CSR Research Papers Samples For Students

Introduction

Corporate social responsibility refers to the ability of businesses doing well in terms of performance and at the same time doing well especially to in relation to the immediate environment (Campbell, Hollingsworth, & Lindberg, 1991, p. 5). CSR involves the process of aligning long term business strategies with operations to universally achieve sustainable and positive outcomes. The main beneficiaries of CSR practices by firms are clients, suppliers, shareholders, employees, and the environment with no particular meaning derived from the order. Practicing of CSR is an essential input by responsible firms. Firms all over the world are engaging in CSR ...

Introduction

In late sixties of 20th century, the term "corporate social responsibility" was commonly used and in early seventies subsequent to numerous multinational corporations created a term stakeholder, which meant those entities whom an association’s activities must have impact. The term was used in order to explain corporate owners ahead of shareholders The experts of the business world state that companies can make better long term and sustained profits by having a good prospective whereas the critics of CSR have argued that it derails the company from its primary organizational economic goals. Many other experts have argued that CSR is not ...

Literature Review

There is a conceptual framework as well, which has been taken into consideration for the same analysis.
Conceptual Framework
Financial performance:
The financial performance refers to the performance altitude of the company during the specific frame of time. The financial performance of the company is measured in terms of profit or loss during a certain period. The assessment of financial performance enables the investors as well as decision making authorities to evaluate a company’s policies and activities to achieve monetary objectives. There are numerous studies in which there is a sign of a strong relationship between CSR and financial performance has ...

An analysis of how adherence with CSR helps out the companies to fulfill their financial and non financial targets and goals

Abstract

It is more than important for the organizations to stay in the business for a long span of time and comply with the ethical standards in an effective and well organized manner. The main perspective of this research paper is to apply relevant techniques to analyze that companies which are ethically perfect and adheres with CSR are the one which do economically sound activities as compared to the companies which are not. From this particular research, we would analyze that ...

INTRODUCTION

Corporate social responsibility is also known as CSR, and it is the growing social trend of businesses. It is now being practiced throughout the world by many companies to enhance their image and build good reputation of the company (McWilliams, Siegel, & Wright, 2006). Even many multinational firms today are highly active in such activities, regardless of the fact that wherever they are operating, they just want to have positive image of their companies and in a way establish relationships with their customers and other stake holders.
Corporate social responsibility is defined as the responsibilities that an organization has towards ...

Most developed countries are characterized by the presence of extremely successful companies operational in these countries. Outstanding examples are countries from the United States and Europe. However, it has been determined that one of the main factors that has seen this companies sail to excellence and dominance in the market is the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) (Banerjee, 2007). This refers to the ability of a company to integrate economics, environmental, and social imperatives into their business activities with a goal of upholding business success, as well as the improvement of lives of all individuals attached to the company. Russia has been ...

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Introduction.
Over a period of 75 years of its operation, Tyson foods credit its success from its customer’s valuation. The company’s commitment to ‘doing what is right’ in regard to its customers needs has sustained its growth, enhanced its reputation, and boosted its brand. The history of Tyson food’s success started in 1935 with its founder John Tyson. Tyson came up with the idea that if his hope of business success was to be at its peak he would have to do it at an international perspective. This led to the acceptance of the business into ...

Introduction

Corporate Society Responsibility (CSR) is to invest in the well-being of the society and organizations have realized that it is their responsibility to give something back to the society as they generate revenues and profits from the society. Paper manufacturing industry has become competitive over the years in the market of China. This report analyses one of the leading companies in the paper manufacturing industry, Orient Papers. The report reviews the company and the sector in which it operates. The report also analyses the financial, operational and organizational review of the company. The report then discusses the summary of ...

Introduction. Kellogg Company is the world’s leading producer of cereals and frozen foods, and the second largest producer of cookies and crackers. After its acquisition of Pringles, Kellogg became the second largest savory snack company. Kellogg is committed and mindful of the ideals of the founder, W.K. Kellogg’s who was dedicated to the well-being of people. And have stayed focused on the company’s vision of enriching and delighting the world through food, and its purpose of, providing nourishment for families allowing them to thrive and flourish. The Kellogg Company has a rich history of corporate responsibility as ...

Introduction

The company that I choose for analysis of their corporate social responsibility is Nestle. Nestle is a multinational company that serves in many countries across the world. Nestle company serves in the area of beverages and food and working efficiently from 135 years. Nestle products are mainly ranges from milk, beverages, chocolates and confectioneries. At Vavey in Switzerland there is headquarter of nestle. Nestle earned its name in giving high quality products from many years. It is now considered leading brand in the world. Nestle shows a remarkable success in its operations and this is due to the only fact that ...

