Corporate Social Responsibility and Responsiveness Essays and Term Papers
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Social Responsibility in "a Civil Action"
Social Responsibility, some may say it is and organization’s duty to behave in an economically and environmentally sustainable manner. Well, there is more to it than just that. There are four key theories or guidelines that must be followed to maintain a status of good social responsibility. A company has one a duty to its shareholders, two the duty to maximize profit and avoid harm, three a responsibility to its employees and others who may
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Define Ethics and Social Responsibility and Explain Why They Share Common Characteristics in an Organisational Setting. Identify Recent Examples Where Ethical Practices or Social Responsibility Have Not Occurred and the Implications for Stakeholders. Fina
Introduction: As recently as a decade ago, many peoples,companies or organizations viewed ethics,social responsibility,business ethics only in terms of administrative compliance with legal standards and adherence to internal rules and regulations. Today the situation is different. Attention to them is on the rise across the world and many companies or organizations realize that in order to succeed, they must earn the respect and confidence of their customers. Like never before, corporatons are being asked, encouraged
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A Role of Ethics and Social Responsibilities in Management
A Role of Ethics and Social Responsibilities in Management. Ethics can be defined as a process of evaluating actions according to moral principal of values(A.Alhemoud). Throughout the centuries people were trying to choose between profit and moral. Perhaps, some of them obtain both, but every time it could have roused ethical issues. Those issues concern fairness, justice, rightness or wrongness; as a result it can only be resolved according to ethical standards. Setting the ethical
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Do Successful Companies Value Social Responsibility and Ethics in Marketing in India?
Do successful companies value Social Responsibility and Ethics in Marketing in India? Prof. Sudeep Chatterjee* Introduction India, the second largest democracy, saw the initiation of the first generation of reforms in 1991 under the stewardship of the then finance minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, followed by the second generation of new reforms in the post 2001 era. India has the largest population of middle class in the world and is the second fasted growing economy after
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Social Responsibilities of Businesses
"Outline the argument for and against business having social responsibilities beyond that of making a profit. In the light of this, do you think businesses should make charitable donations to the Tsunami appeal? Justify your answer." 26th April 2005 To best understand the nature of the posed question I propose the articulated finding of the widespread acceptance that cooperate official and labour leaders have a 'social responsibility' that extends beyond the realm of serving
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Individual Rights Vs. Social Responsibilities
Individual rights vs. Social responsibilities The most heinous of crimes are those committed against children. Society views these crimes as unacceptable and accepts the responsibility of ensuring the protection and safety of children from sexual predators. On the other hand even the most heinous criminals have rights. Jessica’s law ensures the social responsibility while civil rights of those convicted of crimes against children are ensured by civil rights organizations. Many of these organizations have committed
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What Is Social Responsibility?
WHAT IS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY? I like to introduce this chapter topic by bringing in current stories about companies being socially responsible and being socially irresponsible. I ask my students what they think about what these companies are doing. Help students understand why these types of issues draw so much attention. Q&A 5.1 Why are social responsibility issues drawing so much attention these days? (Organizational managers, especially managers in for-profit business organizations, and their social responsibility
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Social Responsibility Accounting and Sustainable Development
Social Responsibility Accounting and Sustainable Development Introduction Social responsibility accounting is a concept that has gained an increasing amount of attention over the past thirty years. The concept refers to an enterprise’s responsibility for the resources it uses (even if those resources are not priced in the marketplace) and for the societal contributions it makes (Gordon - Enhancing, 2). It is usually referred to as social responsibility and sustainable development (SR/SD), but it can also
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Ethics and Social Responsibilities Paper
Ethics and Social Responsibilities Paper In the United States, it should not be about “self-interest” but rather our moral and ethical obligation not to sell items to other countries that could harm others. Therefore, I disagree with the statement “it is acceptable to sell products banned in the United States in other countries (i.e. where permitted by other countries due to differences in national policies).” One example of unethical behavior is a case back in
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Body Shop and Its Csr-Impact of Social Responsibility on Business Profitability and Social Welfare
Introduction to CSR As the world business environment changes, so do the requirements for success and competitiveness. Thus building deeper and more strategic relationships with customers, suppliers, employees, communities and other stakeholders (the corporate eco-system) can become central to competitiveness and even survival. According to Pallazi and Starcher (2006), building these relationships and being responsible to them rather than looking into the profit can form the foundation for a new, progressive and people-centered corporate strategy.
