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Corporate Social Responsibilities and Profit, 2006.
A study of relationships between corporate social responsibilities promotion and corporate performance in multi-national corporations.
8,291 words (approx. 33.2 pages), 32 sources, APA, $ 176.95
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This study examines the scholarly and refereed literature to identify the salient issues involved in stakeholder theory as they apply to multi-national corporations, and what companies can do today to ensure their long-term profitability, while balancing the needs of all of their stakeholders. A summary of the research and findings is presented in the conclusion, followed by personal reflective journal in the appendix.
Table of Contents
Introduction
General Overview
Problem Statement
Research Question
Purpose and Significance of Study
Scope of Study
Research Method of the Study
Literature Review
Methodology
Description of the Study Approach
Data-gathering Method and Database of Study
Data Analysis
Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations
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"It just makes good sense the companies must be concerned with their profitability; clearly, without profits, the company would simply cease to exist and there would be no benefits accruing to anyone. In recent years, however, there has been an increasing amount of attention paid to the underlying ethics of how companies, and particularly multinationals, compete in an increasingly globalized marketplace, and precisely what responsibilities are associated with doing business abroad. These questions are not new, but they have assumed increasing importance today. Citing studies by J. Scott Armstrong, Mayer reports that in the 1970s, there was fairly global and homogenous response to increasing corporate pressures to make decisions with their bottom line foremost in mind identified. Armstrong surveyed approximately 2,000 management students from ten countries to play the roles of corporate board members of a multinational pharmaceutical company; the author posed the question of whether the company should remove a drug that had been found to endanger human life from the market. As board members, fully 79 percent refused to withdraw the drug and sought legal and political actions to either delay or stop government efforts to ban the drug (Mayer, 1999)."
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Corporate Social Responsibility, 2008.
A discussion of how corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become a linchpin for the development of organizations such as Starbucks and Ben & Jerry's.
10,185 words (approx. 40.7 pages), 23 sources, APA, $ 205.95
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This paper takes a look at how corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become a popular method for organizations to bolster their reputations and respond to pertinent social issues. To illustrate, it focuses particularly on the organizations of Starbucks and Ben & Jerry's. The paper claims that, although CSR programs are important to the organization, the costs of these programs are so extensive that achieving a competitive advantage through CSR can be a notable challenge. In an effort to elucidate these challenges, the paper considers whether or not organizations can derive a competitive advantage through corporate social responsibility programs. The results of the investigation suggest that CSR can lead to a competitive advantage, but only through integration of CSR with all aspects of the organization's operations. The paper concludes with recommendations for organizations to develop and implement CSR programs.
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Introduction
Literature Review
Corporate Social Responsibility: An Overview
Business Ethics: An Overview
Competitive Advantage: An Overview
Business Ethics to Achieve Competitive Advantage
CSR and Business Ethics Vs. Profit Maximization
Importance of CSR Activities
Commercial Justification for CSR Policies for a Competitive Advantage
Summary
Recommendations for Application
Conclusion
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"Based on the data provided here, it seems reasonable to argue that corporate social responsibility encompasses a wide range of issues for the organization, requiring the fair, equitable, ethical and legal treatment of all organizational stakeholders. Stakeholders include employees and the public as a whole--i.e. anyone that will in some way be impacted by the organization. Through the adoption of comprehensive programs and policies that support fair and equitable treatment of stakeholders, the organization is able to establish a clear corporate social responsibility program that will have direct implications for the way in which the organization does business. CSR programs are intended to have a holistic impact on the organization, producing improved outcomes in all levels of operations."
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Innovation and Corporate Social Responsibility, 2007.
This paper considers innovation and profitability as an argument for corporate social responsibility (CSR).
4,155 words (approx. 16.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 111.95
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The paper discusses how companies must be responsive to the needs of the communities in which they compete, in a process termed corporate social responsibility (CSR). The paper provides an overview of CSR and demonstrates through research how, in the course of pursuing CSR initiatives, some companies have developed very innovative products and services that are beneficial to the company's profitability. The paper also points out that the key to a company's success in using any type of innovation to a company's advantage, from the CSR perspective, is to communicate with local municipal authorities, the press and most importantly, the general public.
