Planning is the setting of objectives and figuring out how to achieve those objectives. ... Part of the planning phase consists of establishing objectives/goals. The planners must also make decisions about the best course of action for achieving those objectives. ... For instance; the goal is to get from Point "A"" to Point "Z," however, no direction is given. ... Control is directly responsible for getting the organization to reach its goals....

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Aristotle believed that the goal of every human was to achieve "eudaimonia," or all-round flourishing as a human being. Aquinas, on the other hand related his ideas of purpose to the Christian beliefs of achieving unison with God and receiving beatific vision. ... The business world thrives on different and varying services being provided; often businesses work together as a means of achieving a common goal. To suggest that all humans are working towards common goals (such as the five precepts) downplays the variation essential for the survival of businesses. ... Such theories as Bentham'...

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To achieve a better financial performance is one of the major purpose from the companies. ... Finally, empirical study on the aspects of CSR's positive impact to CFP will be developed to help companies better achieve their financial goal by adopting effective CSR initiatives. Agency Logic From early 1990s to post 2000, companies started to realize investing in CSR initiatives could be a way to achieve better operational performance and financial result. ... First, engaging in CSR increases employee involvement within the company, builds goal congruence, and improves motivation which enha...

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It is effective for the corporation to create the positive public image of CSR, and the high degree of brand reputation can stimulate the sales performances and achieve longer-run profits. ... Mayer, Kuenzi and Greenbaum (2010) propose that CSR is possible to restrict the goal of profit maximization and reduce the resources and capabilities to compete with others in the turbulent environment. ... Meanwhile, the ethical leadership is also expected to help the group of followers to achieve the higher ethical standards. ... The ethical leader should attempt to communicate the clear ethic codes to...

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His main goal is to have Chris, his new executive assistant, who has just recently graduated from University of Phoenix write up a business plan, review it with him, and then tell him what he needs to say. ... The CEO should pass the company plans, goals and strategies to all employees, which is also not being done. ... A just organization is one in which morale is high and in which members are motivated to work harder and more productively at achieving organizational goals. ... The two sides that must ultimately be balanced are the self-interests of the company, with the main goal of maxi...

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(Utilitarianism pg.6 greatest good . where as in a big company it's harder to achieve this goal) However, it seems to us that not having a shared ethics understanding is a lot like not having a shared vision statement. ... Our goal was not to take theses results and teach everyone proper business ethics as we see them. Our goal was to come up with something common among their views and ours, to set a standard. ... Although we wanted to implement a social change program, we had to have reasonable goals. ... "If we seek quick results we will not attain the ultimate goal". ...

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Therefore, if we don't fully understand about the roles of ethics in business and contribute to build an ethical business environment, there is a good chance that the company will not be able to achieve its goals. ... So if I want to practice a deception in business, I will have to either treat my costumers or employers/ employee as means in order to achieve my goals. ...

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Since career development and training is a dynamic and an ongoing process, employees require encouragement and support in re-assessing and reviewing their activities and goals. ... It is evident that the Human Resource Department maximizes the employees' potentials and thus helps in achieving strategic business objectives through a combination of different Human Resource strategies and policies. ... The department can achieve this by first developing policies that protect the employees' rights and freedoms. ... Many scholars and prominent businessmen reckon that while the major goal...

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To achieve and maintain a diversified portfolio, one should never have more than 10 to 15 percent of funds in any single investment, including employers stock. ... Managers were given unrealistic financial goals. The crimes and ethics take a back seat when people are given these unrealistic goals when their positions are at stake usually they have two decisions to be unethical or leave the company. ...

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Dubrin, leadership can be defined as the ability to inspire confidence and support among the people who are needed to achieve organizational goals (Dubrin 2). ... The manager is "the one who plans, organizes, leads, and controls human and other resources to achieve organizational goals efficiently and effectively" (George & Jones, 2008, p. 5). ...

