...Introduction Supply chain sustainability is recognized as a key factor for generating business value, it is a positive driver of competitive advantage that requires constant innovation and commitment in all levels of the organization, but how do parent companies influence their subsidiaries to adopt a sustainable supply chain approach?. Nowadays, contemporary thinking on the role of subsidiaries and its evolution in regards to multinational enterprises state that resources and capabilities of the enterprise do not reside only under the responsibility of the parent company level. Even if the subsidiaries and the parent company have different industry sectors and geographic origin, they share an important thing: they both recognize the risk dimension of the challenge presented by sustainability, and identify the competitive opportunities on the other hand. In the following case study we will research how does the model of Johnson et al. (2001) can be applied in the case of a parent company and its subsidiaries. Literature review Sustainability issues are becoming a powerful determinant of a company’s competitiveness and financial performance and therefore is sustainability rapidly becoming a new competitive advantage. The interest in the sustainability of supply chains has been a rising issue in recent years (Beske, 2012). This concept is defined by Seuring & Muller, 2008, p. 1700 as: “the management of material, information and capital flows as well as cooperation...
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...2013 Citizenship & Sustainability Report Contents Dr. Dalene von Delft recovered from multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. Early access to a Johnson & Johnson medicine added to her treatment helped. Inspired by her experience, Dalene founded TB Proof, dedicated to raising awareness of TB among health care workers. Read more at 2013annualreport.jnj.com/stories/ New-Hope-for-MDR-TB-Patients CONTENTS CHAI R MAN’S LETTE R S UCCE SS E S & CHALLE NG E S Advancing Human Health & Well-Being Leading a Dynamic & Growing Business Responsibly Safeguarding the Planet H EALTHY FUTU R E S 2015 GOALS & PROG R E SS U.N. G LOBAL COM PACT DATA S U M MARY G R I I N DEX 2 Letter from Our Chairman & CEO 52 Labor Practices & Workforce Guide to the Icons 4 Successes & Challenges 55 Employee Retention, Development & Recruitment 9 Organizational Profile 58 Compensation 10 Report Profile 58 Diversity & Inclusion The icons below help to communicate the scope and boundary for each topic covered in our report. They represent the audience and locations throughout the world impacted by our business segments or enterprise. 11 Citizenship & Sustainability 59 Political Contributions, Public Policy & Lobbying Citizenship & Sustainability Strategy Our Strategic Framework 62 Intellectual Property 13 Our Citizenship & Sustainability Materiality Assessment Process ...
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...CPA PROGRAM GLOBAL STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP CASE ANALYSIS: NOTTING FOODS PTY LTD CASE STUDY 2 AUTHORS: SAMANTHA WINTER AND DELYTH SAMUEL Published by Deakin University on behalf of CPA Australia Ltd, ABN 64 008 392 452 © CPA Australia Ltd 2015 (Edition 15a) The contents and any information contained in this document (Information) are for general information only. They are not intended as professional advice. For any professional advice, please consult a suitable qualified professional. CPA Australia Ltd, Deakin University and the author(s) of the Information (Entities) make no representation about the content and suitability of this Information for any purpose. The Entities disclaim all warranties with regard to the contents and in no event will be liable for any loss and/or damage whatsoever resulting from loss of income or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising in connection with the use and performance of and/or reliance of the Information. CPA PROGRAM GLOBAL STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP CASE ANALYSIS: NOTTING FOODS PTY LTD CASE STUDY 2 AUTHORS: SAMANTHA WINTER AND DELYTH SAMUEL Contents Introduction 1 Case facts 2 June 2013 – Notting Foods Inc. board meeting December 2011 – Acquisition by Notting Foods Inc. The June 2013 board meeting 3 3 12 Tasks 13 Appendix 1: Notting Foods Inc. – Integration plan for the Chasseur Chickens acquisition 14 Appendix 2:...
