This article is published in a peer-reviewed section of the Utrecht Law Review Four Case Studies on Corporate Social Responsibility: Do Conflicts Affect a Company’s Corporate Social Responsibility Policy? Cristina A. Cedillo Torres, Mercedes Garcia-French, Rosemarie Hordijk, Kim Nguyen, Lana Olup* 1. Introduction 1.1. Background and objectives This article will discuss the different Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues that emerged within four multinationals (Apple, Canon
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power. And when we say Governance it is a government is the system by which a state or community is controlled. In the Commonwealth of Nations, the word government is also used more narrowly to refer to the collective group of people that exercises executive authority in a state Political corruption is the use of powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain. An illegal act by an officeholder constitutes political corruption only if the act is directly related to their official duties
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Ethics in International Business Chapter Outline OPENING CASE: Wal-Mart’s Chinese Suppliers INTRODUCTION ETHICAL ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Employment Practices Management Focus: Making Apple’s iPod Human Rights Environmental Pollution Management Focus: Unocal in Myanmar Corruption Moral Obligations Management Focus: News Corporation in China ETHICAL DILEMMAS THE ROOTS OF UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR Personal Ethics
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1) MEANING OF 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
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Social Enterprises as Hybrid Organizations: A Review and Research Agenda* Bob Doherty, Helen Haugh1 and Fergus Lyon2 The York Management School, University of York, Freboys Lane, York YO10 5GD, UK, 1Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1AG, UK, and 2Middlesex University, The Burroughs, London NW4 4BT, UK Corresponding author email: bob.doherty@york.ac.uk The impacts of the global economic crisis of 2008, the intractable problems of persistent
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387 From supply chains to value chains: A spotlight on CSR Malika Bhandarkar and Tarcisio Alvarez-Rivero* 1. Introduction Corporate social responsibility (CSR)1 has become a hot topic in boardrooms across the world. Changes in corporate value systems are being driven by pressures from different actors, including governments, consumers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and institutional investors (diagram 1). Multinational corporations (MNCs) have operations spread across the globe
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Administrative law is the body of law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government. Clean hands doctrine a rule of law that a person coming to court with a lawsuit or petition for a court order must be free from unfair conduct (have "clean hands" or not have done anything wrong) in regard to the subject matter of his/her claim. Common law is based on precedent (legal principles developed in earlier case law) instead of statutory laws. It is the traditional law of an area or
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PART I: Overview of the Corporation: The year 2012 marks Target’s 50th anniversary. In the years since the department store evolved, Target has “watched our innovations lead to retail revolutions, and our team, guests and partners build better communities where we live and work” (1). With a mission to “make Target the preferred shopping destination for our guests by delivering outstanding value, continuous innovation and exceptional guest experience,” (1) Target has become known as an upscale
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Analysis………………………………………………………………................17 Environment Analysis………………………………………………………………………..18 Legal Analysis………………………………………………………………………………..19 Entry and Evaluation of MANGO in the Peru Market…………………………………….21 SWOT Analysis………………………………………………………………………………24 Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibilities…………………………………………………28 PESTEL Analysis on Peru Fashion Industry (MANGO)………………………………….28 CSR for Retail fashion Industries…………………………………………………………...29 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………...33 Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………………34
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