I believe too much effort has been devoted to turning firms into all-purpose social agencies and that too much PR effort has been devoted to selling this rather fraudulent propositon.
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check on 27 August 2010. 5 comments.
Richard Edelman’s Voodoo Academia replies to Professor Aneel Karnani of the University of Michigan’s Business School’s WSJ article The Case Against Corporate Social Responsibility. But who’s voodooing whom? More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check / Energy issues on 23 August 2010. One comment.
According to The Guardian’s John Vidal, the UN is set to report that Shell is responsible for just 10% of the oil spilt in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region over the last 40 years. Time to lay off Shell, or time to wheel out conspiracy theories? More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check / Crisis management on 16 August 2010. 6 comments.
What happened to Mark Hurd at HP was the stuff of Hollywood. Michael Moore or Oliver Stone to the fore? More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check / Energy issues / Political spin on 8 July 2010. 3 comments.
Here’s a thought. Is the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Vision 2050 anything more than a PR survival plan for today’s big companies seeking a long-term and popular licence to operate?
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Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check / Trust and reputations on 3 June 2010. No comments.
Prudential CEO Tidjane Thiam has just learnt the hard way that he is accountable first and foremost to his shareholders. His climb down over the £24.6 billion proposed bid for AIA now looks set to cost his company £450 million and might yet cost him his job. We care partly because the Pru has for decades been the watchword of, well, prudence. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check / Crisis management / Energy issues / Trust and reputations on 18 May 2010. 5 comments.
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check / Credit Crunch / Trust and reputations on 20 April 2010. One comment.
Here’s a PR manifesto offering a post-credit crunch reality check that sticks up for maintaining the primacy of shareholder value in business. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check / Opinion research / Trust and reputations on 28 February 2010. 6 comments.
Here’s a manifesto in favour of decent top-down adult leadership rather than the febrile fashions of the crowd. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check / Credit Crunch on 10 February 2010. No comments.
Being socially aware didn’t make Big Pharma innovate. Here’s a risky piece reminding us that profit matters more than seeming nice and safe, whatever the Davos savants pretend or their mantras might say. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check / Crisis management / Media issues on 26 January 2010. 2 comments.
Manchester United and Manchester City have advised their players against using social media accounts. It would seem the players have accepted the advice. The WSJ has taken a similar stance on SM. There are serious issues here to explore. More »
