... 2 2. Corporate Social Responsibility 3 i. TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE 3 ii. GOOGLE'S CSR REFUSAL/ACCEPTANCE: DEFENSIVE STANCE 4 3. Conclusion 6 4. ARTICLE– Google paying a fraction of the tax in Australia it should 7 5. REFERENCEs 9 1. Introduction It is without a doubt that globalisation has been the driver of the increased link between nations, allowing for the operation of many organisations in borderless economies. As globalisation continues to impact organisations, they are forced to undertake new and innovative approaches in order to maintain or gain a competitive advantage. As a result of this, many ethical issues have come to light, so it is important to acknowledge organisations adopting methods of corporate social responsibility. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) essentially encompasses the refraining from any action that will attract unfavourable publicity due to its social unacceptability (Carroll, 2010). The concept of CSR has proven to be an area of focus in recent times, especially in regards to consumers and stakeholders. This report will explore Google Inc’s corporate social responsibility when implementing strategies in tax dealings in order to reap the benefits of globalisation, especially as CSR’s importance and significance continues to grow. (Carroll, 2010). Google is a well-renowned American multinational technology company which provides a service to individuals worldwide. Google takes pride in undertaking corporate social responsibility in...
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...ethical, time has had a great influence on how persons in society foster and adapt their personal values, ideas and beliefs regarding their society. This is a clear reflection upon one’s personal identity, as the factors of age, gender, ethnicity and status all intertwine with one another in order to shape one’s perspectives and attitudes towards the diversity in cultures present in our contemporary Australian society. . In order to develop my understanding of a migrant’s identity within a foreign country, I wanted to find out ‘How has acculturation in Modern Australia affected a more homogeneous society?’...
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...will stop manufacturing cars in Australia in 2017 following Ford and Holden’s move (Wallace & Ferguson, 2014). The closure of Toyota’s car manufacturers in Australia will affect numerous people including the shareholders and stakeholders of the company. Also, this decision will affect the car making industry as well as the country’s economy. The purpose of this essay is to identify both the negative and positive consequences that will appear when Toyota stops manufacturing cars in Australia. The essay will also point out the responsibility bear by Toyota and the Australian government for these consequences. In this essay, the shareholder and stakeholder theories of corporate social responsibility are used to analyse and evaluate the decision made by Toyota. Background of Toyota Toyota Motor Corporation was first established in Japan in 1937. It is one of the largest car makers in the world, with numbers of factories which manufacture or assembly motor vehicles worldwide. It can be said as a most successful and most profitable car manufacturer in the world. Vehicles produced by Toyota Motor Corporation are divided into five brands which are Toyota, Lexus, Hino, Ranz, and Scion. The vehicles produced under these brands are sold in more than 170 countries (Toyota, n.d.). Toyota Australia is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation. In 1963, Toyota started to assemble cars in Australia. Although the car making industry in Australia is not as large as other countries...
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...Australia and China have adopted different economic systems in order to cater for the society. The Chinese and Australian economies have many similarities and differences from Australia’s market based economy to China’s planned economy. Like all economies, they both face the problem of scarcity of resources, what to produce, how much to produce, who will produce. Both of these economies have adapted to changing the world in order to allow their economies to grow and develop. These similarities and differences include the economic growth and quality of life, the environment, employment and unemployment, distribution of income and the government role. Australia and China Australia have very little similarities in terms of economic growth and quality of life. Australia is a democracy and China is a one party rule socialist party. The quality of life also comes in the size and the population of the country. Australia’s area of 7,682, 300 sq km is 80% of China’s 9,595, 960 sq km, yet its population is 22 million which is only 1.7% of China’s 1.35 billion. For Australia’s GDP per capita is $43,000 ranking 10th in the world and China’s is only $7945 which is 98th in the world. Due to the extreme difference in the density of population and per capita income. Basically there isn't a lot of similarity except the large gap between rich and poor and for a few wealthy individuals who could afford the same luxuries. Employment and unemployment are one of the many similarities and differences...
