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Venemyr, Henrik, and Per Johan Ericson. "Corporate Social Responsibility : whose responsibility is it?" Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, Business Administration, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-475.
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<p>Introduction: The society is becoming more aware of the importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) work. CSR has also be-come a competitive tool in order to reach out to potential cus-tomers. There are also many definitions of what CSR actually means. These are things that makes it interesting to find out how multinational corporations, who has a lot of power, per-ceive and work with CSR, as well as what can be done to make corporations work more with CSR.</p><p>Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to describe what CSR as a con-cept means, whose responsibility it is, as well as why corpora-tions work with it. We also intend to find out what it takes to make CSR a more prevailing and decisive instrument for cor-porations?</p><p>Method: We conducted six unstructed interviews with multinational corporations in Sweden.</p><p>Conclusion: Today the phenomena of CSR has no unified definition, this is why we believe that a definition that is precise in describing what CSR is can be useful. We think that transparency is something important since information provided to the pub-lic, provides consumers and stakeholders with power to make information based investment, and purchase decisions. We have also concluded that we think that the most important factor in driving the CSR work forward and making it grow in size, is to make consumers reward the corporations that per-form well in their CSR activities.</p>
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Hildebrand, Anna, and Anna Schmidt. "Corporate Social Responsibility som varumärkesstärkande aktivitet?" Thesis, Uppsala University, Department of Business Studies, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-88429.
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<p>På en konkurrenskraftig marknad är det viktigt för företag att differentiera sig genom ett starkt varumärke. Genom att vara en ”god medborgare” i form av Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, kan företagstärka relationen mellan kund och företag och på så sett varumärket. CSR innebär att företag på frivillig grund integrerar sociala och miljömässiga hänsyn i sin verksamhet och i sin samverkan med intressenterna, utöver vad lagen kräver. Syftet med uppsatsen är att redogöra för hur företag arbetar med CSR och vidare diskutera vad som stärker ett varumärke, för att sedan klargöra om och hur företagens CSR-arbete kan definieras som varumärkesstärkande. CSR-arbetet kan delas in i Lantos tre kategorier etiskt, strategiskt och altruistiskt och enligt resultatet i uppsatsen kan endast strategisk CSR ses som varumärkesstärkande. Drivkraften bakom engagemanget i CSR-frågor ses antingen som ett business case eller som ett ethics case. Strategisk CSR är snarlik business case då den ekonomiska vinningen är syftet med handlingen. Vid altruistisk CSR och ethics case är det istället viljan att göra ”det rätta” som är syftet. Allt CSR-arbete som på något sätt kommuniceras till företagets intressenter ses indirekt som varumärkesstärkande då arbetet skapar tillit och förtroende för varumärket. Då nästan allt arbete med CSR kommuniceras på något sätt, antingen externt på hemsidor och genom rapporter eller internt till medarbetare, är det varumärkesstärkande enligt teorier om hur ett varumärke stärks.</p><p> </p>
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Axell, Sandra, and Minéa Rudin. "Corporate Social Responsibility som varumärkesbyggande verktyg." Thesis, Stockholm University, School of Business, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-6383.
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<p>Bakgrund: Debatten om Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) har pågått i över 40 år och har under de senaste åren blivit allt mer aktuell även i Sverige. Detta till följd av dels de ökade krav som medarbetare och konsumenter ställer på företagen och dels på grund av en ökande internationalisering, en snabbare informationsspridning och ett hårdare företagsklimat. Idag finns flera exempel på företag som kompletterar målet om att maximera vinsten med ett mål om socialt ansvarstagande. Samtidigt strävar dagens marknadsförare i allt större utsträckning efter att skapa holistiska marknadsförings-aktiviteter, med syfte att bygga ett starkt varumärke som kan skapa konkurrensfördelar. Syfte: Denna uppsats har till syfte att öka förståelsen för CSR:s påverkan på ett företags varumärke. Detta genom att fokusera undersökningen på hur CSR påverkar ett varumärkes identitet och dess betydelse i handeln Business to Business. I uppsatsen vill vi visa på vad som är viktigt att fokusera på vid genomförandet av CSR-aktiviteter. Undersökningen: I vår undersökning har vi genomfört fallstudier av två företag, Santa Maria och Chiquita. Detta har kompletterats med intervjuer av nyckelpersoner på några av Sveriges största butikskedjor inom dagligvaruhandeln. Detta för att undersöka deras relation till de två undersökta företagen och synen på deras CSR-strategier. Slutsats: Utifrån den insamlade sekundärdatan och de genomförda intervjuerna har det framkommit att det finns en positiv inverkan på varumärken om CSR-arbetet är implementerat, kommunicerat och kopplat till affärsverksamheten. Studien har även visat att CSR-strategin måste tilltala företagets intressenter för att företaget ska kunna skapa sig konkurrensfördelar gentemot de andra aktörerna på marknaden. Nyckelord: CSR, varumärken, Business to Business, dagligvaruhandeln.</p>
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Kleinrichert, Denise. "Responsibility and practice in notions of corporate social responsibility." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2007. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0001893.
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Adestam, Carina, and Sofia Gunnmo. "CSR : Structure for Responsibility." Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, EMM (Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Management), 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-1362.
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<p>Many organisational flaws are consequences of unsuitable structure arrangements that do not support the organisation in its work towards goal accomplishment. The appropriateness of the structure is determined by how well it allows the organisation to respond to the environment in which it is active. Furthermore, an organisation is divided into parts with their own requirements on the structure. CSR is a concept that enables for a wider perspective of how to conduct business, thereby strengthening the link between the organisation and the external society. It addresses the issues of how a company can create sustainable wealth through behaving in a responsible way where a high responsiveness to the environment is crucial. The purpose of this thesis is therefore to describe and analyse how the organisational social structure of the CSR work can help and enhance such engagement.</p><p>An abductive approach have steered the authors when conducting this study. Qualitative data is explicitly used, gathered through interviews with representatives from ABB and Skanska. The data derived from these interviews provides a picture of what, why and how the two companies have chosen to work with CSR issues as well as how they have chosen to structure the work. Using the theoretical frame and the empirical data an analyse of the characteristics and arguments for CSR and the cultural, motivational and structural aspects led to the identification of requirements that this work place on the structure and how ABB and Skanska handle these requirements.</p><p>The objective of CSR is to be able to assess the business impact on the society and from that standpoint create a way to handle those impacts. Therefore the work is different from company to company but with common requirements on the structure where some are, local responsiveness, creativity and unified work. To answer to these requirements the structure should preferable have the characteristics of horizontal differentiation and specialisation on group level, an integration based on both human interaction and documents where standardisation should be avoided. This implies that the requirements of CSR are best met when the mechanic and the organic structure meet. An organic organisation needs mechanical traits to allow for the guidelines, directives and responsibilities to be defined in order to reach a unified picture. The mechanical on the other hand needs organic characteristics to support and allow for continuous improvements and work that takes local conditions into account.</p>
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Abrahams, Merlinda-Joy. "Corporate social responsibility: the way forward for development." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13061.
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Includes bibliographical references.<br>With Corporate Social Responsibility coming to prominence over the last few decades, business has become a central player in the sphere of development. The business case for CSR, by far the most dominant argument for CSR, suggests that CSR is the answer to social ills, injustice and poverty, but seeks ways to get a return on their investment and gain a competitive advantage through CSR/CSI activities. Critics have argued that business cannot be counted on to voluntarily contribute to social good - citing the nature of business as the greatest deterrent to positive behaviour. A third stream recognises the potential of CSR but identifies constraints in the present manifestations of CSR and CSI in South Africa, and calls for a more critical engagement of business in society. A fourth approach recognises that due the nature of CSR and the politics that surrounds its practice, CSR can be seen as a type of imperialism, holding the notions of dominance and superiority over their beneficiaries in the South, and not taking into consideration their experiences or feedback. Using the critical case of a large South African petroleum company, this thesis seeks to answer the central research question, “What approach to C SR does Company X take? What underpins this approach? ” This thesis furthermore subscribes to the need for more critical, Southern perspectives that needs to be acknowledged in the CSR rhetoric and argues that political and economic rather than social considerations currently dominate the sphere of CSR. This is further emphasised through the political environment in which CSR takes place. Finally, this paper, argues that the language of CSR in South Africa needs to be rethought. In South Africa, CSR more often than not is interpreted to mean companies’ CSI activities. Using authors such as Fig (2005) and Fig et al, 2007, this thesis argues that wrapped up in the notion of CSI are inherent political considerations that thwart the developmental potential of CSI.