Analysis of Personal and Organizational Ethics and Values between For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Organizations

Introduction
Ethics and social responsibility are critical for companies and have an impact on the long-term sustainability of the businesses. Ethics refers to the belief of what is right and what is not. A strong framework thus forms within which people make decisions and also ensure that all employees and supervisors are fair to each other. It is of significance that employees ensure that they can distinguish the acceptable from the unacceptable. This would help ensure better levels of ethics and its implementation in an organization. Ethics is important for all organizations, whether they are for-profit organizations or non-profit ...

The concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been the subject of different researches in terms of aiming to arrive at a universal and conclusive definition; as well as in determining its overall impact to the organization that allegedly supports and embodies the framework and to the society. From among the different definitions of CSR, the meaning provided by Kotler and Lee is most appropriate: “a commitment to improve community well-being through discretionary business practices and contributions of corporate resources” (Kotler and Lee; cited in Carroll and Shabana 90). In the United States, the organizations who openly support CSR and have ...

Introduction

Corporate Social Responsibility is an important aspect of a business nowadays. During the previous eras businesses were least bothered about their responsibility towards the environment and the society as a whole. However, surviving in the current business scenario, without paying attention to the social responsibility is deemed to be rather unacceptable by some. For the purpose of completing this assignment, the electrical and electronic equipment industry has been chosen and how they are contributing to the society. General Electric and Siemens have been chosen from the developed category, whereas, Samsung and Acer have been chosen from the developing country category.
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Introduction

Present document aims to enact the research of academic and business literature, related to the history, evolution and current organizational profiles of two organizations – Eastman Kodak and Fujifilm. Both companies are well-recognized and considered pioneers in image innovation and continue improvement practices. The analysis will look at the leadership and management approaches to innovation and draw parallels between two organizations under review. Additional research will touch upon other critical success factors that brought the companies to the current situation and the impact of corporate Social Responsibility (CS) practices on the profitability and productive capacity of the organizations. The culmination ...

Brief of the Project

Comcast is one of the companies reviewed by Harris Interactive’s 14th Annual Reputation Quotient Survey with bad reputation. The Reputation Quotient Survey was based on the key characteristics such as trust, product quality, employee’s treatment, and social responsibility. The reputation score of 60.99 in 2013 and 59.10 in 2012, respectively. Its stock performance is 47.7 percent and the 12-month sale is 61.68 billion US dollars. In addition, the latest American Customer Service Satisfaction Index survey, the company raked as the second worst television-service providers and at the bottom of the Internet service providers. In the last three ...

Introduction

Over the last decade, the retail industry has grown because of the increased need for consumers to shop under one store. However, the top players that have dominated the industry have hardly changed with Wal-Mart and Target Corporation holding the first and second position respectively in terms of size and goods sold (Wal-Mart & Target). The two retail stores have certain prizing, marketing, and market entry strategies that has enable them maintain their rank for many years. Therefore, this research will compare the two retail companies with analysis of their mission statements. Furthermore, Wal-Mart will be analyzed further highlighting ...

Apple is one of the most valuable companies in the world. It is at the forefront of innovation in the areas of desktop computing and publishing and mobile entertainment and communication. It revolutionized the world of portable music with the introduction of the iPod. The opening of iTunes redefined the whole concept of selling music for portable media. The opening of iTunes changed the music retail industry altogether. It led to the demise of two music retail giants: Tower Records and Virgin Megastores.
Recently, however, the company seems to be suffering from bad publicity regarding some ethical issues. ...

Current Position on Ethics and Corporate Responsibility

Apple Corp. is one of the largest design, manufacturing and seller of mobile and communication devices globally, including some of the world most popular models, such as iPhone, Mac and Apple TV. Company business model offers several retail channels that include own physical stores, retail stores and cellular network retailers and online sales. Net sales for fiscal year 2012 reached as high as USD 156 mln, reflecting 30% growth comparing to the same period of 2011. Company´s financial figures reflect continues improvement on profit margins that have grown 58% between years 2011-2012 (United States Security and Exchange Commissions, ...

