Throughout history corporations have been able to generate an abundance of wealth for its stock holders. Since the inception of the first modern corporation the idea of giving back to society has been an issue. Corporate Social Responsibility began as a form of paternalistic philanthropy in the early 18th century and by the early 20th century has developed into necessary year round contributions. This paper traces CSR through the 18th‚ 19th‚ 20th‚ and 21st centuries‚ and also includes are major historical
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Corporate Social Responsibility in Banks; What does it mean? By Hany Abou-El-Fotouh Chief of Staff CI Capital Holding. Over the past few years‚ a rising emphasis has been placed on companies and financial institutions’ Corporate Social Responsibility. But what does Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)" mean anyway? This is indeed one of the most frequently asked questions for all those dealing with CSR matters. CSR is also known as corporate responsibility‚ corporate citizenship‚ responsible
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Role of Higher Educational Institutions in Corporate Social Responsibility By Ms. Susan Abraham Assistant Professor‚ SCMS School of Technology and Management‚ SCMS Campus‚ Muttom‚ Aluva ’ 683106 Email: susan2112@gmail.com Phone: 9495114276 Abstract Higher educational institutions in India have been contributing to the knowledge base of our country. They have been enrolling students at the rate of 10 percent in the year 2007. Privatisation of these institutions has brought in
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IntroductionFor the past 27 years‚ Carroll’s corporate social responsibility pyramid (CSR) has been widely used by top management and journals to better define and explore CSR. The different components in the pyramid help managers see the different types of obligations that society expects of businesses. It is easily understandable and simple. However‚ the new challenges faced by corporations in the 21st century have warranted a re-examination of Carroll’s pyramid. Carroll’s CSR PyramidCarroll’s
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Social responsibility is a business imperative that targets continuous improvement in order to impact and adapt to the social and ecological sustainability of the community. Social responsibility is a goal of perfection that will never be completely achieved. (Duckworth‚ Moore 2010) Social responsibility is split up into two opposing views‚ the classical view‚ which states that managements only goal is to maximise profits‚ and the socioeconomic view‚ which states that managements social responsibility
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Corporate Social Responsibility Theories: Mapping the Territory The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) field presents a scene of speculations as well as a multiplication of methodologies‚ which are dubious‚ perplexing and vague. This article tries to illuminate the circumstance‚ "mapping the domain" by characterizing the primary CSR speculations and related methodologies in four gatherings: (1) instrumental hypotheses‚ in which the organization is viewed as just an instrument for riches creation
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ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Over the past twenty years an irrefutable shift to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in companies has occurred (Martin‚ 2004). Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is about the contributions a company makes to society through its core business activities‚ its social investment and philanthropy programs. The concept of corporate social responsibility in business has become a popular subject of discussion and debate within both business and academic
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Does Corporate Social Responsibility Affect Firms’ Performance?1 Laura Poddi2 Sergio Vergalli3 July 28‚ 2008 Abstract In the last two decades in the OECD countries there have been a raising development of firms certified as Social Responsible (CSR is the acronym of Corporate Social Responsibility). This kind of certification is assigned by private companies that guarantee that the behaviour of a certain firms environmentally and sociologically correct. Some papers (among others Preston
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Student full name I Gde Wiradhitya Samuhata Student ID number U3080119 Class‚ Module‚ Year PPP Indigo‚ Module 5‚ 2013 Name of teacher Graham MacKinnell Assignment title Evaluate the benefits for a company of practicing Corporate Social Responsibility Word Count 1‚400 words Due date 26 June 2013 You must keep a photocopy or electronic copy of your assignment Student declaration I certify that the attached is my own work. Material drawn from other sources has
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Bendigo Bank and Corporate Social Responsibility While Bendigo Bank maybe just another financial institution trying to return profits to its shareholders‚ there is something uniquely distinctive about Bendigo Bank that really does differentiates from the other major banks. It doesn’t take much looking around to find that Bendigo Bank is heavily involved with local and rural communities focusing extensively on corporate social responsibilities. It markets itself as the community bank but are their
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