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Nichols, E. "Maturity modelling of corporate responsibility: New Zealand case studies." Lincoln University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10182/1968.
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Corporations are increasingly being expected to be responsible to not only shareholders, but also to employees, society and for the environment. This expectation increases as business crises, such the Exxon Valdez oil spill and the Enron collapse, continue to occur. In New Zealand several umbrella organisations were established to aid organisations in the quest to become sustainable or corporately responsible, such as New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development, New Zealand Businesses for Social Responsibility, and the Sustainable Business Network. A number of high profile companies such as Hubbard Foods Ltd, Landcare Research, Fonterra and Telecom belong to these umbrella organisations and have produced reports that reflect not only economic prosperity but also environmental quality and social equity. The aim of this research is to identify how organisations are implementing corporate responsibility issues into the operations, and using this information to construct a maturity model. The value of a maturity model is as an analytic tool, where an organisation can be benchmarked against the best in the field. Developing a maturity model for integrating corporate responsibility into an organisation enables managers to identify at which stage the organisation is currently situated and then provides an action plan of where to progress in the future. A preliminary maturity model is developed based on previous models from the fields of corporate responsibility, environmental management and sustainability. This exploratory study used the case study method to analyse six organisations that are members of the New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development and are producing annual sustainability reports. Using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines for sustainability reporting, 10 years of annual reports from each case company were analysed and compared against these guidelines. The results were used to identify what corporate responsibility areas businesses are currently reporting on and therefore implementing within the organisation, and identifying if there is an evolutionary pattern applicable to all organisations thereby enabling the construction of a maturity model. The findings show that although there was an increase in the GRI indicators included the reporting is poorly developed. The major areas of change have been in the reporting of governance and management structures, the development and inclusion of vision statements and changes in management policies. There was increased reporting in some environmental and social indicators, but no clear patterns of change emerged. Using the data and analysis a refinement of the proposed maturity model was made.
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Fennelly, Meghan C. (Meghan Cartier) 1978. "The responsibility of race in community-based practice." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/17681.
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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2004.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-101).<br>Practitioners in community-based organizations operate in an environment of difference. Often they are bridging relationships between low-income community members and government agencies or they are bonding diverse constituents to work together toward community change. Their work is often framed in this way: focused externally on the ways in which they work across difference to build unity. Missing from this framework, however, is the parallel internal focus on how individual identity affects practice. The community-based practitioner is likely working across racial, class and educational lines. In U.S. metropolitan areas, for example, a community-based worker can not escape the effects of racial segregation, discrimination and conflict that have left historical and lasting imprints on this country's urban neighborhoods. While a practitioner in this setting would not hesitate to point out resource disparities, the subject of racial disparity remains shrouded in ambiguity. In respect to race, working across difference requires a particular competency, commitment and responsibility. When the need to address race is left to individual initiative, its importance is undermined. The stories that inform this thesis describe particular moments in the work of community-based practitioners where race emerged as an important point of contention. Their reflections guide us through an exploration of what was done, what was learned, and what could be possible. Through this journey I forge a collected outline of the responsibility of race in community-based practice and offer guidelines to push us toward a vision of what is possible.<br>by Meghan C. Fennelly.<br>M.C.P.
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Norstedt, Sara. "Corporate Social Responsibility : redovisning och kommunikation av socialt arbete." Thesis, Uppsala University, Department of Business Studies, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-88203.
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Löwengren, Frida, and Fredrik Johansson. "Corporate Social Responsibility - intressenternas betydelse för kommunikation av CSR." Thesis, Uppsala University, Department of Business Studies, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-89189.
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Smith, N. Craig. "Ethical purchase behaviour and social responsibility in business." Thesis, Cranfield University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/1826/3390.
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This thesis is about the decisions made in markets: whether decisions
and what decisions are made by consumers. It isa study in consumer
sovereignty and particularly In the way this may be used In ensuring
social responsibility In business.
Pressure group influence on purchase behaviour, particularly in the
use or threat of consumer boycotts, suggests an extension of consumer
sovereignty beyond its mere technical meaning within economics to a
more literal meaning. Consumer authority in the marketplace may not
simply refer to the more immediate characteristics of the offering
such as product features or price but, as boycotts show, other charac-
teristics such as whether the firm has investments in South Africa.
Consumer boycotts are but the most manifest and organised form of
purchase behaviour influenced by ethical concerns. Yet ethical
purchase behaviour, although found in many markets, is largely unre-
cognised In the literature.
The novelty of this topic and the perspective on consumer sovereignty
entailed an emphasis on conceptualisation in the research. The nature
of capitalism and consumer sovereignty, the ideology of marketing, the
problem of the social control of business, and pressure groups in the
political process and their strategies and tactics, are explored to
develop an argument which supports the notion of ethical purchase
behaviour. A model is proposed identifying a role for pressure groups
In the marketing system, explaining ethical purchase behaviour at the
micro level by recognising negative product augmentation. Survey
research and case studies support the model and the argument.
Guidelines for action are proposed for pressure groups and business,
suggesting both seek to influence a legitimacy element in the
marketing mix. At a more conceptual level, consumer sovereignty is
shown to offer potential for ensuring social responsibility in busi
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ness. Of the three mechanisms for social control of business, the
market may be used to greater effect through ethical purchase beha-
vi our. However, consumer sovereignty requires choice as well as
information. Pressure groups may act as a countervailing power by
providing the necessary information, but competition is essential for
choice.
Consumer sovereignty Is the rationale for capitalism, the political-
economic system in the West. This study questions the basis of such a
system if political or ethical, as well as economic decisions, are not
made by consumers in markets. Hence the argument for ethical purchase
behaviour becomes an argument for capitalism.
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Yau, Joseph. "Responsibility accounting in China : towards an exploratory framework." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.301391.
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Gottberg, Annika. "Producer responsibility for WEEE as a driver of ecodesign: Case studies of business responses to producer responsibility charges." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1826/745.
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Due to potential environmental, resource and health problems associated with waste, waste
minimisation is a prioritised waste management strategy in many countries. Producer
responsibility policies promote waste minimisation by stipulating separate collection and
recycling of particular waste streams. In addition, a purpose of the policy is to encourage
product development that reduces waste generation and improves recyclability. It is
sometimes assumed that the financial responsibility assigned to producers for collection
and recycling of their end-of-life products will instigate waste minimising product
development in order to reduce costs. However, this view has also been contested.
Following the adoption of the WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC) all EU member states have to
implement producer responsibility for WEEE. Taking a qualitative multiple case study
approach, this study explores company responses to the costs of existing national producer
responsibility policies for WEEE in relation product development. The purpose is to inform
policy-making on the effectiveness of producer responsibility charges in achieving waste
minimising product development.
The study comprises both large companies and SMEs in the lighting equipments sector. It
also includes companies in EU member states without producer responsibility for WEEE in
order to see if there are any differences in waste-minimising product design among
countries and if national policies have an impact beyond national borders. Economic
principles and previous research findings on ecodesign make up the analytical framework
for the study.
Quantitative data on cost-benefits of ecodesign and waste minimisation achievements were
scarce. However, the company responses show that the costs imposed on the producers by
the WEEE policy have had little effect on product development so far. The costs can
generally be transferred to customers via product prices. The price increases were generally
small and without any negative effects on competitiveness. Other drivers such as bans on
certain substances, environmental industry product declarations, commercial advantages
including direct customer demands from for instance public procurers, are more effective.
