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Zeitschriftenartikel zum Thema "Social responsibility of business South Australia"
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Kabir, Humayun, Janine Mukuddem-Petersen, and Mark A. Petersen. "Corporate social responsibility motives of Australia and South Africa: a socio-economic perspective." Corporate Ownership and Control 11, no. 1 (2013): 259–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cocv11i1c2art4.
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This study analyses the socio-economic similarities and differences between Australia and South Africa, a developed and developing country, respectively. In particular, we consider the corporate social responsibility motives and mechanisms in lieu of social, economical, cultural and environmental influences in these two countries. The study reveals that, despite some significant similarities, corporate social responsibility values have been constructed with different social, economic and cultural interactions in the aforementioned countries. This is owing to the different socio-economic infrastructure that exists in each country. The study pointed out that it is important for multinational companies and policy makers to understand corporate social responsibility motives of different countries in order to fulfil stakeholders’ demands. Also, taking cognizance of the fact that the stakeholders’ expectations can vary across nations
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Naude, Marita. "Corporate governance, CSR and using mental models in employee retention." Corporate Ownership and Control 7, no. 1 (2009): 73–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cocv7i1p7.
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The value added contribution of this article is twofold. Firstly, this article advocates that Board members, Directors and Managers must have a clear understanding that the mental models of employees and themselves influence the effectiveness of strategies implemented within an effective Corporate Governance (CG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) framework. Secondly, this article uses data collected and findings from participants in Australia and South Africa regarding the factors (from their mental model) that retain them in their organisation as one example of how Board members, Directors and Managers could explore the mental models of their employees regarding retention and then develop strategies (within a CSR framework) based on a solid CG foundation.
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Lee, Alvin, and Claire Lambert. "Corporate Social Responsibility in McDonald’s Australia." Asian Case Research Journal 21, no. 02 (December 2017): 393–430. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218927517500146.
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This case focuses on marketing public policy and legislation issues in the business environment. The Commonwealth Government of Australia wants to impose mandatory warning labels for fast-food served by quick-service chainrestaurants like McDonald’s. These warnings are to appear on fast-food packaging to warn diners of the possible harms arising from consuming fast-food. This is similar to the warnings that are used in Australia on tobacco product packages. This highlights a turning point where legislators appear to be heeding calls of vocal pressure groups to curb and legislate the industry’s activities. The loudest calls have appeared in well-publicized legal cases and film documentaries like Super-Size Me. McDonald’s has been well-aware of these challenges. The company continues to respond and fight legal challenges on these points. As a result, the company has improved its supply chain, employees’ work-conditions, their treatment of animals, their stores, food and customer service to offer leaner, healthier and more upmarket products. The few vocal critics who have secured media coverage seem to rely on sensationalizing the issue — e.g., eating McDonald’s for 30 days makes you fat. They seem to ignore the results from other experiments where people who ate suitable portions of McDonald’s food for the same 30 day period actually lost weight. Other challenges that have been found to be lies in courts of law include allegations of animal cruelty, unsafe food and food that makes people obese. Yet the public continue to believe these allegations. Can the industry do more, or do something different, to change people’s minds?
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Moon, Jeremy. "The firm as citizen? Social responsibility of business in Australia." Australian Journal of Political Science 30, no. 1 (March 1995): 1–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00323269508402320.
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Moon, Jeremy. "The Social Responsibility of Business and New Governance." Government and Opposition 37, no. 3 (July 2002): 385–408. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1477-7053.00106.
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This Article Considers The Social Responsibility Of Business, why it exists, why governments might be interested in it, and its place in new governance. The discussion is primarily conceptual, informed and stimulated by empirical findings from Australia and the UK, countries which have been associated neither with the extent of business social responsibility long-witnessed in the USA nor with the extent of neo-corporatism characteristic of parts of northern Europe and Scandinavia.
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Coldwell, David Alastair Lindsay, and Tasneem Joosub. "Corporate social responsibility in South Africa: quo vadis?" African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 6, no. 4 (December 7, 2015): 466–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ajems-11-2013-0102.
