Journal of International Business Studies (2012) 43, 84–106 & 2012 Academy of International Business All rights reserved 0047-2506 www.jibs.net Multinationals and corporate social responsibility in host countries: Does distance matter? Joanna Tochman Campbell1, Lorraine Eden1 and Stewart R Miller2 1 Department of Management, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA; 2Department of Management, College of Business, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA Correspondence:
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Stakeholder engagement S T R AT E G Y Introduction The Kellogg Company is the world’s leading producer of cereals. For more than 100 years, Kellogg’s has been a leader in health and nutrition through providing consumers with a wide variety of food products. Kellogg’s market leading position and reputation is built on its commitment to ethical business practices and its values-based culture. Business values identify the beliefs that the company holds to be the most important. These values then
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Corporate Social Responsibilities By Amber Horwood Corporate Social Responsibility is an organizations sense of responsibility for the impacts ethically, behaviorally and socially, on society, the environment, and the Community. It is an approach to managing business activities and decisions in a more ethical way that contributes not only to the business its self but the community, staff and the environment. The social aspects of Corporate Social Responsibilities relate to the economic and environmental
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A Study of Corporate Social Responsibility in Indian Organization: An-Introspection Hoshang Bhesania India is a developing economy, here Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) play important role in organizations. In Indian industry one can easily notice a paradigm shift from corporate philanthropist to being socially responsible. The importance of CSR is increasing in Indian corporate scenario because organization have realize that ultimate goal is not profit making beside this trust building
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Corporate Social Responsibility: ( Medicine Indutry In Bangladesh) Corporation: the word corporation is widely used to describe large business organization. Specially, the multi-national nonprofit or profit seeking organizations such as Coca cola, IBM etc. are often termed as the corporation. Social responsibility: Social responsibility is an ethical theory that an entity, be it an organization or , has an obligation to act to benefit society at large. Social responsibility
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reputation of the company. This paper concisely analyzes the important role of ethics and social responsibility as it pertains to the development of a strategic plan. Stakeholders’ concerns also receive applicable consideration, including the brief consideration of the evolved viewpoints of the student during the completion of his or her MBA studies at University of Phoenix. The Role of Ethics and Social Responsibility “Ethics refers to the specific values, standards, rules, and agreements people
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WHAT IS CSR? Corporate Social Responsibility is a management concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interactions with their stakeholders. CSR is generally understood as being the way through which a company achieves a balance of economic, environmental and social imperatives (“Triple-Bottom-Line- Approach”), while at the same time addressing the expectations of shareholders and stakeholders. In this sense it is important to draw a
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among the countries in the region most interested in social welfare, through the provision of various public services aimed at maintaining an advanced level of social and economic stability. This has included the provision and development of infrastructure and municipal services, education and health. With the economy of United Arab Emirates galloping at an impressive pace, many corporations are turning their attention towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. This is a significant
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problem rather than just pulling our business from them without notice. We understand that this is a risky decision to place these requirements but, it is our social responsibility as well as our corporate responsibility to make this right for the best interest of our stakeholders. We propose that as a condition of this new contract, a social audit be performed on a monthly basis to make sure House of Shoes is in compliance. Of course, any business decision has its pros and cons. Pros of this
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I - Issue and Scope: The primary Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issue in the case is whether Nestlé should label its new product ‘Partners’ Blend’ with the Fairtrade brand or continue with its own social responsibility initiatives. United Kingdom (U.K.) is one of Nestles major markets. Therefore, it is imperative for Nestlé to be aware of the social, environmental and financial circumstances surrounding its business. Social: From the social perspective, the main circumstances that
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