Social Responsibility and Accounting - A Literature Review Master thesis in Financial Accounting Fall semester 2012 Supervisor: Kristina Jonäll Author: Ulla-Christel Götherström Abstract Master Thesis in Financial Accounting, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, fall semester 2012 Author: Ulla-Christel Götherström Supervisor: Kristina Jonäll Title: Corporate Social Responsibility and Accounting - A literature review. Background and problem: Corporate Social
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Theory and in Practice of the International Business Ethics Gabriela Dubcová* ABSTRACT The ethics triangle: national law, culture and political economic system. Key factors of current ethics issues in an international environment. The most visible changes in environment dimensions. Principles of international business ethics. Current ethics challenges in international environment. Common issues of the international business ethics. Comparison of ethical standards in different cultures. Accelerating
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Management within a Business Ethical? In this essay I am going to argue and focus on how management within businesses and corporations are frequently unethical nevertheless necessary. In Section One I am going to argue that the way in which management is exercised is to some extent designed to be unethical. Through the use of W D Ross and Immanuel Kant (1785) I am going to outline ethics and employ Roberts, J. (1984) and Milgram’s (1974) works to display how management can be seen as not ethical. In Section
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Tracy Davis LSTD3253 CST Final Project Ethical Dilemmas in Business It is almost impossible to pick up any American newspaper and avoid reading an article dealing with the unethical and possibly even illegal conduct of those who run our businesses. Whether it is insider stock manipulation, off balance sheet partnerships, questionable accounting practices, dumping of environmental contaminants, the stories continue to appear. The ethical conduct of U.S. businesses will be examined
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actions has to be internalized and must be supported by the management. Keywords: Corporate social responsibility, higher education, competitive advantage, reputation. 1. Introduction Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is defined through the ethical relationship and transparency of the company with all its stakeholders that has a relationship as well as with the establishment of corporate goals that are compatible with the sustainable development of society, preserving environmental and cultural
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of the Literature Concerning Ethical Leadership in Organizations Kelly Monahan Regent University The following article explores the literature regarding the topic of ethical leadership. Thirty-eight articles were identified that are written by authors who focused on four main topics. These topics are the definition of ethical leadership, the personal integrity and morality of a leader, how a leader ethically influences followers, and current challenges facing ethical leaders. These four topics are
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accomplish the organisation’s objective. There are three major level of management structure in the organisation, respectively top level (i.e. president and CEO), middle level (i.e. marketing vice president, finance vice president, and human resources vice president), and bottom level (i.e. different line managers of training & development). There is a possible evolving HR organisation example, which will be indicated the following article. Business policy and code of ethics are very important to the
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Tw elfth Edition INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Environments and Operations John D. Daniels University of Miami Lee H. Radebaugh Brigham Young University Daniel P. Sullivan University of Delaware Pearson Education International Contents Preface 29 About the Authors • PART ONE 39 BACKGROUND FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 44 1 Globalization and International Business 45 49 44 CASE: The Global Playground Introduction 48 W h a t Is International Business7. The Forces
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from the three words contained within its title phrase- ‘corporate,’ ‘social,’ and ‘responsibility' viz a viz “Corporates are being responsible for the Society". This article aims to explain the meaning, underlying concepts and theories of corporate social responsibility. Let us now understand the meaning of CSR and why is it important in modern days. Definitions of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) The broadest definition of CSR defined by The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders
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choose to discuss values, ethics and emotions of the workplace since I feel these are the core elements to make a workplace run smooth. Without these three things a workplace can become disheveled and confusing. First, I will begin by discussing values in the workplace past, present and future. Secondly, I will discuss ethics and the role it plays in business past, present, and future. Finally, I will discuss how emotions in the workplace affect the outcome of the workplace. Values in the Workplace
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