. Unfortunately‚ his judgement is poorly and Kramer decides to shave with butter. The viewer gets disappointed‚ however it causes them laughter. since Disappointment is laughing at the unexpected (). Kramer makes it seem as something normal‚ making
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Kramer v Kramer is a movie filled with opportunities for choosing sides. But what actually matters in this movie isn’t who’s right or wrong‚ but if all the characters involved are able to behave according to their own better nature. It starts of by showing a marriage filled with unhappiness and ego and ends with two single people who have both learned important things. There is a child caught in the middle but this isn’t a movie about the plight of the kid but about the dilemma of the parents. Usually
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organizations economic activities to particular interest groups within society at large (Gray‚ Owens and Adams‚ 1996). History of CSR Social and environmental reporting has grown substantially since the early 1965s. According to study of CSR Sustainability Framework (CSR Quest‚ 2004)‚ the history of the CSR can be consist of 3 phases which can be illustrated by such a diagram below with issues developed in each phase Diagram 1.1 (Source: CSR Quest‚ 2004) As a result‚ nowadays‚ the findings pointed out
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social responsibility (CSR)‚ and its impact on societal well being‚ apart from the overall governance of the supply chain processes of every organisation. Ratings are being developed to measure performances of most firms with regard to their CSR efforts besides their financial performance. This rating would then be used to measure each firm ’s progress in the business world. Many studies have been conducted linking CSR to consumer loyalty. It is found that the higher the CSR rating the stronger
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A critical discussion of marketing to the bottom of the pyramid The bottom of the pyramid refers to the 4 billion poorest people in the world who live on less than R25 a day and refers mainly to India and Africa which have the highest levels of poverty in the world. The BOTP can’t access global markets so have to pay more for products and services. Big companies don’t view them as a viable market- infact this group actually represents the biggest market in the world if companies can offer affordable
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Kramer Sports Case Study Overview of case As a result of Kramer Sports’ struggle to keep up with demand‚ decreasing profits‚ and fierce competition‚ the CEO‚ Tim Wilcox‚ decided to change the organization’s production environment to follow the lean production method. This method had allowed other companies to reduce their inventory by at least fifty percent‚ cut production costs‚ and improve customer satisfaction‚ quality‚ and employee morale. Since the bicycle production area involved
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