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...Reconciliation is of great importance to common good because it helps avoid feelings of revenge, anger and hatred and a commitment to social justice as well as a way to ensure lasting peace and stability and to improve the relationship for the common good. Reconciliation aims to address the inequity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians that was introduced with the colonisation of Australia in 1788. Some relevant points around Reconciliation for the Common Good are, the referendum laws for Aboriginal people on May 27 1967, the report of the Royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody in 1991, as well as the Formal apology for the members of the stolen generations in 2008. Reconciliation for the common good was the referendum laws for Aboriginal people on May 27, 1967. It enabled Indigenous people to be included in the census, and it enabled federal parliament the power to make laws in relation to Indigenous people. This meant that Indigenous people and non-Indigenous people were all required to follow the same laws set out by the government, and that Indigenous people would be recognised and counted (in elections and the census) in all states and territories of Australia. The decision of the Australian population was a milestone for Indigenous people as they were finally being recognised as part of the population and the social, economic and political injustices to the Indigenous people were beginning to be addressed by government. Perspective A...
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...Edwards, 1998). This idea leads the Aboriginals to believe they are tethered to everything in existence. For the Aboriginal groups to gain a further knowledge on what happened during "The Dreaming" Goddard & Wierzbicka (2015) state the Aboriginals must rely on the dreams of the elders. No dream can be changed. Groups of Aboriginals all over Australia speak a different languages. Stories record that this is because the spirits they descend from appointed them their current dialect, meaning every group comes from a certain part of Australia and has their own stories about The Dreaming spirits they descend from that is spoken in their tongue (Bourke, Bourke & Edwards, 1998). Over all, The Dreaming at it's very core is the foundation that the Aboriginals draw upon to create law and rules to abide by, kinships which will determine things like what land you own, obligations, friends and so on, along with giving cultural value and a belief system to Aboriginal groups across Australia ("The Dreaming | australia.gov.au", 2016). Kinship Kinship is a word used to define a set of varying rules that each Aboriginal group across Australia adhere to. The kinship system is determined by passed down knowledge and dreams of the elders from the spirits they descend from, meaning not every Aboriginal group will have exactly the same rules (Fryer-Smith, 2008). The Kinship system...
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...Running Head: POLITICS Politics: Howards Government [Victoria University] Table of Contents Thesis Statement 1 Introduction 1 Discussion 1 Political Culture 3 Economic Rationalism 4 Social Conservatism 7 Conclusion 8 References 9 Annotated Bibliography 11 Politics: Howards Government Thesis Statement The changes brought by he Howard’s government in social, political, and economical landscape are substantially different from previous regimes and tend to move away from welfare state to free market system. Introduction This paper discusses the changes that have been brought by the 11 year era of 25th Prime minister of Australia, Mr John Winston Howard. This era saw economic expansion that is characterized as longest in the history of Australia. Howard’s policies, practices, philosophies, and decisions have been widely debated specially over the issue of abolishing welfare system, treatment of asylum seeker after the 9-11, and such. This paper discusses the changes in the era of Howard and its consequences. Discussion The 25th Prime minister of Australia, Mr John Winston Howard, was born on July 26th; 1939.he is the longest serving prime minister of Australia after Sir Robert Menzies. His era of Prime Ministership started March 11th, 1996 and ended in December the 3rd 2007. After 1980, it was the first Federal victory of coalition of the National Parties and liberals. The first terms was 1996 to 1998, the...
