right to conduct business in the country had the moral obligation to be socially responsible. The state provided them with a platform to do their business and make profits and in return, they should have given back to the society through corporate social responsibility. The company, however, behaved in an entirely different manner since they caused a lot of suffering to the individuals in the area through forced labor violation of the rights or residents, sexual violations among other mentioned problems
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question raises the issue of reconciling sometime competing values and priorities. Just how wide (or narrow) should the circle of concern be for a business? One way of looking at this problem is to use the idea of ‘stakeholders’ (discussed in detail in chapter 3 of your unit text). The table below lists some types of stakeholder [pic] (Brom, de Bakker, Deblonde, and de Graaff, 2006, CMR Manual) The idea of stakeholders has become closely associated with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
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Well-Being In this article it explained and focused on a survey done on college students and facebook. By having the students answer questions about their relationships by using their facebook profile online. It showed that facebook helped give you more social status, on a broad scale based on activity connections and acquaintances. It also expanded your number of close relationships and strange ones but at slower rates. In opinion those with large groups of friends are looked at and sometimes seen as very
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Deresiewicz What does the contemporary(當代的) self-want? The camera has created a culture of celebrity; the computer is creating a culture of connectivity. As the two technologies converge — broadband(寬頻) tipping (使傾斜/輕拍) the Web from text to image, social-networking sites spreading the mesh(網絲)of interconnection(互相連)絡ever wider (前所未有的寬度發展)— the two cultures betray(露出…跡象)a common impulse(衝動). Celebrity and connectivity are both ways of becoming known. This is what the contemporary self wants. It wants
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enhancing the sustainability of the lands we cultivate. * We adhere to the highest standards of corporate behavior in our relationships with our employees, business partners, and the communities around us. * We are a benchmark in corporate social responsibility and the preservation of the environment. * We build a highly energized, high-performance organization with a strong commitment to teamwork and to embracing better ways of doing things. * We value our people and commit to provide
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Do the monsters and the victims in horror films have any connection to contemporary social issues? Answer with reference to one or two horror films of your choice. Name: Leopold Riess Course: IR 140 Global Communications, Citizens and Cultural Politics Word Length: 1902 Story telling is an art that has been part of the human civilizations since time immemorial. In the different parts of the world, be it in Africa, the Caribbean or the European nations, the early human societies would use
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Accountability & responsibility Accountability is the state of being liable and to be called on to render an account at any given time. It requires both the understanding and the meeting of said responsibilities. It also embodies a commitment to be both a contributor and active participant in the process. The responsibilities of outcomes are based solely on standards. These standards apply to the development of soldiers and to the evaluation of their performance, self-discipline, and their
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Source of responsibility Everyone knows that it's all about serving taking care of yourself in a responsible way. We challenge ourselves every day to come up with the right solution. Then we prove it to ourselves before we prove it to others. We know that it must be right. It must be affordable. And it must be there on time, every time. We're proud of the fact that we accomplish what we want and meet our goals in schedules. If there is no responsibility one cannot accomplish and goal that
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effective in arguing how social media is used to encourage protests, revolution, and social change were in Clay Shirky’s speech How social media can make history, How the Internet will (one day) transform government, and Alexis Ohanian How to make a splash in social media. In Alexis Ohanian speech I found that an issue, in this case humpback killing, can be so troubling that the public can change that with social media popularity. Social media has the power to transform an issue with popularity and I
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Social Problems in Societies Kamore Eric Essaybux Social Problems in Societies In the world today, the well-being of the society is undermined by problems that arise from differences in opinions regarding cultural practices, religion, political issues and other health concerns. Social issues are therefore regarded to as inevitable and various societies around the world experience them (Mulroy and
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