The benefits and disadvantages of co-operate social responsibility By Mahamed Abdi Studying for Business SM1007 Student Number: 0747672 There is an ongoing debate over business roles in society which revolves around two opposing arguments. On the one hand‚ it is argued that CSR issues are not suitable to corporate agenda. This point of view maintains that corporations and society pursue different goals‚ and that the aims of one can only be achieved at the expense of the other. Companies
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Corporate Social Responsibility Leslie Jackson OMM640 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility Instructor: Dr. Alan Swank October 7‚ 2012 Corporate Social Responsibility in Business Today Boatright (2009‚ pp 349) relates that Feuerstein’s pledge to continue paying his workers eventually cost them their jobs‚ and cost Feuerstein his company. Feuerstein’s commitment personifies a company’s responsibility to a community and workers. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) influences the local
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been theories of Corporate Social Responsibility that have flourished. These theories have help corporations to understand the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility. Other theories have provided an explanation of beneficial or damaging effects. Most importantly‚ each theory provides a different perspective on applying corporate social responsibility. Overall‚ corporations need to understand how both theories‚ Systems Theory and The Triple Bottom Line theory‚ relate to Corporate Social Responsibility
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CO-OPERATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Social responsibility is an idea that has been of concern to mankind for many years. Over the last two decades‚ however‚ it has become of increasing concern to the business world. This has resulted in growing interaction between governments‚ businesses and society as a whole. In the past‚ businesses primarily concerned themselves with the economic results of their decisions. “Today‚ however‚ businesses must also reflect on the legal‚ ethical‚ moral and social consequences
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Corporate social responsibility is a business philosophy that stresses the importance of keeping the best interests of the wider society in mind. The World Business Council for Sustainable Development in its publication Making Good Business Sense by Lord Holme and Richard Watts‚ used the following definition. ‘Corporate Social Responsibility is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce
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Corporate Social Responsibility http://csr.cisco.com/pages/csr-programs Cisco CSR Programs Should companies feel obligated to take it upon themselves to practice good Corporate Social Responsibility for the hard working consumers and stockholders that are all aware of the global social issues that occur every day? As defined by World Buisness Council for Sustainable Development‚ "Corporate Social Responsibility is the continuing commitment by business to contribute to economic development while
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believe that caring about the environmental‚ social and other problems should be the responsibility of government and non-profit making organizations sponsored by governments. (Pontinen J 2013 ) A bright supporter of the narrow view is Milton Friedman who claims that the only social responsibility a business has is to maximize the profits of its owner or shareholders. Friedman feels that as long as the corporate executive carries out these desires in a way that follows the laws and ethical customs
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Definition:- [Carroll‚ 1979; 2008‚ 500]: "The social responsibility of business encompasses the economic‚ legal‚ ethical and discretionary expectations that a society has of organizations at a given point in time." EU Definition of CSR: "A concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and in their interaction with their stakeholders on a voluntary basis." The World Business Council for Sustainable Development
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does Starbucks’ policy of corporate social responsibility impact the company’s bottom line? According to Porter and Kramer (2006)‚ “Proponents of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)‚ use four arguments‚ moral obligation‚ sustainability‚ license to operate‚ and reputation as justification for implementing CSR programs and practices (p.3). Moral obligation is the duty to be a good citizen and do the right (socially responsible) thing. Sustainability requires responsibility managing both environmental
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Sauder School of Business University of British Columbia Corporate Social Responsibility BASM 580B – Period 5 Instructor: Office: Phone: Email: Office Hours: Angela Kelleher HA 563 (604) 454-2243 Angela.Kelleher@sauder.ubc.ca Wednesdays 5:00-6:00pm‚ or by appointment Overview This course is designed to engage students in a discussion of Corporate Social Responsibility through a series of interactive learning activities. The course will begin with preparing the students to discuss and debate
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