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Malik, Asghar Naeem. "Stakeholders' perceptions of corporate social responsibility (CSR) case studies from Bangladesh and Pakistan /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2007. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/HKUTO/record/B3955689X.
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Monyamane, Sasha. "The place of corporate social responsibility in company law." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.367230.
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Jenkins, Glenville. "The rise of human resource management : responsibility and reward." Thesis, University of South Wales, 2000. https://pure.southwales.ac.uk/en/studentthesis/the-rise-of-human-resource-management(c17b5757-dbf0-43bb-883e-31677b5ff705).html.
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The subject matter of this submission for a PhD by publication is the rise of human resource management in the UK. It specifically examines the responsibilities of line managers and personnel specialist and the importance of rewards in identifying the nature of human resource management in the UK at the end of the twentieth century. The submission presents an overview of a number of books and papers previously published by the author concerning two areas of inquiry (1) profit sharing and share ownership schemes and (2) managers attitudes to human resource management. Chapter 1 presents a critical appraisal of previous work on human resource management that places the stimulus for the research and selected publications in context. Also, it examines the rise of human resource management and theoretical models of human resource management. Chapter 2 explores the design and methodology of the two research endeavours and places these in the context of management research. Chapter 3 reviews the outcomes of the research particularly that concerned with the external environment and competitive advantage, responsibilities of line and personnel management and the integration of rewards. It also presents the main findings of the research and reaches conclusions on the nature of management, dissemination and utilisation of the research.
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Henderson-Howat, Fenella. "Displaced persons in South Sudan - whose responsibility to protect?" Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23755.
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There have been severe shortcomings in the protection of internally displaced persons (IDPs), and gaps in research with academic and legal focus remaining on refugees instead. These gaps are revealed and correspondingly explored in this thesis through a case study analysis of South Sudan. The main objective of this thesis is to expose the overall protection discrepancies facing IDPs, and the need to re-address international responsibility to protect in cases where national authorities are unable or unwilling to do so. The lack of a clear definition, legal status and institutional framework at an international level is shown to have an adverse impact on protection. The case study of South Sudan is introduced through an overall analysis of key events and displacement trends. Evidence in support of the main argument is presented through an analysis of the injustices and human rights violations facing IDPs in South Sudan. The roles of the two major providers of protection in South Sudan - the national authorities and the international community - are evaluated to ultimately show how a more flexible approach must be adopted by the international community in such cases. Overall, this thesis seeks to bring the displaced in South Sudan to the forefront of the debate about who is responsible for their protection.
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Sjöström, Emma. "Shareholder influence on corporate social responsibility." Doctoral thesis, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm, Marknadsföring, Distributionsekonomi och Industriell Dynamik (D), 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hhs:diva-432.
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How can you use your money to make the world a better place? This research explores how institutional shareholders can use their position of ownership to influence corporations with regards to issues such as human rights, labour conditions, and the environment (otherwise known as CSR). This work, comprised of six separate studies, shows that translation processes, which can bridge the disparate institutional logics of the corporate sector with the logics of the environmental protection and social justice sectors, enables shareholders influence on CSR. This research also introduces the notion that shareholders can act in a capacity of norm entrepreneur and norm promoter, suggesting that shareholders can influence corporations in more far-reaching ways than changing single instances of behaviour.<br><p>Diss. Stockholm : Handelshögskolan, 2009 Sammanfattning jämte 6 uppsatser</p>
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Strömberg, Rebecca, and Marie Harding. "Företagens samhällsansvar : En studie om Corporate Social Responsibility." Thesis, Södertörn University College, School of Business Studies, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-2668.
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Gustafsson, Sofia. "Big money, Big responsibility : A study of active and responsible ownership." Thesis, Umeå University, Umeå School of Business, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-1276.
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<p>ABSTRACT</p><p>Social Responsible Investments and Corporate Social Responsibility are terms that have become increasingly important in the business world of today. Fund companies have during the last years increased their work with issues such as human rights, environmental impact and business ethics before making an investment. The trend of today is rather to work as active owners and influence companies to change rather than passively excluding certain industries. Other investors whose business idea is to buy, create value and sell companies also use a very active owner strategy but historically focus has been on issues such as industrial development and financial performance and CSR issues have been left out. With this background I came up with the purpose of this study.</p><p>The purpose of this study is to create an understanding of if/how investors work with social responsible investments by engaging in corporate social responsibility issues, mainly during the ownership of a company. Further on the study aims to identify the differences between investment companies compared to fund companies when it comes to interest in and promotion of CSR issues as owners. Finally the study intends to create an understanding for the attitudes towards corporate social responsibility and social responsible investments from the investors’ point of view.</p><p>I have chosen to study five investors, two fund companies known for their work as active owners by engaging in CSR issues, and three investment companies who all work with engaging in CSR issues to different degrees. To be able to fulfill the purpose I needed deep information about the subject of study and I therefore chose a qualitative method and collected data from semi structured interviews at the investors’ offices in Stockholm. The empirical data was analyzed and interpreted with theories within the area of CSR, SRI and active ownership. The lack of specific theories on active ownership through engagement in CSR issues required the golden middle road as scientific approach since this approach enabled me to interact between theory and empirical reality.</p><p>Conclusions to be drawn from this study is that investment companies do not to a great extent work as social responsible investors by engaging in CSR issues. The reason for this is that the investment companies do not perceive that they are responsible but that the responsibility is rather on each of their holding companies. Another reason for not working with CSR issues is because their shareholders do not require them to do so. There is still a great lack of understanding of CSR and its possible connection to financial performance. If the investment company work with CSR it is either due to risk minimizing reasons or pure philanthropic reasons and not at all based on the fact that CSR can lead to innovation and competitive advantage.</p><p>The main difference between the fund companies and investment companies is that the fund companies have formalized their work with SRI and engage actively in CSR issues as owners but only in the so called SRI funds which are a significant small part of total invested capital and it is still hard to integrate CSR into the mainstream analysis. The other difference is that investment companies have greater ability to influence its holding companies if compared to the fund companies, and the investment companies use this possibility but mainly in issues such as strategic planning and financial performance and not so much in social or environmental issues.</p><p>KEY CONCEPTS</p><p>Following concepts are the key concepts that are central and constantly recurring throughout this study.</p><p>• Corporate Social Responsibility</p><p>• Social Responsible Investments</p><p>• Engagement</p><p>• Holding companies</p><p>• Active ownership</p><p>• Investment companies</p><p>• Fund companies</p>
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Åberg, Jenny, and Ulrika Hoonk. "Corporate Social Responsibility : En studie om svenska konsumenters attityder och köpbeteende." Thesis, Umeå University, Umeå School of Business, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-1613.
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<p>I dagens samhälle kan en tendens urskiljas att ökade krav ställs på företag gällande miljö, etik och sociala frågor. Därmed har begreppet CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) vuxit fram och många branscher arbetar idag aktivt med socialt ansvarstagande. Studiens syfte var att undersöka CSR ur både ett konsumentperspektiv och ett marknadsföringsperspektiv. Tyngdpunkten låg på konsumentperspektivet och problemformuleringen formulerades därför till: Hur påverkas svenska konsumenters kunskap, attityder och köpbeteenden av att svenska klädföretag bedriver ett CSR arbete? Fokus ligger på de etiska aspekterna av CSR och hur konsumenterna påverkas av dessa när de handlar kläder. Marknadsföringsperspektivet användes för att förmedla ett företags syn på sitt CSR arbete och Indiska valdes som fallföretag. Studien har främst utgått från en kvantitativ metod, där en konsumentenkät utformades och tilldelades 153 personer. I enkäten undersöktes variablerna kunskap, attityder och köpbeteenden och fyra av 19 frågor utgick från de svenska klädföretagen: H&M, Indiska, Lindex, KappAhl, GinaTricot, Filippa K, Peak Performance och MQ. För att få ett företags synvinkel användes en kvalitativ metod och telefonintervju genomfördes med CSR ansvarig person på Indiska. Av intervjun framkom att Indiska arbetar öppet med att synliggöra sitt CSR arbete för allmänheten genom att till exempel bedriva utbildning inom företaget om CSR arbete och genom att ha en kontinuerlig dialog med kunder och journalister. Resultatet av konsumentenkäten visade vidare att de svenska konsumenter som ingått i studien har en positiv attityd till CSR, men att deras köpbeteende inte påverkas av att klädföretagen bedriver ett CSR arbete. Dock visade det sig att om konsumenterna har kunskap om klädföretagens CSR arbete inverkar det på deras vilja till att förändra sitt köpbeteende. I enlighet med forskare som Bhattacharya och Sen framkommer det även i denna studie att faktorer som pris och kvalitet har störst betydelse för konsumenters köpbeslut.</p>
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Olsson, Caroline, and Linda Rottbers. "Har betydelsen av Corporate Social Responsibility ökat?" Thesis, Uppsala University, Department of Business Studies, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-127098.
