consistently high overall ratings. The presence of strong social values such as social responsibility has a powerful impact on organisations and their actions. It leads them to use a socio-economic model of decision making in which both social costs and benefits are considered along with the traditional economic and technical values. “Corporate social responsibility in the form of corporate philanthropy, or donating to charities, has been practiced since early 1800 at least in the US (Sethi, 1977)
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including Value, Cultural Value and The Declaration of Independence. Chapter Three mainly concerns the analysis of the text of The Declaration of Independence. By analyzing the text, the main cultural values related are demonstrated as liberty, equality and democracy. Then each cultural value is explained respectively and thoroughly with proper examples. Chapter Four mainly discusses the contradictions and conflicts inherent in those American cultural values, showing that American cultural values
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CHAPTER 1 PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION Cooperative is an association of persons who have voluntarily joined together to achieve a common end through the formation of democratically controlled organization, making equitable contributions to the capital require and accepting a fair share of the risks and benefits of the undertaking in which the members actively participate. Cooperative enterprises have been known in the Philippines in the form of multi-purpose
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enlightening, however my twelve interviews in four rural villages were illuminating. Not only could I learn from the best, but I was able to help them with my independent research inputs. Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface: Truth in Poverty Introduction Internship Abstract The People of Bangladesh Climate Change in Bangladesh BRAC: Basics Agriculture and Food Security Crop Intensification for Achieving Food Self-Sufficiency in the Coastal Regions of Bangladesh Research: Case
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common knowledge of societal and cultural development by looking beyond economic and conflict theories for understanding other positions regarding social advancement. The Breadth Component studies societal and cultural development in terms of evolutionary, cyclical, and fundamentalist theories and demonstrates why it is important to looking beyond the popularly accepted knowledge about social development represented by economic and conflict theory. This approach provides a more robust generalization
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The Future for U.S. labor The United States is facing a challenge in finding work for workers who have been unemployed since the recent recession. After many years of leading the manufacturing industry, the recent economic crisis, as well as the growth of the competitive global market, has caused many U.S. factories to shut down, and in turn caused a rapid decline in employment of U.S. workers (Baily, Manyika, & Gupta, 2013). However, simply employing the U.S. workers will not solve the high
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India (EDII) P.O: Bhat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat (India) PIN: 382 428, Phone: +91-079-23969153 E-mail: akdwivedi@ediindia.org, dwivedipgdm@gmail.com Mobile: +91-9725525219 Keywords: Women-empowerment, Entrepreneurship, Beauty-parlor business, Socio-economic development. 0 Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1886250 Women-Empowerment through Women Entrepreneurship (A study of Faizabad Zone of Uttar-Pradesh) Nivedita Dwivedi & Amit Kumar Dwivedi “An enterprise owned and controlled
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been recycled and reborn again and again for all its critics and detractors. However, in a strict sense it has never been questioned as a concept, nor how to best achieve it. Whereas “human” development, “sustainable” development, development “with a gender perspective”, etc. are important advances to create world that is more humane, environmentally friendly, and equitable, they do not seek to change what is at the root of the accumulation and (re)distribution models inherent to capitalism.2 Taking
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end of the nineteenth century, labor unions and labor-oriented political parties had become major forces influencing wages and working conditions. This article explores the nature and development of labor unions in the United States. It reviews the growth and recent decline of the American labor movement and makes comparisons with the experience of foreign labor unions to clarify particular aspects of the history of labor unions in the United States. Unions and the Free-Rider Problem Quitting
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tends to hold its citizens back from improvement. A Multi National Corporation (MNC), with the right resources, will be able to benefit from the positive attributes of the developing country while at the same time contributing to the reduction of poverty and improved lifestyle of local citizens. Q#1. What are the major elements and dimensions of culture in this region? Communication The dimensions of culture can be summed up in a few points: communication, religion, ethics, values and attitudes
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