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Purpose – Strategies and policies aimed at alleviating poverty in Sub-Saharan African countries usually depend on capitalistically driven economic growth. However, the view that capitalism needs to reinvent itself to survive the crisis of confidence brought about by the recent global financial collapse depends on the extent to which such a shared value oriented, sustainable capitalist reinvention is embraced by emergent business leaders. A sustainable system of capitalism driven by business and community shared value can only take root if the hearts and minds of future business leaders are convinced of their cogency and appropriateness. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – This paper reports the findings of an empirical study utilizing a Likert-type scale designed to measure corporate shared value (CSV) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) among a sample of fourth year accountancy students at a leading South African university. Findings – Preliminary findings suggest that perceptions of this group of emergent leaders generally regard CSR rather than CSV as the “correct” business model for companies to follow. Although the sample is limited to one South African university and is relatively small, it contributes to the literature by offering insight into emergent business leaders’ perceptions and their view of the direction of CSR in South Africa should take. Research limitations/implications – Implications of the paper are that by offering insight into emergent business leaders’ perceptions of South African society and specifically their view of the direction South African CSR should take, the paper suggests prescriptive remedial steps in policy that educational and other learning institutions could take to engender appropriate social values in learners. Originality/value – The study contributes to the literature by offering devised and tested measuring instruments for CSR and CSV in the South African context and gives insight into emergent business leaders’ perceptions and their view of the direction of CSR in South Africa should take.
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Galbreath, Jeremy. "How does corporate social responsibility benefit firms? Evidence from Australia." European Business Review 22, no. 4 (June 29, 2010): 411–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09555341011056186.
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Rampersad, Renitha. "Corporate social responsibility: Applying sustainability principles in stakeholder engagement." Corporate Ownership and Control 14, no. 2 (2017): 222–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cocv14i2c1p8.
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There is a strong ethical case to redress poverty and inequality in South Africa. The South African corporate sector has been called upon to take responsibility for the ways their operations impact societies. There has been considerable change in the way the corporate sector concerns themselves with applying sustainability principles to the ways in which they conduct their business specifically in their social interactions with stakeholders. This sees the South African corporate sector investing millions to support sustainable community development and social programs. The total corporate social responsibility (CSR) expenditure in South Africa was estimated to amount to R8.2 billion in 2013/2014 (Trialogue, 2014). Although major South African and multinational companies have had ample opportunity to express and communicate their views on the potential of CSR, the voices of communities continue to be thwarted and stifled when they should logically lie at the heart of effective change management interventions. Business has the obligation, and also the resources, to make a contribution to communities in which they operate. This article investigates the South African business sectors involvement in stakeholder engagement and describes two cases of major South African companies and their increased value for a stakeholder governance model.
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Watson Ladzani, Mmboswobeni, and Solly Matshonisa Seeletse. "Business social responsibility: how are SMEs doing in Gauteng, South Africa?" Social Responsibility Journal 8, no. 1 (March 2, 2012): 87–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17471111211196593.
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Venter, William. "Ubuntu and Social Capital factors in Family Businesses." Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 1, no. 1 (December 31, 2008): 66. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajesbm.v1i1.13.
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<p>The current study is an investigation of social capital, and more particularly the support of the concept of ubuntu in large family businesses in South Africa. Insights into the social responsibility activities of some of the largest family businesses in South Africa, obtained through semi-structured interviews, clearly indicate the important role which the social responsibility ubuntu activities of these businesses play in caring for the community. As South Africa has a mainly “individualistic economic community”, it is interesting to observe how the collectivistic notion of ubuntu is practised in the social responsibility activities of family business groups.</p><p><strong>Key words and phrases:</strong> ubuntu, social responsibility, social capital, family business, conditional matrix</p>
Dissertationen zum Thema "Social responsibility of business South Australia"
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Larwood, Andrew John. "Cleaner production : promoting and achieving it in the South Australian foundry industry." Title page, table of contents and abstract only, 2000. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09ENV/09envl336.pdf.
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Bibliography: leaves 123-130. The literature search and the findings from the investigation have been used to provide recommendations for a sector specific cooperative approach using regulation, self-regulation, voluntary agreements, economic incentatives and educational/information strategies to promote and acheive cleaner production in the South Australian foundry industry.
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Machine, Abigail. "The business case for corporate social responsibility (CSR) is good business: A comparative analysis of CSR practices in the South African and Australian banking sectors." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15178.
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A focus of the study will be on the South African banking sector, comparing it with the CSR practices of Australian banking sector. The reason for this comparative analysis stems from the similarities that are prevalent between the two countries, although they have different designations, with one country as a developing country and the other as a developed country respectively. Both countries were once colonies. Australia was ruled by British and South Africa was ruled by Dutch and British. Both countries' financial sectors are well regulated and developed. Similar rules regarding disclosing information are applied in both countries' listed companies. The listed companies in both countries are required to disclose their social and environmental information in addition to their financial information
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Fourie, Neil. "Corporate social responsibility: evaluating three South African Companies' initiatives." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/568.