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Social Responsibility
Social Studies for Business at WSU Today, social responsibility in business is the commitment the corporation has upheld in guiding a well ethical and supportive company, leading to better living standards and a better overall being of the society. However, if the business tends to fall in a few mistakes than it is their responsibility for them and for any necessary changes that may be needed to correct the downfall. If times get rough, for
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Ethical Egoism Vs Social Responsibility
Merriam-Webster collegiate dictionary defines egoism as "a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action." Social responsibility entails one's actions benefiting one's society more than oneself. A cost benefit analysis sided towards the many rather than towards the individual. In the two books The Elements of Moral Society and Ethical Issues in Engineering by James Rachels and Deborah Johnson respectively, the subject of egoism and social responsibility come up. Hannaford in
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Social Responsibility
True social reponsability: Respect for individual rights It follows that the social responsibility of the corporation, through its directors, managers, and other employees, is simply to respect the natural rights of individuals. Individuals in a corporation have the legally enforceable responsibility or duty to respect the moral agency, space, or autonomy of persons. This involves the basic principle of the noninitiation of physical force and includes: the obligation to honor a corporation's contracts with its
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Social Responsibility
. is one of thousands of companies that act as a socially responsible corporation or company. Fortune Magazine compiles a list every year recognizing the America’s most socially responsible companies. The top 10 are in order from one through ten; UPS, International Paper, Exelon, Chevron, Publix Super Markets, Weyerhaeuser, Starbucks, Hermer Miller and Altria Group. UPS takes first place for the third year in a row for 2006 Most Admired Company. UPS is based out
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Socially Responsible Supply Chains:
Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility at Marks and Spencer has traditionally been interpreted as the provision of quality and value for money for the customers and a paternalistic regime for the large labour force of shop assistants. As 90 per cent of these were women cared for by women supervisors, perhaps �maternalistic’ would be a better word. However, a more important and original dimension of chain stores’ strategy has been the paternalism exhibited in relations with
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Confucian Philosophy and Corporate Responsibility
Freedom devoid of responsibility would result in the collapse of the social network. It would cause strife among individuals, between individuals and society, and essentially would lead to the sacrifice of the future in order to fulfill short-term desires. Coming under much scrutiny for allegedly doing just this is today's dominant institution, a legal establishment with pervasive influence on contemporary life: the modern corporate enterprise. We live in a world plagued with human exploitation and
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Social Responsibility
Social Responsibility Milton Friedman was the author of an informative and eye-opening article titled, “The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits.” Within this article, Friedman explains in complex detail about the notion of “social responsibility” of businessmen within a corporate environment. Friedman argues that businessmen are only out for one particular goal. That goal would be to increase their profits. Throughout Friedman’s article he is continuously emphasizing the idea of social
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Importance of Ethics and Social Responsibility
Importance of Ethics and Social Responsibility Where would business be without ethics? Without ethics what would stop the average corporation from gouging prices and giving out limited dividends. A lot of people use the term social responsibility synonymously with the term business ethics. Personally, I feel that social responsibility is a big piece of the business ethics pie. Ethics is a broad concept that entails many facets included in decision making. On the other hand,
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Social Responsibility Whirlpool
Social Responsibility of Whirlpool Corporation Whirlpool Corporation is a global manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with annual sales of more than $18 billion, more than 73,000 employees, and nearly 70 manufacturing and technology research centers around the world. The company's family of brands, including Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Brastemp, Bauknecht, Consul and other major brand names to consumers in more than 170 countries. Whirlpool Corporation is traded on the New York Stock
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A Study of Students Responses to Selected Social Issues
A Study of Texas Southern University Students Responses to Selected Social Issues by Ra’Shinique Boone For Sociology 450-Seminar in Research Methods Section 01 Dr. Dianne Mosley Texas Southern University Fall 2004 A Study of Texas Southern University Students Responses to Selected Social Issues Introduction University students often have many different responses to selected social issues. There are many social issues influencing the views of students including education, the death penalty, safety around the campus,
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Ethics and Social Responsibility
Richie Dunn 2/4/2006 ETHICS & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Ethics and Social Responsibility in business and government today are very important subjects. There are numerous reasons for businesses to operate in an ethical and socially responsible manner. There are government regulations, corporate belief systems, and basic common sense. There needs to be a overall intent to be ethical and socially responsible in today’s business environment in order to stay successful. Ethics in Business In business today there
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Commitment to Planning: Connecting with Customers, Providing Value to Shareholders, and Remaining Socially Responsible
Commitment to Planning: Connecting With Customers, Providing Value to Shareholders, and Remaining Socially Responsible “Making life easier to find a pair of jeans” is the basic principle Don Fisher along with his wife Doris envisioned when they opened the first Gap store in San Francisco, CA in 1969. (Gapinc, 2006) Since then, Gap Inc. has witnessed the company go from a once a thriving company selling over $30 per share in May 2001, to
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Home Depot’s Social Responsibility Approach
Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement retailer operating in 45 states, Canada, Chili and Puerto Rico. Home Depot stores aim to serve both do-it-yourselfers and professional contractors with home improvement superstores carrying between 40,000 and 50,000 different products. Home Depot has also been listed as one of Fortune's most admired specialty retailers for the past six years. In order for companies to succeed in the competitive current marketplace they must consider not only
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Three Concepts of Social Responsibility of Starbucks
Social responsibility means that organizations are part of a larger society and are accountable to that society for their actions. Like ethics, agreement on the nature and cope of social responsibility is often difficult to come by, given the diversity of values present in different societal, business, and corporate cultures. There are three concepts of social responsibility which are profit responsibility, stakeholder responsibility, and societal responsibility. Profit responsibility holds that companies have a simple duty
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Social Responsibility
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Business must embrace social responsibility as a requirement, a duty in the present world as business has a huge impact on the society and the environment. To work responsibly and ethically should be the values of a business because social responsibility can be directly associated with a good profitable business. Social responsibility creates a win-win situation for a business organization. First and foremost it must be stressed that social responsibility is a must
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