CSR theory Laura J. Spence Abstract This paper seeks to expand business and society research in a number of ways. Its primary purpose is to redraw two core CSR theories (stakeholder theory and Carroll’s CSR pyramid), enhancing their relevance for small business. This is done by the application of the ethic of care, informed by the value of feminist perspectives and the extant empirical research on small business social responsibility. It is proposed that the expanded versions of core theory have
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and its execution in real situations. 3. To develop and encourage the entrepreneurial capabilities of young generation to make them effective change agents. 4. To meet the demand for trained and professional people in the country at the top level management of business and industrial organizations in the light of the new economic and industrial policy of the country. 2. COURSE DURATION The MBA (Full Time) programme of Mahatma Gandhi University shall be spread in two years duration with 4 Semesters
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IDENTIFYING ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERS IN TODAY’S DYNAMIC MARKETS Ayman Tarabishy, Doctoral Student, The George Washington University 2115 G St. N.W. Suite 403 Washington DC 20052 USA Tel: +1 (202)-468-3133 Fax: +1 202 994-4930 E-mail: Ayman@gwu.edu Lloyd Fernald, University of Central Florida Abstract Organizations regardless of size and industry now exist in the competitive landscape. This landscape is characterized by 1) increasing business risk, 2) decreasing ability to forecast, 3) fluid organizational
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severely impacting vulnerable populations worldwide. Proposed causes such as shortages of grain due to adverse weather, increasing meat consumption in China and India, conversion of corn to ethanol in the US, and investor speculation on commodity markets lead to widely differing implications for policy. A lack of clarity about which factors are responsible reinforces policy inaction. Here, for the first time, we construct a dynamic model that quantitatively agrees with food prices. The results show
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Business strategies and human resource management: uneasy bedfellows or strategic partners? John Purcell University of Bath Bath BA2 7AY 01225 386567 J.Purcell@bath.ac.uk 1 Business strategies and human resource management: uneasy bedfellows or strategic partners? One of the assignment questions for this year’s class studying ‘Strategy and Human Resource Management’ (a very popular course) was: Does, and should, competitive strategy determine the design of a firm’s HR system? Give illustrations
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feedback: The role of advertising ☆ Eva Martínez a,⁎, Teresa Montaner b,1, José M. Pina a,2 a b Departamento de Economía y Dirección de Empresas, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Gran Vía 2, Zaragoza 50005, Spain Departamento de Economía y Dirección de Empresas, Escuela Universitaria de Estudios Empresariales, María de Luna S/N Edificio Lorenzo Normante, Zaragoza 50018, Spain A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T Firms often use brand extensions as a way of introducing
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Southern Cross University ePublications@SCU Theses 2004 The contribution of business/management education, to small enterprise solvency Peter Ellis Southern Cross University, PeterEllis@YSP.com.au Suggested Citation Ellis, P 2004, 'The contribution of business/management education, to small enterprise solvency', DBA thesis, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW. Copyright P Ellis 2004 For further information about this thesis Peter Ellis can be contacted at peterellis@ysp.com.au
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of Business and Management Vol. 6, No. 7; July 2011 Financial Reform, Ownership and Performance in Banking Industry: The Case of Bangladesh S. M. Sohrab Uddin PhD Student, Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan & Assistant Professor, Department of Finance and Banking, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh E-mail: smsohrabcu@yahoo.com Yasushi Suzuki Professor, Graduate School of Management Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan E-mail: szkya@apu
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a review of the literature on the theoretical underpinnings and practical uses of GVC value chain governance theory for the purposes of informing a development-focused graduate student consulting project that employs GVC methodology. The first and second sections provide a brief overview of value chains, GVC governance theory and the relevant concepts for conducting a value chain analysis within a development context. The third section discusses GVC interventions and offers a case study of a successful
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Finance Theory II (Corporate Finance) Katharina Lewellen February 5, 2003 1 Today Preliminaries Introduction to the course Corporate finance Types of questions Course outline Course requirements Case of Unidentified Industries 2 Preliminaries Texts − Brealey & Myers, Principles of Corporate Finance, 7th edition − Higgins, Analysis for Financial Management, 7th edition − Case and Readings Packet Professor − Katharina Lewellen 3 Introduction Corporate finance Investment
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