Titel: Företagens sociala ansvarstagande och inverkan på kunders beteende- En kvantitativ studie på sparbankskunder Nivå: C-uppsats i ämnet företagsekonomi Författare: Axel Svensson och Robin Stolt Handledare: Agneta Sundström Examinator: Jens Eklinder Frick Datum: 2015 – juni Syfte: Syftet med studien är att förklara och testa om det finns ett positivt samband mellan kunders beteende och sparbankernas arbete med filantropi, strategisk filantropi och Corporate Citizenship. Ett delsyfte är att beskriva vilka specifika aspekter av dessa CSR-perspektiv som påverkar kundernas beteende i störst utsträckning. Metod: Studien utgår från en deduktiv hypotetisk forskningsansats och kvantitativ forskningsmetod. Data har samlats in genom enkäter vilka delats ut på tre olika sparbankskontor. Analys av data sker i programmet SPSS för att kunna undersöka sambandet mellan sparbankernas sociala ansvarstagande och dess inverkan på kundernas beteende. Resultat & slutsats: Resultatet visar att positiv korrelation på en statistiskt säkerställd nivå föreligger mellan samtliga av våra testade CSR-perspektiv och kundernas beteende. Slutsatsen blir därmed att ett positivt samband mellan strategisk filantropi, filantropi samt Corporate Citizenship och kundernas beteende kan bekräftas. Förslag till fortsatt forskning: Studien visar att ett samband mellan sparbankernas sociala ansvarstagande och kundernas beteende föreligger. Vi rekommenderar att fler analyser genomförs som bekräftar att det är sparbankernas sociala ansvarstagande som påverkar kundernas beteende och inte tvärt om vilket kan göras genom en regressionsanalys. Uppsatsens bidrag: Studiens bidrag är att påvisa att det finns en positiv samverkan mellan kundernas beteende och sparbankernas sociala ansvarstagande. Nyckelord: CSR, Filantropi, Strategisk filantropi, Corporate Citizenship, Sparbanker. / Title: Corporate social responsibility and its impact on customer behavior -A quantitative study on the savings bank customers. Level: Final assignment for Bachelor Degree in Business Administration Author: Axel Svensson and Robin Stolt Supervisor: Agneta Sundström Examiner: Jens Eklinder Frick Date: 2015 – June Aim: The purpose of the study is to explain and test whether there is a positive correlation between customer behavior and savings banks' work with philanthropy, strategic philanthropy and corporate citizenship. A subsidiary aim is to describe the specific aspects of these CSR-perspectives that affect customer behavior to the greatest extent. Method: The study is based on a hypothetical deductive research approach and quantitative research methods. Data were collected through questionnaires which are distributed in three different savings bank offices to be analyzed in SPSS. Result & Conclusions: The result shows that positive correlation at a statistically significant level exists between all of our tested CSR perspective and customer behavior. It is therefore concluded that a positive relationship between strategic philanthropy, philanthropy and Corporate Citizenship and customer behavior can be confirmed Suggestions for future research: We recommend that more analyzes are performed to confirm that there are savings banks' social responsibility that affect customer behavior, and not vice versa, which can be done through a regression analysis. Contribution of the thesis: The study's contribution is to demonstrate that there is a positive correlation between customer behavior and the savings banks´ social responsibility. Key words: CSR, Philanthropy, Strategic Philanthropy, Corporate Citizenship, Saving Banks

Magistro darbe pateikiama viešosios politikos Lietuvoje situacijos analizė, nagrinėjami teoriniai jos įgyvendinimo sprendimai, jų praktinio taikymo Lietuvoje pavyzdžiu pasirenkant filantropiją. Darbą sudaro: situacijos analizė, tyrimai ir jų rezultatai bei išvados ir rekomendacijos. Pirmojoje dalyje pateikiama filantropijos įgyvendinimą Lietuvoje skatinančių veiksnių analizė, filantropinės veiklos Lietuvoje apžvalga ir identifikuojamos filantropinės veiklos Lietuvoje problemos. Antrojoje magistro darbo dalyje atliekamas „filantropijos galimybių vertinimo Lietuvoje“ kokybinis tyrimas ir formuluojamos filantropinės veiklos Lietuvoje tobulinimo kryptys. Išvadose pateikiami pagrindiniai filantropijos Lietuvoje situacijos aspektai, teorinių filantropijos įgyvendinimo sprendimų apibendrinimai ir „filantropijos galimybių vertinimo Lietuvoje“ kokybinio tyrimo rezultatai bei jais pagrįsti siūlymai. / The Masters Degree project reveals the analysis of the situation of public politics in Lithuania, interprets its theoretical solutions, and practical appliance of it in Lithuania, for example using Philanthropy. The project includes: the analysis of the situation, research with its results, conclusion and recomendations. First part discusses the analysis of subjects that stimulate philanthropical implementation in Lithuania, together with the review of philanthropical activities in Lithuania and the identified philanthropical activity problems in Lithuania. Second masters project part is exercising the quality research for "grading the philanthropical potentiality in Lithuania", and framing the perfection aspects of philanthropical activities in Lithuania. The conclusion of the project includes the situation aspects of philanthropy in Lithuania, the summary of theoretical philanthropy decisions implementation and the results of the quality research for the " possibilities of the philanthropical grading in Lithuania" together with the suggestions based on them. The main theoretical and practical aspects of this project are illustrated with 14 images, 5 tables, 1 appendixes. Also 29 book sources and 23 internet sites in English and Lithuanian languages, were used to build the fundamentals of the theoretical theme analysis. The main concepts of the project are: philanthropy, business philanthropy, personal philanthropy, charity, support, community, morals, altruism... [to full text]

