R. Edward Freeman

VIEWS AGAINST THE NEOCLASSICAL ECONOMICAL SHAREHOLDER APPROACH SWAPNA NANDHAKUMAR G20613641 INTRODUCTION Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), defined as “the broad array of strategies and operating practices that a company develops in its effects to deal with and create relationships with it numerous stakeholders and the natural environment” (Waddock, 2004). Globalization and liberalization has reinforced with the introduction of corporate social responsibility, Developing

'Like many multinational organisations in the 1980s-1990s, BP adopted a new organisational design in response to changing environmental conditions and new organisational priorities and strategies '. How and why might BP’s organisational design and its relationship with the broader environment be contributing factors in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill? Discuss using relevant organisational theories. 1. Introduction Alongside with Shell and ExxonMobil, British Petroleum Amoco (BP) is one of the

Rolling in the Street In May 2013, Major Bloomberg launched a new bicycle program to have an additional mode of transportation for the citizens and visitors of New York City. The Department of Transportation chose to have a Public Private Partnership with Alta Bicycle Share over a fully public operated system in order to have an effective and faster delivery of the project. In addition, Citibank paid $41 million and Master Card $6 million to be the title sponsors for the bike-share program

Gettysburg: The Confederate Tragedy In the summer of 1863, the United States was sharply divided in a brutal civil war. The Union army of the northern states was pitted against the Confederate army of the separatist southern states in what would prove to be the bloodiest war that the nation has ever been involved in. That summer was especially harsh on both sides. The casualty lists were extremely lengthy as the two sides faced off in some of the deadliest engagements of the war. The summer

The focus of modern economics has placed an increased emphasis on how companies treat employees. This emphasis has been especially notable in the Omaha metropolitan area as firms have taken to utilizing reduction in force procedures in effort to reduce operating costs thereby increasing profits. While reduction in force proceedings have a grave effect on local economies, there are other situations where employee terminations are contemplated as means of discipline for noncompliant workers. What

Talk to the hand? Community Councils and Planning Consultation. Planning Theory, 284-300 Anonymous. (2006). Newly constructed affordable housing must be adaptable for use by elderly and disabled. Planning & Environmental Law, 28. Buchanan, D., Kee, R., Sadowski, L. S., & Garcia, D. (2009). The Health Impact of Supportive Housing for HIV Positive Homeless Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. American Journal of Public Health, S675-S680. Cropsey, K. L., Wexler, H. K., Melnick, G., Taxman, F. S

of regulations that been set by any authoritative body to intervene with their businesses. This type of situation is needed in the technology development business. Companies and firms can spread their wings and expand their research and development (R&D) department without government intervention that could disturb their growth. Government organizations have always been associated with biased

23:7; and FAMILY COUNSELING APPROACH11 Romans 12:1-2. Notably, Paul discusses the relationship between regenerate and unregenerate thought processes in Roman 12:1-3 and Ephesians 1-4. In these three passages, Paul is beseeching humanity to change some of the internal thoughts, which in turn will change the behavior of people and positively impact on their feelings. One of the primary premise that the proponents of REBT rely on is the belief that people are fundamentally born imperfect; one of the

What is the difference between first-line, middle, and senior management? Discuss the key skills required to perform effectively at each level of management. Assess your own strengths and development needs in terms of the skills required to be an effective first-line manager. In the operation of any sizeable company, different levels of management are responsible for maintaining successful production and development of the business. Over the course of this discussion, I will define management

A. Article written by Milton Freeman (1970). Milton Friedman took a “Shareholder Approach” to social responsibility. This approach claimed that owners provide fund to a company’s managers or entrepreneurs (we called “manager” here after for easy citation). Those managers are supposed to use the fund only in ways that have been authorized by the owners. Friedman proposed that the only one social responsibility of business is to increase its profits as long as it operates with open and free competition