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The aim of this research project was to evaluate the available theoretical information on Corporate Social Responsibility and with this knowledge to then also evaluate three companieś initiatives based on this information. Gone are the days when an organisation could do business for the sole purpose of making a profit. If the organisation does not take the environment into account in doing business, or if the community where this organisation is situated or does business, feel “abused” or that their needs are not being addressed, the organisation will not survive and its future sustainability can not be assured or guaranteed. This has been proven internationally, but how does South African organisations fare when it comes to corporate social responsibility, and more specifically, what social responsible initiatives are taken? The research also attempted to determine how “industry specific” the three companies'́ initiatives are and whether any changes in initiative-directions should be considered. The Social Responsibility Initiatives of Woolworths, ENGEN and SABMiller (South Africa) were evaluated and certain shortcomings were identified and presented to the various companies. These companies deliver excellent products and services to their client base, but it was felt that should adherence be given to the recommendations that were made, the mentioned companies could in future improve their turnover, market position and increase their client support base. Finally, it could also assist in increasing brand loyalty amongst their customers.
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Khodoga, Ephraim Alfheli. "The social responsibility of corporations : a stakeholder approach." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53173.
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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2002.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The main aim of this study is to develop, from an ethical perspective, a justification for
corporate social responsibility. The research methodology used is that of a critical study
of relevant literature.
The history of corporate social responsibility is discussed and definitions of key concepts
are analyzed. Attention is paid to the controversies surrounding corporate social
responsibility, and the views of critics as well as advocates of corporate social
responsibility are examined. From the literature study it is concluded that since
corporations are part of larger social systems, they are not only accountable to their
shareholders but their success and long-term survival depends on fulfilling their
responsibilities to a range of stakeholders. Stakeholders are defined as those groups or
individuals with whom an organization interacts or has a relationship of interdependence,
and who are affected by its actions, decisions, policies, practices or goals.
The study focuses on the stakeholder approach to corporate social responsibility and aims
to show how such an approach underpins the idea of corporate social responsibility. It is
argued that corporations have moral as well as social responsibilities to stakeholders who
are affected by their operations. Emphasis is placed on business ethics as providing the
framework for a set of principles or a code according to which a company should make
its business decisions and on which it should base its relationships with stakeholders. The
research indicates that companies that aim to operate ethically also benefit in terms of
profitability and social acceptance. With reference to several South African companies as
examples, the study focuses on corporate social responsibility towards key stakeholders
such as local communities, the environment, employees, and customers. In each case it is
investigated what the specific responsibility requires of the corporation, and what
practical measures can be used to meet the responsibility. It is argued that management's
task is to treat stakeholders as equal, balance their sometimes conflicting claims, and
promote good relationships among them Managers must consider the ethical and social
as well as the economic implications of their decisions. The concluding chapter looks more closely at issues that need to be taken into account as
far as corporate social responsibility in South Africa is concerned. As a result of the
legacy of white rule and apartheid, active steps need to be taken to address economic
imbalances between blacks and whites. Both the government and corporate structures
have a role to play in creating mechanisms to meet the economic needs of the black
community. It is recommended that the means through which this can be achieved are
processes such as affirmative action, transformation, black economic empowerment, and
poverty alleviation.
The study concludes that social involvement by companies is not a favour extended to
society or an optional "extra", but a business imperative and a moral obligation that is
fundamental to being a company with legitimacy. The social goals of a company should
be supportive of the goals of business and its social involvement strategy should be
aligned with the overall business strategy.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die hoofdoel van hierdie studie is om korporatiewe sosiale verantwoordelikheid vanuit 'n
etiese perspektief te regverdig. Die navorsingsmetodologie behels 'n kritiese ondersoek
van tersaaklike literatuur.
Die geskiedenis van korporatiewe sosiale verantwoordelikheid word bespreek en
definisies van sleutelkonsepte word ontleed. Aandag word geskenk aan die debatte
rondom korporatiewe sosiale verantwoordelikheid en die sienings van teenstanders sowel
as voorstanders van korporatiewe sosiale verantwoordelikheid word ondersoek. Uit die
literatuurstudie word afgelei dat aangesien korporasies deel van groter sosiale stelsels
uitmaak, hulle nie slegs rekenpligtig teenoor hul aandeelhouers is nie, maar dat hul
sukses en langtermyn-oorlewing afhang van die nakoming van hul verantwoordelikhede
teenoor verskeie belangegroepe. Belangegroepe word omskryf as daardie groepe of
individue met wie 'n organisasie in wisselwerking is of 'n interafhanklike verhouding
het, en wat deur sy handelinge, besluite, beleide, praktyke en doelwitte geraak word.