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<p> Sociala och miljömässiga faktorer har kommit att få allt större betydelse för företag i såväl deras verksamhet som för deras fortlevnad. Medvetenheten kring ansvarsfullt företagande har ökat på dagens marknad och med avseende på lönsamhet och marknadsvärde är syftet med denna uppsats att undersöka huruvida betydelsen för Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) har ökat. Undersökningen genomförs genom att testa korrelationen mellan CSR och lönsam-het (ROA) respektive marknadsvärde (E/P-tal), för företag noterade på Stockholmsbörsen mellan åren 2006 och 2009. För att ytterligare kunna uttala oss om huruvida sambandet mel-lan CSR och lönsamhet stärkts över perioden genomförs Fishers Z-transformation, där likhe-ten mellan korrelationskoefficienter testas. Resultaten för undersökningen påvisar ett positivt samband mellan CSR och lönsamhet, men däremot ges inget stöd för att sambandet mellan CSR och lönsamhet stärkts över den undersökta perioden. För sambandet mellan CSR och marknadsvärde visar resultaten i huvudsak på ett nollsamband, då korrelationen för samtliga år rör sig kring noll. De återfunna sambanden i denna undersökning förklaras med skillnader i branschtillhörighet och företagsstorlek för de undersökta företagen, men även att landsspeci-fika och konjunkturmässiga aspekter har påverkan. Trots avsaknaden av statistiskt bevis kommer vi till slutsatsen att betydelsen av CSR har ökat med avseende på lönsamhet, då andra faktorer tyder på en ökad betydelse. För marknadsvärde kan däremot inga sådana slut-satser dras.</p><br><p>Owing to growing awareness concerning responsible actions in the market-place the purpose of this essay is to investigate whether the importance of CSR has increased. The survey is carried out by testing the correlation between CSR and profitability (ROA) and between CSR and market value (E/P), for companies listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange between year 2006 and 2009. To further investigate whether the relationship between CSR and profitability has strengthen Fishers Z-transformation is conducted to test the similarity between correlation coefficients. The results of the study shows that a positive relationship exists between CSR and profitability, but there is no statistical evidence that the relationship between CSR and profitability has strengthen over the period. Concerning the relationship between CSR and market value the result of the survey shows a correlation around zero for the period and therefore we conclude that there is a zero correlation between CSR and market value. The relationships of this study can be explained by differences in industry affiliation and company size, as well as country and cyclical aspects. We come to the conclusion that, in terms of CSR and profitability, the importance of CSR has increased over the period investigated. However, concerning CSR and market value no general conclusions can be drawn. </p>
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Malik, Asghar Naeem. "Stakeholders' perceptions of corporate social responsibility (CSR): case studies from Bangladesh andPakistan." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2007. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3955689X.
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Johnson, Anna, and Anna Peterson. "Corporate Social Responsibility : lockas studenter till en arbetsgivare som tar ett socialt ansvar?" Thesis, Södertörn University College, School of Business Studies, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-159.
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<p>Företag har först och främst ekonomiska intressen att ta hänsyn till. Ett mål är att skapa acceptabel vinst för sina ägare och ett delmål är att hålla nere sina kostnader. Rekryteringskostnaderna anses ha blivit en relativt dyr kostnadspost. Ett sätt att reducera denna är att företaget söker personal som inte bara är kompetent utan som även kan omfattas av företagets målsättning och etik. På så sätt växer en lojalitet fram mellan dessa och ökar sannolikheten att personal stannar längre hos företaget. Den anställdes trivselfaktor ökar och han får bättre förutsättningar för att känna att han tillsammans med företaget kan bidra till förändring av samhället och världen.</p><p>Vänds fokus från företagets intresseperspektiv till den arbetssökandes, kan man fråga sig om det finns ett intresse hos arbetssökande personer, i detta fall våra studenter i intervjuundersökningen, att utöver lön, ta hänsyn till företagets/organisationens policy</p><p>beträffande CSR- relaterade faktorer.</p>
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Vikström, Martina. "Corporate Social Responsibility : -Kan det bidra till demokratisering?" Thesis, Växjö University, School of Social Sciences, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-971.
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<p>There is a growing awareness that multinational companies have opportunities to influence political conditions. Ethical activities made by multinational companies and “Corporate Social Responsibility” (CSR) can therefore function as a positive input in society. The primary purpose of this master thesis is to investigate CSR´s contribution to strengthen human rights, and thereby to democratization. The research questions are listed below:</p><p>1. How can the CSR-phenomenon be analyzed in relation to constructivism, legitimacy and democratization through external pressure and civil society?</p><p>2. What initiatives have been undertaken by nonstate- and intergovernmental actors for companies´ implementation of human rights?</p><p>3. How can CSR-principles be organized in future?</p><p>4. How can the CSR-phenomenon be exemplified and related to current human rights-issues in the case of Russia?</p><p>The theoretical approach represents a somewhat untraditional view on democratization and its origins. Multinational companies are traditionally not analyzed as strengtheners of human rights. The theoretical framework of this thesis is developed from theories of constructivism, legitimacy and democratization through external pressure and civil society and aims to be a tool in analyzing CSR´s contribution to democratization.</p><p>The study builds on primary as well as secondary sources, and the method is of a qualitative character. The explorative and descriptive nature of the study can shape a ground for further research, perspectives, and debates on CSR and democratization. The case of Russia gives a concrete exemplification of CSR. An analytical instrument is developed to summarize and illustrate how CSR can be studied.</p><p>The results of the study give an analytical approach to CSR´s contribution to strengthen the situation for human rights in states. The analytical framework was useful to make an analytical description of important aspects regarding the phenomenon. There are limitations in showing correlations in real empirical effects. As a consequence, the study shows its strength in the theoretical debate. On the other hand, the empirical results show that CSR could contribute to development and improvements in human rights-related issues in general and in Russia.</p>
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Chen, Derong. "The contract management responsibility system in China : an institutional interpretation." Thesis, Aston University, 1993. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/10869/.
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Thesis is about the enterprise reform in China in general, and the Contract Management Responsibility System (the CMRS) in particular. The latter is a new institutional arrangement to deal with the relation between the government and the state-owned enterprise which has always been at the centre of the enterprise reform. The focus of the research is on the process of institutionalization in order to study the problems of the emergence of a free enterprise system in China. The research is conducted by four in-depth case studies to reveal how the CMRS is running and what interaction is taking place between the government and the state-owned enterprise under the system. Drawing on the empirical work, the thesis analyzes the features of the CMRS and the characteristics of its implementation process with respect to the structural-institutional paradigm, and the property rights approach. The research shows that to establish a market-type relation between the government and the enterprise is a complicated and dynamic process. It involves the understanding of the two different economic mechanisms, market and planning, and the interations taken by two parties. It concludes that the CMRS is an unstable system, either going back to the previous system or moving towards a market system, because its dynamic and control dimension are dysfunctional.
