How do Global Retail Companies utilize Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? “A Comparative Study using Hennes & Mauritz (Sweden) and UNIQLO (Japan)” Authors: Greg Jogie Ayaz Shukat Master thesis – FE2413 Spring 2010 Supervisor: Eva Wittbom How do Global Retail Companies utilize Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? Abstract Abstract Corporations around the world are today acknowledging more and more the need of long-term sustainability strategies integrated into their core businesses
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Cultural Understanding in Global Business Practice and Education S. J. Chang Illinois State University ABSTRACT As today’s business decisions and choices are increasingly influenced by the diverse cultural backgrounds and perspectives of various corporate stakeholders, it is critical for business managers to have multicultural understanding. This motivates us to refine our business perspectives and approaches in global arena as well as our educational philosophies on global business management
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ever (“About the TJX Companies, Inc.,” 2014). Through T.J.X. Company’s innovative buying and sourcing strategies, they discover and deliver value for shoppers in many ways. Their goal is to provide customers with quality merchandise for the entire family, every day. Value means more than price to T.J.X. Company professionals; buyers are trained to recognize that true value is a combination of fashion, quality, brand and price. T.J.X Companies are known for their brand name and designer fashions at
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billion of revenues from Corporate Express for the period July 2008–January 2009. f 2008 revenue mix includes $2.3 billion of North American Delivery revenues and $1.9 billion of International revenues from Corporate Express for the period f f July 2008–January 2009. 3 – 2007 excludes a $38.0 million ($0.04 per share) charge related to the settlement of California wage and hour class action litigation. 2008 excludes $173.5 million f ($0.16 per share) of charges related to integration and restructuring
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State-Owned-Enterprise Governance in China: the Role of the State LL.M. Long Paper Harvard Law School Supervised by Prof. Reinier Kraakman and Mark Roe April 2012 Oversea Listing and State-Owned-Enterprise Governance in China: the Role of the State Yinzhi Miao Abstract: There are both considerate horizontal and vertical governance problems in the Chinese state-owned-enterprises (SOEs). Due to their privileged positions in the political economy, traditional institutions of corporate governance are far
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PM Page 138 C H A P T E R 5 Business Ethics and the Legal Environment of Business Learning Objectives After studying this chapter you should be able to: 1. Understand the relationship between ethics and the law and appreciate why it is important to behave ethically. 2. Differentiate between the claims of the different stakeholder groups affected by a company’s actions. 3. Identify the four main sources of business ethics, and describe four rules that can be used to help
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CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY:1 Is a common CSR framework possible? PIOTR MAZURKIEWICZ DevComm-SDO World Bank This paper is not intended to serve as an exhaustive, comprehensive treatment of CRS. Rather, it is part of a broader discussion on corporate social responsibility, in the context of environmental protection. This paper is not a publication of the World Bank. It is circulated to encourage discussion.. The views expressed are solely those of the author and his views and this paper
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OAO Gazprom Annual Report 2014 The Power of Growth OAO Gazprom Annual Report 2014 Note. This Annual Report has been formed on the basis of Resolution No. 1 of OAO Gazprom’s Management Committee On Organization of Work Related to Holding the Annual General Shareholders Meeting dated 29 January 2015. The terms «OAO Gazprom», «Company» used in the Annual Report refer to the parent company of Gazprom Group, i.e. to Open Joint Stock Company Gazprom. «Gazprom Group», «the Group» or «Gazprom» imply
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