Business A-Level
Corporate social responsibility
What Corporate social responsibility means in Business A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Corporate social responsibility
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Reference: AQA
Accepting duties to stakeholders beyond what the law and the owners' return require, appearing as a cost now against a benefit later.
Topics that use Corporate social responsibility
- Strategic decision making (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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Using Corporate social responsibility in the exam
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