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Henriksson, Emma. "“Oh shit, should I be afraid now?” : Interpretations of responsibility and individual resilience in Stockholm." Thesis, Försvarshögskolan, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-9418.
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This thesis aims to attain a deeper understanding of individual resilience as shaped by interpretations of individual responsibility in Stockholm. The research questions that will guide this effort are which interpretations of responsibility for crisis preparedness are there among Stockholm citizens? And, how do understandings of responsibility influence individual resilience? To answer those questions, seven semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted and analysed through a thematic analysis, using resilience as a theoretical framework. The theoretical contribution of the thesis is therefore a better understanding of what shapes individual resilience. The findings show that while individual responsibility is conceptualised in the similar ways by the participants, the descriptive empirical accounts of individual responsibility and how they are influenced also present a struggle to adapt to uncertainty and complexity.
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Kinnersjö, MIchaela. "Symbolic Responsibility : A Pathway analysis of the Swedish Mineral Strategy." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-142410.
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Theilkemeier, Linnea, Azin Taheri, and Isabel Dreveborn. "Corporate Social Responsibility : the legal framework of CSR." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-14307.
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Kunze, David. "Corporate Social Responsibility : och dess inverkan på lönsamheten." Thesis, Mid Sweden University, Department of Social Sciences, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-247.
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<p>Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) har fått en allt större roll under senare år. Fler och fler företag ser värdet av och engagerar sig i frågor rörande miljö, samhälle och socialt ansvarstagande. Under många år har det förts en debatt kring huruvida engagemang i dessa frågor kan ha påverkan på lönsamheten i företag och i så fall vilka samband som finns. Resultaten av tidigare studier har varit olika och ingen tydlig slutsats har kunnat dras. Den här studien syftar till att försöka svara på om CSR har inverkan på företags lönsamhet. En kvantitativ metod valdes för att om möjligt nå generaliserbarhet. Tre nyckeltal från 24 svenska börsnoterade företag under fyra räkenskapsår har studerats och jämförts med en betygsättning från Folksam där företagen graderats utifrån hur väl de presterat inom området CSR. Resultatet blev ett positivt samband med räntabilitet på eget kapital, inget tydligt med räntabilitet på totalt kapital och negativt samband med vinstmarginal. Totalt sett i studien fastställdes därför inget samband.</p><br><p>Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has grown in importance during the last years. More and more companies is recognizing the benefits of and is involving in matters concerning environment, society and social responsibilities. It has during many years been a debate whether there is a link between these questions and financial performance and in that case how this link looks like. The results of the previous studies have not been uniform and no real conclusion has been drawn. This study aims to examine if CSR has effect on profitability by a quantitative method. Three financial ratios from four financial years from 24 swedish public listed companies has been collected. This has been compared with a grade system from Folksam where the companies have been judged from their performance within the CSR area. The result was a positive relation to return on equity, no obvious relation to return on total assets and a negative relation to profit margin. Thus, no relation was found seen to the study as a whole.</p>
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Arpi, Lisa. "Corporate Social Responsibility : en koppling mellan marknadsföring och finansiering." Thesis, Södertörn University College, School of Business Studies, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-2877.
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<p><strong>Background:</strong> The debate about environment, labor conditions and aid to developing countries has the last years been a much discussed subject The pressure on the companies to live up to their responsibility is beginning to be noticed in the market.</p><p><strong>Purpose:</strong> To find out if a retail company investing in Corporate Social Responsibility thereby direct can effect it’s stock value. Using interviews to investigate if and how stock analysts and corporate finance professionals valuate a company’s CSR initiatives.</p><p><strong>Theoretical perspective:</strong> The description of CSR is leading to the main theory, The Brand Value Change, and the Market Hypothesis. Additionally a theory of the Consumer Buying Process and CAPM-model about financial risks is presented.</p><p><strong>Method:</strong> An event study of 30 companies to investigate if there is any change in their stock values and interviews with three professionals from the financial sector to find out about their attitude to CSR. A examine of the companies’ β-value was made to get an idea of the risk level in their shares.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> The result of the event study indicates that there is now clear change in the share value when positive news about the company’s CSR- work are published.</p><p><strong>Empirical:</strong> In the financial sector CSR was discussed a few years ago but today the interest is very limited. CSR- work can however have an indirect effect on stock prices due to consumer reactions.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The investors do not have any direct interest in the company’s commitment to CSR, but CSR may have an indirect effect on stock prices if the consumers make an active choice as a result of their opinion of the company’s brand. A company’s brands and products are strengthened in the market place by CSR- engagement, mainly if the CSR- engagement is related to the core business.</p>
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Hjørland, Birger. "Social And Cultural Awareness and Responsibility in Library, Information and Documentation Studies." Scarecrow Press, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105676.
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Demonstrates that knowledge concerning social and cultural awareness and responsibility (SCAR) is not opposed to efficiency in information systems development. On the contrary, such knowledge is a prerequisite for developing effective systems. An information system is supposed
to provide relevant information and help fulfil the â information needsâ of users and potential users. The concepts of â relevanceâ and information needsâ in information science should be defined in a way that reflects social responsibility. Approaches that are not open to consider SCAR in user needs and relevance criteria cannot be regarded as being efficient.
Questions related to SCAR are not only relevant for the methodology of information science as a research discipline, but involveâ more or lessâ all kinds of knowledge production. Some theories of knowledge deny this thesis about the role of values, goals, and consequences in scientific activities, while other epistemologies approve it. The hermeneutic insight, that there is no neutral platform from which knowledge can be evaluated, implies that the seemingly neutral epistemologies are wrong: they are never neutral, they just do not acknowledge and discuss their basis, values, and consequences. Epistemological questions should never remain invisible or unconscious.
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Nascimento, Ana Paula M. do 1966. "Corporate social responsibility in Brazil : a comparative analysis of two paper companies." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28800.
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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2004.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaves 57-62).<br>If being socially responsible can result in short or long-term economic benefits, then why do not all companies adopt corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices? This thesis draws on general assumptions from illustrative examples of two paper companies in Brazil--Aracruz and Riocell-- to answer this question. The two examples suggest that stakeholder pressure, managers' perceptions of the economic benefits of CSR and managers' environmental and social values affect the decisions of companies to adopt corporate social responsibility. In addition, data from these two paper companies indicate that company size and economic and political context explain the variations of CSR practices between Aracruz and Riocell. This study argues that both companies have responded to pressures from stakeholders in different ways. As a result, their corporate social responsibility practices have been different. If the goals of companies are to demonstrate increased commitment to corporate social responsibility and to strengthen these practices, businesses need to focus on extending their actions beyond compliance, and incorporate corporate social responsibility as part of their policies.<br>by Ana Paula M. do Nascimento.<br>M.C.P.
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Arnesson, Ann-Christine, and Marie-Louise Edstam. "Tillämpningar av ”det flummiga etikpratet”1 : En studie av Corporate Social Responsibility i." Thesis, Uppsala University, Department of Business Studies, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-8832.
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<p>Debatten om Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) är aktuell. Att ta socialt ansvar handlar om frivilliga åtaganden för företag, eftersom det går utöver de tekniska och lagliga krav som ställs. Syftet med denna uppsats är att utreda hur CSR tillämpas i de två svenska klädföretagen Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) och Dem Collective. Vi undersöker om och hur företagen upplever kunders krav på socialt ansvarstagande samt om och hur företagen försöker påverka sina leverantörers CSR-arbete. En kvalitativ studie i form av intervjuer har utförts för att få en djupare förståelse för hur de båda företagen bedriver CSR-arbete. Företagens CSR-strategi undersöks utifrån hur företagen ser på CSR som koncept och hur företagets utveckling av CSR-arbete ser ut. Vidare undersöks CSR-krav från kunder, företagens transparens och kommunikation. Gällande CSR-arbete gentemot leverantör undersöks relationen företag-leverantör samt kontroll och uppföljning. Efter att vi studerat två svenska utlandsetablerade företags CSR-arbete kan vi konstatera att de förhåller sig till CSR på olika sätt på grund av företagens olika affärsidéer, utgångslägen, kundgrupper och leverantörsrelationer. H&M märker inte i så stor utsträckning av CSR-krav från kunder. De krav Dem Collective får ta del av är lägre än de krav som de själva ställer. H&M försöker påverka utvalda leverantörer genom mentorskap samt kontroll och uppföljning. Dem Collective har en nära och personlig relation till leverantörer och försöker därigenom utarbeta gemensamma riktlinjer för CSR-arbetet.</p>
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Bylund, Jessica, and Charlotte Haggren. "Corporate Social Responsibility : vilken är dess inverkan på kapitalmarknaden?" Thesis, Södertörn University College, School of Business Studies, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-966.
