What Does Corporate Social Responsibility Mean? Corporate initiative to assess and take responsibility for the company ’s effects on the environment and impact on social welfare. The term generally applies to company efforts that go beyond what may be required by regulators or environmental protection groups. Corporate social responsibility may also be referred to as "corporate citizenship" and can involve incurring short-term costs that do not provide an immediate financial benefit to the
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The Internet as a Learning Tool: Planning Perspectives (the Singapore Experience) Jeremy Tan <jeremy@ncb.gov.sg> National Computer Board‚ Singapore Sam Wong <wpm@moe.ac.sg> Ministry of Education‚ Singapore Background In 1991‚ Singapore came online through her first Internet service provider (ISP)‚ Technet Unit. This unit was part of the National University of Singapore‚ with funding by the National Science and Technology Board (NSTB). Internet access was then limited to R&D
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amount of literature regarding social responsibility of corporate management‚ mainly articles and academic publications‚ has been produced in the last decades. Depending on the source‚ however‚ different understandings‚ approaches‚ and interpretations stand out clearly. The web is also rich of material that‚ while at a first impression may seem “marketing” oriented‚ is often directly related to the widely disputed concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Within this considerable mass
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What Explains the Rapid Growth in the Internet? In these few centuries‚ the broadcasting industries have a few significant transformations. The broadcasting radio industry expanded rapidly in 1920s until the born of television service in 1936. However‚ the born of broadcasting television service did not influence broadcasting radio industry very much. In fact‚ the real challenger of broadcasting industries is Internet‚ which was growth rapidly in these two decades. This essay is mainly divided
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What is Internet? The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to serve billions of users worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of millions of private‚ public‚ academic‚ business‚ and government networks‚ of local to global scope‚ that are linked by a broad array of electronic‚ wireless and optical networking technologies. Brief History of the Internet The Internet originated in the late 1960s when the
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guilty on all four counts against her‚ she could still be considered to have acted ethically. To determine the responsibility and ethics of her actions‚ the specifics of the case will be applied to a process to determine both the utility and the consequences of her actions. What was the affect of her actions (utility)‚ what were the rights and duties involved (deontology)‚ and ultimately‚ a decision as to were here actions ethical? Who did Martha Stewart’s actions hurt? Who did they help? Central
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What should you do and not do when giving a speech? When I was younger my dream was to become a dancer‚ as the years passed by I was falling more and more in love with the idea of being able to tell a story with just some music and my body. When I was 14 I remember dancing for all the presidents of South America‚ I felt so proud of myself because what president would have time for a little girl with that nonsense. It was so easy to move around‚ along with the music‚ to put on facial expressions
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Project 3 Management Information system September 14 2014 What Internet business model would be appropriate for the company to follow in creating a Web site and why? Use social media to promote a new business is not only highly effective but something that also can become a marketing tool at low cost. Also‚ is there something better to promote a new company through the use of different media? If you want
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What Matters Most in Internet Retailing Online retailing is far and away the fastest growing retail sector in the United States‚ with overall growth of about 15% in the past year and with categories such as apparel and footwear up by more.1 Internet retailing currently represents approximately 8% of U.S. retail sales‚ and in many countries it’s an even larger percentage. Forrester Research expects that from 2010 to 2015 online retail sales in China will more than triple‚ to about $160 billion.
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What do people managers do? Who are studying for the professional exams of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)‚ describe the general role of people management as comprising specific objectives under four headings: staffing‚ performance‚ change management‚ and administration. Staffing objectives are firstly concerned with ‘getting the right people in the right jobs at the right times’ – i.e. the recruitment and selection of staff‚ but increasingly these days also advising on
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