Question: “MNCs” face particularly demanding challenges when it comes to managing their corporate social responsibilities”. Critically discuss this statement using real business to support your arguments Boatright (2006) contend that corporate social responsibility denotes the responsibility recognized by a company for acting in socially responsible manner. There is no single universally accepted definition of corporate social responsibility, it has generally come to mean business decision making linked to ethical values, legal compliance, and respect for people, community, and environment. CSR accepts a company to go further than required by law so as to treat employees fairly and with respect, operate with integrity and in an ethical manner in all its business dealings with customer, suppliers, lenders, and others, respect human rights, sustain the environment for future generations and be a responsible neighbor in the community and a good ‘corporate citizen’. Hill (2009) asserts that corporate social responsibility has become a challenge which MNCs face in emerging markets. Galbreath (2009) support the view of Hill (2009) by saying that with increase in globalization, the importance of corporate social responsibility has increased a lot. Davis (1960) assert that concept of CSR is important because businesses are based on trust and foresight. This trust with customers, communities and regulators is not simple and to be successful in long run, a company needs to think beyond what is affecting them today. Thus it is necessary to address changes to technology or the needs of customers taking into account alterations in social, environmental and governance issues (Holme 2010). This essay has made an attempt to explore the role a... ... middle of paper ... ... Consumer Behaviour’, Journal of Business Research, Vol.59, 46-53 Cavusgil, S. T., Knight G. and Rosenberger J.R. (2012), International business: the new realities. Pearson: Prentice Hall Carroll, A. B. (1979), A three-dimension conceptual model of Corporate Social Performance. Academy of Management Review, 4, 497-506 Daniels J. D. and Radebaugh L.H. (2009), International Business: Environment and Operations, Prentice Hall Davis, K. (1960), Can Business Afford To Ignore Social Responsibilities? California Management Review, 1960, pp.70-76 Griffin, R. W. and Pustay, M. W. (2007), International Business: A Managerial Perspective, Prentice Hall, London. Galbreath, J. (2009), Building corporate social responsibility into strategy, European Business Review, 21 (2), 109-127 Hill C.W. (2009), “International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace” Lakewood, WA, U.S.A.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the way a corporation achieves a balance between its economic, social, and environmental responsibilities in its operations so as to address shareholder and other stakeholder expectations. In general, when firms hold this wider encouraging role on the public by being engaged with stakeholders, a variety of profit can be produced for both company and the stakeholders. A key inclination is the combination of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) into the organization strategy, culture, mission and communications. By incorporating corporate citizenship into the company it is no longer an additional “nice thing to do” or something made to obey laws or regulations. Instead, corporate responsibility has become something business leaders and workforce want to engage in, frequently because executives who believe in the long-term see business profit. The four types of social responsibilities a...
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a when a firm goes beyond compliance and engages in “actions that appear to further some social good, beyond the interests of the firm and that which is required by law” (McWilliams, Siegel & Wright, 2006)...
Corporate social responsibility is globally defined as operating a business in a way that meets or exceeds the ethical, legal, commercial and public expectations that society has of business. The concern of CSR has drastically increased over the last two decades. It has enhanced interactions between governments, businesses, society and internationally. In the past, businesses primarily focus themselves with the economic results of their decisions. Now, businesses must also reflect on the legal, ethical, moral and social consequences of their decisions. Corporate Social Responsibility is no longer defined by how much money a company contributes to charity, but by its overall involvement in activities that improve the quality of people’s lives.
An organization’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) drives them to look out for the different interests of society. Most business corporations undertake responsibility for the impact of their organizational pursuits and various activities on their customers, employees, shareholders, communities and the environment. With the high volume of general competition between different companies and organizations in varied fields, CSR has become a morally imperative commitment, more than one enforced by the law. Most organizations in the modern world willingly try to improve the general well-being of not only their employees, but also their families and the society as a whole.
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is recognized as a well-known practice of global organizations. CSR generally describes the relation that exists between companies and society and the interrelationship between economic, social and environmental features. CSR also can improve the quality of life of different stakeholders, such as employees, owners, consumers, investors, creditors, social and other responsible and ethical performance.
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Corporations deal with a wide variety of social issues and problems; some directly related to their operations, some are not. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can be defined as “the actions of an organization that are targeted toward achieving a social benefit over and above maximizing profits for its shareholders and meeting all its legal obligations” (Ghillyer 78). If this is the case, establishing appropriate and practical ethical guidelines in the workplace seems to be a reasonable request as a basis for corporate operations. Wal-Mart should be an example in determining what constitutes the values associated with its fundamental purpose of Corporate Social Responsibility. The four components of CSR are financial, legal, ethical, and philanthropic (Barnett). These areas of CSR ought to exist within every company’s infrastructure; however, the organization’s primary focus is usually on performance and profit not on social conscientiousness.
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