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...CPA PROGRAM – PROFESSIONAL LEVEL GLOBAL STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP CASE ANALYSIS: NOTTING FOODS PTY LTD WEBINAR 2014 CASE STUDY 2 AUTHORS: SAMANTHA WINTER AND DELYTH SAMUEL Published by Deakin University on behalf of CPA Australia Ltd, ABN 64 008 392 452 © CPA Australia Ltd 2014 (Edition 14a) The contents and any information contained in this document (Information) are for general information only. They are not intended as professional advice. For any professional advice, please consult a suitable qualified professional. CPA Australia Ltd, Deakin University and the author(s) of the Information (Entities) make no representation about the content and suitability of this Information for any purpose. The Entities disclaim all warranties with regard to the contents and in no event will be liable for any loss and/or damage whatsoever resulting from loss of income or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising in connection with the use and performance of and/or reliance of the Information. CPA PROGRAM – PROFESSIONAL LEVEL GLOBAL STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP CASE ANALYSIS: NOTTING FOODS PTY LTD WEBINAR 2014 CASE STUDY 2 AUTHORS: SAMANTHA WINTER AND DELYTH SAMUEL Contents Introduction 1 Case facts June 2013 – Notting Foods Inc. board meeting December 2011 – Acquisition by Notting Foods Inc. The June 2013 board meeting Tasks Appendix 1: Notting Foods Inc. – Integration plan for the Chasseur Chickens acquisition Appendix...
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...Individual Assignment OF Organization studies Dr: Mohammad Iqbal, MIB, MIB, DBA. Student: Ahmed Hassan Ali Elmaloul . Student NO: 126030208021003. Sustainability Performance Measurement for sustainable organizations: beyond compliance and reporting Key Words: sustainability performance measurement (SPM), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), compliance, reporting, Communication, stakeholders, Organizational change, TRM. Type of paper: conceptual essay 1. Introduction The end of 20th century observed unprecedented prominent changes in corporate strategy and management towards sustainable thinking - the emergence of sustainability as corporate strategy, and making sustainability an integral part of a company’s business strategy in order to obtain the bottom-line benefits .But, this is requires a dramatic changes in the organizations’ performance against the economic, social and environmental (triple) bottom lines , and paying more and more attention to their values and responsibility .Sustainability is also necessitates the transformation of mindset and commitment of the leadership and organizational performance to include key stakeholders. Managing sustainability holistically is challenging and requires a sound management framework that integrates environmental and social performance with economic business performance. 2. Conceptual and theoretical analysis Sustainability performance measurement (SPM) Yet few, if any, companies can respond definitively...
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...ANNUAL REPORt 2011 Johnson & Johnson will continue to bring meaningful innovations to people around the world so they can live better and healthier lives. We are deeply committed and dedicated to the people who use our products, our employees, the communities in which we live and work, and you, our shareholders. Most important, we will never lose sight of who we are. ON tHE COVER Matt Cox, who has type 1 diabetes and uses the waterproof ANIMAS® VIBE™ insulin pump, swam an English Channel relay to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Matt wants to show his son, Jack, who also has type 1 diabetes, that the condition need not hold him back in life. Read Matt’s story on page 16. CHAIRMAN’S LETTER To Our Shareholders hroughout our annual report this year, you’ll read the severe economic decline; the tightening of consumer about how Johnson & Johnson is bringing meaningful spending and health care budgets; over-the-counter (OTC) innovation to our patients and customers, and making product quality issues at McNeil Consumer Healthcare and a difference in their lives in a personal way—from the recall of the DePuy ASR™ Hip System. Brunhilde Wecker, who made a full recovery from her stroke Our company was severely tested. thanks to our new blood clot retrieval and removal device, In managing through this stretch, we relied heavily on the resolve to our own Bill Hait, an oncologist whose vision and insights of our people and on our time-tested business...