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...J.S. Mill’s Economic Philosophy and Political Corruption in 21st Century Australia Carly Sandler Z5088638 University of New South Wales Introduction John Stuart Mill was an influential economic thinker and reformer, whose novel ideals of economic social proved to have a lasting impact on future reformative programs endowed in moral value. Mill’s economic contributions has been characterized into the classical system of economics: production, the distribution of goods, rents and wages, and the economic role of government, which leaves many to critique its practical implications to modern day issues like political corruption in Australia. Today’s political environment in Australia is pigeonholed by a lack of transparency in government contracting and enforcement of regulations, greedy politicians extorting taxpayer money, and power of lobbyists on influencing government policy. Though these concepts were of no concern during Mill’s life, the fundamental theme of institutional power and constraints on societal development can be utilized to weave abstract thinking into realistic interpretations. Thus, the aim of this paper is to ascertain the extent to which Mill’s 19th century economic ideas can be applied to issues of political corruption in 21st century Australia and possible reform. The Economic Philosophy of John Stuart Mill J.S. Mill was born in 1806 in Pentonville, France. He was the eldest son of James Mill, who was a major constituent of Jeremy Bentham’s radical...
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...Evaluating the Growth of Australia based on Economical, Political, and Social Changes Laura Rutherford Southern New Hampshire University Abstract For this short paper we have been asked to select a region of our choice and research current events to further discuss how economic, political, and social changes will impact growth in our selected region. I have selected Australia for this discussion. It is a region that I know very little about, but have always wanted to visit. In my discussion I will evaluate Australia’s economic, political, and social changes in order to evaluate the continent’s growth. Australia has a population of 22,507,617 as of July 2014. The population growth rate is currently 1.09% (Central Intelligence Agency, 2014). Australia is comprised of six separate regions that are call states, and each state has their own capital. Australia’s economy has been quite strong over the years. They have experienced continuous growth, low unemployment, contained inflation, as well as very low public debt (Central Intelligence Agency, 2014). However Australia’s economic growth has been slower than expected these past few years. Between the months of July and September 2014, Australia reported a weaker-than-expected economic growth (BBC, 2014). A major cause of this inadequate growth is due to a large drop off in mining investments. Coal and iron ore are two of Australia’s biggest exports, and decreased prices have negatively affected economic growth. Analysts...
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...different parts of the world is still difficult. It is essential to promote education so as to enhance equal attainment of opportunities. The right to education has been influenced by a number of policies, globally; the right to education is spelt out in chapter 26 in the Universal Human Right Declaration. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights also elaborates on the need for global education. In a nutshell, education can be used in any county to promote equality in accessing different opportunities. For instance, taking a look on imperialism days, the whites were using education as a tool to acquire more opportunities than the black. They believed that it was through education that the blacks would be in opposition to oppose them. This is because they would be enlightened and hence demand for equality (Douglas, 1845). Precisely, the purpose of this essay is to discuss how access to education is significant in enhancing equality of opportunity in the current Australia. The discussion begins by describing the role that education and training has in our society today. Furthermore, the discussion will outline different social groups and the way different factors influence the way they get access to education in different forms. This paper also explores the current education and training policies and the author’s comments are given. The ways the Australian community can support those who are disadvantaged is also discussed to see how these people can be exalted...
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...consumer behavior is important to understand as by exploring the way consumers think and the physical actions that result from these feelings, the crucial reasons behind how they spend their money can be established. This report examines the differences in consumer behavior of Chinese and Australia wine consumers. The purpose of the report is to strategically analyze the effects of consumer behavior theories, market segmenting, targeting, positioning and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in order to provide recommendations for further opportunities for Australian exporters. PART 1: THEORIES 1. SEGMENTATION, TARGETING AND POSITIONING Market segmentation, targeting and positioning are part of key elements of marketing most consumer goods. Through consumer research, marketers of brands uncover specific market segments with distinct needs (Schiffman et al, 2011). Then the marketers develop products and devise strategies to price, promote and distribute them. Key issues relating to segmentation in order for a successful target. Need to be identifiable, sizeable, stable, Accessible, congruent with company objectives and resources Australian Market Segmenting and Positioning In Australia, the wine industry covers a very broad demographic of consumers from working class to the very wealthy upper class. Consumers are also of varying age groups with the most prominent group of wine drinkers being 45-55 year olds, although large percentages of people both below and...
