EJBO Electronic Journal of Business Ethics and Organization Studies Vol. 12‚ No. 1 (2007) Positioning Stakeholder Theory within the Debate on Corporate Social Responsibility Manuel Castelo Branco Lúcia Lima Rodrigues Introduction The present-day conception of corporate social responsibility (CSR) implies that companies voluntarily integrate social and environmental concerns in their operations and interaction with stakeholders. The European Commission defines it as “a concept whereby companies
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Corporate Responsibility and Marketing Strategies Dr. Tonya D. Moore Contemporary Business January 28‚ 2014 Introduction Corporate responsibility and Marketing Strategies are essential in today’s market and to any premier company in this day and age. Researching Apple’s ethical and social responsibility and their position will allow the consumer to determine if the company is meeting or exceeding their responsibility. Exploring the publications which documents the impact of the company’s
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Samsung Electronics Co.‚ Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor‚ telecommunication‚ digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2008 consolidated sales of US$96 billion. Employing approximately 164‚600 people in 179 offices across 61 countries‚ the company consists of two business units: Digital Media & Communications and Device Solutions. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands‚ Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs‚ memory chips‚ mobile phones
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In recent times‚ there has been huge concern on the issue of ethical leadership in the corporate world. Researchers have increasingly shifted their attention towards identifying what could be driving costly unethical behaviour in organizations. Organizations leadership stresses short-term result while disregarding the long-term implications of their actions. The result has been scandals and accounting frauds. Companies such as Enron‚ WorldCom (Knights and O’Leary‚ 2005)‚ and Nortel executives (manipulating
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1. Tom believes the company should use the extra cash to pay a special one-time dividend. How will this proposal affect the stock price? How will it affect the value of the company? Electronic Timing‚ Inc. (ETI) needs to be careful on how it dispenses the extra cash as a dividend. Issuing the extra cash as a dividend would mean that the shareholders collectively will probably drop by the same amount because of the transfer of wealth from the company to the shareholders individually. Hence‚ the
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Samsung Electronics is the largest affiliate of Samsung Group- a Korean brand. According to Forbes (2013)‚ it is the 20th biggest company in the world in term of market value. There are a wide range of electronic devices which are provided by Samsung such as refrigerators‚ air conditioners‚ cameras‚ tablets‚ phones‚ especially TVs and smart phones. It has several subsidiaries in over 50 different countries and employs almost 370‚000 people in FY2011 (Samsung‚ 2012). The main market of this company
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Corporate Responsibility (2) Stakeholder perspective Obesity and fast food Use the stakeholder analysis to look at the impact of fast food (eg MacDonald’s) on each stakeholder group. Should the sale/marketing of fast food be regulated/ restricted? If so why? If not‚ why not? Childhood obesity has been labeled one of the most serious public health issues if the 21st century. 42 million of the children under five years old are overweight all over the world‚ in
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There is not one single thing that makes Samsung a formidable power in the technology industry but many strategies‚ ideas‚ and innovative technology to give them a sustainable advantage over competitors. Over years‚ Samsung went from a near-bankrupt company to a leading brand in chip and computing technology. Their scale of new products‚ including PDA’s‚ cell phones‚ high quality TVs‚ mp3 players‚ and other computer-based products‚ along with the scale of customers and newly hired young talent in
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Ethics and Corporate Responsibility Chick-fil-A Founder‚ S. Truett Cathy states that “Religion is at the key of the family-operated business‚ says Cathy‚ whose son Dan is the chief operating officer and whose other son‚ Bubba‚ is a vice president. According to the family patriarch‚ “Our decision to close on Sundays was our way of honoring God and directing our attention to things more important than our business.” The company ’s stance on religion is so serious that part of its mission statement
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SAMSUNG « Inspire the world‚ create the future » SAMSUNG « Inspire the world‚ create the future » JAPANESE AND KOREAN MARKET JAPANESE AND KOREAN MARKET TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I/ THE COMPANY 1) History of the company a) From the 30’s to the 70’s b) From the 70’s to the 90’s c) From the 90’s to 2000’ d) From 2000 to Present 2) Key Datas and Key areas of Business a) Key Datas b) Key Area c) Key Products 3) Company’s
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