Jessa, an AEC member, recommended me to watch The Corporation. She introduced me the video several months ago, but didn't have the time to watch it until recently. I've just finished watching part one.
It is strongly biased against the modern corporation, but at the same time makes you think about this huge unstoppable institution that has such a great impact on our everday lives. I recommend you all to watch it too, especially CSR RT! but it would definitely also relate to other RTs too. Science and Ethics, Law and Society, etc.
Here is a direct link:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=192012118972057552&q=the+corporation&ei=Cl1-SP_xEp32rAKO3c2RBA
Showing posts with label RT: Corporate Social Responsibility. Show all posts
Showing posts with label RT: Corporate Social Responsibility. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Sunday, July 13, 2008
CSR meeting on MSN
We just had our second CSR RT meeting yesterday on MSN Messenger.
Although I do not know much about CSR, I firmly believe that our RT will be the best RT in JASC 60. My RT partner leader Yukio Iseki believes this too, in fact, more than I do. Our RT members are ambitious, knowledgeable, and curious. Our Japadeles are planning to host a large CSR conference in Japan after JASC. It is difficult for the amedeles to put together something similar in scale in the US, but we are all going to impact our own local communities in our own ways. Edward Phillips will present to a company that is paying for his JASC participation cost, I will be presenting to the Japan America Society of Minnesota's Corporate Roundtable event, and Peter Weldon is looking into the Business Association of Southern California.
we are looking forward to our stay in LA where we will be talking to a lot of businesses!
Will 30+ hours of joint RT sessions be enough?
we'll see soon...
Although I do not know much about CSR, I firmly believe that our RT will be the best RT in JASC 60. My RT partner leader Yukio Iseki believes this too, in fact, more than I do. Our RT members are ambitious, knowledgeable, and curious. Our Japadeles are planning to host a large CSR conference in Japan after JASC. It is difficult for the amedeles to put together something similar in scale in the US, but we are all going to impact our own local communities in our own ways. Edward Phillips will present to a company that is paying for his JASC participation cost, I will be presenting to the Japan America Society of Minnesota's Corporate Roundtable event, and Peter Weldon is looking into the Business Association of Southern California.
we are looking forward to our stay in LA where we will be talking to a lot of businesses!
Will 30+ hours of joint RT sessions be enough?
we'll see soon...
Monday, March 3, 2008
CSR
Oh, what the hell, as long as I am procrastinating:
The Economist ran a special report on corporate social responsibility in its January 17th issue. Articles include:
Do It Right: Corporate responsibility is largely a matter of enlightened self-interest
A Stitch in Time: How companies manage risks to their reputation
How Good Should Your Business Be? Corporate social responsibility has great momentum. All the more reason to be aware of its limits
The Economist is, of course, a very pro-market publication, but the questions it raises are nonetheless relevant for any real (i.e. non-utopian) discussion of CSR. For instance, how does one counter the argument (advocated by Milton Friedman, among others) that the greatest social responsibility of firms is to generate profit? Alternatively, is it responsible for CEOs to use the capital of others -- namely, their stockholders -- to polish up their corporate image? And is it enough for firms to simply approach CSR as a risk-management strategy?
Ponder, ponder.
(By the way, access to the above articles may require subscription to The Economist, but most colleges and universities should have a subscription for their students and faculty. Check your library's e-resources for more information.)
The Economist ran a special report on corporate social responsibility in its January 17th issue. Articles include:
Do It Right: Corporate responsibility is largely a matter of enlightened self-interest
A Stitch in Time: How companies manage risks to their reputation
How Good Should Your Business Be? Corporate social responsibility has great momentum. All the more reason to be aware of its limits
The Economist is, of course, a very pro-market publication, but the questions it raises are nonetheless relevant for any real (i.e. non-utopian) discussion of CSR. For instance, how does one counter the argument (advocated by Milton Friedman, among others) that the greatest social responsibility of firms is to generate profit? Alternatively, is it responsible for CEOs to use the capital of others -- namely, their stockholders -- to polish up their corporate image? And is it enough for firms to simply approach CSR as a risk-management strategy?
Ponder, ponder.
(By the way, access to the above articles may require subscription to The Economist, but most colleges and universities should have a subscription for their students and faculty. Check your library's e-resources for more information.)
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