Die studie fokus op die belangegroep-benadering tot korporatiewe sosiale
verantwoordelikheid en poog om te toon hoe so 'n benadering die idee van korporatiewe
sosiale verantwoordelikheid ondersteun. Daar word aangevoer dat korporasies morele
sowel as sosiale verpligtinge het teenoor belangegroepe wat deur hul bedrywighede
geraak word. Klem word gelê op sake-etiek wat die raamwerk verskaf vir 'n stel
beginsels of 'n kode waarvolgens 'n maatskappy sy sakebesluite behoort te neem en
waarop hy sy verhoudings met belangegroepe moet baseer. Die navorsing toon dat
maatskappye wat etiese optrede nastreef: ook voordeel trek wat winsgewendheid en
sosiale aanvaarding betref Met verwysing na 'n aantal Suid-Afrikaanse maatskappye as
voorbeelde, fokus die studie op korporatiewe sosiale verantwoordelikheid teenoor
sleutelbelangegroepe soos plaaslike gemeenskappe, die omgewing, werknemers en
kliënte. In elke geval word gekyk na wat die spesifieke verantwoordelikheid van die
korporasie vereis, en watter praktiese stappe gedoen kan word om dit na te kom. Daar
word aangevoer dat dit die bestuur se taak is om belangegroepe as gelyk te behandel, hul soms strydige eise te balanseer en goeie verhoudings onder hulle te bevorder. Bestuurders
moet die etiese en sosiale sowel as die ekonomiese implikasies van hul besluite in
aanmerking neem
Die slothoofstuk kyk meer in besonderhede na kwessies wat in aanmerking geneem moet
word wat korporatiewe sosiale verantwoordelikheid in Suid-Afrika betref Weens die
nalatenskap van wit oorheersing en apartheid is aktiewe stappe nodig om die ekonomiese
wanbalanse tussen swart en wit mense aan te spreek. Beide die regering en korporatiewe
strukture het 'n rol te speel om meganismes te skep om aan die ekonomiese behoeftes van
die swart gemeenskap te voldoen. Daar word aanbeveel dat dit bereik kan word deur
prosesse soos regstellende aksie, transformasie, swart ekonomiese bemagtiging en
armoedeverligting.
Die studie kom tot die slotsom dat sosiale betrokkenheid deur maatskappye nie 'n guns
aan die samelewing of 'n opsionele "ekstra" is nie, maar 'n sake-imperatief wat
grondliggend is tot die legitimiteit van 'n maatskappy. Die sosiale doelwitte van 'n
maatskappy behoort die sakedoelwitte te ondersteun en sy sosialebetrokkenheid-strategie
moet in ooreenstemming met die oorhoofse sakestrategie wees.
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De, Jongh Derick. "Indicators of corporate social performance in South Africa." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27494.
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Clements, Deidre Franklin. "Corporate social responsibility in South Africa : a closer look at South African Breweries enterprise development programmes." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/5036.
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Thesis (MBA (Business Management))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: "Poverty is unnecessary. People are capable of getting themselves out of poverty. All they need is opportunities. They are not waiting for charity or handouts. Charity is good but it is not good enough. If you turn it into a business proposition, then it's very powerful, because it can run on its own steam" (Muhammed Yunus, Nobel Prize of Economics, 2006).
It is widely acknowledged in current literature that business is one of the most powerful forces for change in the 21 st century. One of the major challenges is to harness this potential and to allocate it accurately to where it is most effective. Leaders globally are increasingly acknowledging that new business models are emerging that can effectively combine citizenship and profitability without unduly sacrificing returns to shareholders, but rather enhancing them. The term Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been abandoned by most South African firms in favour of the term Corporate Social Investment. This has been done in order to divert
attention from calls on business to redress the results of the country's historical contribution to the apartheid system. Businesses have responded strongly to the pressures of CSR. CSR in South Africa has become an inherent aspect of any organisation's overall business strategy. For South Africa to achieve their goals of reducing poverty, accelerating economic growth,
and providing better services to their citizens there has to be a strong focus on encouraging large corporate involvement. This thesis discusses the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes implemented by selected large companies operating in South Africa and the attempts they have made to
close the poverty gap at the bottom of the pyramid. The second part of this thesis provides a closer and detailed discussion of South African Breweries enterprise development programmes, viz: Ukusa and Mahlasedi. The outcome of this thesis provides further evidence that poverty alleviation strategies can be effective and sustainable if they incorporate private sector approaches that promote entrepreneurial development within the target population in South Africa. It also emphasises that CSR programmes not only provide opportunity for the population at the bottom of the pyramid but directly influences the growth and sustainability of many businesses in South
Africa.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Dit word oral in huidige literatuur erken dat besigheid een van die sterkste kragte vir verandering in die 21 ste eeu is. Een van die grootste uitdagings is om hierdie potensiaal te benut en om dit akkuraat toe te wys na waar dit die doeltreffendste aangewend kan word. Leiers wêreldwyd erken toenemend dat nuwe besigheidsmodelle verskyn wat burgerskap en winsgewendheid doeltreffend kan kombineer sonder oormatige opoffering van
winste aan aandeelhouers maar trouens eerder deur die verhoging daarvan.
