In China, due to large population and scarce education resources, the education condition in countryside is poor. Farmers have few opportunities to obtain qualified education, and therefore earn less than citizens in urban cities do (Sicular T. , Ximing, Gustafsson, & Shi, 2007), which again makes it impossible for them to get better education. Finally, it aggravates poverty and causes a lower-level economy. However, this circumstance attract natural resource-dependent enterprises, which need the natural resources to sustain productivities to construct factories at abundant-resource countryside because of the cheaper rents and human resources. There is an argument that Companies exercise corporate social responsibility (CSR) only for their own interest, so enterprises sometimes don't care about whether their action can truly benefit the society. However, for the natural resources- dependent companies, exercising education-oriented CSR can really benefit both these industries and the areas in short term and long term.
In the short term, education-oriented CSR can solve industries’ recruitment problems and improve villagers’ living conditions. For enterprises that located at the countryside, recruitment is tough. China’s urban cities are much more livable than countryside, hence the young in urban cities are reluctant to forgo the cozy life to work in rural countryside; nonetheless, the villagers are not well educated enough to work in the industries. Education-oriented CSR can resolve the enterprises’ impasse by teaching villagers the necessary techniques to work in the factories. Citizens can obtain education and have a better-paid job to ameliorate their living conditions, and enterprises can employ workers easier. Wahaha Group ...
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... long process, because the effects of education usually need a long period of time to show up. However, if enterprises can keep exercising it under appropriate control, both of them can also benefit it for long time.
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If the CSR concept is developed in a realistic and efficient way it can improve working and living conditions in the long term.
Education could be considered an ingredient for prosperity. Education brings power to every aspect of the mind. When a teacher gives out a test and tells the students to put their items away, Students incline to take one last visually examine their study sheets. When the test is placed in front of a student, but as one or two go to answer the first question, they freeze in apprehensiveness.
...r education at university. It can also improve a person’s likelihood of employability due to their increased skills/knowledge hence the employee could earn more than a person without those skills gained in study at Year 12 and 13. By earning more money as income, they can spend more to contribute to the profits of companies which will in the long run lead to economic growth.
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Earlier research by Bhattacharya and Sen (2004) showed that informing stakeholders is the only way to positively influence the attitude and behaviour of stakeholders regarding the organization and its CSR policies and/or business activities. Positively influence of the attitude and behaviour of stakeholders is also important organisations want to attract highly skilled and qualified workers. This is important because “the success of a business ultimately relies on the type of employees who work there (Blackman, 2006, p. 367)”.
An organization’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) drives them to look out for the different interests of society. Most business corporations undertake responsibility for the impact of their organizational pursuits and various activities on their customers, employees, shareholders, communities and the environment. With the high volume of general competition between different companies and organizations in varied fields, CSR has become a morally imperative commitment, more than one enforced by the law. Most organizations in the modern world willingly try to improve the general well-being of not only their employees, but also their families and the society as a whole.
...n Africa. As mentioned in the main body of the essay, the Indian oil company seem to be the leading the way as they look to be resolving all these issues by dedicating some of their time to solving serious issues of the world. Moving on, the advantages seem to outweigh the disadvantages because some companies who are using the CSR approach to show themselves in a positive light in the eyes of the public are, on one hand helping the problems in the world and at the same time, gaining good publicity. It is also worth mentioning that companies who are looking of finding new ways of motivating their staff then from the survey by Net Impact will be a real wind in their sails because by using CSR it will not only motivate the employees but also allow them to make a little pay cut. Surely, if these are the advantages of taking CSR then it will certainly be worth it.
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The classical view of CSR is a prominent ideology which business organizations are seen merely as profit-driven organizations. Simply put, businesses work for the sole purpose of making a profit. Thus, this profit motive is the sufficient and unique social identifier that separates a business organization from other institutions in society. These business organizations have a limited, yet essential role in society. Social concerns are considered important, but businesses, in the classical view, are focused solely on the economic activities and are judged accordingly. By having a limited role in society (i.e.,...
Education is generally seen as a formal process of instruction, based on a theory of teaching, to impart formal knowledge to one or more students (Cogburn, n.d.). Henceforth, individuals seek to acquire some form of schooling from pre-school through secondary school while others may go on to tertiary to better him or her in some way. A definition of education according to the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary is that education is “a process of teaching, training and learning, especially in schools or colleges, to improve knowledge and develop skills.” Where education in the common parlance has become a process of adding layers of one’s store of knowledge, the true aim of education is to call forth that which is essential to the individual (White, 2006). Furthermore, and according to Coombs and Ahmed 1974, education is a continuing process, spanning the years from earliest infancy through adulthood and necessarily involving a great variety of methods and sources. Education also involves inculcating in students distinct bits of knowledge; therefore education is an additive process (White, 2006). It adds to an individual as well as it adds to a country through the individuals who are and would have been or are being educated. According to a study conducted by Olaniyan and Okemakinde 2008, education creates improved citizens and helps to upgrade the general standard of living in a society. Furthermore, education plays a key role in the ability of a developing country to absorb modern technology and to develop the capacity for self-sustaining growth and development (Todaro and Smith, 2012).
...r education at university. It can also improve a person’s likelihood of employability due to their increased skills/knowledge hence the employee could earn more than a person without those skills gained in study at Year 12 and 13. By earning more money as income, they can spend more to contribute to the profits of companies which will in the long run lead to economic growth.
While the concept of an individual having responsibility is commonly recognized, modern views have lead to the emerging issue of corporate responsibility. Business Directory.com defines corporate social responsibility as, “A company’s sense of responsibility towards the community and environment (both ecological and social) in which it operates. Companies express this citizenship (1) through their waste and pollution reduction processes, (2) by contributing educational and social programs, and (3) by earning adequate returns on the employed resources.” But such a concept has been much disputed since at least the 1970’s.
It is important to understand the importance of corporate social responsibilities. If Corporate Social Responsibility is properly maintained and emphasized by companies, it can benefit the society, economy and corporate sustainability. It can also be cost efficient to companies. also the environment . But above all effect (CSR) varies companies to companies. Where some corporates seem to make all sorts of benefits from their coporate social responsibilities but few of them are also having loss by trying to maintain CSR without properly evaluating their resources. (Porter and Kramer 2006) has said The inferences where corporates need to evaluate their CSR actions to figure out if they add