...RESEARCH PROBLEM CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ACTIVITIES: A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN THE PERCEPTION OF CONSUMERS OF TACLOBAN CITY OBJECTIVES 1. To determine and accurate relationship between CSR activities and the value perceived by consumers 2. To ascertain the effect of CSR to consumer’s buying intention 3. To measure the willingness of consumers to pay a premium being aware of the company’s CSR 4. To determine the change of customer loyalty to company as CSR activities exist in the settings 5. To make an in depth comparison of the consumer’s perception between companies with different CSR levels and that which has none 6. To differentiate the level of customer’s satisfaction on the company with CSR to that of no CSR 7. To identify the contributions of company’s CSR to the development of its competitive advantage 8. To provide companies in the local areas of recommendations of whether or not to employ CSR activities RATIONALE/SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been publicized as an effective management tool to strengthen the company’s performance through the creation of a better image in stakeholder's mind and also because of their responsible behavior in minding the overall welfare of the society. CSR has not been given much attention voluntarily in previous years. Most companies were only surprised by public responses to issues they had not previously thought were part of their business...
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... * Corporate Social Responsibility: CSR plays a significant role in developing customer's loyalty * Customer Relationship Management: Delivering superior customer value has become a major concern targeting the buildup of a sustainable competitive advantage * Product/Services Cost and Price: Pricing strategies are considered to be critical aspects for creating competitive advantage and customer loyalty * Human Resources: Promoting sustainability requirements through HR management * Conclusion: Management, employment, social responsibility, and affordable prices are all keys to give customers a reason to come back Introduction Behind a sustainable business, there are many successful strategies to achieve customer loyalty. Fostering our customers’ decision in keeping a relationship with our company is not an easy job. Thus, attaining sustainability of customer loyalty is a key for a major long- term success of our organizational goals. It is our responsibility to create an attractive yet profitable business which focuses on the ways that not only satisfy but also keep a high satisfaction level of our customers and urge them to continuously seek our products or services, hence giving our firm a competitive advantage over the others. Employees and distributors have major roles in building customer loyalty. They are in direct contact with our customers. Moreover, offering our products in an affordable competitive price is important. What are the...
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...Running Head:APPLE RESPONSIBILTY AND STRATEGIES Apple Company responsibility and strategies Latoya Loving Contemporary Business Dr Jeffery Weaver Institutional Affiliation April 21, 2014 Corporate responsibilities and Marketing strategies Apple Inc is known world-wide because of the quality of the products it produces. This is a primary reasonwhy its sales have remained high. The mission of Apple Inc is to ensure that it remains socially responsible to the community it serves in addition to persuading the suppliers to comply with socially ethical issues. The mission expresses the commitment of the company in implementing corporate social responsibility activities, apart from providing innovative products to the customers. Corporate social responsibility is an important product to companies because it builds up the reputation of a company by showing the society that the company is not only after generating profits but also intends to support the society in other ways. The employees, suppliers and public members are all necessary for support. As for Apple Inc, their corporate social responsibility can be rated as average. It is not okay that the company has done nothing in terms of implementing corporate social responsibility (Backer, 2013). Internally, the company ensures that its employees are well compensated in relation to the performance of the company. On some occasions, the company has issued some of the products it makes to the employees for free, this...
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...Rheolaeth Business Ethics and Social Responsibility SBUS6003 October 2015 – Term 5 February 2016 – Term 6 SBUS6003 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility MODULE CODE: TITLE: DATED: SBUS6003 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility 02/06/2011 LEVEL: CREDITS: 6 20 TEACHING METHODS: Lectures Workshops Independent Study JACS CODE: N200 8% 16% 76% AIM(S) • To introduce students to the particular problems and opportunities experienced in adopting or ignoring corporate social responsibility. • To develop students’ understanding of the relationship between business ethics and management decision making • To develop students understanding of sustainable business issues and how they can be managed, promoted and developed in a business context. LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this module students should be able to: • critically evaluate the tipple bottom line of sustainability as a key goal for business ethics; • critically evaluate the role of ethical theory in decision making in business. • critically appraise stakeholder expectation and its relationship with corporate governance and social responsibility; • research and critically analyse ethical challenges in different organisations; • investigate and critically evaluate an organisation’s management of corporate social responsibility. CONTENT • Environmental orientation and the three main goals of sustainable development; Social, economic and environmental...
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...Why are ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ strategies important for enterprises? Prof. Dr. Jose M. Magone LV 400591.01 Work, Business & Society Berlin, 2011 Abstract Nowadays, the importance of social responsibility activities is growing awareness for companies.It is directly related to your business and if you want to have long term business success, you have to create value for the society.People are aware of the social and environmental problems of society.In this technology time, it is so easy to reach the information whatever they want They always follow the daily news from the world and care about them.Due to the fact that paying for the strategies of CSR increases attention to the corporation.Companies’ understanding of social responsibility should always be the part of their investment strategy.They should regard the “Corporate Social Responsibility” as a business management philosophy not as a social activity.It definitely provides sustainability to the business.The purpose of this essay is to explain why “Corporate Social Responsibility” strategies are so important for enterprises.Firstly I will explain the theoretical information about criterias and framework of CSR and then I will support the facts by giving examples from the international companies to clarify the reasons of importance well. Index of Abbreviations The abbreviation used throughout on this essay is presented below; CSR – Corporate Social Responsibility ...
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...businesses. | Assignment Number:__1__of __3__for this Unit | Date assigned:November 1, 2013 | Date of review:November 8, 2013 | Date for final submission:November 15, 2013 | Learner declaration:I confirm that this assignment is my own work and any assistance received has been acknowledged and all sources have been stated.Signature: Date: November 15, 2013 | Scenario:In order to facilitate the interactive teaching technique due to accepting the basic findings of Interactive Business Situations Analysis conducted during the seminars and independent students’ study, the following two alternative scenario have been proposed for designing the required Assignment # 1 as follows:Scenario # 1:Primary terms of Business start-up to be organized as “Skull-Up” company are determined as Business partnership with full liabilities legal form. Business specialization of considering enterprise is Restaurant service providing. This company has planned to be concentrated domestically in short-term perspective and extend it business internationally in long-term perspective. Functional responsibilities of potential managers to be involved into the Business Management process have been determined during the IBSA # 2.Scenario # 2:Primary terms of Business start-up to be...
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...What are the sources and limits of MNC power? Multinational Corporations in a Global Economy IR 120 - 201136597 - Catharina Knobloch 1. Introduction As MNCs are getting increasingly important as actors in political bargaining, the purpose of this essay is to provide a (more or less) detailed overview over the sources and limits of the power of multinational corporations (MNCs). In the first section, I am going to lead into this topic by giving some definitions. In addition to that, I am also going to explain the role of MNCs in the international governance based on the typology of regime types. Then I am going to examine the most important sources and forms of business power, before taking into account the limits and the vulnerability of MNC power. 2. Definitions First, the term of the “multinational corporation” is difficult to be generalised due to extensive variations among the current examples (corporations are of different size, age, nationality industry, pursuing distinct decision-making processes and strategy-setting patterns, etc.) In order to define it more precisely, a multinational corporation is a firm, which owns assets and controls activities in different countries. As a consequence, the corporation needs at least one subsidiary in a non-domestic country to be classified as an MNC (just foreign trade is not sufficient). Some examples of these include Shell, General Motors, IBM or BP that operates in more than 100 countries. There are four categories...
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...set of principles and techniques that can be universally applied. • However, different practices (such as management) are shaped by its cultural origins, and so is management. • Also, different notions of organizations (relationships vs. tasks) and different HRM practices based on motivations of employees (intrinsic vs. extrinsic). • Good management is culturally sensitive management: best fit between people’s motivation and tasks. • Sensitivity towards invasion of foreign companies and their business ideologies and practices. 2. Despite technological & economic forces for integration/convergence, there are equal or greater forces for fragmentation, one of them being culture. Culture as a source of competitive advantage/disadvantage • Culture can provide source of competitive advantage (Michael Porter): availability of resources, size and sophistication of the market, nature of government intervention and type of strategic linkages/networks. Culture & institutional...
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...Name: Institution: Course: Tutor: Date: Commercial Benefits of Corporate Social Responsibility Chapter 1: introduction Following the increase in the discoveries of corporate scandals in emerging and developed countries, there has been a rapid growth of concern in ethical and socially responsible business behaviour over the past two decades. The World Business Council for Sustainable Development has taken many initiatives to advance public’s concern about energy, climate, environment, sustainability, and corporate responsibility (Marrewijk, 2003). It defines CSR as “the commitment of business to contribute to sustainable economic development, working with employees, their families and the local communities”. As highlighted by Jamaliand Mirshak (2007), the fundamental idea of CSR is that business organizations would have an obligation to fulfil the needs of various organizational stakeholders (Waddock, Bodwell, & Graves, 2002) Corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices or initiatives have been performed by many corporations, particularly as a large number of researchers have demonstrated the benefits of being socially responsible (Berens, van Riel, & van Bruggen, 2005; Luo & Bhattacharya, 2006; Nan & Heo, 2007; Vaaland, Heide, & Gronhaug, 2008). In general, previous studies in Western developed societies have shown a positive relationship between CSR associations and corporate product evaluation. In order to really understand CSR we must root it...
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...and have gone through a number of changes. In July, 2003 after merging with Amoco they rebranded as a ‘beyond petroleum’ company. Their logo, a sunburst of green, yellow and white, symbolizes dynamic energy in all its forms. (BP, 2010). Their ‘beyond petroleum’ tagline featured BP as a company that was concerned with the environment and its corporate social responsibility (CSR). BP’s Director of Business ethics outlined their commitment to ‘being ethical’, which included respect for human rights, avoiding harm to people and the environment , avoiding conflicts of loyalty and interest. (Broome 2003). However, as a result of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, BP’s ethics policy have been placed under extreme scrutiny, exposing them as a company whose marketing strategies is misaligned to their actions. This article looks at BP’s global ethical position with regards to their exploration in the gulf oilfields. It takes a further look at the implication that it caused to their branding and marketing strategies and suggests what marketing strategies they should adopt in order to move forward and regain sustainable competitive advantage. One of BP’s strategies is to create value for shareholders by producing energy in a way that is affordable and doesn’t damage the environment. (BP, 1999-2010). This was evidenced in their acquisition and investing in Solarex (after merging with Amoco) in 1999 which made them the largest producer of solar panels then (BP 1999). This positioned...
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...Introduction The UK government appointed a minister for corporate social responsibility（CSR）in 2000, France required companies to include information of CSR in their annual report in 2001, and the Danish government established the Copenhagen Centre in 2008. It seems that CSR has transformed from theory to reality and has become an international trend over the past few years. While CSR has been widespread in large companies, it received less attention on small and medium-size enterprises（SMEs）. Considering the significant impact of SEMs on the world economy and the important position of SMEs in the modern market, whether should these companies undertake their corporate social responsibility or not has become a considerable debate. Different from large companies, SMEs may not have the power or ability to handle social activities, so it may make itself less competitive by pursuing CSR (Carroll and Shabana, 2010). Other studies indicate that voluntary initiatives will be less effective than regulation (Williamson et al., 2006). Moreover, profit-maximization is the ultimate goal of SMEs. However, the CSR agenda could provide SMEs with significant scope for competitive advantage (Tilley et al., 2003). At the same time, SMEs account for 99.8% of European enterprises (European Commission, 2003), and have a greater environmental impact per unit than large firms and are the largest contributors to pollution (Environment Agency, 2003). In light of this, it is necessary for SMEs to undertake...
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...Catalog 1. Introduction 1 2.Identify the purposes of different types of organisation. 2 2.1 Differentiate the types of organizations 2 2.2 Describe the purposes of the organizations separately 3 2.3 Analyze the purpose of The Body Shop 3 2.4 Summary 4 3.Describe the extent to which an organisation meets the objectives of different stakeholders 4 3.1 Analyze the stakeholders' needs in The Body Shop 4 3.2 Describe how managers meet the interests of various stakeholders 5 3.3 Summary 5 4.Explain the responsibilities of an organisation and strategies employed to meet them. 5 4.1 Explain the responsibilities of an organization in theory 5 4.2 Analyze the responsibilities and strategies which are committed by The Body Shop. 6 4.3 Summary 7 5.Explain how market structures determine the pricing and output decisions of businesses 7 5.1 Identify the four types of market structures 8 5.2 Analyze which market structure The Body Shop belongs to 9 5.3 Summary 10 6.Illustrate the way in which market forces shape organizational responses using examples 10 6.1 Identify the five forces and explain how they impact on competition 11 6.2 Illustrate the relationship between market forces and The Body Shop's responses 12 6.3 Summary 12 7.Judge how the business and cultural environments affects organisation 12 7.1Give an understanding of how "business" and "cultural" affects The Body Shop 13 7.2Show why "business" and "cultural" environments...
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... Global Mindset III. HYPERGLOBALIZATION Conflicting Goals Environmental Consequences Social Consequences Extended Product Responsibility Subsidies and Preferential Treatment of the Corporation Lack of Accountability Misaligned Incentives Short-term Profits Money versus Spirituality Borderless Economy Liberalization Conflicting Goals Misaligned Incentives Short-term Solutions versus Long-Term Growth Protection of Natural Resources Lies, Damn Lies, & Statistics Standardization versus Adaptation Regional Focus New Paradigm IV. GLOBALIZATION AND STRATEGY Global versus Multidomestic Strategies Service Industry Common Global Misunderstandings Developing and Implementing a Global Strategy Organizational Culture V. GLOBALIZATION AND PUBLIC POLICY Approaches to Economic Organization Historical Review Determinants of Economic Organization Corporate Political Strategy International Environmental Policy Performance Requirements Global Political Economy International Financial Markets International Relations VI. Globalization as a Discourse Capitalist Globalization Democracy and Free Markets Corporate...
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... Innovation and Spatial Dynamics Corporate social responsibility as an organizational innovation: a comparative analysis of its implementation in the institutional frameworks of Sweden and the United Kingdom Klara Simcikova klara.simcikova.111@student.lu.se Abstract: Corporate social responsibility is a management concept originating from the Anglo-Saxon background and associated with the tradition of arm’s length relations between business and institutions in society. However, different institutional systems handle organizational innovations in dissimilar ways, and in the age of globalization, national institutions often interact with global ones. This study discusses how these mechanisms might affect CSR’s implementation in contrasting institutional frameworks – that is, Sweden and the UK, and finds that while explicit CSR seems to have converged, likely due to global pressures for equivalence, on a more fundamental level, domestic institutions remain major actors in influencing what version of CSR will develop. Even though the use of the concept, practices and motivation may appear similar, important differences emerge. CSR in Sweden seems to have a normative justification and an international focus due to the Swedish tradition of corporatist integration whereas in the UK, CSR is justified instrumentally, with a national focus, and is viewed as a complement to or substitute to state action. Key words: Corporate social responsibility, institutions, innovation EKHR71 Master...
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...Between Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility overnments, activists, and the media have become adept at holding companies to account for the social consequences of their activities. Myriad organizations rank companies on the performance of their corporate social responsibility (CSR), and, despite sometimes questionable methodologies, these rankings attract considerable publicity. As a result, CSR has emerged as an inescapable priority for business leaders in every country. Many companies have already done much to improve the social and environmental consequences of their activities, yet these efforts have not been nearly as productive as they could be – for two reasons. First, they pit business against society, when clearly the two are interdependent. Second, they pressure companies to think of corporate social responsibility in generic ways instead of in the way most appropriate to each firm’s strategy. harvard business review | hbr.org DOUG FRASER 78 HBR Spotlight Making a Real Difference The fact is, the prevailing approaches to CSR are so fragmented and so disconnected from business and strategy as to obscure many of the greatest opportunities for companies to benefit society. If, instead, corporations were to analyze their prospects for social responsibility using the same frameworks that guide their core business choices, they would discover that CSR can be much more than a cost, a constraint, or a charitable deed–it can be a source of opportunity...
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