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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Lyndon Baines Johnson‚ set up a committee led by chief justice Earl Warren‚ to conduct an official investigation into Kennedy’s murder. They were under immense pressure by the public to come up with a conclusion. On 24 September 1964‚ the Warren Commission finally issued a report of their findings. They concluded that President Kennedy was murdered by a single gunmen‚ Lee Harvey Oswald. There were numerous reasons why the Warren Commission came to this conclusion‚ varying from Oswalds background
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Alternatives to Spanking Considering the significant evidence that discourages the use of spanking as a disciplinary method‚ it is essential to understand the various alternatives to spanking that can prove to be more effective. Morin (2015) is of the view that there are several strategies that can help in conditioning behavior of children towards positivity and avoid spanking. The first and most effective alternative to spanking is the use negative consequences as a strategy. This involves teaching
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Pieces of the Puzzle Keegan Rodgers By PresenterMedia.com University of M.E. and Social Media How to fit it all together Where we are now U of M.E.’s Needs Assessment What’s out there Types of Social Media Facebook Option 1; Facebook LinkedIn Option 2; LinkedIn +/Start up Pro’s & Con’s Implementation University of M.E. Student Living • 150‚000 students • • • • Diverse cultural backgrounds Diverse home locations Diverse languages Diverse economic backgrounds • Scholarship students
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think that it will affect the development is the new look that chapel street will have in the future‚ especially with the new Chapel street Masterplan that was just adopted by Stonington Council this week. Alternative Proposal The Fashionista Cove development is an alternative proposed development to the original development. The concept of The Fashionista is based on the youth of today and also integrating green concept into it. The Fashionista Cove development is a mixed-used development
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Case 4-7 (2).Can you recommend alternative strategies or solutions to the dilemmas confronting the tobacco companies? To governments? What is the price of ethical behaviors? Most marketing decisions have ethical ramifications whether business executives recognize it or not. When proper action is taken‚ the ethical dimensions go unnoticed‚ but when the marketing decision is ethically troublesome‚ the outcome can be publicly embarrassing or worse. Alternative means of controlling should include
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How does Warren Buffet see through the noise? “I try to buy stock in businesses that are so wonderful that an idiot can run them‚ because sooner or later‚ one will.” (Warren Buffet) Why are some investors more successful than others? How is it possible that some people are simply better at evaluating the real “intrinsic” value of a company‚ and make lots of money out of it? After reading Nate Silver’s book‚ I came to the conclusion that forecasting is not only based on science‚ but it might also
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5 Crucial Strategies for Doubling Revenue Five Crucial Strategies for Doubling Revenue In preparing for our Sales and Marketing executive wokshop and visiting with world’s top sales and marketing thought leader- Neil Rackham‚ several actionable ideas have emerged which you can act on immediately 1) Salespeople must become value creators Too many salespeople are “talking brochures”‚ trying to show customers how their products or services are better than competitors. This is traditional
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Case 1: Warren E. Buffet‚ 2005 What is the possible meaning of the changes in stock price for Berkshire Hathaway and Scottish Power plc on the day of the acquisition announcement? Specifically‚ what does the $2.55 billion gain in Berkshire’s market value of equity imply about the intrinsic value of PacifiCorp? The possible changes in stock price for Berkshire Hathaway and Scottish Power plc on the day of acquisition announcement indicates the market approval for the acquisition and for both sellers
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what type of coverage the farmer chooses to get. Ch. 7 1. Pastor Rick Warren‚ author of The Purpose Driven Life‚ accepts that homosexuality is a sin‚ but he also emphasizes his beliefs in God’s love for all people. Why might some members of the religious right reject Warren’s Formula? a. I feel that everyone has their own opinion when it comes to beliefs in religion and God‚ even within the same religion. It sounds like Warren is just going by what the bible tells him. And he’s simply stating on
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