Essays about: "multinational corporations and csr"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 40 essays containing the words multinational corporations and csr.

  1. 21. Thinking Outside the Box : Taking Contextualization and Interpretation of Corporate Social Responsibility to the Next Level

    University essay from Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle (HOS)

    Author : Lisa Hedlund; [2012]
    Keywords : CSR; Guanxi; culture; universal norms;

    Abstract : Globalizationhas lead to a condition of an ever increasing role of the Multinational Corporations(MNCs) acting on the global arena. This development has further resulted in thecreation and wide recognition of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). READ MORE

  3. 22. Collaborating for Corporate Social Responsibility : the case of conflict minerals in global supply chains

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Peppi-Emilia Airike; [2012]
    Keywords : Collaboration; Corporate Social Responsibility; MNC; multi-stakeholder; responsible sourcing;

    Abstract : Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) refers to adjusting corporate goals so that they are not only based on maximizing corporate profits, but include ethical standards on socially desirable behavior (Boatright, 2008). Even though many companies have integrated CSR into their business operations, there are still many issues that are difficult to tackle. READ MORE

  4. 23. A Comparative Case Study on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) between SMEs and MNCs

    University essay from Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET)

    Author : Yuqi Zhu; Yunbu Zhang; [2012]
    Keywords : corporate social responsibility CSR ; sustainable development; stakeholder; multiple national companies MNCs ; small and medium-sized enterprises SMEs ;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to describe the behaviors that multinational corporations(MNCs) and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are taking for carrying outcorporate social responsibility (CSR) under the context of sustainable development.Besides, the factors which drive and influence the performance are further exploredand discussed. READ MORE

  5. 24. Corporate Social Responsibility of SMEs during Times of Turbulence : - A Case Study of Small and Medium-sized Exporters in a Changing Environment

    University essay from Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU

    Author : Kristofer Pettersson; Papaioannou Stylianos; [2012]
    Keywords : CSR; SMEs; export; crisis; market turbulence; legitimacy; matching strategies; societal advantage; competitive advantage;

    Abstract : The increased globalization has brought increased interdependency between countries as well as markets.  The  2007  financial  crisis  impacted  companies  on  a  global  scale  and  the  need  for companies  to  be  socially  responsible  has  increased. READ MORE

  6. 25. Changing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in China : A Case Study of Svenska Kullagerfabriken (SKF) in China

    University essay from Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Fei Tong; [2011]
    Keywords : corporate social responsibility CSR ; China; socialistic market; government; state-owned corporations SOEs ; changing business environment; social values; legislation; globalization; multinational corporations MNCs ;

    Abstract : Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and multinational companies (MNCs) landed in Chinaalmost at the same time. However, the Chinese market where the governmental role is alwaysinfluential provides a specific setting for the CSR development in China. READ MORE