CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY The term social responsibility means different things to different people. Generally‚ corporate social responsibility is the obligation to take action that protects and improves the welfare of society as whole as well as organizational interests. According to the concept of corporate social responsibility‚ a manager must strive to achieve both organizational and societal goals. Current perspectives regarding the fundamentals of social responsibility of businesses
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Research paper CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY/PHILANTROPY A CASE STUDY OF KENYA AIRWAYS Presented to DR. MAGETO By CHRISTOPHER TARUS 09-0478 Date 07TH APRIL 2010 Table of contents Introduction............................................................................................................ 3 Corporate Social responsibility................................................................................4 Good citizenry..............................
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Social Report is now essential for business Introduction The corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports are used in annual report of the company; expressing how caring they have been over the last financial and how they intend to continue to be in the future. One of the most significant corporate trends of the last decade is the rapid growth in activities associated to corporate social responsibility (CSR). According to Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)‚ CSR is defined as “achieving
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Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate social responsibility is an obligation beyond the law requirements‚ for a company to pursue goals that are beneficial to the society in one way or other. It also refers to the commitment and dedication of a firm to contribute to the society’s economic development for the betterment of the community. Definition According to Kotler et al (2005‚ pp.3)‚ “Corporate social responsibility is a commitment to improve community
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Corporate Social Responsibility CSR is a win- win opportunity for companies‚ financial investors and society at large * Corporate Social Responsibility * “CSR is about how companies manage the business processes to produce an overall positive impact on society.” Business has a responsibility to give it back to society * Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate social responsibility (CSR): * An obligation‚ beyond that required by the law and economics‚ for a firm to pursue
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performance from them through effective and efficient management (1997). On the 1920’s a man named Frederick Taylor known as the father of scientific management who described management as a science with employees having specific but different responsibilities; encourage the scientific selection‚ training and development of workers and equal division of work between workers and management thus sparking an important evolution to the business world making a dramatic increase in productivity (Estrada)
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What are the social responsibilities of a business to its community? The social responsibility of a business is to become a major part of its surrounding community. It is an employer of local people and should encourage their involvement in community activities along with the well being of its members. The company should strive to do business in an ethical way. Always making business decisions based on fairness‚ values‚ and its own code of ethics. This will enable employees to be proud of where
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Corporate social responsibility(CSR) is the corporation ’s way of giving back to the community. This research paper will discuss and analyze the benefits and problems of corporate social responsibility to see if the community is really benefiting from it or if it is just one of those things the corporation has to do to get credit on their tax return or as check mark. This paper will also discuss the incentives for company to engage in CSR ‚how consumers responds to CSR and their expectations from
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In examining the mission statements of multiple companies‚ it is apparent that corporations claim to prioritize social responsibility. Companies like Whole Foods‚ Ben &Jerry’s‚ Camano Island Coffee Roasters all actively contribute to different social causes. Even Philip Morris prioritizes “actively [participating] in societal concerns that are relevant to [its] businesses” over generating returns for its stockholders (Philip Morris‚ 2011). There are many different views on the extent to which
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Mushtaque Ali Jariko‚ PH.D student‚ Aalborg University‚ Denmark. ABSTRACT: The role of business in society has been debated in economic literature for a long time. Corporate Social Responsibility requires companies to acknowledge that they should be publicly accountable not only for their financial performance but also for their social and environmental record performance. More widely‚ CSR encompasses the extent to which companies should promote human rights‚ democracy‚ community improvement and sustainable
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