Group items tagged

Kotler and Levy, in their book, Corporate Social Responsibility define corporate social responsibility as "a commitment to improve community well-being through discretionary business practices and contributions of corporate resources". Some of the benefits of being socially responsible include (a) enhanced company and brand image (b) easier to attract and retain employees (c) increased market share (d) lower operating costs and (e) easier to attract investors.

The internet is comprised social media that could be detrimental to our youth as well as misleading information that cannot be seen as reliable. Media organizations are revising and reissuing ethical codes to address most of these problems.

The Era of Social Media

Sustainability Reporting for companies has grown over the last decade by a substantial amount. The reason for this is it leads to economic and social behaviors increasing in their business.

Curriculum for business degrees are changing in a way that will benfit society.

Social media codes of conduct in the business place and company image.

If companies just take the time to understand what corporate social responsibility is, they will realize it is not that complicated and will actually benefit your company dramatically.

This article is about some concerns with Google+ Privacy. I think that all social media has some loop hole for hackers to get in. I think the simple solution is not to share information on social media that you wouldn't want everyone in the world to see.

on the impact of tech in ed

On why people really want and use social networks. 

a reflection on the necessity of transparency in the socially connected world

Some interesting history on the communism/socialism/capitalism debate. 

Relates to HIPAA and social networking

Nike placing a big focus environmental sustainability.

Glad to see that Nike has changed its ways to show much more coporate responsibility.

I think that whenever a well is dug or drilled, especially for oil, then calculations need to be checked, double checked, triple checked, and maybe even quadruple checked before any "earth" is moved.

It is really encouraging to see how proactive Facebook is at attacking hackers, but on the other hand, why do hackers do what they do? I think there is a lack of morals and ethics behind them. People need to be careful about what they are clicking on.

Like many other big targets, hacker's have Facebook in their sites.

When Social Responsibility is really a part of the character of the company - rather than one of the many things a company does that stakeholders expect - it becomes an organic part of the story of who the company is, what it stands for.

An article about a company using Social Media to find reach out to its customers on a more personal level.

Three individuals imprisoning disabled people and stealing their Social Security numbers.