Transnational corporations‚ CSR and the course of Maersk Roskilde University Corporate Social Responsibility & Business Ethics Autumn 2011 Anders Buch Nielsen 1 Table of content ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION PROBLEM AREA PROBLEM FORMULATION METHODOLOGY DELIMITATIONS THEORETICAL PART A. P. MOELLER MAERSK GROUP CASES AGAINST MAERSK CONCLUSION REFERENCES 3 4 5 5 5 6 7 10 11 15 17 2 Abstract Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become the new buzzword and a key differentiator which companies
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Alternative theories to profit maximization ranging from perfect competition to strict monopolies. Companies and The Market Most companies are profit oriented. Companies survive and live on profit. Even governmental institutions‚ NGO’s and NPO’s are profit oriented‚ what they do with profit is different though. Saying this means that companies seek always to be at a position where profit is maximized. As we know by now this happens when MC=MR but this is an always changing point as supply and
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Marginal Analysis and Profit Maximization Task A At the point of profit maximization within any firm‚ the aspects of both marginal revenue and marginal cost play a major role. The economically working definition of marginal revenue is termed as: the extra revenue that an additional unit of product will bring. It is the additional income from selling one more unit of a good; sometimes equal to price (MoneyTerms‚ 2005). The marginal revenue of the output of any given product ties closely in the
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corporation’s goal is to maximize their profit. Companies may take different approaches to maximize profit or minimize loss based on their own organizational strengths in order to achieve their goal. Indeed‚ everyone can understand how important does making profits meant to a company. Making profits not only benefit the business owners and also indicate to shareholders how well performed the company is. According to Lord Holme and Richard Watts‚ corporate social responsibility is the continuing commitment
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have not found and exploited all of the pattern in the demand data. This in turn would suggest that the forecasting procedure being used is inappropriate. For example‚ suppose our forecasting system always gave us a forecast that was on average ten units below the actual demand for that period. If we always adjusted this forecast by adding ten units to it (thus correcting for the bias)‚ the forecasts would become more accurate as well as more unbiased. Logistics managers sometimes prefer to work with
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Q2:- (*) Discuss the functions of chief financial officer. Q3:- Inter-relationship between investment‚ financing and dividend decisions. Q4:- (**) Explain as to how the wealth maximization objective is superior to the profit maximization objective. Q5:- (*) Explain the limitation of profit maximization principle of the firm. Q6:- Discuss the changing scenario of Financial management in India. Q7:- Difference between Financial Management and financial accounting. Financial Analysis & planning
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Ethics are a collection of principles of right conduct that shape the decisions people or organizations make. In a market economy‚ a business put all possible effort in its own best interest in order to make the best profit. In other hand‚ businesses are involved each other in that process. It’s ethical in business to do the best possible for your own business without harm the interests or profits to other businesses involved. Ethical behavior is what all carrier people should have in all businesses
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Business ethics and corporate social responsibility have become an increasing area of focus for organizations today. However‚ this has not always been the case in the American business environment. Chapter three "Conducting Business Ethically and Responsibly" (R.W. Griffin & R.J. Ebert‚ p.56 - p.87) concentrates on the development of ethical codes of conduct as it relates to business. The chapter also focuses on the social responsibility an organization holds in relation to everyday decision making
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Between Wealth Maximization and Profit Maximization Profit maximization is a traditional approach which is claimed to be the main goal of any kind of business‚ small or big. Profit equals to revenues substracted by expenses. It is needed for business survival; pay rents‚ employees salary‚ capital‚ research and development. If a business doesn’t yield any profit‚ it can be said that they’re on danger in term of survival because profit is the main objective. Wealth maximization is the new approach
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Milton Friedman‚ “The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase Profits” In the article‚ “The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Profits‚” Friedman states that “businessmen believe that they are defending free enterprise when they proclaim that business is not concerned merely with profit but also with promoting desirable social ends.” This social responsibility is defined as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)‚ which is the belief that “corporations owe a greater duty
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