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<p>Bakgrund: Ökade krav på att företag skall ta ett större etiskt och miljömässigt ansvar för sin verksamhet har väckts under senare år. Corporate social responsibility är ett samlingsnamn för detta ansvarstagande.</p><p>Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att fastställa huruvida företags arbete med corporate social responsibility har någon synbar effekt på företags marknadsvärden, eller om företag bara förspiller sina resurser på ett ansvarstagande och informationsskapande som deras aktieägare nonchalerar.</p><p>Teoretiskt perspektiv: Författarna redogör för forskningen inom ämnet CSR och presenterar de två teorier som används; den effektiva marknadshypotesen och agent-principalförhållandet. Därtill belyser författarna begreppen etik, moral och förtroende för att läsaren skall erhålla en djupare förståelse för de begrepp som genomsyrar CSR.</p><p>Metod: För att kunna besvara uppsatsen syfte väljer författarna att genomföra en metodtriangulering bestående av en enkätundersökning bland fondbolag, en eventstudie på negativ publicitet om företags agerande i etik- och miljöfrågor och slutligen fem intervjuer med miljö- och etikanalytiker.</p><p>Resultat: Resultaten från eventstudien pekar på att företags aktiekurser generellt sett inte reagerar på information kopplade till CSR. Vid enstaka händelser som är nära kopplade till företags kärnverksamhet kunde författarna dock urskilja begränsade effekter på företags marknadsvärden.</p><p>Empiri: Majoriteten av intervjurespondenterna såg en ökad trend av aktivt ägarskap i Sverige men framförallt i USA. Det aktiva ägarskapet har lett till att fondbolag och förvaltare gått från uteslutning av företag till att försöka påverka dem till förbättringar inom CSR-frågor och corporate governance. Vidare såg övervägande delen av intervjurespondenterna ett ökat tryck från allmänheten på företagen att ta ett större socialt och miljömässigt ansvar, dock har CSR-frågorna fortfarande mycket lite betydelse för merparten av investerarna. Trots att eventstudien inte visar på en synbar effekt på kapitalmarknaden tror samtliga intervjurespondenter att företagen tjänar på att agera etiskt och miljömässigt korrekt.</p><p>Slutsats: Författarna drar bland annat slutsatser om att händelser kopplade till CSR generellt sett inte har någon synbar effekt på företags marknadsvärden. En mindre effekt på företags marknadsvärde kan emellertid urskilja då händelsen är nära kopplad till företags kärnverksamhet. Vidare finns det endast ett marginellt intresse för CSR bland ägarna. Slutligen innebär utbredningen av aktivt ägande att de eventuella effekterna på börskurserna i ett tidigt stadium försvinner.</p><br><p>Title: Corporate Social Responsibility – how does it affect the capital market?</p><p>Background: Demands have been raised in recent years for companies to take on larger ethical and environmental responsibilities for their business activities. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is the collective term for this accountability.</p><p>Purpose: The purpose of this essay is to establish whether companies’ efforts with corporate social responsibility have a visible effect on their market values, or whether it simply is a misuse of company resources and a creation of information that their shareholders ignore.</p><p>Theoretical Perspective: The authors give an account of the research within the subject of CSR and introduce the two theories that are used; the effective market hypothesis and the agent-principal relationship. In addition the authors shed some light on the concepts of ethic, moral and trust so that the reader can gain a deeper understanding of the concepts that permeates CSR.</p><p>Method: To be able to answer the essay’s purpose the authors choose to carry out a triangulation of methods consisting of a questionnaire sent out to fund managers, an event study on negative publicity regarding companies’ dealings in ethical and environmental issues, and finally five interviews with environmental- and ethical analysts.</p><p>Results: The results from the event study indicate that stock prices in general term do not react to information connected to CSR. In specific events, that weere closely connected to the companies’ core business activities, the authors could distinguish limited effects on the companies’ market values.</p><p>Empirical: The majority of the interview respondents saw an increased trend in active ownership in Sweden but the trend is far more apparent in the US. The active ownership has lead to fund managers and trustees moving from excluding companies towards influencing them towards improvements within CSR-issues and corporate governance. Furthermore the greater part of the interview respondents saw increased pressure from the general public upon the companies to take a greater social and environmental responsibility, however CSR-issues still have very little significance for the mainstream investor.</p><p>Conclusions: The authors conclude that in general events which are connected to CSR do not have a visible effect on companies’ market values. However, there are limited effects on companies’ market values in specific events, that are closely connected to the companies’ core business activities. Furthermore, there is only a minor interest for CSR amongst the owners. Finally, the spread of active ownership means that possible effects on stock prices disappear at an early stage.</p>
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Nordlander, Anna, and Linda Söderström. "Corporate Social Responsibility : En innehållsanalys av global gruvindustri." Thesis, Umeå University, Umeå School of Business, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-1211.
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<p>Datum: 2007-05-31</p><p>Problem: Vilka skillnader och likheter förekommer det i rapporteringen av Corporate Social Responsibility mellan olika världsdelar?</p><p>Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att via en innehållsanalys av ett urval av företag inom gruvindustrin, skapa en förståelse för vilka huvudfrågor som företag väljer att inkludera i sin CSR-rapportering på de olika världsdelarna: Afrika, Asien, Europa, Oceanien och Nord- och Sydamerika. I undersökningen önskar vi urskilja de skillnader och likheter som förekommer i CSR-rapportens utformning beroende på dess ursprung.</p><p>Metod: Med ett positivistiskt angreppssätt och en abduktiv forskningsansats har vi gått in i vår forskning. Utifrån en semikvantitativ innehållsanalys har vi studerat 30 olika gruvföretags CSR-rapporter i sex världsdelar. I studien har vi innehaft ett redovisarperspektiv där vi med objektiva ögon granskat rapporterna.</p><p>Resultat/slutsatser: De slutsatser som vi dragit i denna studie är att det förekommer både skillnader och likheter mellan de olika världsdelarnas utformning av CSR-rapporter inom gruvindustrin. Vi har dels urskiljt skillnader mellan världsdelar, där exempelvis Asien väljer ett större fokus på arbetsförhållanden medan Nordamerika fokuserar mer på utbildning. Skillnader finns även mellan olika ”kontinentgrupper” där Nordamerika, Europa och Oceanien följer samma rapporteringsmönster och på samma sätt har vi kunnat skönja att Asien, Afrika och Sydamerika har en liknande rapportering dem emellan. Detta gör att vi i denna studie har kunnat urskilja två ”läger”, bestående av de växande ekonomierna och ett som utgörs av de rika länderna i väst. Dessa två grupperingar har en CSR-rapportering som skiljer sig åt, dock följer den inom ”kontinentgruppen” samma mönster. Vi har även sett likheter mellan världsdelar och mellan de två ”kontinentgrupperingarna”, dessa har vi exempelvis kunnat urskilja mellan Nordamerika och Afrika där stor vikt ligger vid utbildningsfrågor.</p><p>Antal sidor: 65 sidor exklusive bilagor och referenser</p><p>Antal referenser: 48 st</p>
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Mzembe, Andrew. "Corporate social responsibility in Malawi : case studies of the mining and agricultural industries." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2012. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/17510/.
