Essays on Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility in Banks S. Kavitha[1] Abstract Corporate social responsibility stands for business contribution to sustainable development and covers company’s active participation in different fields, human rights, human resources, relations with clients, suppliers, and other stake holders, corporate governance, environment and contribution to community …

Lululemon Athletica is a Vancouver-based company specializing in the design, production and manufacturing of quality clothing lines for men and women engaging in sports and some related activities. The company, after ten years of business operations, is presently having a market value of more than …

How does Starbucks’ policy of corporate social responsibility impact the company’s bottom line? According to Porter and Kramer (2006), “Proponents of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), use four arguments, moral obligation, sustainability, license to operate, and reputation as justification for implementing CSR programs and practices (p. …

I. PROFILE OF THE CORPORATION HISTORY Sometime in March 1992, a very young but energetic ABM Rogelio Y. Bangsil was sent to Fort Ilocandia Resort and Hotel to start the renovation for the future site of Casino Filipino-Laoag. Hand in hand with the construction, a …

Buss. Ethics Why do companies engage in corporate social responsibility? ~ Companies engage in CSR in order to maintain a business on track to do the right thing. However, there’s three reasons that keeps a business engage with CSR. Pragmatic, where the term “use power …

TEACHERS’ RESPONSIBILITIES SHOULD BE REPLACED BY ROBOTS For ages, human beings learn from teachers over the world to live their life. They learn how to read, to count and even to speak. However, certain parties have recently proposed that the teachers responsibilities should be replaced …

Introduction In South Korea the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) developed from past 20 years ago and as well the country developed in socially and economically. The main CSR activity involved in Korea to community by volunteering, charity programmes, creating a new bright generations, …

This paper seeks to analyze two strategic issues that international firms perceive as important factors (e. g. economic, social, cultural, legal and technological and so on) in addressing a corporate social responsibility issues and evaluated them from various theoretical perspectives. 1. 1 Company Overview Johnson …

Thirty-five years ago, Milton Friedman wrote a famous article for The New York Times Magazine whose title aptly summed up its main point: “The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits.” Friedman had no patience for capitalists who claimed that “business is not …

Corporate Social Responsibility in South Africa and Ghana: a comparison of successes, failures and futures in a “developed” and an “undeveloped” African country Few industries affect the social, economic and environmental sectors to the extent that the mining industry does. As minerals development expanded, so …

Motivation and Empowerment Evelyn Hamilton, Aaron Pobleh and Regina Taylor CJA/474: Managing Criminal Justice Personnel November 26, 2012 Instructor: Pam McIver The term motivation and empowerment is a universal concept that is hoped to work towards the good of any organization. Motivation and empowerment does …

All companies have a responsibility to the public to ensure that their products are not harmful in any manner.  Presently, America is facing a national health crisis as the number of adults and children suffering from obesity continue to rise.  Companies that provide food to …

RESPONSIBILITY ACCOUNTING Management Accounting – Responsibility Accounting Planning & control are essential for achieving good results in any business. Firstly, a budget is prepared and, secondly, actual results are compared with budgeted ones. Any difference is made responsibility of the key individuals who were involved …

Corporate Social Responsibility accounts for the boundaries of ethics, social concerns within which corporate personnel’s should contain themselves in dealing with society. The demarcation between right, wrong, good, evil has been placed in every single human by Lord but the educational, societal influences do mould …

In its approach to social responsibility, Nike groups initiatives into six separate categories: reducing waste, cutting energy, slashing water use, rejecting toxins, supporting communities, and empowering workers. Each of these initiatives carries three types of goals: an aim, a target, and commitments. The aim consists …

Nowadays, corporate responsibility is turning out to be one of the most prominent issues in the international arena. It has also become a research priority in the field of public relations, considering its importance in the said industry for decades. It is because of this …

Rather than a comprehensive analysis this essay serves as a necessary theoretical background compressed into a few pages helping the reader to acquire a general understanding of the topic. Social responsibility meaning Prior to examination of business risks associated with social responsibility it would be …

The population of the study was one hundred and twenty; comprising of both staff and customers of Globacom . The sample size was ninety two and it was determined using the yaro Yamane formula. The research used both the primary and secondary sources of data …

Responsibility theory is like human responsibility, social responsibility and is related to legal responsibility. It is an ethical theory that says, everyone has its responsibility and are accounted to the society whether an individual, a bigger one like a town, a company, or the government. …

The different arguments for and against the state taking on responsibility for social welfare have been powerfully put across by people of opposing political persuasions in Britain over the last 60 years. In this essay, therefore, I intend to use Britain’s welfare state to exemplify …

Doctrine of Social Responsibility The doctrine of social responsibility holds that individuals and organizations should advance the interests of society at large. They can do this by abstaining from harmful actions and by performing socially beneficial acts. Although the doctrine of social responsibility applies to …

Inventions have shaped the growth of civilization since the beginning of time, but can an invention actually do more harm than good? Who is at fault? Should those who came up with the ideas be to blame? In answer to the first question, yes. Take …

Introduction The aims of this assay report is to critically explore and evaluate practical and analytical interaction of a chosen company Corporate Responsibility Report in relative to the role of an accountant. Objectives: Identifying what Corporate Social Responsibility means, what it means to an accountant, …

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Chapter 1 Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility is a rapidly developing, key business issue. It is a concept that has attracted worldwide attention. Due to the demands for enhanced transparency and corporate citizenship, CSR started to embrace social, ethical as well as …

The 2008 recession in the wake of stock market crash in the United States placed the entire world in a state of financial crisis. The effect of globalisation is being felt in the United Kingdom as it lost about £155 billion from its wealthiest individuals. …

Introduction Apart from profitability, the primary objective of business also includes sustenance of operations into the long term, receiving repeat business and thereby achieve the satisfaction of the needs of its shareholders. This necessitates the examination of operations with a view to advance objectives such …

The Family Law Amendment (Shared Responsibility) Act 2006 commenced on the first of July 2006 assists in the way that separating parents resolve their disputes involving the best interests of their children. This law is still taking time to make an effect on divorcing and …

Ford Motor Company failed to identify appropriate corporate social responsibility strategies that would address the issues in the society and environment. Primarily, a vehicle manufacturer must be concerned about the environmental hazards of the their products.  Moreover, a vehicle manufacturer, the most important social issue …

They will do this for two rounds. After the have made their lists, with the entire class, I will ask the students for some of the similarities they found and some of the differences and make a list of these. Than we will discuss the …

Business Ethics: A European Review Volume 20 Number 1 January 2011 Online privacy as a corporate social responsibility: an empirical study Irene Pollach Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark Information technology and the Internet have added a new stakeholder concern to the …