Through the analysis of social responsibility report and annual report of the company, this essay uses the case analysis and correlation analysis to discuss the relevance between company’s social obligation and its economic performance. The article will first define the corporate social responsibility. Secondly, it will introduce the previous research and their conclusions. Then it will analyze the case of Lenovo. Finally, it will summarize the research results and give suggestions for enterprises about their social responsibility.
2. Literature review
2.1 Previous research about the revelance between CSR and economic performance
The research conclusion of the relevance between corporate social responsibility and corporate economic performance is not similar. They can be mainly divided into three views. One view is that company’s social obligation has a negative relevance with the economic performance of companies; another view is that corporate social obligation can cut down transaction expenses, enhance the competitive power and the manufacture efficiency, finally it increases the company 's financial performance. Some literature studies think that there is no relevance between company’s social obligation and its financial obligation or the relationship is nonlinear.
2.1.1 Positive correlation
Through the induction of literature, Weber (2008) proposed that the influence of the social obligation on economic performance and value system were in the following aspects.
There are conflicting expectations of the nature of a company’s responsibilities to society. However, those companies that undertake what may be termed ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ must decide; what are the actual social responsibilities of these companies? I will present a possible paradigm. Also, I will look at the benefit to the business that employs proper management as compared the business with poor management. This research paper describes my view of corporate social responsibility and compares the social responsibilities of Delta Air Lines and Spirit
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The purpose of this essay is to show that the link between Corporate Social Responsibility & the competitive advantage of a company is often viewed to be positive if environmental limits, social needs & corporate interests are all coordinated within the given framework (Porter & Kramer, 2011). Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can be classified as the actions of firms that contribute to social welfare, beyond what is required for profit maximization (McWilliams, 2015). Economist Milton Friedman famously stated that, “a corporation’s responsibility is to make as much money for the stockholders as possible”. Despite the fact that the main objective of a business is to earn profit, corporations ought to look into the welfare of the society & should perform its activities within the framework of environmental standards (Mugurusi, 2008).
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The statement of the problem mainly deals with the varying roles played by the companies in Pakistan’s social life through corporate social responsibility. Thus, the different roles and its assessment in Pakistan’s social life have been main focus and concern throughout the whole research study. The main problem statement is: