The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/2045-4457.htm SAJGBR 2,1 Profiting from poverty: ethics of microfinance in BOP Linda M. Sama and R. Mitch Casselman Department of Management, Peter J. Tobin College of Business, St. John’s University, New York, New York, USA Abstract Purpose – This paper seeks to examine the ethical dilemmas that emerge when offering microfinance services in BOP markets. Design/methodology/approach – Utilizing
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BACKGROUND TO THE ORGANIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY “We are a team of over 530,000 people in 12 markets dedicated to bringing the best value, choice and service to our millions of customers each week. Our core purpose is 'we make what matters better, together” Philip Clarke, Chief Executive( www.tescoplc.com/interims2013) Our Three Big Ambitions Create new opportunities for millions of young people around the worldOpen Help and encourage our colleagues and customers to live healthier livesOpen
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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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producing sustainability reports, which are made available to the public. Sustainability reports, which can also be referred to as Corporate Social Reporting, is a report that shows how a corporation is complying to economic, environmental and societal issues in which it is active. World Business Council for Sustainability Development (WBCSD) established the current and mainly adopted definition for CSR, which states ‘CSR is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic
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flavors, and sweeteners. They also offer many organically grown products. Many locations include in-store cafes and juice bars. Whole Foods has also developed a growing line of private label products such as organic pasta, freshly roasted nut butters, oak-aged wine vinegars, and aromatic teas. After the company was founded in 1980 with a single store, it grew dramatically into a chain of more than 130 stores in 25 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada. It is a Fortune 1000 company, ranked as the
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Global Business Cultural Analysis: China LaTasha Baker GRST 500/501 Abstract Since the beginning of time when Adam and Eve left the garden, people have been increasing the geographic realm of their economics, political, social and ethnicity contacts. People begin connecting with other nationalities all of the world. This relationship provide wealth and progress along with adverse disputes within the relationship of countries (MacEwan, 2001). There are many reasons why companies covet to develop
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The customer perceived value of supermarkets: Customer perceived value (CPV) is the difference between the prospective customer’s evaluation of all the benefits and all the costs of an offering and the perceived alternatives (Kotler, 2003). Customers will buy from the firm that they see as offering the highest perceived value. There are various benefits that a person receives and he sacrifices something in order to achieve that. The first table takes in the interests received and sacrifices
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Bryant-45099 Part I.qxd 10/18/2006 7:42 PM Page 36 5 FEMINIST METHODOLOGIES AND EPISTEMOLOGY ANDREA DOUCET Carleton University, Canada NATASHA S. MAUTHNER University of Aberdeen, Scotland O ver the past 10 years of teaching courses on research methods and feminist approaches to methodologies and epistemologies, a recurring question from our students concerns the distinctiveness of feminist approaches to methods, methodologies, and epistemologies. This key question is posed
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thousands of years, to disproportionately manipulate and distort the evolution of civilization into a paradigm in which the worst aberrations of human behavior, including war, poverty, famine, slavery, economic exploitation, corruption in government and industry, and other forms of social injustice are considered by many to be normal and unavoidable expressions of human behavior. A critical factor enabling predatory leaders to out-compete potential leaders of compassionate and collaborative leadership styles
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Abstract Internationalizing a firm is one of the most important steps a company can take to become more competitive. It can also be one of the most challenging tasks ever taken on because of the amount of development a company must go through in order to make an expansion into new countries successful. The following internationalization plan for the company iCracked will go over strategic goals for the firm, what type of firm iCracked will have to become as it internationalizes, what key aspects
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