The strategies that an organization might use when developing its organization’s socially responsible efforts are to take care of environment, reduction of the waste output, Promoting diversity, Choosing suppliers on non-economic criteria, Reintegration support, Partnership with NGOs (Grayson, 2003). At least one social measure etc. the four types of behavior that are examined in the social responsibly area are the adoption of measures regarding the positive social impact, familiarity regarding the concept of corporate social responsibility and implementation of corporate social responsibility. Business management is a very serious factor which affects the corporate social responsibility. The business executives are ...

The Home Depot is a business entity that takes part in the improvement of homes and retailing of construction products. The company also offers other construction services such as consultancy and delivery. The company has many stores in the United States of America. The stores exist in all the states of the country. In addition, the company runs stores in the provinces of Canada, and Mexico. The company’s headquarters are in Atlanta, where there is Support Center for all the company’s stores.
The Home Depot has a good financial record. According to the commission of the United States ...

Company Mission and Critique

Dunkin Brands Group Inc. is among the world’s top franchisors of the fast service restaurants that serve baked goods, cold and hot coffee, and hard serve ice cream. The Company’s brand groups include Baskin- Robbins, Dunkin’ Donuts, and Togo’s that are among the best loved names within the restaurant industry. Among the three brand groups, Dunkin’ Donuts is the biggest baked goods and coffee chain in the world, whereas Baskin Robbins is the leading ice cream franchise in the world. Togo’s is a fast growing and youngest of all the chains. It serves approximately164, 000 sandwiches ...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a critical public relations aspect that enables business organizations to win customer loyalty, increase sales and enjoy higher profits in the long run. Founded in 1965, PepsiCo has experienced remarkable growth to become one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies (PepsiCo, 2012). The company sells some of its leading brands such as Pepsi-cola, Tropicana, Frito-lay and Quaker in more than 200 countries around the world. This paper presents a brief analysis of PepsiCo and its corporate social responsibility activities, while evaluating the company’s operations based on the ten principles of the United ...

Walmart (2014). Global Responsibility. Walmart Stores Inc. Retrieved April 19, 2014, from http://corporate.walmart.com/global-responsibility/

The official Walmart website details the company’s corporate responsibility initiatives ranging from general ethical concepts such as environmental sustainability to localized CSR issues like veterans and military families support initiatives. Walmart’s mission is to make lives better as outlined on the website and hence, their initiatives of creating more jobs, women empowerment and responsible sourcing; a work in improving the companies social image.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (2014). Global Responsibility Report: The Responsibility to Lead. Retrieved April 19, 2014, from http://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/35509-Walmart- Highlights-Sustainability-Progress-in-its-2013-Global-Responsibility-Report

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Research – Literature Review

Introduction
Corporate Social Responsibility has become valuable for many organizations and its concept is growing year by year for many companies. Corporate social responsibility is not only followed by manufacturing industry it is has also become an essential part of service businesses because of positive outcomes. Hilton hotel has a group of different hotel businesses in different countries and these all businesses are operating in an efficient way. Top management of Hilton hotel is also attracted for corporate social responsibility but there is not any research conducted which can provide clear contribution of Hilton for corporate social responsibility.
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Introduction

Corporate social responsibility is the best strategic as well as financial path that most businesses can followFor most businesses there are compelling reasons to be responsibledefining “responsible” is somewhat of a conundrum.”
~ Jeffrey Hollender

It is typical for people and organizations to have expectations. Expectations serve as a reminder that regulates actions and thoughts according to moral, ethical, legal and economic principles. The same mechanism operates in the business industry through corporate social responsibility (CSR). By virtue of a definition given by , CSR refers to the expectations that the society has on a particular organization. This suggests that organizations therefore have a duty ...

Abstract

The global business environment has been evolving over the years, and the current wave of change is demanding a more ethical and moral approach from the different businesses enterprises. These changes have been happening over the past three decades as expectations and demands of customers and the ever-increasing interest groups keep on changing. Companies and other business organizations have, therefore, been forced into developing a social responsibility; in addition, to their primary economic missions in order to remain competitive in the market share. The turbulent period, with accelerating changes, on which businesses are operating; makes it necessary for managers to strategic ...

For the successful completion of this research paper we have selected the companies Dell and Hewlett Packard. Both of these companies specialize in providing computer technology based services to their customers. To have a better understanding of these two companies, we have analyzed the mission statement, vision statement, strategies of social responsibility and their strategic planning methods. For attaining the required information we have used the investor information available in the website of these companies.

Comparison of the Mission Statements

The mission statement of Dell is “to be the most successful computer company in the world at delivering the best customer experience in markets we ...

