Cisco Systems Corporate Responsibility

Paper Summary:

This paper reviews and discusses the history and background of Cisco Systems. According to the paper, Cisco Systems is the world leader in the development, design, manufacturing and selling of home, small business and enterprise networking, telecommunications and online security. The paper reports that Cisco is considered to be one of the most ethically astute and well-run companies in the United States today, receiving many awards for their work on social responsibility initiatives and corporate citizenship.

Outline:
Executive Summary
Financial Reports and Analysis
Internship Opportunities
Social Responsibility and Corporate Citizenship
Cisco Charitable Giving Programs

From the Paper:

"In terms of hiring interns from local colleges and universities, Cisco is one of the few companies to actually post open positions in their open jobs database accessible by anyone on the Internet. Cisco Internship Positions (2006) shows twenty six positions open today, all of them paying jobs, where the interns receive a stipend, and if their performance on the job is strong enough, the chance to come back after they finish their degrees and work for Cisco full-time. Numerous senior managers and directors in the company have completed their internships and come back to work for years at Cisco, progressing through the ranks of the company. It is commonplace to find at least two or three Vice Presidents at Cisco who have had this career progression as well. The company seeks interns in San Jose, California, the Research Triangle area of North Carolina, and at smaller engineering locations throughout the world."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Cisco Code of Business Conduct (2006) - Accessed from the Cisco.com corporate site on November 27, 2006 from location: http://investor.cisco.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=81192&p=irol-govConduct
• Cisco Corporate Citizenship (2006) - Accessed from the Cisco.com corporate site on November 27, 2006 from location:http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/about_cisco_corporate_citizenship_home.html
• Cisco Internship Positions (2006) - Accessed from the Cisco.com corporate site on November 27, 2006 from location:http://tools.cisco.com/careers/applicant/ciscorm/careers/applicant/index.jsp?pljbHome=/ciscorm/careers/applicant/index.jsp&targetPage=/global_jsp/applicant/DisplayJobList/JobList.jsp&index=0
• Cisco Community and Philanthropy (2006) - - Accessed from the Cisco.com corporate site on November 27, 2006 from location:http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/about_cisco_corp_citi_philanthropy.html
• Cisco Grants and Donations Guidelines (2006) - - Accessed from the Cisco.com corporate site on November 27, 2006 from location:http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac48/about_cisco_grants_and_donations.html

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