Companies have a social responsibility to perform and behave in particular ways. A company has a responsibility to ensure that any stakeholder’s needs are being met. The Toyota Corporations history and goals are as follows; “Toyota Motors is a Japanese automobile manufacturer founded in 1933. Toyota accounts for 78 percent of all the hybrid gas/electric cars sold in the United States. They are working to become the largest car-seller in the world‚ and in the first quarter of fiscal year 2007‚ for
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increase of profits. They 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
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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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Oxymoron? Is Business Bluffing Ethical? Definition of business ethics: Business ethics is the study of situations‚ activities and decisions where issues of right and wrong are discussed! And business ethics is the study of ethical dilemmas! – what do you think about the dilemma in the book? Legal and ethical Legal and unethical Illegal and ethical Illegal and unethical Law Ethics Ethics Law Ethics Law Business Big influence of
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Buss. Ethics Why do companies engage in corporate social responsibility? ~ Companies engage in CSR in order to maintain a business on track to do the right thing. However‚ there’s three reasons that keeps a business engage with CSR. Pragmatic‚ where the term "use power or loose it" is used ‚ this mean that if businesses are not responsible certain advantages could be taken away. Ethical reason‚ is when businesses have a responsability to behave ethically‚ this mean that executives’
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Timberland 1. History • 1952: Nathan Swartz bought a half interest in the Abington Shoe Company in Abington‚ Massachusetts. • 1955: Nathan Swartz bought the remaining interest in Abington Shoe Company and welcomed his sons into the company‚ manufacturing private label shoes for leading brand manufacturers for almost 10 years. • 1965: The Swartz family introduced injection-moulding technology to the footwear industry. This revolutionary technology fused soles to leather uppers without stitching‚ producing
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Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a method in which organisations “give back” to society. This can be done through various means such as charity donations‚ sponsorships‚ becoming partners with schools etc. CSR is something that not only benefits the organisation but also benefits the public. An example of this is Mcdonalds Restaurants putting bins on areas surrounding their restaurants. Due to people buying food from their Drive-Through service‚ costumers will
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Corporate Social Responsibility MBA 688 Jurtyne R. Youngblood December 13‚ 2014 The social responsibility of corporations. It pertains to consideration of‚ and response to‚ issues beyond the narrow economic‚ technical‚ and legal requirements of the firm to accomplish social benefits along with the traditional economic gains that the firm seeks. The corporate responsibility of firms have been put to the side by managers‚ today the issues are now first on the corporate agenda (Peng‚ p. 363)
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between the vast potential of the global economy and what it does for ordinary workers. Finding solutions to these new global realities is very difficult but not impossible; it just requires some hard thinking and some hard decisions. Where are the leaders with the vision to take up the challenge?"1_ The keywords in the above excerpt are "workers"‚ "solutions"‚ "leaders" and "challenge". Nike Inc.‚ the world _LEADER_ in the athletic footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment and accessories for sports and accessories
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Corporate Social Responsibility An Implementation Guide for Business Paul Hohnen‚ Author Jason Potts‚ Editor Corporate Social Responsibility An Implementation Guide for Business Paul Hohnen‚ Author Jason Potts‚ Editor ii Corporate Social Responsibility: An Implementation Guide for Business © 2007‚ International Institute for Sustainable Development The International Institute for Sustainable Development contributes to sustainable development by advancing policy recommendations on
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