Die term Korporatiewe Maatskaplike Verantwoordelikheid (KMV) was deur die meeste Suid-Afrikaanse maatskappye ten gunste van die term Korporatiewe Maatskaplike belegging verruil. Dit is gedoen om aandag weg te lei van beroepe op ondememings om die gevolge van die land se historiese bydrae tot die apartheidstelsel reg te stel. Besighede het heftig gereageer op die druk van KMV. KMV in Suid-Afrika het 'n inherente aspek van enige organisasie se oorkoepelende besigheidstrategie geword. Vir Suid-Afrika om hierdie doelwitte
van armoedevermindering, versnelde ekonomiese groei en beter diensverskaffing aan burgers te bereik, moet daar 'n sterk klem op die aanmoediging van korporatiewe betrokkenheid wees. Hierdie tesis bespreek die Korporatiewe Maatskaplike Verantwoordelikheidsprogramme (KMV-programme) wat deur geselekteerde groot Suid-Afrikaanse maatskappye geimplementeer is en die pogings wat hulle aangewend het om die armoede gaping aan die onderkant van die inkomstepiramide te vernou. Die tweede deel van hierdie tesis verskaf 'n
fyner en breedvoeriger bespreking van die Suid-Afrikaanse Brouerye se
Ondernemingsontwikkelingsprogramme, nl. Ukusa en Mahlasedi. Die uitkoms van hierdie tesis verskaf verdere bewyse dat armoedeverligtingstrategieë doeltreffend en volhoubaar kan wees indien dit privaat-sektor benaderings inkorporeer wat entrepreneurskaps ontwikkeling binne die teikenbevolking in Suid-Afrika bevorder. Dit beklemtoon ook dat KMV-programme geleenthede vir die deel van die bevolking aan die onderkant van die inkomstepiramide skep, en terselfdertyd die groei en volhoubaarheid van talle ondernemings in Suid-Afrika regstreeks beinvloed.
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Okyere, Francis. "Social responsibility in the SMMEs of the Botshabelo industrial estates." Thesis, [Bloemfontein?] : Central University of Technology, Free State, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/198.
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Thesis (M. Tech. (Business administration)) - Central University of technology, Free State, 2012<br>Research evidence suggests that South African small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) are not making the desired impact on their societies because they are unable to create jobs. The normative assertion is that by engaging in socially responsible activities, SMMEs will be able to enhance their impact on society. Much “noise”, effort and resources are being made available to South African SMMEs to encourage them to embrace this concept of social responsibility as it is also touted to result in business benefits. Socially responsible behaviour by SMMEs has therefore become an important national issue in South Africa. However, in spite of this realisation, very little is known about how seriously the South African SMMEs really consider and approach the whole issue of business social responsibility (BSR) precisely because of the dearth of empirical research on the subject.
Without empirical evidence from systematic research, it becomes extremely difficult to tell for sure what these SMMEs think of and are really doing in terms of BSR; what obstacles they face in their BSR endeavours; what support they need; among others. Without such information, policy makers cannot reasonably be expected to formulate appropriate support mechanisms to enhance the BSR efforts of these SMMEs. In the end, communities like Botshabelo (in the Free State Province of South Africa) might lose out on the benefits that are usually associated with BSR performance of SMMEs.
The purpose of this study was to provide such information. Specifically, the research investigated the following issues: SMMEs understanding of BSR; BSR as a sound business philosophy/practice for SMMEs; Why SMMEs undertake BSR; SMMEs’ attitude towards BSR; Barriers to SMMEs’ BSR engagement; and main BSR activities of SMMEs.
In this study, research was conducted on the SMMEs of the Botshabelo industrial estate. After a thorough literature review, data were collected from 170 respondents on 137 out of the 150 SMMEs operating in Botshabelo.
The results of the data analysis suggest that the SMMEs investigated have a good understanding of the concept and its value. However, the SMMEs focus mainly on employee and customer issues while showing less concern for community and environmental issues. The SMMEs also encounter barriers to BSR engagement which mostly have to do with lack of time. Based on these findings, recommendations are made regarding policy and further research.