The topic of the dissertation is the Theresian Institute for Noblewomen at Prague Castle, which from its founding by Maria Theresa in 1755 served as an institute for unmarried women of the old noble families. The dissertation maps out the development of the institution from its founding until its complete dissolution at the beginning of the 1950s, both within the broader historical context as well as in comparison with other such institutes for the care of ladies, particularly in Brno, Innsbruck, Graz and Vienna. It analyses the character of the foundation, its internal structure and the form of its economic provision while also focusing on the practical functioning of the institute, its significance in society and the everyday lives of its members. The dissertation represents a contribution to better understanding the social role of unmarried noblewomen in Habsburg society. In a broader context it illustrates the transformation of noble society in the second half of the 18th century and in the "long 19th century" as well as its fate in the confrontation with the changing relations in Czechoslovakia's first republic and finally with the totalitarian regimes in the first half of the 20th century.

The new philanthropy is increasingly seen as a panacea and an alternative source of global development finance for rural development, especially in developing countries. The theoretical underpinning of the new philanthropy entails the idea that the private sector, led by philanthropists and civil society organisations in social policy issues can lead to more effective outcomes through partnership. The existing literature on the new philanthropy mainly focuses on its economic or commercial impact. This is particularly the case in the rural parts of Ghana; there has been very little research on the new philanthropy’s impact on the livelihoods of the poorest segments of society. Therefore, this research investigates the impact of new philanthropy on the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Northern Ghana in order to fill the gap. The study employed ethnographic research, utilising qualitative techniques involving 20 stakeholders in philanthropy and livelihood affairs and 100 smallholder farmers. The research findings suggest that there is a significant relationship between philanthropic sponsored interventions in Ghana and an increase in smallholder farmers’ yields. The few farmers who purchased improved seeds and other agricultural inputs registered significant increases. However, this study identified some bottlenecks inhibiting access to agricultural inputs by smallholder farmers. Majority of smallholder farmers revealed that they could not afford them (seeds, chemical fertilizer and other inputs) despite the subsidies. Furthermore, rainfall variability gives rise to fluctuating food production from one season to another; meanwhile, there is a lack of strategy from philanthropic practitioners to address the variability in rainfall. Through philanthropy, other methods of faming such as irrigation farming agroecology, and permaculture could be exploited to the benefits of smallholder farmers. The outcomes of this study have policy implications for philanthropic practitioners. This study shows that the failure to involve farmers directly in decisions that affect their livelihoods is a major cause of livelihood interventionist programme failures in Ghana. Thus, this study argues that understanding the socioeconomic dynamics in the Northern Region and amongst the farmers should be an important part of policy formulation for philanthropic involvements seeking to improve livelihood of smallholder farmers. Lastly, the study called for a separate policy framework for philanthropy that would have a key objective of mobilising private philanthropic resources to support steady economic growth and sustainable development, dealing directly with recipients.

Diploma thesis deals with the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility - CSR. The chosen topic is currently up-to-date. Many companies begin to be interested in the ideas of this concept. Especially in recent years there can be seen activities and projects in this area. In the theoretical part of the work are captured substantive interpretations of the concept, there are also documented in the state of CSR -- both in the EU and more specifically in the Czech Republic. In the next part, thesis briefly introduces selected studies that are concerned with the topic. Practical part of the thesis is based on analysis of data of the agency Median and seeks to analyze of the perception of ideas, the concept of CSR is. Add to knowledge of the attitude of Czech society to the responsible conduct of companies.

