Do companies creating products and solutions have a responsibility to consider the effects of these products on society? The popular answer would be yes. Every day‚ we see brand development benefits that arise out of an organizations CSR initiatives‚ we cannot argue against their contribution to a company’s profits. Milton Freidman states that the only social responsibility a business has is to increase its profits. It sounds crude and carries an unpopular view in today’s world. But the simplicity
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The quest for the fortune at the bottom of the pyramid: potential and challenges Dennis A. Pitta The University of Baltimore‚ Baltimore‚ Maryland‚ USA‚ and Rodrigo Guesalaga and Pablo Marshall ´ Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile‚ Santiago‚ Chile Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this article is to examine the bottom of the pyramid (BOP) proposition‚ where private companies can both be profitable and help alleviate poverty by attending low-income consumers. Design/methodology/approach
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affected by the “Internal Use Only” are the User Domain‚ Workstation Domain‚ and the LAN Domain. 1. User Domain: This Domain is where only one user will have access to it. This can be configured to internal use only. By default‚ the IT department tries to maintain a certain level of Security for this‚ so that nobody can access from the outside‚ only the IT Department can grant access privilege for Remote Access Point. The User Domain will enforce an acceptable use policy (AUP) to define what
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Why Some Economies Grow Faster Than Others A Comparison of Cuba and Israel Harry M. Geedey Professor Evelyn Bolden Economics 250 March 1‚ 2011 Abstract The governments of Cuba and Israel are relatively young. The two countries are of similar size‚ population‚ and possess similar natural resources. They each have port cities with easy access to the world. Their governments were founded on socialist principles. Despite the similarities‚ the economic performance of Israel has far outpaced
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UTILITY MAXIMIZATION We will examine the nature of consumer choices by working with a simple model in which the consumer DM chooses how to allocate their income M between two good X and Y. The kinds of choices we examine with this model can be quire general with X and Y varying from subjects as diverse as income versus leisure‚ consumption today versus consumption tomorrow‚ and different classes of consumption goods. The utility model has proven quire useful in a number of real world applications
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Why do countries trade with each other? Show‚ using examples‚ why this may be to do with principle of comparative advantage. Introduction In 1776 Adam Smith stated‚ "If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it‚ better buy it of them with some part of the produce of our own industry‚ employed in a way in which we have some advantage." This sentence shows basic principle on which the world trade is based. Countries buy and sell goods abroad to achieve
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without that other ’s consent.” Abraham Lincoln Why are some leaders more powerful than others? Is there one “best style” of leadership or does it depend on who is following? Do women followers prefer a different leadership style than men followers? When I think of great leaders‚ a few names come to my mind: Abraham Lincoln‚ Mahatma Gandhi. A strong leader has the power and the ability to influence and motivate followers with excitement and vision‚ binding together a nation‚ a company or an organisation
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sales maximization Revenue maximization Maximizing sales revenue is an alternative to profit maximization and occurs when the marginal revenue‚ MR‚ from selling an extra unit is zero. The notion that business firms (especially those operating in the real world) are primarily motivated by the desire to achieve the greatest possible level of sales‚ rather than profit maximization. On a day-to-day basis‚ most real world firms probably do try to maximize sales rather than profit. For firms operating
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Why do you want t o pursue your particular major (MIS) ? The rapid change in IT causes an already uncertain business environment to be even more unpredictable. Organizations’ ability to identify the relevant information needed to make important decisions is crucial‚ since the access to data used to generate information for decision-making is no longer restricted by the manual systems of the organization. Information Technology (IT) can record‚ synthesize‚ analyze and disseminate information quicker
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CSR PRACTICES OF INDIAN FIRMS In order to have some insight into the various practices and initiatives taken by the corporates some leading Indian firms were selected which are Hindustan Unilever Ltd‚ ACC Ltd‚ Ashok Leyland Ltd.‚ Apollo hospitals Enterprise Ltd.‚ DLF ltd.‚ Ultratech Cement‚ Pepsi Co. India. HINDUSTAN UNILIVER LTD. Hindustan Uniliver Ltd. 4 is the India’s largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company with a heritage of over 75 years in India. With over 35 brands spanning 20 distinct
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