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Raad, Morgan. "The influence of social responsibility initiatives on the South African wine consumers planned behaviour." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96205.
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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.<br>The market benefits and competitive advantage of integrating social responsibility initiatives are well known within the global marketing context. More recently, this movement had notably increased within the South African wine industry, where wine producers are integrating philanthropy into their overall business operations.
The purpose of this study was to examine whether the marketing of social responsibility initiatives, within the South African wine industry, would lead to a positive consumer attitude towards a brand and result in influencing South African wine consumers’ purchasing behaviour. The literature review was conducted to establish the effect of marketing social responsibility initiatives over consumer attitude, intention and planned behaviour. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data.
This study indicated that the marketing of social responsibility initiatives are recognised by South African wine consumers as a decision-making factor and do influence consumers’ attitude towards brands, when purchasing wine. Although social responsibility initiatives are regarded as a low decision-making factor, when compared to other factors, the study did indicate that South African wine consumers generally do portray positive attitude towards the South African wine industry’s social responsibility initiatives. Generally, it was found that South African wine consumers portrayed positive planned purchasing behaviour towards most of the South African wine producers’ social responsibility initiatives, with management of quality and environmental conservation initiatives receiving more positive response. Land reformation and legislative responsibility were regarded as lesser important initiatives.
Given the fact that social responsibility initiatives are recognised, yet only influences a certain portion of South African wine consumers’ purchasing decisions, the study did indicate that there are opportunities for the South African wine industry to market its social responsibility initiatives. The study concludes with the educational role that the marketing of social responsibility initiatives may have on influencing wine consumers’ planned behaviour and suggests a multi-stakeholder approach towards marketing.
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Böckle, Ingrid. "Managerial perceptions of corporate social responsibility and social practices present at McDonalds South Africa." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003088.
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This study deals with corporate social responsibility (CSR) and focuses on managerial perceptions of CSR at McDonald’s South Africa (SA) and how social responsibility is translated into social practices. The key objectives of the research are: to analyse McDonald’s both internationally and locally in South Africa to establish whether CSR policies exist, then to investigate how these policies are perceived and integrated by outlet managers. Lastly to investigate what kind of social responsibility (SR) involvement, if at all, occurs at outlet level. The research site covers three regions in South Africa, which are the Eastern Cape, Western Cape and Gauteng. The total research sample is 38. 33 interviewees were outlet managers, who were purposively selected, and 5 additional interviews took place with: 2 McDonald’s SA Head Office representatives, 2 interviews with beneficiaries of McDonald’s SR involvement and 1 with the trade union SACCAWU. The research was carried out through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The design of this research is based on an interpretive social science approach. The aim of the research was to investigate outlet managers’ perceptions of CSR and social practices present at McDonald’s SA outlets. The key findings of the research indicate that: CSR policies at McDonald’s SA head office are not communicated sufficiently to outlet managers, SR involvement is evident, especially for initiatives focusing on children’s welfare, but far too little occurs at the outlet level. There are also too few checks on social involvement by head office and no formal reporting system is available to the outlets except through an internal magazine, called the Big Mag. There is no official CSR report at McDonald’s SA. The fact that no report exists makes this study more relevant since this research investigates matters pertaining to CSR and social practices. The overall significance of the study is that it brings to the forefront the importance of internal company and external broader regulation which is part of the greater debate of CSR. This is because the analysis of managerial perceptions and implementation of CSR shows some unwarranted discrepancies between policies and practices, locally, nationally and internationally even within the same organisation.
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Grootboom, Alan Avril Douglas. "A comprehensive study of the social responsibility practices of two selected financial insitutions." Thesis, Port Elizabeth Technikon, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/80.
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Different forms of social responsibility practices have been prevalent in South Africa. Most of South African companies decided to bear the minimum costs when it comes to contributing to society. An improved version of social responsibility evolved since the transition in the 1990’s and South Africa’s re-integration into the global economy after lifting of economic sanctions. This came about after decades of large profit margins enjoyed by South African companies at the expense of low labour costs that led to inequalities in income distribution in South Africa. The social responsibility involvement/programmes are more or less the same across similar companies in South Africa. The reasons for business engaging in social responsibility are varied, ranging from poverty alleviation to sustainable development of society. Executives started to buy into the idea that social responsibility can be beneficial to the business and society. The changing attitudes regarding the role of business in society have made social responsibility an increasingly prominent issue over the past decades, but to decide on which projects will have a mutually beneficial impact on society and business, was one of the major challenges that companies have to face. It is against this background that the researcher investigated and compared the social responsibility practices of two selected financial institutions. The focus was on the practices of the two financial institutions in selecting targets for socially responsible involvement. This problem was supported by six secondary problems. The researcher first did a literature study to place social responsibility in perspective. The main purpose of the literature study was to identify and suggest how companies select the targets for said responsible involvement. An empirical investigation was conducted, focusing on Standard Bank and ABSA Bank. The demarcation of the study was restricted to these organisations as the assumption was made that their social responsibility practices are representative of the social responsibility practices of the financial services industry. The empirical study showed that the organisations under review did not have specific criteria that guide their selection of targets for social responsibility involvement. This highlighted an area of improvement on the social responsibility practices. The results of the literature study and the empirical investigation indicated that to be proactive in the field of social responsibility, criteria for selecting targets should be set and social responsibility practices should be linked to the corporate objectives and should form part of the strategic planning process. An affirmative approach to social responsibility will ensure that the two financial institutions be perceived as socially responsible.
