CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Definition:- [Carroll‚ 1979; 2008‚ 500]: "The social responsibility of business encompasses the economic‚ legal‚ ethical and discretionary expectations that a society has of organizations at a given point in time." EU Definition of CSR: "A concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and in their interaction with their stakeholders on a voluntary basis." The World Business Council for Sustainable Development
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1. Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate social responsibility has several definitions but is simply defined by Woods and others (2013‚ 27) as the obligation of organisations to behave in ethical and moral ways. It generally refers to the notion that corporations have a responsibility to the society that sustains them. Over the years‚ the theory of corporate social responsibility has continued to develop in importance and significance. In modern day business it is common practice for organisations
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not just look to increase profits for the stockholders but more so look at the well being of the customers‚ employees‚ suppliers‚ investors‚ vendors‚ communities‚ and the environment. Some businesses might argue that putting the investors first will lead to a more successful company. Businesses do not flourish by putting all of their attention on just the shareholders alone. As T.J. Rogers‚ founder and CEO of Cypress Semiconductor‚ explains in his article‚ Put Profits First‚ “It is…simply good
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focusing the normal principals of care and justice and also motivates certain civic action. Social responsibility is “strongly linked to the values of professions in general and nursing in particular” and that “the underlying constructs of social responsibility‚ communication and teamwork are woven into the fabric of nursing ’s history and its code of ethics”(Kelley‚2008). Communication‚ social responsibility and teamwork‚ are an integral part of the nursing profession. These three attributes of the
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Corporate Social Responsibility MBA 688 Jurtyne R. Youngblood December 13‚ 2014 The social responsibility of corporations. It pertains to consideration of‚ and response to‚ issues beyond the narrow economic‚ technical‚ and legal requirements of the firm to accomplish social benefits along with the traditional economic gains that the firm seeks. The corporate responsibility of firms have been put to the side by managers‚ today the issues are now first on the corporate agenda (Peng‚ p. 363)
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an increasingly important issue for all businesses around the world. CSR covers economic‚ legal‚ ethical‚ and philanthropic responsibilities of firms. Explain the factors that may motivate an MNE to adopt CSR in its international business strategy and operations. How might the country context influence the types of CSR initiatives undertaken? Support your answer with real world examples or cases. Introduction In the beginning of the 1980s state and
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Corporate Social Responsibility The process of building a corporate social responsibility: Corporations while they need to conduct a strategy to become socially responsible‚ they usually passes through a process that leads it at the end to achieve what is called by “Civil learning”. In order to achieve this level –which is the highest level of a corporate social responsibility- ‚ they are two dimensions: • The organizational level • The societal level The case of Nike as famous corporate
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CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction This chapter will point out the basic information on the effect of social responsibility on organizational performance. That will include stating the problem‚ giving the background information‚ general objectives‚ significance of this research study and the limitations of the study. 1.1 Background Information Consideration of the social‚ economic and political context demonstrates how CSR forms part of a wider strategic direction being taken internationally with regard
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Ethics and Social Responsibility: In Business Ethical behavior and social responsibility are very different‚ but are commonly confused. A standard of moral behavior‚ behavior that is accepted by society as right or wrong that is ethics. Social responsibility is about improving the quality of relations with key stakeholders. Novo Nordisk defines it as putting values into action in the perspective of human
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Social Responsibility “Social responsibility is defined as an organization’s obligation to maximize its positive impact on stakeholders and to minimize its negative impact” (Ferrell‚ O.‚ & Fraedrich‚ J. (2010). Stakeholder Relationships‚ Social Responsibility‚ and Corporate Governance. In Business ethics: Ethical decision making and cases : 2009 update (7th ed.). Mason‚ OH: South-Western Cengage Learning). There are four main types of social responsibility which are economic‚ legal‚ ethical‚ and
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