Corporate and social responsibility. The case of Volkswagen

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Document from the year 2016 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 89.888, Charles Sturt University, language: English, abstract: In the recent decades, managers and organisations are changing their view in managing the organisations. Ethics and the ethical value in making a decision have changed the perspective of organising a business. The theorists have described that revenue generation and profit making are not only the sole ideas in running a business. Satisfying all stakeholders and contributing to the societal development makes the organisation sustainable for long term. On this change, the organisations have formed new department by the name department of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Moreover, governments are insisting companies to follow CSR and providing with incentives. However, ethical dilemmas are coming into light. This paper will discuss some theories of CSR and relates with recent Volkswagen ethical dilemma.

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