Bücher zum Thema "Social responsibility of business South Australia"
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Moses, William F. Corporate responsibility in a changing South Africa. Washington, DC: Investor Responsibility Research Center, 1991.
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Micou, Ann McKinstry. Corporate social investment in South Africa. New York, NY (809 United Nations Plaza, New York 10017-3580): Institute of International Education, 1990.
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In good company: An anatomy of corporate social responsibility. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 2011.
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University of the Free State. Centre for Business Law, ed. The South African close corporation: Capita selecta. Bloemfontein: UFS, 2010.
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Chahoud, Tatjana. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) in South Africa: A case study of German Transnational Corporations. Bonn: Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik gGmbH, 2011.
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Bhardwaj, Arjun. Globalization and multinational corporations in South Asia: Towards building a partnership for sustainable development. Colombo: Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, 2001.
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Landman, Willem A. Corporate ethics indicator: Report on the Business Ethics South Africa (BESA) Survey conducted by EthicSA in 2002. Pretoria, South Africa: EthicSA, 2003.
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Vicary, Adrian. In the interests of education: A history of education unionism in South Australia. St. Leonards, N.S.W: Allen & Unwin, 1997.
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Wiebalck, Alison. The European Economic Community code of conduct for companies with interests in South Africa: A legal appraisal. Regensburg: S. Roderer Verlag, 1992.
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Weitzner, Viviane. Through Indigenous eyes: Toward appropriate decision-making processes regarding mining on or near ancestral lands : final synthesis report of the North-South Institute (Canada), Amerindian Peoples Association (Guyana) and Institute of Regional Studies of the University of Antioquia (Columbia). Ottawa: North-South Institute = Institut Nord-Sud, 2002.
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Janjuha-Jivraj, Shaheena. "Social Capital as a Long-Term Resource Among Ethnic Networks: The South Asian Business Community in Britain." In Responsibility and Social Capital, 77–95. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-72886-2_6.
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Chen, Stephen, and Petra Bouvain. "A Comparison of Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in the United States, Germany and Australia." In Corporate Governance and International Business, 266–79. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230285743_15.
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Seok, Jo-Eun. "Business Social Responsibility in South Korea: A Study of Relationships Between Korean Companies and NPOs." In Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies, 73–92. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6915-9_4.
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de Burgh-Woodman, Hélène, Alessandro Bressan, and Angela Torrisi. "An Evaluation of the State of the CSR Field in Australia." In Corporate Social Responsibility, 833–59. IGI Global, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6192-7.ch042.
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While Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become established in the managerial lexicon, its meaning and application varies according to geographical and sector contexts. In this chapter, we focus on the application of CSR across the banking and mining sectors in Australia to analyse the ways in which this managerial mechanism, with its theoretical underpinnings of social, environmental and economic balance, has been strategically appropriated and applied. We pose the key questions of how has CSR been implemented in Australia's largest industries and, secondarily, why has CSR not been more effective in transforming business practice in Australia? To demonstrate the alternative purposes to which CSR has been put, we use two case studies drawn from Australia's two most visible industries. The purpose of these case studies is to illustrate the larger conceptual ambiguity or fragmentation endemic to CSR and how this ambiguity affects its application – and therefore effectiveness – across different contexts.
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de Burgh-Woodman, Hélène, Alessandro Bressan, and Angela Torrisi. "An Evaluation of the State of the CSR Field in Australia." In Comparative Perspectives on Global Corporate Social Responsibility, 138–64. IGI Global, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0720-8.ch007.