Diploma thesis deals with corporate philanthropy as an essential part of corporate strategy. Theoretical part of the thesis defines corporate philanthropy, its instruments and describes it as a part of CSR. Practical part of the thesis shows sophisticated strategy of corporate philanthropy on example of 3 companies - T-Mobile Czech Republic, a.s., Johnson&Johnson, s.r.o. and Československá obchodní banka a.s. It also provides study of public attitude towards this issue.

The new philanthropy is increasingly seen as a panacea and an alternative source of global development finance for rural development, especially in developing countries. The theoretical underpinning of the new philanthropy entails the idea that the private sector, led by philanthropists and civil society organisations in social policy issues can lead to more effective outcomes through partnership. The existing literature on the new philanthropy mainly focuses on its economic or commercial impact. This is particularly the case in the rural parts of Ghana; there has been very little research on the new philanthropy’s impact on the livelihoods of the poorest segments of society. Therefore, this research investigates the impact of new philanthropy on the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Northern Ghana in order to fill the gap. The study employed ethnographic research, utilising qualitative techniques involving 20 stakeholders in philanthropy and livelihood affairs and 100 smallholder farmers. The research findings suggest that there is a significant relationship between philanthropic sponsored interventions in Ghana and an increase in smallholder farmers’ yields. The few farmers who purchased improved seeds and other agricultural inputs registered significant increases. However, this study identified some bottlenecks inhibiting access to agricultural inputs by smallholder farmers. Majority of smallholder farmers revealed that they could not afford them (seeds, chemical fertilizer and other inputs) despite the subsidies. Furthermore, rainfall variability gives rise to fluctuating food production from one season to another; meanwhile, there is a lack of strategy from philanthropic practitioners to address the variability in rainfall. Through philanthropy, other methods of faming such as irrigation farming agroecology, and permaculture could be exploited to the benefits of smallholder farmers. The outcomes of this study have policy implications for philanthropic practitioners. This study shows that the failure to involve farmers directly in decisions that affect their livelihoods is a major cause of livelihood interventionist programme failures in Ghana. Thus, this study argues that understanding the socioeconomic dynamics in the Northern Region and amongst the farmers should be an important part of policy formulation for philanthropic involvements seeking to improve livelihood of smallholder farmers. Lastly, the study called for a separate policy framework for philanthropy that would have a key objective of mobilising private philanthropic resources to support steady economic growth and sustainable development, dealing directly with recipients. / Government of Ghana.

This thesis examines the regulation of women in public space in Liverpool between 1908 and 1957. It considers the complex relationship between the laws used to police solicitation, governmental debate about female prostitution and local purity campaigners’ concerns with the moral vulnerability of young, working-class, urban women. It is argued that the ways in which prostitution was understood and managed had an impact upon all women’s access to and use of public space, together with wider definitions of female morality and immorality. The thesis adds to historical understandings about the implications of prostitution regulation in the twentieth century, by moving away from London-focused histories to offer a detailed analysis of the ways in which national debates about vice were taken up at local level and with what consequences. I begin by exploring the problems with policing prostitution in the early-twentieth century and argue that increasing concern about the difficulty in differentiating prostitutes from ‘ordinary’ women provoked anxiety amongst law makers and government officials alike. It is argued that the debates canvassed by the 1927 Macmillan Committee indicate the degree to which moral codes about female sexuality informed official approaches to prostitution. The thesis considers the implications of these broad debates in Liverpool. Focusing on the work of the Liverpool Vigilance Association (LVA), it is proposed that fears about the moral threat of prostitution fuelled the organisation’s belief in the necessity of preventative patrol work centred on the moral surveillance of young, working-class women. This thesis shows that in interwar Liverpool, women’s movements were circumscribed first and foremost by their gender. Traditional, nineteenth-century ideas about women’s place within the domestic sphere created a sense among local purity campaigners that female morality was being threatened by women’s visibility in urban spaces. Other aspects of social status, such as class, race and employment experiences, heightened the interest of the LVA in targeting distinctive groups of women. The thesis demonstrates that in their efforts to regulate women’s movements through the city of Liverpool, local purists singled-out working-class and immigrant (especially Irish) women, as they believed them to be the most susceptible to corruption. This thesis draws on a wide range of archival sources, especially Home Office Records relating to the Public Places (Order) Bill and the establishment of the 1927 Macmillan Committee, as well as the LVA archive, in order to show how national and local policies on prostitution were both interdependent and distinct.