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This thesis reports on an exploratory study of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in a developing countries context and with special reference to the mining and agricultural industries in Malawi. CSR in Malawi is progressively becoming a significant and complex area of investigation not only for business ethics scholars, but also to development scholars and practitioners. It is considered a crucial issue not only because of the complexity of the social, economic and political environment in which companies operate, but also because of the many social and environment impacts which business activities have on Malawian society. Whereas it is generally accepted that firms have moral responsibilities to respond to societal issues, crucially, evidence suggests that there has been lack of consensus on the nature of the responsibilities which a company should assume in a given society. Hence, the enlightened self-interest and stakeholder theories are critically examined to provide insights and inform the exploratory but empirically based CSR research which is fundamental to this thesis. Using a qualitative interpretative based case study strategy, this study examined the CSR agenda pursued by two firms operating in the mining and agricultural industries in Malawi. Findings from this study suggests that the current form of the CSR agenda practised by the case study companies in Malawi is largely guided by instrumental rationality rather than the normative perspective; the perspective some CSR theorists consider to associated with the CSR agenda pursued by companies in the developing countries. As such, this viewpoint can be understood to have a profound influence on the extent to which these companies make decisions about the CSR initiatives and stakeholder engagement practices they pursue as part of their CSR agenda in Malawi. This study makes the following contributions to the wider CSR literature. Firstly, it has provided an empirically based investigation of the CSR agenda in Malawi, and has directly contributed to attempts by scholars to develop an in-depth understanding of the nature of CSR in a developing country context; an area which is currently under-researched. Specifically, it has not only provided insights into managerial and stakeholders’ perceptions about CSR and about CSR drivers, but has also attempted to explore the link between the CSR agenda and the stakeholder engagement practices which the case study companies pursued. Secondly, this study pushes the normative frontier by showing that stakeholder engagement can be strategic, and can be used by companies in developing countries to pursue long-term corporate interests. It has done so by showing that corporate stakeholder salience patterns are a reflection of a series of complex interactions between instrumental influences (business case) and industry influences on firm. Finally, by having a combined focus on the stakeholder and the enlightened self-interest theories, this thesis has addressed the dearth of CSR research that draws insights from both perspectives in order to have a better understanding of variations in corporate orientations towards societal issues.
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Paulsson, Sara, and Marielle Schullström. "Corporate Social Responsibility : En kvalitativ studie om hur CSR påverkar företags lönsamhet." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-62224.
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Frågeställningar: Vilket är förhållandet, om ett sådant finns, mellan ett företags CSR-arbete och dess lönsamhet? I vilken utsträckning bedriver KappAhl aktiviteter inom CSR? Går det att utläsa något förhållande, och i så fall vilket, mellan KappAhls CSR-arbete och företagets lönsamhet? Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka om det finns ett förhållande mellan företags CSR-arbete och deras lönsamhet. Teori: I studien redogörs för vilka definitioner av CSR som används idag och olika teorier kring ämnet som vi fann användbara. Empiri: I empirikapitlet granskas diverse åsikter kring förhållandet mellan CSR och lönsamhet samt vilka faktorer som kan påverkas av att ett företag arbetar med CSR. Vidare har vi valt företaget KappAhl som undersökningsobjekt. Vi har genomfört en intervju med KappAhls miljöchef Ann-Marie Heinonen och vi har även använt oss av information om företaget som huvudsakligen har hämtats från dess hemsida.
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Johansson, Jenny, and Maria Ygemar. "Vems är ansvaret? : En studie om Corporate Social Responsibility i svenska företag." Thesis, University of Kalmar, Baltic Business School, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hik:diva-1354.
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<p>Syftet med uppsatsen är att studera varför och hur företag arbetar med CSR, samt hur detta arbete kan redovisas. Vi har gjort en kvalitativ undersökning med utgångspunkt i fyra företag i olika branscher, Trelleborg AB, Green Cargo, Vattenfall och SAS. Vi har även intervjuat en revisor och en konsult inom CSR-området samt gjort en attitydundersökning med hjälp av enkäter.</p><p>CSR står för Corporate Social Responsibility och handlar om det ansvar som företag har gentemot samhälle och miljö. Det är ett brett begrepp som innefattar många olika aspekter och uppfattas olika i olika sammanhang.</p><p>En anledning till att företag arbetar med CSR är att intressenter så som kunder, ägare, media, intresseorganisationer och myndigheter med flera påverkar och ställer krav på företag. Kunder kan välja bort produkter som inte anses vara producerade på ett ansvarsfullt sätt och kan bojkotta företag som inte tar sitt ansvar gentemot omgivningen. Media uppmärksammar företag som är dåliga exempel, vilket kan skada varumärket och ge dåligt rykte.</p><p>Företag arbetar med CSR i tron om att det finns ett värde som skapar lönsamhet på lång sikt. Det finns inga studier som visar på ett tydligt samband mellan CSR och lönsamhet men ej heller motsatsen. De företag vi har granskat och även våra intervjupersoner är av den åsikten att CSR är lönsamt i längden.</p><p>Det finns många sätt att arbeta med CSR, då det är ett stort område där företag fokuserar på olika aktiviteter som innefattas i CSR. Miljö är en central fråga bland många företag. Det handlar till exempel om att minska utsläpp, att hitta miljövänliga metoder och att ge kunden möjlighet att välja ur ett miljövänligt sortiment. Det är även vanligt att arbeta med socialt ansvarstagande, vilket berör såväl leverantörers som de egna medarbetarnas arbetssituation, samt att erbjuda sina kunder bra och säkra produkter. En del företag väljer även att ägna sig åt välgörenhet genom att exempelvis samarbeta med hjälporganisationer.</p><p>Redovisning av CSR-arbete görs i en så kallad hållbarhetsrapport där företag har stor valmöjlighet vad gäller utformning och innehåll. Internationella riktlinjer för hållbarhetsredovisning utformas av organisationen Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), vilket anses som god redovisningssed. </p>
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Ho, Thuy T. T. "Corporate Social Responsibility Perceptions and Activities of Small and Medium Enterprises in Vietnam." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1493946301867742.
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Li, Meng. "The Relationship between Social Responsibility and Chinese Luxury Shoppers' Purchase Decisions." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1468444975.
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Karlsson, Linus. "Corporate Social Responsibility : en fallstudie om företagens inställning till och användande av ett samtida fenomen." Thesis, Stockholm University, School of Business, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-6264.
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<p>Vad innebär det för företag att vara socialt ansvarstagande? Det är en fråga som studenter, akademiker och utövare länge har försökt att besvara. Definitionerna är många och skiljer sig åt, och trots att vissa empiriska studier har gjorts inom det här området är CSR ett ämne som i större utsträckning har debatterats än undersökts. Således kan en djupare förståelse skapas genom att empiriskt undersöka ämnet utifrån företagens behov och motiv. I denna studie har avsikten därför varit att behandla just företagens inställning till och användande av CSR. Det empiriska underlaget samlades framförallt in genom intervjuer som genomfördes på fem större företag (SCA, Ericsson, V&S, SEB och H&M) och Svenskt Näringsliv. Resultaten visar att företagen har en relativt splittrad syn på CSR. Dock verkar det som om det råder en konsensus om att det finns en miljöaspekt av CSR. Globala standarder som FN:s Global Compact tenderar även att fungera som en värdegrund för företagens tolkning av konceptet. Överlag verkar det även råda en enighet om att företagens förhållande till dem anställda är en viktig del av CSR. Även om det inte kan uteslutas att företagen arbetar med CSR av etiska eller humanitära själ ger de utryck för att de arbetar med CSR av strategiska skäl. Även sättet på vilket företagen arbetar med CSR varierar i relativt stor utsträckning. Emellertid finns det vissa gemensamma drag t.ex. i frågan om vilka informationskanaler som används. Att företagen använder någon form av uppförandekod är också vanligt förekommande. Denna verkar också vara utgångspunkten för arbetet med och implementeringen av CSR.</p>
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Hussein, Rima. "Cultural perspectives on the meaning of corporate social responsibility in a third sector organisation." Thesis, Northumbria University, 2009. http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/2709/.
