CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY The term social responsibility means different things to different people. Generally‚ corporate social responsibility is the obligation to take action that protects and improves the welfare of society as whole as well as organizational interests. According to the concept of corporate social responsibility‚ a manager must strive to achieve both organizational and societal goals. Current perspectives regarding the fundamentals of social responsibility of businesses
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Corporate social responsibility is a company’s obligation to be responsible to all of its stakeholders in all its operations and activities with the aim of achieving sustainable development not only in the economical component but also in the social and environmental dimensions company’s stakeholders are all those who are influenced by and can influence a company’s decisions and actions‚ both locally and globally. Business stakeholders include employees‚ customers‚ suppliers‚ community organizations
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1. Introduction Social responsibility of business has been a subject of intense controversy and interest over the past four decades (Jamali 2008). The purpose of this paper is to critically analyze the two different views of social responsibility of business among scholars and business practitioners. The first is the shareholders view of Milton Friedman and another one is the stakeholder view of Bob Dudley‚ Group Chief Executive of BP Corporation. I will outline key arguments and point out drawbacks
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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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From the case study and the e-Activity‚ determine two (2) key reasons why people value the customer service that Nordstrom provides. Examine Nordstrom’s current corporate social responsibility activities‚ and suggest one (1) additional action that the company could take to further strengthen its corporate social responsibility efforts. Two reasons why people value the customer service that Nordstorm provides. 1. With the recent downturn of the economy‚ some people can relate more to the needs
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Birch (2002). Social‚ Economic and Environmental Capital. Corporate Citizenship in a New Economy. Deakin University‚ Melbourne J.M. Darley (2005). How Organizations Socialize Individuals into Evildoing In recent years‚ Corporate and Social Responsibility has become an ever increasing concern and source of community debate. It is now socially accepted that corporations have some ongoing responsibility‚ though sometimes ignored‚ to set a good example‚ make decisions based on social good and on
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Assignment What is Corporate Social Responsibility? Discuss the four stages of the Corporate Social Responsibility continuum. Please be sure to refer to the article I have attached! Question 5 of 6: Corporate initiative to assess and take responsibility for the company’s effects on the environment and impact on social welfare. The term generally applies to company efforts that go beyond what may be required by regulators or environmental protection groups. Corporate social responsibility may also be
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Introduction Corporate social responsibility is a concept that has been around for decades. It emerged as an issue when law makers‚ stakeholders‚ and the general public began focusing on ethical and responsible corporate behavior‚ also referred to as “corporate citizenship” (Carroll‚ A.‚ 1998). According to Carroll (1998)‚ there are four facets of corporate citizenship. These facets are: 1) corporates fulfilling their economic responsibilities and be profitable‚ 2) corporates obeying the law
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Corporate social responsibility – Milton Friedman versus Charles Handy Corporate social responsibility has been a controversy topic for many economists. Some think that a corporate does not have any social responsibility while others believe a corporate does have some social responsibility as it exists in the society and is using the resources of the society. Milton Friedman and Charles Handy are the two typical representatives for these two contrast ideas which are reflected through the two famous
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theories of Corporate Social Responsibility that have flourished. These theories have help corporations to understand the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility. Other theories have provided an explanation of beneficial or damaging effects. Most importantly‚ each theory provides a different perspective on applying corporate social responsibility. Overall‚ corporations need to understand how both theories‚ Systems Theory and The Triple Bottom Line theory‚ relate to Corporate Social Responsibility
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