corporate governance & corporate social responsibility

Subject: Business
Structure:
1-Introduction 2-Main body 3-conclusion 4- References ,Harvard Style.

Assessed task no , Governance and CSR

Assessed task no , corporate governance & corporate social responsibility

Corporate social responsibility has been defined as:

Where a company goes beyond compliance with regulations and policies and engages in actions that go beyond the interests of the firm (McWilliams et al 2006, Corporate Social Responsibility Strategic Implications, Journal of business strategies 43 (1) pp 1-18;)

Using Alliance Boots as an example, discuss:

1. What motivates companies to adopt corporate social responsibility measures, and

2. The extent to which ethical issues /CSR drive strategy in the organisation.

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