Preliminary Draft - Comments Welcome CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: DOING WELL BY DOING GOOD?* RAY FISMAN GEOFFREY HEAL VINAY B. NAIR# Abstract We provide a framework for analyzing corporate social responsibility (CSR). Our model of CSR in this paper has two important ingredients – CSR is at least in part a profit motivated decision; and different CSR activities are aimed at different audiences. We examine the implications of our framework using a ‘visible’ CSR index that captures
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Today‚ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is much wider concept than just donations and philanthropy. It is viewed as a way of doing business‚ identified with the strategies and standards of business conduct that companies follow in their business. While focused on creating shareholder value‚ the companies seem to be equally focused on CSR for various reasons like - attracting socially responsible investors‚ customer group‚ marketing‚ branding‚ enhanced employee relations and Tax incentives.
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for and against the concept of corporate social responsibility? Where do you stand‚ and why? An argument for corporate social responsibility is that many think they should assume the role because it states they they are thinking of the people and how they are creating a win/win situation. Those that are against are purely looking at the bottom margin and look no further or care. For me I am all for it. It states that they do care about were they do business‚ how they effect others‚ and how
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Abstract Corporate social responsibility has taken on a very important role within the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). A number of scandals have rocked the organisation in recent years and the credibility of the organisation has been placed in serious doubt. This essay evaluates the organisations commitment to corporate social responsibility and to its stakeholders. The essay concludes in the past the UCI was dominated by its board of directors while not considering the views of stakeholders
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Rethinking the Social Responsibility of Business By Thomas Malthus (See note at the bottom of the page) Thirty-five years ago‚ Milton Friedman wrote a famous article for The New York Times Magazine whose title aptly summed up its main point: "The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits." Friedman had no patience for capitalists who claimed that "business is not concerned ’merely’ with profit but also with promoting desirable ’social’ ends; that business has a ’social conscience’
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The Gdansk Institiute for Market Economics Reporting on Corporate Social Responsibility by Banks‚ Financial Institutions and Listed Companies in Poland Gdansk‚ December 2003 This publication and the research that enabled it were co-financed by a grant from the Partners for Financial Stability (PFS) Program‚ a cooperative program of East-West Management Institute‚ Inc. and USAID. The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the PFS Program
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CSR Corporate Social Responsibility: A Value Adding Business Function Prepared by: Randeep Moore Student ID: 301064174 BUS 421: Kim Trottier Abstract This paper examines the similarities and findings of three academic papers related to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in accounting. Assumptions are made regarding the importance of CSR to the success of businesses. By looking at three different pieces of literature from the accounting field‚ there is strong evidence that suggests
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Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility represents not just successful enterprise but also thinking on social andenvironmental aspects. Corporations must include the social and environmental aspects to the activities which leadtowards making profit. Corporate Social Responsibility answers the requirements of both the customers and personswho are co-operating with them in business activities. Corporate Social Responsibility positively affects the whole of society and regulates its impact on
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Turnaround strategy Times of corporate distress present special strategic management challenges. In such situations‚ a firm may be in bankruptcy or nearing bankruptcy. Often turnaround consultants are brought into the company to devise and execute a plan of corporate renewal‚ assuming that the firm has enough potential to make it worth saving. Before a viable turnaround strategy can be formulated‚ one must identify the root cause or causes of the crisis. Frequently encountered causes include:
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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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