Introduction

Starbuck Coffee Company was established in 1971, being the first retail store opened in Seattle’s Pike Place Market, in the United States. Mobby Dick inspired the company name attached to the romance of the high seas and the seafaring tradition of the early coffee traders (Starbucks, 2010). The company witnessed a transition with Howard Shultz being the Starbucks president and the CEO from 1987 after acquiring the company from the initial sellers. He has integrated his previously established company policies (II Giornale Coffee Company) with Starbucks leading to tremendous growth. He not only steered the company towards increasing the ...

The Entrepreneur’s Source Company believes in social enterprise. The company is an enterprise based in New Hemisphere whose ideologies revolve around creating self employment. This is because it is a non-profit organization whose major concern is to improve human and environmental well being. The Entrepreneur’s Source Company has gained the trust within the country due to the services it offers the society (Chand, 2006). The enterprise provides education, consultation and guidelines to make people get jobs and be self-employed. The company has employed new and unique profiling systems to enable it assess a client goals, expectations and needs. The ...

Project Brief

We at Rogers Communication, Inc. are committed towards corporate social responsibility in Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and Greater Vancouver (GV). We are Canada’s leading telecom services provider. Most of our valuable customers come from these two regions, making it all the more important for us to make a difference in the lives of people in these communities.
As most of our new customers are youth going for their first mobile device, their long-term faith in our services is critical to the success of our business. Therefore, under out corporate social responsibility, we plan to invest where it brings ...

Introduction

Apple is a US company whose business is the design, development and marketing of personal computers, portable digital music players, media devices, cellular phones and other personal electronic devices. Apple’s website describes the company as a corporation that develops and markets software, software services, networking services and solutions, peripheral equipment, and internet applications (Apple.com, 2013). The company is one of the most recognized consumer brands in the world and is poised to become the first trillion dollar company of the world. The Apple brand is so strong that it already commands a very strong brand premium. The base customers of Apple’s products span ...

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The Age of the SME

Several studies have been conducted to investigate whether the age of an entrepreneurial SME affects its success, and if so, how. Nunes, et. al. (2013) concluded that both age and size restrict the growth of young SMEs, yet do not seem to affect older SMEs in the same way. This is presumable because an older firm has grown in size since its inception and/or has acquired adequate management experience to navigate difficult times and environments.
This same study also identified two more factors that are limiting for young SMEs, yet not so for older enterprises. As ...

Introduction

This presentation is on Toyota Motor Corporation. This automotive company is Japanese in origin with its headquarters Aichi, Japan. Toyota over a period of time has been facing some ethical problems that seem to be weighing it down. The company is owned by Kiirichi Toyoda, who is the innovator and inventor of the company. The company was established in the year of 1973 following the emergence and merging of the various Toyota Industries owned by his father. Most of the ethical issues experienced by the company, both the local and international outlets have affected the company progress either positively and ...

Introduction

The company Nike, which was initially founded as Blue Ribbon Sports by Phil Knight and a colleague from college, is an idea born as a result of Knight’s paper while undertaking his MBA program at Stanford, which was to import athletic shoes to the US market from Japan. This market was dominated by Puma and Adidas. The company’s initial development was as a distributor for a Japanese athletic shoe company known as Onitsuka Tiger. In 1971, the relationship ended and the following year Nike was formed.
The publicity of Nike was by the use of celebrity athletes sponsors. The company ...

Introduction

In the business world today, corporations have become more conscious of the need to conserve the natural environment. The threatening features of the natural system are the irreparability of naturally occurring objects and the irreplaceable nature of this system. In their bid to conduct business in the local and global fronts, businesses today have concentrated their efforts in ensuring that the existence of tomorrow is cared for accurately. The common belief is that, taking care of tomorrow involves taking care of today. Corporations such as Multinational Corporations and small business ventures strive to ensure that they have the best ...

Any individual who has an interest in a business is termed as the stakeholder of that business; this also means that someone who may contribute in some way towards the growth and the success of the business is known as the stakeholder of that business. All the stakeholders differ in their roles and also in their involvement level. When considering the role of particular people, their roles and responsibilities tend to evaluate how critical they are for the operation of the business in reality.
The Chief Executive Officer or the CEO is the term used for the head of ...

