A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy By Dina Gerdeman 28 MAY 2012 RESEARCH & IDEAS : http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6994.html Abstract: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a corporate initiative to assess and take responsibility for the company ’s effects on the environment and impact on social welfare. CSR may also be referred to as "corporate citizenship" and can involve incurring short-term costs that do not provide an immediate financial benefit
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Traditional and Contemporary Issues and Challenges FIRST THINGS FIRST Coke Needs Shaking Up “We feel pretty good about the way the company is moving. We just have bumps in the road that are so doggone visible.” —JIMMY WILLIAMS‚ DIRECTOR‚ COCA-COLA chapter 2 At the peak of Coca-Cola’s dominance of the soft-drink industry‚ about 1996‚ the company seemed invincible. Coke’s then-CEO Roberto Goizueta and many industry observers dismissed PepsiCo as a loser in the cola wars. Goizueta convinced
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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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Social Responsibility Phoenix Student ETH/316 Social Responsibility Paper According to "Cambridge Dictionaries Online" (2013)‚ social responsibility is the practice of producing goods and services in a way that is not harmful to society or the environment.” [If the previous statement is a direct quote‚ be sure to indicate the entire quoted statement in quotation marks and include either the page or paragraph number from the source.] Two examples of social responsibility efforts or actions that
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Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives of BPCL BPCL‚ a well-known petroleum brand called Bharat Petroleum Company Limited is committed to the welfare and development of the society and the local community. It works in various areas to help develop the community and society. BPCL’s commitment towards society and local community is very high‚ according to the CMD‚ ‘We are committed to the societies where we operate and understand that business success is not possible when the needs of the society
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Contemporary Social Work Practise Taking into consideration all the material received regarding the Benjamin family‚ I have chosen to make use of the think child‚ think parent and think family approach in analysing the material. This method identifies what changes are required to improve service planning‚ delivery and practice and this will assist to improve the wellbeing and life chances of families affected by parental health. This essay will examine all the material provided focusing particularly
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1. Title – The Path to Corporate Responsibility 2. Issue Identification – The main issue presented in this case is that corporate social responsibility takes a lot of work‚ insightful leadership‚ a restructuring of a company’s operations‚ and sometimes a trigger from outside critics of your normal business practices to actually bring about an organization that is a leader in ethical business practices. 3. Facts - What are the key facts/data to be considered here? - Businesses don’t
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Bonny van Dongeren BUS 508 Dr. Steed 28 April 2014 Corporate Responsibility and Marketing Strategies The Apple Corporation has very strong ethical and social responsibilities within the corporate world. Apple currently has a great position on their customer service and significant value. This is important when it comes to upholding a positive image. They have also violated a lot of these ethical and social responsibilities which has caused it to hurt Apple Corporation’s reputation. A couple of
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the book differs from the movie in a few ways. Sachar forces his characters to deal with many issues that children face‚ namely not fitting in‚ obesity‚ bullying‚ and racial issues. This could be a recipe for disaster in the hands of a less-skilled author‚ but Sachar deals with each item in an effective way without ever becoming overly preachy. In fact‚ this was a major part of what I liked about this book. Sachar’s writing style is unique‚ and I have difficulty describing it with accuracy.
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Contemporary Issues in Western Religions REL134 August 6‚ 2012 Contemporary Issues in Western Religions Contemporary Struggles within Judaism The contemporary struggle that Judaism faces is women’s rights throughout the divisions of Judaism. Judaism is broken into four branches or divisions (Orthodox‚ Conservative‚ Reform‚ Reconstructionist) (Malloy‚ M‚ 2010). Within the divisions are variations of religious observances including views of women and the roles and actions are considered
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