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...After studying this chapter, you should be able to: 1 Describe the stages of moral and ethical development. 2 Explain and apply the core concepts used by individuals and organizations to make ethical decisions. 3 Describe some ethics-based initiatives for fostering diversity in organizations. 4 Explain the nature of stakeholder responsibility and its ethical basis. Individual Differences and Ethics Ethics Competency Anne Mulcahy’s Ethical Leadership Decision Making and Ethics Change Competency James McNerney, CEO of Boeing Diversity and Ethics Diversity Competency Verizon’s Workplace Diversity Stakeholder Responsibility and Ethics Ethics Competency Johnson & Johnson’s Stakeholder Ethics and Principles Experiential Exercise and Case Experiential Exercise: Ethics Competency What Is Your Decision? Case: Diversity Competency Consensual Relationship Agreements Learning from Experience Anne Mulcahy, Chairman and CEO of Xerox, Commits to Business Ethics Anne M. Mulcahy is the chairman and CEO of the Xerox Corporation, headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut. Xerox is best known for its copiers, but it also makes printers, scanners, and fax machines. The company sells document software and copier supplies and also provides consulting and document outsourcing. In this feature and throughout the chapter, we present a number of aspects of Anne Mulcahy’s personal commitment to ethics and Xerox’s initiatives for nurturing an ethically based organization. When Mulcahy...
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.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 I Chapter 1 Trends in the external environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 I Chapter 2 The organisational response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 I Chapter 3 Implications for knowledge and skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 I Chapter 4 The performance gap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 I Chapter 5 Sourcing and developing knowledge and skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 I Next steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 I Case examples Unilever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 IBM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Novo Nordisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 BG Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 ABN AMRO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 InterfaceFLOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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...advocate, and attempt to distil specific, assessable claims from the vague, diverse, and sometimes contradictory uses of the Triple Bottom Line rhetoric. We then use these claims as a basis upon which to argue (a) that what is sound about the idea of a Triple Bottom Line is not novel, and (b) that what is novel about the idea is not sound. We argue on both conceptual and practical grounds that the Triple Bottom Line is an unhelpful addition to current discussions of corporate social responsibility. Finally, we argue that the Triple Bottom Line paradigm cannot be rescued simply by attenuating its claims: the rhetoric is badly misleading, and may in fact provide a smokescreen behind which firms can avoid truly effective social and environmental reporting and performance. Introduction The notion of “Triple Bottom Line” (3BL) accounting has become increasingly fashionable in management, consulting, investing, and NGO circles over the last few years. The idea behind the 3BL paradigm is that a corporation’s ultimate success or health can and should be measured not just by the traditional financial bottom line, but also by its social/ethical and environmental performance. Of course, it has long been accepted by most people in and out of the corporate world that firms have a variety of obligations to stakeholders to behave responsibly. It is also almost a truism that firms cannot be successful in the long run if they consistently disregard the interests of key stakeholders. The apparent novelty...
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...depend on the annual financial statements of the firms given that they are capable of using the information in making highly informed decisions concerning investments. At the same time, they depend on the accountants’ opinion and the verification of the financial statements by the auditors in order to make sure that the financial statements are giving a true, as well as a fair view of the firm (Weidmann and Lenzen, 2006). It is worth pointing out that the knowledge of ethics is capable of helping the accountants, as well as the auditors to overcome various kinds of ethical dilemmas, and this generally ensures that the correct choice is made though it might not be of benefit to the firm. However, it just benefits the public relying on the reporting by the accountants or the auditors (Rabin, 2005). It should be noted that the main aim of financial accounting ethics is making sure that the certified public accountants carry out their duties in a manner that is highly objective and also with utmost integrity (Needles and Powers, 2013). It is worth pointing out...
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...Professional Development Plan by DBA Student A Project Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for DDBA 8005 Foundations for Doctoral Business Administration Studies Instructor September 2009 Professional Development Plan Part IA: Description of Personal and Professional Goals From a very early age, I was encouraged to attend college by my parents, my grandparents, and a beloved uncle. They all taught me that obtaining an education, particularly a college education, was a privilege that had not always been afforded to people of color and that it should not be taken for granted. They also taught me that education was the best way to attain great success, no matter how I chose to define success. It did, however, take some time before I fully understood what they so passionately attempted to instill in me. It was not until I began working at Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU), in an environment of academia, that I understood the value and importance of education, and the incredible impact that being part of a learning environment has on a young mind. I have been fortunate to be able to utilize the management skills I learned from my undergraduate studies and through various employment opportunities after obtaining a master’s degree in business administration. I have enjoyed my experiences working in the business field, as diverse as they have been, and would love to teach business administration at the university level. I would like to pursue a Doctor...