(Nigeria vs. Shell)

Abstract

This is a proposal for a research on the topic ‘The Effect of Oil Exploration and Drilling in the Niger Delta (Nigeria vs. Shell)’. It seeks to introduce the reader to the topic of the research in addition to providing a preliminary review of literature. It highlights the proposed methodology and provides a provisional questionnaire for the formed for the purpose of data collection and analysis.
1 Introduction
The topic chosen for this research is ‘The Effect of Oil Exploration and Drilling in the Niger Delta (Nigeria vs. Shell)’. The research aims to provide a more comprehensive, unbiased understanding ...

Southwest airlines operate in a competitive market that affirms the significance of analyzing its environment to identify effective strategies that can increase its success. A conducting a SWOT analysis of the company can help one identify its potential and limitations thus adopting informed interventions. With this information, a strategist is able to manage the company’s environment appropriately while avoid potential risks. Analysis of the Company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) will help it identify its competitiveness in the aspect of social entrepreneurship (Compart, 2008). This is essential in identifying how the business appears in the eyes of society. The paper presents a ...

Research Paper

Multinational Companies refers to a corporation that has facilities and or other assets in another country apart from its home country. For the purpose of accomplishing this assignment; two renowned Multinational Companies, Proctor and Gamble and Toyota Group have been chosen. Toyota group based in Japan was founded in the year 1926 by Kiirchiro Toyoda in the form of Toyota Industries Corporation and it happens to be one of the largest conglomerates in the world. Their product mainly includes automobiles and financial services and it continuously strives to diversify in various sectors.
Proctor & Gamble on the other hand was ...

Assignment 1: Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness

Bank of America is regarded as an American multinational banking and a financial services company, situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company is considered as the second largest bank holding corporation in the whole U.S in terms of assets (Grant et al, 2010). The Bank of America is ranked as the twenty-first largest company as of 2013 in the United States by total revenue. Furthermore, Forbes ranked Bank of America as the third biggest company universally in 2010. The company was founded in October 17, 1904 by the name of Bank of Italy. The company deals in variety of product ...

a) Return on investment relative to industry The J.P Morgan Chase and Co. Investment banking division provides a variety of investment banking services and products such as security's underwriting in debt and equity markets, structure advisory services and corporate strategy, risk management, trading platforms for institutional clients in cash securities (Behery and Tarek 131). Its client base includes governments, corporations, institutional investors and financial institutions. b) Board issues The company Board provides experience, judgment, independence and accountability for its shareholders. Director independence is upheld in several ways, including restraining the number of officers sitting on the Board. Ten of 12 directors are ...

Introduction

Organization can’t exist in a vacuum; it must be set in a particular country and region to which it is inextricably linked. The setting under which the organization operates provides numerous contexts which may influence how the organizations carry out its operations and how it produces (Mark, 2003). This notion yields the concept of external environment which is a significant aspect as organizations seek to address the various emerging trends. Analysis on the external environment is based on attempts to help understand the forces that exist outside the organizational boundaries that contribute towards shaping the organization.
According to researchers, the ...

Introduction

In the day of technological revolution when technology has enabled people to bring work home, the fine line between work and personal life has increasingly diminished. Highly sophisticated and easily affordable technologies "have made it more feasible for employees to keep contact with work" through emails, mobile phones and computers that transcend the physical boundaries of their workplace (Olson-Buchanan and Boswell, 2007). Workaholic employees who deem their professional growth as an important part of their identities are more prone to make use of these communication technologies by responding to work related emails or voice mails even after work-hours or ...

What role should ethical and social responsibility considerations have in Riordan’s strategic management plan?

In recent years the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its implications in strategic planning have been fervently discussed among management theorists and practitioners. This concept suggests that company’s activity and long-term decisions influence not only shareholders, but the society in general, therefore, company’s responsibilities are way broader than making profits.
While there have been many arguments whether CSR is a crucial point for being a profitable operation or a barrier for economic growth and prosperity, Carroll prioritized four responsibilities any company has, and proved that social and economic responsibilities are not contradicting, but significantly connected matters and ...

Company Background and Business Summary

The Coca Cola Company (www.cocacola.com) is the leading non-alcoholic beverage company, as well as one the world’s most recognized brands. The company is a 16 billion dollar empire, including four of the top five soft drinks, including Coca-Cola, Fanta, Diet Coke, and Sprite (Coca Cola, 2014).
Other brands produced by the company include PowerAde, Minute Maid, and vitamin water. Coca Cola owns or licenses and markets more than 500 beverage brands, mainly nonalcoholic sparkling drinks but also juice drinks, waters, sport and energy drinks, and ready-to-drink coffees and teas. As the world’s largest beverage distributor, Coca Cola ...

