Corporate Social Responsibility Essays and Term Papers
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Weymouth Steel Corporation
WEYMOUTH STEEL CORPORATION Case Overview: Weymouth Steel Corporation in September, 1990 is having a critical time in finding out the ways to communicate the bad and good news to its salaried employees. An erroneous selection of time and communication channel selection may demoralize the workforce completely resulting in a disaster for the company. The good news is that the company management has decided to increase the salary and benefits of almost all the salaried employees
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Corporate Governance in Australia
Introduction: A discussion on corporate regulation and governance is of great importance in today’s economic world. A number of high profile collapses such as HIH, One Tel, Harris Scarfe, Ansett, focuses ones attention on governance issues. Nevertheless, corporate governance is not a static thing and even if basic structures remain the same, policies and procedures surrounding those structures should constantly be reviewed to ensure that the structure is working properly. Globalisation yields challenges not only
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Socialism
Socialism is a difficult concept to describe, partially because the concept has been continually developing over the last two centuries, and partly because no distinctively socialist template has ever become a successful technique of governing a modern nation. By asking a socialist as to the definition of socialism, the answer would more likely confirm what socialism is not. "Socialism is not capitalism. It is not exploitation. It does not mean that the rich get richer
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Corporate Talent in the Usa Since 2000
Corporate Talent in the US Since 2000 One of the biggest problems in America today is talent shortage. The need for qualified workers is growing exponentially in almost every business sector. It has become increasingly important for companies to attain and keep skilled talent in order to secure their future in the marketplace. In addition, many companies are now becoming aware of potential future declines in their valued workforce. As the baby boomer generation starts
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Importance of Responsive Replenishment in Consumer Products and Retail Industries
Introduction It has been said that the only thing more difficult than being indifferent to India is to attempt to describe or understand India completely. Most retail and consumer products companies are no longer indifferent to India. It is the fourth largest economy in the world, in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) and is expected to rank third in 2010, just behind the United States and China. Moreover, recent liberalization of Foreign Direct Investments
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Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Response Paper
Where are you Going, Where have you been? Is a short story written by Joyce Carol Oates. The story involves a 15 year old girl named Connie that is rebelling against her mother’s whishes. Connie often rides with her friends to a shopping plaza to hang out and meet other people. One evening while she is out with her friends she leaves with a boy named Eddie. On the way to Eddie’s car she sees
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Support the Claim That Deviance Is a Social Construction
Support the claim that deviance is a social construction Deviance must have 3 things, expectation (the rules that society create), Violation, Reaction (society reacts, what are the consequences) Supporting that deviance is socially constructed recognizes that people can only understand the world in terms of words and categories that they create and share with one another. This understanding comes about by assigning meaning to these words and categories and interpreting these meanings in a social
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Community and Social Structure
Community and Social Structure By: Christopher Noyes E-mail: christophernoyes@hotmail.com AssignmentIII The idea of people being social in nature can be clearly illustrated by the groups, or communities that one sees all around them. Groups of individuals share a common perspective of what reality consists of, this is known as culture(Charon, 1997). This reality is perceived through our interactions with others in the group and by what our position is within that group(Charon, 1997). The way
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Our American Heritage and Our Responsibility for Preserving It
“Our American Heritage and Our Responsibility for Preserving It” Our Country was founded on sound principles. These principles were constructed to preserve our natural rights. These rights include free speech, free press and the ability to think for one’s self. America was established as a proud nation, who’s destiny to become great was undeniable. In today’s society, many are questioning the value of our voices and the respect our rights are given. Our nation is
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The Outsiders Text Response
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, published by puffin books in 2001. Pony boy is the little brother of Soda and Darry. Pony, Soda and Darry live together in the house, that their parents left them when they died in a car crash. Darry is 19 and a big muscly man who works two jobs to support his two little brothers. Soda is 16 going on 17 and looks a lot like a Greek god; he
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Delegation of Responsibilities
Four Functions of Management University of Phoenix Abstract The four essential components to management are planning, organizing, motivating and leading. In order to be an effective manager, we must learn how to be proficient in these areas as well as building relationships. When we continually learn and hone our skills, we will increase our success in being a strong leader. Looking at these functions individually gives us the opportunity to digest each area without
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Corporate Compliance Report
In the wake of high-profile corporate scandals and subsequent regulatory legislation, reporting internal controls has become a requirement. These requirements have led to organizations viewing risk management as an area of vital importance. Best practice organizations have for years looked to the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway’s (COSO) Internal Control Integrated Framework as the standard to build a solid system of internal controls (Managing Risk, 2003). Formed in 1985, COSO is a voluntary
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Social Groups in My Life
