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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Apple one of the most influential technology companies of 21st century has had a colorful‚ yet famous historical timeline of successes and failures. They have designs and manufactures consumer electronics‚ personal computers‚ operating system and innovative production software since 1976 Apple has created a company built around innovation. It seems to harness creativity‚ stimulate new ideas‚ and lunches top‚ profitable‚ revolutionary products. I think that Apple’s biggest success is its ability
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designing and managing a marketing channel for the purpose of ________. A) expanding a firm’s position in niche markets B) improving a firm’s sustainable competitive advantage C) minimizing difficulties with global distribution centers D) evaluating marketing expenses in order to find cost savings E) modifying the marketing mix to extend the product life cycle 3) A ________ is a channel member that takes the primary role of establishing and maintaining channel links. A) channel intermediary B) wholesaler
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Understand how to motivate to improve performance Chelsea Jenkins TGY4907 Gower College Swansea 068860 Contents Introduction – pg 3 Understand the factors that influence motivation levels in the workplace – pg 4 Understand how a theory of motivation can be used to improve performance levels – pg 7 Introduction I work for Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board. ABMU Health Board was formed on 1st October 2009 as a result of a reorganisation within the NHS in
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Essay on the topic «WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT VALUES OF YOUR GENERATION IN YOUR OPINION? » (UNIT 1) Every generation has diverse characteristic traits in line with their time’s requirements‚ opportunities and difficulties. My generation may be the most interesting one among last generations because we have been encountering many huge changes about our lives. That is why‚ my generation has numerous differences with my parents’ generation live getting in touch with cutting edge technologies‚ being
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of the alumni in SK Pekan. I am here to present a talk on the topic “Why Breakfast is the Most Important Meal of the Day”‚ in conjunction with SK Pekan’s Entrepreneurship Day. The main purpose of this talk is to make you realize about the importance of taking breakfast‚ and how it affects positively on your overall health and academic performances. Before going further‚ I would like to share with you what breakfast actually means. Breakfast actually means to ‘break your fast’. ‘Fast’ means you don’t
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Samson & Terziovski‚ 1999; Shetty‚ 1993). What is quality? How could a good total quality management dedicate to organization? Are they the same in any organizations? Understanding the importance of quality‚ many organizations have appointed a Quality Manager to manage quality operation as a whole. In order to study the contributions of TQM‚ take a medium-size manufacturing as an example‚ what should a quality manager do to improve the overall performance? In this article‚ playing a role of Quality
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come home. His mother did give him a hint about his father not having a proper job. He realized later that his mother did not leave any clues for his dad to follow. He then wrote a letter to his dad. But there was no reply. Every night‚ Colin would take the tobacco tin out of the toe of his boot and put it under his pillow. Then‚ he would hum his favourite song which was also his dad’s favourite. He would stay awake for hours talking to his dad. He pretended that his dad was there. Colin said that
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Apple Inc. has long been a leader in the consumer electronics industry. Apple’s success has lead to fierce rivalries from competitors wanting a piece of the growing industry. Two of Apple’s most notable rivalries are with Samsung and Google. It is worth noting that for the majority of Apple’s existence‚ Microsoft had been seen as their biggest competitor. Although Microsoft is still a competitor‚ Samsung and Google’s successful entry into mobile consumer electronics has left Microsoft lagging behind
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What is the important of Leisure and what are it function? INTRODUCTION Leisure as defined by Dictionary ‚ is the “freedom provided by the cessation of activities; especially: time free from work or duties” . Parents often plan family leisure activities in an effort to improve relationships among family members. Nowadays‚ everything becomes very "fast"‚ leisure is an effective way to ease the pressure‚ relax‚ it has been closely linked with our life and our
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