Small business social responsibility: Expanding core 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
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Background The need for corporate governance among listed and unlisted companies and state-run enterprises is so great in Zimbabwe. The drive toward corporate governance has been fuelled by a number of factors. There is wide recognition that corporate governance can contribute to the economic success of corporations and to their long-term sustainability (going concern). It is also recognised that good corporate governance can enhance corporate responsibility and improve the reputation of companies
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merchandise sold • higher rate of intrigue may influence the Financial Position of Puma • Monetary log jam or downturn may influence the buyers buy and diminishing the offers of jaguar • Expanding material cost and work cost greatly affects Puma. SOCIAL TECHNOLOGICAL
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Date Some of the ethical issues that management may need to address include corporate social responsibility. This refers to the operation of a business or organization in a manner that takes into consideration the environmental and social aspects created by enterprise. It implies the commitment to create policies that include responsible practices in the undertakings of the entity. Corporate social responsibility policies serve as self-regulatory measures for the organization in monitoring and
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The humanistic Ideology is the human wants needs and rights. Organizations that follow the humanistic approach have a business strategy which is to create a stakeholder benefit rather than shareholder maximization strategies. Besides that, governance under humanistic work towards using resources to meet society’s needs. Structure of humanistic company’s is decentralized. Furthermore, enormous roles of leaders in determining the character of the organization and guiding the organization on ethical
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INTRO Business Ethics (also known as corporate ethics) is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics that studies the ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that arise in a business environment (source: Wikipedia). This applies to all aspects of business conduct and is relevant to the behavior of individuals and organizations overall business. Applied ethics is a field of ethics dealing with ethical questions in many fields such as medicine, engineering, law and business ethics. Business
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upgrade themselves. Another company with strong supportive organizational culture is Guangxi Transmission & Substation Construction Company. It advocates ‘home culture’ which support adolescents to sense compassion of the family by constructing a social networking platform. People can share and communicate with one another easily. It is believed that the employees in these organizations possess strong affective commitment. Since the managers express their concern and respect towards the subordinates
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The purpose of this research paper is to investigate whether Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is becoming a common standard in the Caribbean corporate financial community and the associated benefits as it relates to the business strategy and financial performance. Historically, corporations were expected to serve some public purpose as justification for the benefits and privileges they receive. However, since the 1970s, the view has become widespread that corporations exist solely to maximize
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CSR 4. how can hsbc gain from implementing these programmes? 匯豐銀行怎麼能從執行這些方案中獲益？ * hsbc can enhance its image and reputation as many members of the public regard hsbc as a responsible corporate citizen, which may help hsbc win more customers. in the long run, when people treat hsbc as their preferred bank and do more business with the bank, the bank can reap large profit from customers loyalty 匯豐能增強公眾對於匯豐銀行的形象和聲譽，許多成員作為一個負責任的企業公民，這可能有助於匯豐銀行贏得更多的客戶。從長遠來看，當人們把匯豐銀行作為他們的首選銀行，做更多的業務與銀行，銀行就可以收穫客戶的忠誠度較大的利潤
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by its commitment to social responsibility? How would you evaluate its triple-bottom-line performance? Burt’s Bees’ CSR strategy has contributed to its success in the marketplace through the principal The Greater Good, Burt’s Bees’ business model: it states that all of their company practices will be socially responsible. Correspondingly, the company engaged customers and differentiated itself through three primary areas: natural well-being, humanitarian responsibility, and environmental sustainability
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