Social Groups Hope Martinez University of Phoenix Sociology 100 Fay DeMeyer Introduction When examining the numerous “groups” I’ve been a part of, it better explains the person I am today. Many groups do not fall into a specific primary or secondary. At different time’s in life they are different things. While something’s stay constant—like church—the actual facility may change, a new pastor may come to teach. It is everyday unexpected items that change the familiar
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Killing Us Softly Response
As I watched �Killing us Softly 3’, I began to feel the clutch of Jean Kilbourne’s hand around my dignity as I already found myself preparing my mind’s susceptibility to her reprimanding me for being a part of the mass media culture who through its advertising objectifies women. Unfortunately for Mrs. Kilbourne however, these feelings of self-loathing were short lived. I realized that as a sympathizer for the hardships and discrimination that women are faced
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Great Responses
These slides provide the reader with an overall picture of what leadership in today’s society should look like or reflect. Leaders who want to make a profound impact must be flexible and able to motivate their group. An effect leader has a duty to be up with the changes times. The leader needs to be familiar with the school cultural in order to be successful. Leaders today have to be willing to collaborate and be
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Loctite Corporation
Executive Summary This case analysis is to recommend the initiation of a marketing plan for the Bond-A-Matic 2000 (BAM) in 1979. The objective of the plan will be to support the capture of 35% market share for SuperBonder by increasing the Loctite brand awareness, educating non-current users of the advantages of CA adhesives (SuperBond) and the advantages of dispensing equipment. The plan will utilize direct mail and media that will be reinforced by future SuperBonder
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Corporate America's Big Brother
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Corporate America’s Big Brother In late 2001, Enron, one of America’s largest energy producers filed bankruptcy. Enron created off-the-books partnerships and used aggressive accounting methods to hide massive debt and inflate the firm's bottom line which caused them to restate its earnings and debt to reflect a $618 million third quarter loss and a reduction in shareholder equity of $1.2 million (Brickley, 357), and when the news broke, Enron’s auditor, Arthur
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Social Contract
"The current federal system of government in the United States is failing to meet its social contract obligations to the American people." There is nothing closer to the truth than this statement. While some may argue that the government is following the guidelines of a social contract, many aspects of the government have outgrown their britches and taken over. With over fifteen thousand jobs up for the taking in the government it is hard to
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Concentric Network Corporation
Concentric Network Corporation provides complete, easy-to-use Internet business solutions for small to medium-sized companies and customized Virtual Private Network and data center services for larger organizations. Concentric's portfolio of services for small to medium-sized companies includes high-speed DSL access, Web hosting and e-commerce. For larger organizations, the company offers dedicated Web hosting services and VPN solutions that enable an organization to securely and reliably communicate with its offices, mobile sales force, business partners, vendors and
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Social Isolation in the Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Olaudah Equiano in his Interesting Narrative is taken from his African home and thrown into a Western world completely foreign to him. Equiano is a slave for a total of ten years and endeavors to take on certain traits and customs of Western thinking. He takes great pains to improve himself, learn religion, and adopt Western mercantilism. However, Equiano holds on to a great deal of his African heritage. Throughout the narrative, the author keeps
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Employer's Responsibilities and Obligations Towards Employees
Employer's responsibilities and obligations towards employees: I feel that a company's responsibility to its employees is extremely varied and should be evermore changing to be able to adapt to the fast pace in which the world changes. A company has to decide whether it wants to cross the line into seeing employee satisfaction on the same level as company productivity, or choose a fully ruthless approach to their competition within the market, completely degrading the
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Case Analysis for Starbucks Corporation
I. Case Profile/ Company History Three Seattle entrepreneurs started the Starbucks Corporation in 1971. Their prime product was the selling of whole bean coffee in one Seattle store. By 1982, this business had grown tremendously into five stores selling the coffee beans, a roasting facility, and a wholesale business for local restaurants. Howard Schultz, a marketer, was recruited to be the manager of retail and marketing. He brought new ideas to the owners, but was
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The Enron Corporation - Dilemma in the Workplace
The Enron Corporation– Dilemma in the Workplace The Enron Corporation (Enron) was once one of the world's leading energy companies. In December 2001, Enron filed the largest corporate bankruptcy claim in United States history. The collapse led to investigations of both Enron and Arthur Andersen, an accounting firm employed by Enron. Investigators focused on charges that Enron deliberately concealed its financial problems, misled investors, and failed to pay income taxes. Enron has taken a downward
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Should Tobacco Companies Be Responsible for Smoking Related Illnesses?
Should Tobacco Companies Be Responsible for Smoking Related Illnesses? Should Tobacco Companies Be Responsible for Smoking Related Illnesses? Tobacco companies should not be held liable for the consequences of smoking related illness or death because as people we have a choice whether or not to smoke. The tobacco companies aren’t responsible for why people smoke or the side effects of smoking, they are simply a corporation that sells a product, people choose to buy
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Social Awkwardness and Inappropriate Self Disclosure Within ones Family
For many Americans, getting together with your family at Thanksgiving is a great opportunity to catch up with relatives you may not see often and relax. However, if you’ve ever wanted to run away from the Thanksgiving dinner table while covering your ears and screaming, you’re familiar with how social awkwardness can effect family situations. Whether it’s about your parent’s ‘personal’ lives or how your grandparents accidentally discovered a nude beach and joined in on
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