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"What do companies owe? Besides the obvious answers of accounts payable and taxes and the like, an increasingly common observation being made among policymakers, the general public and even corporate circles is that companies of all types must also be responsive to the needs of the communities in which they compete in a process termed corporate social responsibility (CSR). According to one observer, "It is clear that society expects much more from companies than simply a well-made product or a reliable service at the right price. Society is becoming less and less tolerant of companies that fail to address their social responsibilities. As a result, corporate social responsibility has become a hot topic in boardrooms around the world" (Stigson, 2002, p. 24). Today, many analysts are recommending a more strategic approach to the corporate social responsibility function by using CSR as a source of innovation (Allen & Husted, 2006)."
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Public Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility, 2005.
A look at the link between public relations and corporate social responsibility in the business world.
6,574 words (approx. 26.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 151.95
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Public relations is generally regarded as a bad thing by consumers, whose cynicism has been aroused by recent events involving major U.S. corporations and cultural 'institutions' such as Martha Stewart. However, within the last generation, consumers said they were willing to refuse to purchase products or services from any corporations not perceived to be a corporate good citizen. The question for public relations and for corporations globally is whether it is possible to make corporate actions match the good reputations their public relations departments attempt to create. In short, can the current disconnect between perceptions of corporate behavior and the corporations' misbehavior with concurrent avowals of rectitude be aligned? There are cases in which citizen action has brought those elements into alignment. In other cases-notably Thailand-the government has short-circuited the profit intentions of a major corporation to provide for the citizens. However, in far too many cases, the governments look the other way while corporations extolling their own virtues nonetheless participate in human rights-questionable activities. This study identifies the nature of some of the disparities between corporate public relations and corporate socially responsible-or irresponsible-behavior and suggest scenarios that might bring both into alignment.
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Introduction
Methodology
Literature Review
Findings
Background: Burma Campaign UK
Aon Corporation
Ericsson
Ivanhoe Mines
Rolls-Royce
Unocal:
Conclusion
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"How duplicitous are large corporations, and how gullible are consumers? These are questions public relations practitioners probably do not ask themselves very often, or perhaps ever. Yet, there are two violently divergent trends in corporate conduct, which suggest these as questions public relations practitioners-or at least, ethicists involved with corporate public relations, ought to ask. While those are open-ended questions more appropriate to an ethicist than to those planning public relations campaigns, there are two trends that public relations practitioners need to examine; the combination of those trends present precisely the sorts of corporate malfeasance and misfeasance that has captured the attention of both the public and governmental oversight organizations.
The first trend is for corporations to support worthy causes, partially for the increased goodwill it brings, and often sales as well. At first glance, it sends no warning signals. In fact, in 1994, "a nationwide survey...confirmed that a company's social performance significantly influences prospective customers, employees and investors in basic decisions about the firm" (Gildea, 1994, p. 20+) Of course, that was then and this is now. In the past decade, Enron happened, and MCI/WorldCom, and "Martha" and any number of other smaller scandals involving companies that, if not known for their good works, at least were not known for bad ones until the misdeeds came to light. Like all other companies of any size, these companies had established public relations departments to make public note of gifts to charity and the like. Bread and butter to any corporate public relations department is their corporate philanthropy, often carried out while the company is busy in other areas wreaking untold havoc. A case in point is Enron."
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Corporate Social Responsibility, 2002.
This paper discusses corporate social responsibility in the global market.
1,775 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 5 sources, $ 66.95
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This paper argues that corporations interested in success are having to act as responsible corporate citizens because consumers, employees, shareholders and competitors are no longer tolerant of unethical behavior. The author believes that being a socially responsible company is not only critical for profitability but also necessary for long-term growth.
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Corporate Social Responsibility, 2007.
An examination of social responsibility of the corporate world.
1,826 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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This paper examines corporate social responsibility. The paper explains that this is a term used to describe the way a corporation operates in regard to the community and environment in which it resides and the ethical and moral standards in which it conducts business. The paper looks at how corporate social responsibility is quickly becoming an increasingly important issue as consumers are holding corporations progressively more accountable for their methods of business practices and operations. The paper then discuses how in today's current global economy, corporations can no longer operate on the level of autonomy that was once common, and how this is evident in the increasing decentralization of the traditional corporate hierarchy that is becoming more common in corporations across the nation. In conclusion, the paper shows that companies must evolve with time and generational changes in order to maintain success and long-term profitability.
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"Regardless of these positive aspects of Costlos' corporate environment, the net losses posted for the last two quarters denotes a need for fiscal policy and business model change while attempting to maintain its' current level of stakeholder confidence. As the fifth largest retailer in
the United States, Costlo has an inherent responsibility to not only shareholders but to employees', suppliers and the communities in which it operates as well.