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How can Corporate Social Responsibility best be understood, what is its range of application and what insights can culture provide when considering the responsibilities of a third sector organisation? This thesis addresses these questions through ethnographic enquiry conducted in a third sector organization (Groundwork Northumberland). Challenging the rigid conventions which restrict the relevance of Corporate Social Responsibility to the private sector it demonstrates both the contest and construction of meaning and frame of reference of Corporate Social Responsibility by employees in Groundwork Northumberland. All eight members of the organization have participated by engaging in semi-structured interviews (with me), keeping a research diary (individually) and participating in a focus group (with colleagues). These engagements have generated multiple accounts which demonstrate the tensions and dilemmas that mark their work, particularly in meeting expectations of stakeholders. Through these engagements the self-understandings of participants are shown to have been challenged and changed through the research process. Equally the ‘concept’ of Corporate Social Responsibility has been shown to be similarly changeable while remaining unintelligible outside a context of practice in which at least some self-understandings are shared. Martin’s framework has been considered as a means to represent the culture of the organisation. The third perspective highlighting ambiguity, paradox and contradiction seems to best represent the accounts of the research engagement with GN. The presence of tension and difference as well as a sense of disorder suggest a place for debate, discussion and plurivocality, a place in which there is indecision and the possibility of decision (Derrida). It can therefore be suggested that a responsible organization and person will be more marked by fragmentation than integration or differentiation, and that fragmentation provides conditions which Derrida discusses through the terms ‘aporia’ and ‘undecidability’. These accounts exhibit the radical undecidability of Derrida’s ethical situation in all its lived messiness. The culture of an organization which has engaged in such meaning construction is shown to be marked by the acknowledgment of the responsibility of meaning-making and is aporetic. The contribution of this thesis is to demonstrate the responsibilities inherent to an engagement with the precariousness of meaning exhibited by Corporate Social Responsibility in an organization which has chosen such engagement.
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Dewberry, Emma Louise. "Ecodesign : present attitudes and future directions ; studies of UK company and design consultancy practice." n.p, 1996. http://oro.open.ac.uk/19845/.
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Jeeninga, Rigtje. "Global responsibility : humanitarian intervention as a justified mechanism to end post-conflict widespread and systemic sexual violence." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11953.
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Includes bibliographical references.<br>Sexual violence and conflict go hand in hand. In ancient warfare, sexual violence was a common procedure, perceived as an inevitable consequence of war. Soldiers needed to 'release' after heavy fighting; sexual distraction would reward, motivate and relax them. In other words, sexual violence was seen as 'collateral damage' and was therefore never prosecuted as a crime. This practice started to change after the Second World War. In fact, at the moment the existence of sexual violence was internationally acknowledged, women's rights gained recognition and several forms of sexual violence were classified. Finally, sexual violence was labeled as a 'weapon of war'.
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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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Zettergren, Linn. "Responsibility failure or too high expectations? : From humanitarian crisis to legal dispute in cholera-struck Haiti." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-353812.
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In the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti 2010 a second disaster hit the small Caribbean country. This time in the shape of a cholera epidemic, imported by Nepalese UN soldiers. The disease outbreak culminated in a previously unpresented lawsuit against the United Nations in which their principle of absolute immunity was questioned. This study highlights the complex causal paths that preceded the legal dispute, by investigating three hypotheses on why the controversy with the UN got out of hand and could not be resolved through other means. The findings imply that the framing of the Haitian state as fragile and corrupt led to a shift in the perception of responsibilities. As the government was rendered incapable, international organizations were expected to provide health and well-being to the Haitian people. This however proved to be an expectation they could not live up to. The case of Haiti illustrates a good example of the difficulties in the delivery of large-scale humanitarian aid and how this can undermine existing institutions if implemented unwisely.
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Erdem, Seda. "Food safety, perceptions and preferences : empirical studies on risks, responsibility, trust, and consumer choices." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2011. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/food-safety-perceptions-and-preferences-empirical-studies-on-risks-responsibility-trust-and-consumer-choices(b1d63bdd-5630-4bf4-9ae2-469b1b98185f).html.
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This thesis addresses various food safety issues and investigates them from an economic perspective within four different, but related, studies. The studies are intended to provide policy-makers and other decision-makers in the industry with valuable information that will help them to implement better mitigation strategies and policies. The studies also present some applications of advancements in choice modelling, and thus contribute to the literature. To address these issues, various surveys were conducted in the UK.The first study investigates different stakeholder groups’ perceptions of responsibility among the stages of the meat chain for ensuring the meat they eat does not cause them to become ill, and how this differed with food types. The means by which this is achieved is novel, as we elicit stakeholders’ relative degrees of responsibility using the Best-Worst Scaling (BWS) technique. BWS is particularly useful because it avoids the necessity of ranking a large set of items, which people have been found to struggle with. The results from this analysis reveal a consistent pattern among respondents of downplaying the extent of their own responsibility. The second study explores people’s perceptions of various food and non-food risks within a framework characterised by the level of control that respondents believe they have over the risks, and the level of worry that the risks prompt. The means by which this is done differs from past risk perception analyses in that it questions people directly regarding their relative assessments of the levels of control and worry over the risks presented. The substantive analysis of the risk perceptions has three main foci concerning the relative assessment of (i) novel vs. more familiar risks, (ii) food vs. non-food risks, (iii) differences in the risk perceptions across farmers and consumers, with a particular orientation on E. coli. The third study investigates consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for reductions in the level foodborne health risk achieved by (1) nanotechnology and (2) less controversial manners in the food system. The difference between consumers’ valuations provides an implicit value for nanotechnology. This comparison is achieved via a split sample Discrete Choice Experiment study. Valuations of the risk reductions are derived from conditional, heteroskedastic conditional, mixed, and heteroscedastic mixed logit models. General results show the existence of heterogeneity in British consumers’ preferences and variances, and that the value of nanotechnology differs for different types of consumers. The fourth study investigates consumers’ perceptions of trust in institutions to provide information about nanotechnology and its use in food production and packaging. It is shown how the use of BWS and Latent Class modelling of survey data can provide in-depth information on consumer categories useful for the design of effective public policy, which in turn would allow the development of best practice in risk communication for novel technologies. Results show heterogeneity in British consumers’ preferences. Three distinct consumer segments are identified: Class-1, who trust “government institutions and scientists” most; Class-2, who trust “non-profit organisations and environmental groups” most; and Class-3, who trust “food producers and handlers, and media” most.
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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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Rodrick, Manel. "Corporate Social Responsibility - a contributor to evironmental and socital change?" Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-14083.
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Abstract Disclosing how business practice can be regarded as a contributor to several forms of sustainability, this thesis is based on a minor field study enlightening how this contribution may be possible through Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR.The thesis provides the response and opinions of people who in some affirmation are engaging in or are related to social responsibility; either it may be from the academic works and earlier conducted research related to the CSR topic, or it may be from those who perform social responsibility and are the participant actors of this minor field study. These people last mentioned have all had their opinions spoken through semi – structured interviews and other data have been collected based on the methodology of Actors Approach; all empirical data is structured according to Aspers’ (2007) model of “meaning” including the tools text, visuals and practice.The analysis is divided into three parts; articulation, reconfiguration and cross-appropriation as a way to create understanding of how the study’s phenomenon can create style change (Spinosa et al 1997). Conclusions drawn from the field study are businesses implementing social responsibility do create a style change in environmental and societal aspects. Yet to what extent may differ depending on in their situation, their views of the concept, how long they have been using and promoting the concept and further in what ways their work contributes to a societal and environmental change through CSR practice. The field study has been conducted within the municipality of Kathmandu, Nepal