Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
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Executive Summary
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has developed into a key strategy for present-day business organizations. Instead of focusing on maximizing their profits, organizations are attracting success by indulging in key global issues. Intel Inc. is a multinational organization operating in the technology/computing industry that has showcased what it takes to succeed through the CSR strategy. Intel is ranked among the most ethical organizations. The reputation emanates from the organization’s participation in multiple CSR activities and programs. Besides changing its industry, Intel has also instilled impacts on communities and the environment through CSR. Presently, the organization has implemented a RISE strategy that is poised to steer its CSR agenda deep into the decade. Analyzing Intel’s CSR strategy gives an insight into what organizations must do to integrate their stakeholders into successful global operations through social responsibility.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Business organizations are fast changing their tactics to stay sustainable in their operational environments that are becoming increasingly competitive. Until recently, most multinational business organizations emphasized profitability at the expense of any other initiative. As long as the profitability indices stayed stable, managers found it appropriate to maintain their operations. However, the operational environment has changed to the extent that most stakeholders do not care much about profitability indices but how they stay sustainable. To that effect, the strategy has changed from an absolute focus on strategies to attracting customer loyalty through corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Embracing CSR implies organizing operations in a manner that encourages them to act in a socially responsible tract. Such organizations develop strategies and initiatives geared towards building their competitive advantage primarily through self-regulation. Balancing the people and the planet’s needs has grown as a priority to multiple multinational organizations. Intel Inc. is among the organizations that have prospered on the grounds of CSR. At Intel, inputs are geared towards developing an ideal internal and external operational environment for sustainability. This paper explores Intel’s CSR strategy by assessing its prospects, including impacts in the industry, stakeholder impacts, key activities, and operational ethics. Exploring CSR in multinational organizations is becoming a necessity bearing the changing operational scope with organizations aiming to instill more stakeholder loyalty within their competitive strategies.
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Industry Value Chain
The computing/semi-conductor industry is one of the most impactful industries presently bearing the content of its value chain. At least every person has an aspect of their life affected by the developments that continue in semi-conductors. In this industry, the value chain and integration of activities matter in achieving the optimum outputs with minimum resource inputs (Yim, 2015). At the highest level, the value chain constitutes researc...