"Over the years, the topic of corporate social responsibility has been gaining ground both in popularity and importance. The traditional Friedman or shareholder view of a corporations' only role in social responsibility is to "...use its resources to engage in activities designed to increase its' profits..." (Friedman 1970) in itself may be narrow though it is nonetheless true."
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Social Responsibility and the Corporate World, 2002.
A paper which examines the importance of companies to act socially responsibly - both to their employees and the environment.
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 70.95
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The paper shows how a century ago corporate social responsibility was an idea whose time had not yet come, and companies were free to treat their employees as badly as they could get away with and cause nearly unregulated environmental damage. Profits were considered the only measure of how good a company was, and higher profits were often derived from unethical treatment of workers and resources. It shows that such an attitude today is no longer either practical nor acceptable and that increased government regulation has limited everything from the safety conditions of the workplace to the ways that companies must restore any environmental damage that they inflict. The paper discusses how a company can become socially responsible.
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"To take up the moral objections first, one can argue that corporate social responsibility must be practiced because it is the right thing to do. A business executive should never find himself or herself asking the question: "If I conduct my business in an unethical way, how much more money will I make?" Rather, each individual must determine how much profit is reasonable and, having decided this, match those expectations of financial gain with a business that can be carried out in a responsible and moral fashion."
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Social Responsibility in Today's Corporate World, 2001.
The following paper discusses how and why businesses today are becoming more socially responsible.
2,050 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 64.95
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This paper explores the concept of social responsibility, what it means, and how it is used in today's corporate world. It explores how some businesses use social responsibility for ethical reasons whereas others use it just to look good or to increase profits.
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In today's contemporary commercial society, many businesses are striving to become more socially responsible. Although the business world has traditionally been based on profit and performance, social responsibility can equal big profits for some companies. Corporate executives are now talking about purpose, principle, and consequence, not only in conjunction with business performance but also in ethical terms.
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The Social Responsibilities of Business, 2007.
An analysis of Milton Friedman's views of corporate social responsibility to those who have a financial stake in the business.
1,886 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 60.95
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This paper discusses Milton Friedman's views on the social responsibilities of businesses. The paper presents Friedman's views that a business' social responsibility consists of its adherence to the goals of good business practice - it must generate profits in an ethical manner and be responsible to its stockholders and that anything less than this is a perversion of the capitalist system.
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"Rules with very similar effects to those produced by monopolies are a frequent target of Friedman's arguments. Excessive government regulation and interference is detrimental to the smooth operation of the free market and amounts to authoritarian control. In most cases, Friedman would insist, businesses are able to regulate themselves. The market produces its own laws, laws that reflect the customs of the sum total of individual consumers. It is these consumers that constitute "society." Friedman reckons strict government control an even more pernicious development than private monopoly."
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Social Responsibility, 2008.
A description of the many facets of social responsibility.
837 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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The paper defines social responsibility and confirms that it includes many different stakeholders with varying needs.The decisions an organization makes may be acceptable by societal standards, but not with the highest point of integrity. The findings presented by the paper provide strong evidence of the many facets of social responsibility. The paper addresses in detail the subject of social responsibility as well as corporate responsibility.
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Defining Social Responsibility
Separating Personal Ethics from Corporate Social Responsibility
Defining Corporate Citizenship
Working Model of Corporate Responsibility
Responding to Corporate Responsibility Expectations
Reaping the Benefits of Social Responsibility
Is it Profits That Really Matter?
Are We The Salt of the Earth?
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"It is one thing for a company to define its social responsibility. It is another thing to define a step-by-step strategy for carrying out this policy. As noted, there are several key stakeholders in the definition of corporate social responsibility: customers, employees, business partners, the environment, communities and investors. Corporate social responsibility is the way to manage these six responsibilities. This is not easy, since there are overlapping and separate obligations. A working model has to be developed for interpreting and implementing the social responsibility actions. "
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Social Responsibility, 2006.
A review of three articles on social responsibility: "Serving in Florida" by Barbara Ehrenreich, "The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits" by Milton Friedman and "A Teasing Irony" by Paul Hawken.
1,081 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper takes a look at the social responsibility of a business. The paper reviews articles by Barbar Ehrenreich, Milton Friedman and Paul Hawken and looks at how each discusses different aspects of the social responsibility of business.