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...likely to smoke: Indigenous Australians are more likely to take part in health risk behaviors such as smoking, which contributes to poorer health status. For example: Two out of 5 Indigenous Australians aged 15 and over (41%) were current daily smokers in 2012–13, which, after adjusting for age, was more than twice the rate of smoking among non-Indigenous Australians in 2011–12. • Lower rates of physical activity: Physical inactivity rates are significantly higher in the Indigenous population than in the non-Indigenous population. For example: About 3 in 5 Indigenous Australians aged 18 and over (62%) reported no or low-level physical activity, which was 10% higher than the rate among non-Indigenous Australians. Question 2. Australia is one of the healthiest countries in the world; however, Australia’s population still experiences a range of health problems. The challenge for the Australian government is to...
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...providing a faster and more effective medium of job selection and recruitment. The two companies analysed in this report are SEEK and Jobfind Centres Australia. The key findings to this report shows how internet has changed traditional methods of job searching into a more dynamic and efficient way of searching and applying for jobs. Traditional methods of job searching include handing in countless paper resumes, looking in newspapers, and referrals from friends and family; all in which can take up time and effort. The online job searching industry also lets employers reach a wider audience with online job advertisements and gives them the opportunity to locate and recruit suitable candidates for vacant positions. SEEK provides both employers and job seekers with the ability to access and communicate their needs and desires for a job. Online profiles and advertisements help users to easily find the criteria they are after. The free registration for both parties creates an effective communication channel between employers and job seekers to find the right person to fill job vacancies. The pure play of SEEK means that the company can expand its services to countries all over the world at a much lower cost compared to traditional job searching platforms which require head offices in every location. Jobfind Centres Australia has also steered away from the traditional methods of job searching however still retains the face-to-face interaction between employers and job seekers...
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...adolescent children aged 12 to 15 in Australia. Globalization is the process by which organizations and businesses establish international relations through the exchange of world business views and ideas, culture and products with other nations of the world. These businesses and organizations then start to operate and trade on an international scale. Globalization can be attributed to advances in the industrial sector, changes in the transportation and telecommunication systems, infrastructural changes, and the rise in the internet culture and development. The interplay of these forces in politics, religion and economies influence the economic trends of each country. Some of the social effects of globalization to the world economy include: poverty reduction due to increase in the wages and employment rate in the participative developing countries, improved healthcare provision due to the registered decline in the maternal and infant mortality rates, the provision of better educational standards, in line with the global millennium developmental goals. However globalization has also been viewed as a key in increasing the unemployment rates in the third world countries due to massive sacking of workers, high poverty rates and low income generation among the working populace, poor education and health policies that do not support the growth of the economy. The young people are considered as the major parameter of determining a country’s economic and social progress. The state of the youth...
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...beef and wine markets in South Korea with two theories of consumer behavior as following, social classwhich include the income of different levels of class and their behavior toward beef and wine. In addition, in this report, the attitudes of consumer will also be taken into account as the main focus to evaluate the points of marketing strategy and how South Korean consumers buying behavior different from Australian. With social class and attitude these two aspects of consumer behavior can provide the Australian beef and wine markers the better information about their target market and to understand how they response to the importing products. Background The economy of South Korea is ranked eleventh in the world and third among Asian countries, thus unquestionably South Korea consumer has a certain buying power and might be a potential market for Australia. From Department of Environment and Primary Industries 2012, with a GDP of $1.46 trillion (USDA, 2011), the economy of South Korean was ranked 13th largest in the world in 2010. Approximately 6.1% economy inclined in 2010 and it brings per capital of buying power about $ 30,000 USD (CIA, 2011). The demand for the healthy products and with high quality food is increasing in South Korean market. Owing to the climatic reasons and the capacity of the land is limited in South Korea to expand the farms and wine vineyard thus Australia has been one of main exporter to South Korea. According to government report, for Australian...
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