With the recent corporate scandals involving such companies as Enron and Martha Stewart‚ the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has once again made its way to the forefront of contemporary management ideologies. However‚ CSR itself is not a new concept. In fact‚ societies as far back as the Ancient Mesopotamians (circa 1700 BC) incorporated CSR in their businesses. "King Hammurabi introduced a code in which builders‚ innkeepers or farmers were put to death if their negligence caused
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1. Amazon.com‚ Peapod‚ Dell‚ and many furniture manufacturers use push-pull supply chain strategies. Describe how each of these companies takes advantage of the risk-pooling concept. To better understand the strategies used by the three (3) companies and furniture manufacturers‚ the definition of Push or Pull is established below: Push Strategies – when the manufacturer uses its sales force and trade promotion money to induce intermediaries to carry‚ promote‚ and sell the product to end users.
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a project report on SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT - CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. SUBMITTED BY MR.SIDDHESH RAMNATH GODSE T.Y.B.M.S. [Semester V]-ROLL NO- 7736 ACADEMIC YEAR: 2010-2011 PROJECT GUIDE PROF. S.G.BHIDE. Submitted to University of Mumbai MULUND COILLEGE OF COMMERECE S.N. ROAD‚ MULUND (WEST)‚ MUMBAI- 400 080. a project report on SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT - CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. SUBMITTED BY MR.SIDDHESH RAMNATH GODSE. .
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Corporate Social Responsibility We live in an increasingly complex and sceptical world full of corporate scandals‚ stock market downturns‚ an uncertain economy. All these things have diminished trust in the corporate sector and its leaders. Stakeholders have become more critical‚ especially when they hear about drilling activities in Nigeria and Greenpeace campaigns against a firm. Companies need to address this by demonstrating their positive impact on society and by taking appropriate measures
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Corporate Social Responsibility Being a company that prospers is very much different than a company that is consistently following a guided work ethic while making revenue. Companies these days may participate in under the table schemes or anything to make that extra buck. Very a few industries willingly follow corporate social responsibility. Corporate social responsibility (which will now be referred to as CSR) is a business firm’s intention‚ beyond its legal and economic obligations‚ to do the
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like to examine the case for which the two views of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are positioned in. One of these viewpoints is that CSR is practiced ethically in businesses simply because it is the right thing to do‚ through being moral and just by following a Values-based management system. The other perspective on CSR is that it is simply a ‘do-gooder’ ploy‚ and that it is only practiced within firms to impress society and those around them. For the duration of the following essay‚
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promoted by increased sensitivity to ethical issues‚ especially corporate social responsibility (CSR). It is a company’s obligation to be accountable to all of its stakeholders in all its operations and activities with the aim of achieving sustainable development not only in the economical dimension but also in the social and environmental dimensions. Obviously‚ MNCs put lots of efforts on the Triple Bottom Line --- environment‚ social and economic aspect. However‚ some of the MNCs treat CSR as a
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Corporate Sustainability Reporting (CSR) The Organization Setting : The company(Fictious) I am working has grown in Market share of $10 Million dollars .As a Financial Analyst ‚ I am sending a Executive Summary to our Organization Head on the need for a Corporate Sustainability Reporting. Introduction A Sustainability Report essentially sums up a company’s propensity to develop while reconciling contemporary environmental‚ social and economic demands - the "Triple Bottom Line (People‚ Planet
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This research study is about what the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is‚ how people define and how I understand this term? According to my research and observations‚ CSR does not have only one and constant definition. I have read a lot of definitions of CSR and in fact‚ they are similar but not the same. Briefly‚ definition and understanding of CSR depends on person to person. Thus‚ I am going to talk about definitions of the CSR and I will define my own perspective about the CSR.
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Corparate Social Responsibility Background Lord Holme and Richard Watts from The World Business Council for Sustainable Development in its publication Making Good Business Sense defined Corporate Social Responsibilty as the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the local community and society at large (Corporate Social Responsibilty 2004). UMW’s Corporate
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