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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Who’s Doing What? What’s the Strategy Behind the Effort?

Guy St. Clair

A study being undertaken at SMR International seeks to identify and publish steps leading to the development and implementation of a corporate social responsibility strategy. Just as they identify and share the elements of organizational knowledge strategy (and indeed of strategies for many other functions), organizational leaders must identify and examine steps to take to move forward with a workable corporate social responsibility strategy, ideally one that contributes to (or influences) corporate effectiveness. Definitions of corporate social responsibility (CSR) vary, with the focus in some on corporate self-regulation integrated into the company’s business model and others aimed at ethical business…
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Advice for a New NGO – or Any Organization – for ICT/KM/Knowledge Services Strategic Learning

Guy St. Clair

SMR International colleagues and clients are aware that Information Africa Organization (IAO) is a new nongovernmental organization (NGO) in Africa. The organization’s focus is on youth, and specifically on strategic learning and training in ICT, KM, and knowledge services skills for African young people. SMR President Guy St. Clair is an IAO volunteer, using the SMR International site to report on the organization’s progress and, as appropriate, providing consulting and advisory services. With the former, SMR has published both an e-Profile and a special report about the organization and expects to continue bringing attention to IAO through the SMR’s work…
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