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Furthermore, this theory also identifies that in order to achieve the goal corporation can make use of social and environmental disclosures in various kinds of annual reports. ... According to this theory, it is very important for corporations to make balance of the conflicting demands of various stakeholders to achieve its goals. ...

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Governments teach that the ultimate life goal is productivity within established systems and constraints. ... But true greatness isn't achieved through service or surrender to someone else's ideals. ...

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This report highlights the company's progress toward its goals that are set the year before. ... The company's annual Global Responsibility Report shows the future goals for the company, the extent that Starbucks goes to in order to meet those goals, and how the data and statistics are defined (Starbucks, 2013). ... The company also includes future goals for the year 2015 and shows how well it has done since 2011, progressing towards the achievement of these goals (Starbucks, 2013). ... A major goal of Starbucks is to ethically source 100% of its coffee by 2015. ... The goal of t...

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Repeat, repeat, repeat, why you are in business, how the business works, what the business needs to achieve, and how employees can contribute. 11. ... Communicate the business goals and the employee's role in achieving them. ...

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Businesses do not serve the same goals as other organisations in a pluralistic society; they are distinct because their sole focus is on economic behaviour. 2. ... The primary goal and motivating force for business is profit. ... It is up to the corporate manager to decide on the best expenditures, given the goals of the company, based on some form of cost-benefit analysis. ... However, even though everyone with a stake in a company is theoretically taken into account, satisfying these groups is necessary only as a means of achieving the end, once again, of maximising profits. ...

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Examining individual and cultural differences to create a transition strategy to keep the vision and goals of maintaining acceptable levels of individual performance will be necessary. ... Developing a leadership plan is very important to insure a successful, effective merger and achieve a common vision for all involved with the future company. ...

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As Pfizer, a multinational corporation, we have certain ethical responsibilities. There are two traditional stakeholder theories by which my company may operate. One is the ownership theory. The ownership theory is mainly focused on making a profit: maximizing shareholder returns and making as much money as possible for those who own stock in the firm. This theory is ethically wrong because it only accounts for stockholders and owners as true stakeholders of the firm. ...

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Contents 1. Executive Summary 2.Theoretical Approaches to Business Ethics 3. Moral Relativism VS Moral Absolutism 4. Ethical Issues in Business Affecting Business Operations 5. Business Objectives affected by Ethical Considerations 6. Anglo American and its Stakeholders to Operate Ethically 7. Angl...

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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is also known as: business ethics, corporate citizenship, corporate accountability, and sustainability (Overview of Corporate Social Responsibility, 1) Business for Social Responsibility defines corporate social responsibility as "achieving commercial success in ways that honor ethical values and respect people, communities, and the natural environment."" ... Wicks achieved this by starting the nonprofit Philadelphia Fair Food Project, which helps build the supply lines between sustainable farmers and local restaurants (14th Annual, 3). ...

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To successfully achieve this, triggering factors will be presented, the company's actions will be critiqued, and solutions that could have been employed will be presented. ... Utilitarianism has "a shared goal of the common good at its heart, [while taking into account the] long-term consequences or the prosperity of society, [and] it entails nurturing moral education in culture by developing social concern in individuals" (Gustafson, 2013). ...

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Any professional, student, or person follows rules of ethics throughout their life. Different professional organizations have codes of ethics for their professionals to follow in the workplace. Students seeking degrees to become professionals must learn these rules of ethics so they can be successfu...

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The business world has become cutthroat, corrupt, and unethical. The globalized market is now over flooded with products and companies. Companies compete daily for customers all over the world. The CEOs of major corporations try to get every dollar they can get their hands on. They buy out smaller c...

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Issue 1 In 1990, O' Sullivan said that business and personal ethics are ripe for a comeback as the era of the Me- generation and its obsession with greed and profit at any cost draws to a close. The presumption she made a decade ago has seemed to come through in the new millennium, as companies a...

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