Corporate social responsibility History: The history of today’s CRS theory has a long and wide spreading background. Despite the concept of CSR being growing, manifested and flourished in recent times, the late 1800s (industrial revolution) is considered to be the beginning of CSR concept and practice, when creating more productive employees were the main concern for promising business. One might argue to differentiate the social and business reason behind. Carnegie, Cadbury and Lever were
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the purpose and nature of organizations, markets and society. 10 Points on the foundation premises of S-D logic: * Service is the fundamental basis of exchange * Indirect exchange masks the basis of exchange * Goods are distribution mechanisms for service provision. * Operant resources are the source of competitive advantage * All economies are service economies * The customer is always a co-creator of value * The enterprise can only offer value propositions * A- service-centered
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Crafting strategy Henry Mintzberg (1987) Introduction There are many discussions surrounding the theoretical strategies within business environments, each with its own strong points can have the power to be known as the “best approach”. Over time each strategy is stressed upon establishing why it has superiority over the other. The debated topic is Crafting strategy written by Henry Mintzberg (1987a) which discusses and amplifies its core activity that of learning through small theories and
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www.hbr.org Extensive study of the world’s best service companies reveals the principles on which they’re built. The Four Things a Service Business Must Get Right by Frances X. Frei Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 The Four Things a Service Business Must Get Right 13 Further Reading A list of related materials, with annotations to guide further exploration
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Definitions: Contents Definitions: 1 OECD Definition of Corporate Governance: 1 Financial Times Definition of Corporate Governance: 1 Cadbury Report Definition of Corporate Governance: 1 BusinessDictionary.com Definition of Corporate Governance: 1 Why is it important? 3 Why was it in the news recently? 3 Literature Review: 4 Agency Theory: 5 STAKEHOLDER THEORY 7 Stewardship theory: 10 Motivation: 10 Identification: 10 Policies:
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What is internal control? Why is internal control important in organizations? Internal controls are processes established by a business or organizations board of directors, management and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance for that businesses objectives in effectiveness and efficiency, reliability of financial reports and compliance with laws and regulations. Internal controls are used to safeguard businesses assets. They help a to establish guidelines within a business and makes sure
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It’s All In The Mind Author: …………………………………………………………………….2 Background and scope…………………………………………………...4 Introduction…………………………………………………………………5 Basic explanation of the idea……………………………………………..6 Some interesting occurrences……………………………………………9 Some real life claims………………………………………………………11 Criticisms……………………………………………………………………14 Arguments against criticisms……………………………………………..16 Concluding remarks………………………………………………………..19 References………………………………………………………………….20 ABSTRACT: Why do we pray? To appease the
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Functionalist (MACRO) view on Religion Functionalists believe that society is like an organism (Organic/Biological Analogy), and different key things each play its crucial part to keep society running successfully. This can include Religion, the Economy and the people in it. For functionalists what makes order possible is a social consensus (Equilibrium or Social Harmony/agreement) – shared norms and beliefs by which society as a whole follows. Religious institutions play their part in the social
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Educational material supplied by The Case Centre Copyright encoded A76HM-JUJ9K-PJMN9I illycaffè: Value Creation through Responsible Supplier Relationships Francesco Perrini and Angeloantonio Russo SDA Bocconi Francesco Perrini and Angeloantonio Russo prepared this case study, as a basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a business situation. Copyright © 2007 SDA Bocconi University and EABIS. No part of this publication may be reproduced
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Mobile Computing and Social Networks CIS 500 June 4, 2012 Mobile computing and social networks are not only good for keeping in touch with friends and family or playing games, but business have also gotten on the band wagon and developed apps to conduct work. One of the apps that are being used often is geo-location. This type of application is a technology that uses data obtained from an individual’s mobile device to identify or describe their actual physical location at a given point
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