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While Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become established in the managerial lexicon, its meaning and application varies according to geographical and sector contexts. In this chapter, we focus on the application of CSR across the banking and mining sectors in Australia to analyse the ways in which this managerial mechanism, with its theoretical underpinnings of social, environmental and economic balance, has been strategically appropriated and applied. We pose the key questions of how has CSR been implemented in Australia's largest industries and, secondarily, why has CSR not been more effective in transforming business practice in Australia? To demonstrate the alternative purposes to which CSR has been put, we use two case studies drawn from Australia's two most visible industries. The purpose of these case studies is to illustrate the larger conceptual ambiguity or fragmentation endemic to CSR and how this ambiguity affects its application – and therefore effectiveness – across different contexts.
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Moore Dickerson, Claire. "Corporate social responsibility: Lessons from the South on law and business norms." In Research in Law and Economics, 131–57. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/s0193-5895(2009)0000024010.
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Coldwell, David, and Tasneem Joosub. "Business Case for Corporate Social Responsibility in Emerging Economies? An Exploratory Empirical Study of the South African Business Context." In Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability: Emerging Trends in Developing Economies, 297–322. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/s2043-905920140000008015.
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Coldwell, David, and Tasneem Joosub. "Business Case for Corporate Social Responsibility in Emerging Economies? An Exploratory Empirical Study of the South African Business Context." In Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability: Emerging Trends in Developing Economies, 297–322. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/s2043-9059_2014_0000008015.
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Macuda, Małgorzata, and Justyna Fijałkowska. "Value Creation via Corporate Social Responsibility." In CSR and Socially Responsible Investing Strategies in Transitioning and Emerging Economies, 214–36. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2193-9.ch011.
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The concept of creating company value is constantly evolving due to globalization, changing business realities, and the widely expanded idea of corporate social responsibility (CSR). The purpose of the chapter is three-fold. Firstly, it describes CSR involvement and CSR reporting practices in emerging countries. Secondly, it presents different theories related to value creation. Thirdly, it investigates CSR value creation measurement and disclosure in emerging economies (Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Peru, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam). The authors conducted content analysis of all publications concerning CSR issues and value creation in emerging countries over the years 1984-2019 included in Scopus database. Among publications over the years 2014-2019, several concerned strictly CSR implications to value creation in emerging economies.
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Gottschalk, Petter. "IS/IT Outsourcing." In E-Business Strategy, Sourcing and Governance, 159–70. IGI Global, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-004-2.ch009.
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Information technology outsourcing—the practice of transferring IT assets, leases, staff, and management responsibility for delivery of services from internal IT functions to third party vendors—has become an undeniable trend ever since Kodak’s 1989 landmark decision. In recent years, private and public sector organizations worldwide have outsourced significant portions of their IT functions, among them British Aerospace, British Petroleum, Canadian Post Office, Chase Manhattan Bank, Continental Airlines, Continental Bank, First City, General Dynamics, Inland Revenue, JP Morgan, Kodak, Lufthansa, McDonnell Douglas, South Australian Government, Swiss Bank, Xerox, and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Hirsheim & Lacity, 2000). How should firms organize their enterprise-wide activities related to the acquisition, deployment, and management of information technology? During the 1980s, IT professionals devoted considerable attention to this issue, primarily debating the virtues of centralized, decentralized, and federal modes of governance. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, IT researchers anticipated and followed these debates, eventually reaching considerable consensus regarding the influence of different contingency factors on an enterprise’s choice of a particular governance mode (Sambamurthy & Zmud, 2000).
Konferenzberichte zum Thema "Social responsibility of business South Australia"
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Kiss, Eszter, Michelle Barker, and Parlo Singh. "International undergraduate business students' perceptions of employability." In Fifth International Conference on Higher Education Advances. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica València, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/head19.2019.9354.
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Graduate employability is a highly contested topic by education providers, employers and governments. The responsibility of universities to enhance students’ employability through work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities is also debated. This study explored international students’ understanding of employability skills and their self-perceptions of their employability at an Australian university. It also investiaged students’ perception of the universities’ role in enhancing employability. A qualitative approach informed by Social Cognitive Career Theory (Lent, Brown &amp; Hackett, 1994), used multiple focus groups comprising 18 international undergraduate students from Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Papua New Guinea, South Korea in their final semester at an urban Australian university. The key findings are: (1) Participants were unable to differentiate between employability skills, personality traits and job-specific skills; (2) The importance of social skills and networking were recognised by Chinese respondents, in particular; (3) The perceived level of work-readiness was higher among respondents who had previous work experience; (4) The inclusion of more practical WIL components in the degree program calls for curriculum review; (5) Creating opportunities for students to apply their knowledge and skills in professional contexts is highly desirable. The findings highlight curriculum considerations needed in the development of high-quality WIL experiences that will enable students to apply the knowledge and skills learnt in the classroom, thus enhancing their self-efficacy about their employability.