SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME PRIORITY 7 ‘Citizens and Governance in a Knowledge Based Society’ Understanding and Responding to Societal Demands on Corporate Responsibility (RESPONSE) Contract no.: PL 506462 Final Report DRAFT – Comments Welcome RESPONSE RESEARCH TEAM: Maurizio Zollo‚ INSEAD‚ Academic Director‚ MC chair Valeria Berchicci‚ INSEAD Adri Tolstrup‚ CBSc Lourdes Casanova‚ INSEAD‚ MC member Katrine Goul Dueholm ‚ CBS Donal Crilly‚ INSEAD
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ARTICLE RESEARCH ARTICLE Social Responsibility towards Labour Welfare in Singareni Collieries Company Limited 1 P. Swapna* ABSTRACT This attempts at addressing the aspects of social responsibility of the business in light of labour welfare with special reference to Singareni Collieries Company limited. The linkages and the ethical considerations involved in employee welfare have been addressed with implications for labour welfare. The concept of social responsibility in its narrow contours
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others‚ if you cannot sustain yourself economically enough? Let’s face it: not all of us are rich. Even business needs profit. The term CSR or "corporate social responsibility" is often used interchangeably with corporate responsibility‚ corporate citizenship‚ social enterprise‚ sustainability‚ sustainable development‚ triple-bottom line‚ corporate ethics‚ and in some cases corporate governance. Nonprofit organizations such as charities‚ foundations‚ religious organizations etc. are one of the
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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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Akureyri 26/02/2012 Answer: Over the past years‚there has been a shift by oil and gas companies to Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR).[1]CSR is a self regulatory policy whereof businesses monitor and ensure it actively complies with the spirit of the law‚ethics and international rules.In the case of oil companies‚ most have failed to effectively meet its economic‚social and environmental responsibilities.Thus often discrediting the genuineness and reliability of the CSR policy most
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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 Corporate Social Responsibility is a management concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interactions with their stakeholders. A company’s sense of responsibility towards the community and environment (both ecological and social) in which it operates. Companies express this citizenship (1) through their waste and pollution reduction processes‚ (2) by contributing educational and social programs‚ and (3)
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Corporate Social Responsibility Q1. Discuss the CSR Practices of any one organization of your choice. A: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development in its publication "Making Good Business Sense" by Lord Holme and Richard Watts‚ used the following definition. "Corporate Social Responsibility is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the
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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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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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