Business

Executive Summary
Wal-Mart has attained constant and strong growth in profit and sales. It has however maintained its leading position in the retail industry and is the world’s largest retailer. The barrier to entry factor of five forces indicates that the barriers to entry for competitors are sufficiently high because of advance features and facilities offered by the store. The value chain and resource based analysis indicate that Wal-Mart is successful in the implementation of the low cost strategy as it is inculcating the efficiency of cost in management style, corporate culture and operations. It has adopted advanced ...

1.0 Background Information on SARS
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a newly emerged febrile lower respiratory viral disease that has been described in Asia, Europe, North America and recently Middle East. The disease was first reported in Asia, specifically in Guangdong Province of Southern China, in late 2002. It then spread to Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore, Canada, Taiwan, Thailand, Canada, the U.K, U.S and Slovenia at an unprecedented rate, so that in a period of weeks it had spread to 37 countries and was thus a pandemic of global concern in 2003. SARS is reported to be the first global ...

Abstract

Growth is supplemented by development, and development in turn, is supplemented by external factors. Today, most corporations use external sources to enhance their productivity and growth. At times it could be at the expense of their workforce, or at times it could be at the expense of the environment in which they work, or as in most cases, it could be because of the combination of both. This has a direct impact on the ecosystem which has by then become highly volatile due to continuous ‘exploitation’ of it. While the imbalance of the ecosystem has brought about climatic changes, the ...

Under what conditions may it be acceptable to abbreviate a CSR?

An abbreviation of a clinical study report is accepted when; the policy of the authority accepts abbreviation, in cases where some data was lost and where the study involved does not seek to clarify a phenomenon.

Where in the CSR should a sample of the ICF be placed?

At the beginning of the study report.
What information should be included in the “Investigational Plan”?
This part contains information on how the study will be carried out. This information include what population is to be studied and the criteria of choosing a sample is specified. This section also specifies the treatments under study and the way they are given. Diagrams are used ...

Introduction

Organizations operate in a dynamic and unpredictable environment characterised with uncertainties, change in prices and consumer behavior. Each organization adapts a different approach to address the challenges it faces in the business arena and increase. Although organizations face almost similar challenges in their operations, they differ in their mission, goals, objectives values and philosophy statement. Some of the existing organizations deal with manufacturing and processing of different range of products while others have specialized in rendering services. In other instances, organizations combine rendering of services and manufacturing of products in order to maximize their profit.
Organizations perform different roles, duties ...

Management

Introduction
Banking sector play a pivotal role in facilitating economic, social and political development worldwide. Most of the developing and developed nations invest in the banking industry so that to attract local and foreign investors. This goal is achieved through formulation and enactment of effective monetary and fiscal policies that regulate velocity of money, borrowing of credit facilities and interest rates; an idea that create a conducive environment for investment.
The banking industry is one of the key industries that contribute in economic development, in the United States. The industry contributes more than fifty-six percent of Gross Domestic Product ( ...

- Introduction
Corporate social responsibility according to the European Commission refers to “the responsibility of enterprises for their impacts on society.” Since the beginning of 2000, corporations have come under close scrutiny by different segments of society. Corporate social responsibility has therefore evolved into a complex concept that plays a critical part in shaping the decisions that are made by corporations. In line with the renewed focus placed on corporate social responsibility, Walmart which is the largest retailer in the USA has put in place an elaborate corporate social responsibility program. This essay shall focus on the corporate social responsibility ...

The complete lack of ethical leadership displayed in the Enron scandal has hardly been unique over the last decade, but rather seems to be one of many examples of massive corporate fraud, corruption and lack of social responsibility to employees, consumers, shareholders and the general public. Fraud and corruption on Wall Street and the mortgage industry resulted in the worst financial meltdown in history, and WorldCom under the leadership of Bernie Ebbers collapsed in one of the worst corporate frauds in history. Over the last decade, public confidence in corporate leadership and the economic system in general has been ...

Abstract

This paper will examine the business ethics in the corporate world. This will be achieved through the comparison of two articles in business ethics. The first article is Principles and Practices for Corporate Responsibility that was the first issue of the Business Ethics Quarterly (BEQ). It analyzes how to operate these business ethics principles in diverse cultural settings and under various conditions. The second article is Business and Marketing Ethics: Good News and Bad News analyzes the development of journal articles related to business ethics and marketing ethics. Specifically, it focuses on articles from the Business Ethics Quarterly.
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