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"In other words, if the executive owner of Jerry's or the Hearthside, where Ehrenreich worked, cared about the health of his employees, and the fact that so many of them were abused by customers and middle managers, then the CEO would be doing a disservice to the shareholders of the corporate enterprise. But in actuality, Ehrenreich shows that apparently pure profit-making schemes, like limiting employee work breaks as "time theft," giving the workers poor quality health care and food, is simply counter-productive even from a profit-making point of view, since this leaves employees sick, tired, miserable, and angry, and results in high employee turnover for the company. In Friedman's idealistic view of capitalism, to increase shareholder profits, the CEO of Jerry's would realize this fact and institute reforms."
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Corporate Profits and Responsibility in the 21st Century, 2002.
A letter of recommendations for "The New Balance Sheet: Corporate Profits and Responsibility in the 21st Century."
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 1 source, $ 89.95
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This essay is in the form of a letter to the Commissioners who authored the Canadian Democracy and Corporate Accountability Commission's (2002) report on Corporate Profits and Responsibility in the 21st Century. The letter makes recommendations with regards to the role of the government (referencing points 12, 10, 17 & 20 of the Report). The essay concludes with alternative suggestions for describing the role of the government and issues of corporate responsibility. 10 pgs. 1 source.
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Corporate Responsibility, 2008.
An analysis of the importance, scope and benefits of corporate social responsibility.
1,130 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper defines and examines the concept of corporate social responsibility. It first discusses the importance and the scope of corporate social responsibility and looks at how it differs from personal ethics and responsibility. The paper then discusses various benefits of corporate responsibility and looks at profits for a company with regards to its ethics.
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Introduction: Definition of Social Responsibility
Personal Ethics vs Social Responsibility
Corporate Citizenship
Working Model/s
Expectations of Corporate Responsibility
Benefits of Corporate Social Responsibility
Profits and Corporate Responsibility
Conclusion: Are We the Salt of the Earth?
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"Supporters of corporate social responsibility uphold that the higher goal of an economic system is to further the general social welfare (University of Miami 2004). Advance economies recognize that the purpose of business lodges beyond maximizing efficiency and profit. More and more, society expects businesses to sustain it. And businesses must rely on the inputs of society for their success and survival. The bottom line is that no business can exist separately from society or the community. On account of this, businesses face the obligation contribute to the well-being of the community on which it heavily depends (University of Miami). That symbiosis is what gives flavor to the world or makes the corporate social responsibility enforcer the veritable "salt of the earth.""
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Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibilities, 2007.
An analysis of business ethics and corporate social responsibility within an organization's value system.
846 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper discusses the similarities between business ethics and corporate social responsibility. It discusses business ethics and corporate social responsibility in terms of an organization's value system. It concludes that not only are they similar expressions of corporate and organizational behavior, but business ethics are derived from corporate social responsibility.
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Overview
Corporate Governance
The Ethics of Social Responsibility
Conclusion
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"Clearly, as the board of an organization, in tandem with the organization's executive leadership, begins to design a corporate social responsibility program, they must first refer to the company's own ethical character. Before a company can begin a program to institute green policies, for example, or implement a community based job training program, it must be in compliance with the regulatory policies that govern its financial reporting and compliance requirements. Indeed, researchers such as Riley, (2006, p.20), believe that business ethics is simply a component of corporate social responsibility and describes business ethics as an expression of how the organization treats people: employees, competitors, or otherwise."
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Corporate Responsibility, 2002.
An essay on the need for corporate responsibility, for both non-profit and general corporations.
2,411 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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This paper examines why a high standard of ethical behavior is just as important for non-profit corporations as it is for for-profit corporations. The paper makes special reference to the recent problems with the United States Olympic Committee, which demonstrated that even non-profit organizations are subject to corporate failure and need to be monitored and regulated. The paper suggests that a responsible organization will in fact benefit from its own proper actions, as well as ultimately benefiting the wider business and social community.
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"To take up the moral objections first, one can argue that corporate social responsibility must be practiced because it is the right thing to do. A business executive should never find himself or herself asking the question: ?If I conduct my business in an unethical way, how much more money will I make?? Rather, each individual must determine how much gain is reasonable and, having decided this, match those expectations of financial gain with a business that can be carried out in a responsible and moral fashion (www.business-ethics.org). This is true rather one is raising money for a charity or trying to make a profit."
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