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...Africa and Middle East. Along with Woolworths being of such large proportions it now is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Within our study of Woolworths we will be examining the purchasing process of this retail giant and in order to achieve this we will employ tools and techniques to simplify our study. This study will compromise of a detailed discussion, illustration and evaluation of Woolworths purchasing process and for the purpose of our study we narrow down the study to a smaller aspect of Woolworths namely Woolworths Food. As we look closer into exactly what is required we employ the use of tools to aid in our study. These will consist of a SWOT analysis of the company, a PESTLE analysis of the purchasing processes and a PORTERS five forces analysis. We will then narrow down the purchasing process to one area of Woolworths namely Woolworths Food and base our study on that. A concise discussion is to follow in which we outline the most important factors that influence the purchasing decision. Included in the factors to be mentioned within our investigation we would refer to some direct and indirect influences. Using these tools of analysis we consider all possibilities within our study and then conclude our investigation providing recommendations best fitting for the situation presented. Acknowledgements The study of this company is a task of challenges and special thanks is given to Ruvania the academic development officer for purchasing management on...
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...has the power to unleash the next wave of global growth. An increasing number of companies known for their hard‐nosed approach to business—such as Google, IBM, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Unilever, and Wal‐Mart—have begun to embark on important shared value initiatives. But our understanding of the potential of shared value is just beginning. There are three key ways that companies can create shared value opportunities: • By reconceiving products and markets • By redefining productivity in the value chain • By enabling local cluster development Every firm should look at decisions and opportunities through the lens of shared value. This will lead to new approaches that generate greater innovation and growth for companies—and also greater benefits for society. Creating Shared Value & ‘Developing countries’ - Solving social problems has been ceded to governments and to NGOs. Corporate responsibilities programs—a reaction to external pressure—have emerged largely to improve firms’ reputations and are treated as a necessary expense. - Fair trade aims to increase the proportion of revenue that goes to poor farmers by paying them higher prices for the same crops. Though this may be a noble sentiment, fair trade is mostly about redistribution rather than expanding the overall amount of value created. - Early studies of...
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...Hotel companies' contribution to improving the quality of life of local communities and the well-being of their employees Paulina Bohdanowicz1 and Piotr Zientara2 Correspondence: Paulina Bohdanowicz, E-mail: paulina_bohdanowicz@yahoo.com 1has a PhD in energy technology (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden) and a PhD in social science (University of Gdansk, Poland). Bohdanowicz is currently working in the industry and guest lecturing at tourism and hospitality schools. 2has a PhD in economics (University of Gdańsk, Poland), MA in HRM (College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium), Diploma of Economics (Paris Chamber of Commerce, France), DEUF (Jean Moulin III University, Lyon, France). He is currently lecturer in HRM at Gdańsk Higher School of Administration and consultant for small and medium-sized enterprises. Received 10 December 2008; Revised 10 December 2008; Published online 9 March 2009. Top of page Abstract The aim of this paper is to discuss the question of how hotel companies contribute to improving the quality of life in host communities and the well-being of their employees. A number of research techniques were employed, which allowed to see what the hospitality sector has done to further the aforesaid end. The findings are placed into the context of corporate social responsibility (CSR), and it is argued that, in recent years, hotel companies have gone to great lengths to improve the quality of life in local communities and the well-being of their employees...
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...Running head: COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES 1 Competitive Strategies and Government Policies ECO 365 COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES Competitive Strategies and Government Policies Companies are becoming more competitive over the course of time. As the population grows so do new company’s aiming to be successful. For a construction company, this is especially true. Current businesses and new businesses want growth and the construction 2 companies are who make the physical structure of the business happen. Included in this paper, is a discussion of how horizontal mergers, government policies and regulations related to externalities, and business decisions by management affect the construction business entirely. The construction industry has been a result of a lot of change in the past few years. The construction industry consists of small business to the very large corporation. A small business in the construction industry can be considered a simple handyman business. A large business in the construction industry can be considered a new commercial builder. With the limited barrier of entry the construction industry has been threaten by new companies entering the market. New companies entering the marking have posed a threat in which causing the existing construction companies to have a strategic plan to prevent from closing their doors. With a strategic plan in place the existing construction companies will have the tools needed to...
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