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The Role of Business in Society - Michael Porter
The Role of Business in Society - Michael Porter
The Role of Business in Society - Michael Porter
Philanthropy
Donations to worthy
social causes
Philanthropy
Donations to worthy
social causes
Corporate Social
Responsibility
(CSR)
Good corporate
citizenship and
compliance with
community
standards
Sustainability
Philanthropy
Donations to worthy
social causes
Corporate Social
Responsibility
(CSR)
Good corporate
citizenship and
compliance with
community
standards
Creating Shared
Value
(CSV)
Integrating societal
improvement into
economic value
creation itself
Sustainability
All profit is not equal. Profit involving shared value enables society to
advance and companies to grow faster
All profit is not equal. Profit involving shared value enables society to
advance and companies to grow faster
CSR
CSV
Integral to competing
Essential to profit
maximization
Agenda is business
specific
Mobilizes the entire
company budget
Company
Profitability and
Growth
Social and
Economic
Development
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Businesses have the potential to be more effective than governments and NGOs
in creating and marketing solutions to community problems
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Technology Development
(e.g. Product Design, Testing, Process Design, Material Research, Market Research)
M
a
Procurement
(e.g. Components, Machinery, Advertising, Services)
Inbound
Logistics
Operations
(e.g. Incoming
Material
Storage, Data
Collection,
Service,
Customer
Access)
(e.g. Assembly,
Component
Fabrication,
Branch
Operations)
r
g
Outbound
Logistics
Marketing
& Sales
After-Sales
Service
(e.g. Order
Processing,
Warehousing,
Report
Preparation)
(e.g. Sales
Force,
Promotion,
Advertising,
Proposal
Writing, Web
site)
(e.g. Installation,
Customer
Support,
Complaint
Resolution,
Repair)
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Purchasing
Resource use
Energy use
Logistical efficiency
Employee productivity
Location of facilities and the supply chain
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Recruiting from
disadvantaged
communities
Diversity
Employee
education and
job training
Employee
health
Compensation
and benefits
that provide
sustainable
wage for low
income workers
Value adding
procurement
practices with
farmers and
other vendors
Vendor
education and
training
Minimizing
logistical
impacts
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LocalinClusters
Cluster Building
Development
the Companys
Improving Deficits in the Business Environment
Major Locations
A strong local cluster improves company growth and productivity
Local suppliers
Supporting institutions and infrastructure
Related businesses
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Plantstock
Non-Government Organizations
(e.g., The Rural Enterprise Agri-Business Promotion Project)
Greenhouse;
Shading Structures
Irrigation
Technology
Post-Harvest
Cooling
Technology
Grading / Packaging
Sheds
Packaging &
Labeling Materials
Pre-Cooling
Technology
Post-Harvest
Handling;
Transport to Market
Flower Farming
Fertilizers,
Pesticides,
Herbicides
Refrigerated Trucks
Freight Forwarders
Education, Research & Quality Standards Organizations
Research Institutions
(e.g., Kenya Agricultural Research Institute)
Agricultural Cluster
Horticultural
Cluster
Clearing and
Forwarding Agents
Air Carriers
(Commercial /
Charters)
Tourism Cluster
Sources: MOC student team research by Kusi Hornberger, Nick Ndiritu, Lalo Ponce-Brito, Melesse Tashu, Tijan Watt, Harvard Business School, 2007
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Implementing shared value in sourcing premium coffees from farmers in Costa Rica,
Guatemala, Colombia, and Ghana
Upgrading the cluster
Supporting local cluster development in coffee growing regions, including
establishment of cluster institutions
Partnering with stakeholders
Shared Value
Farmers
Better yields
Stable supply
Better prices
Environmental sustainability
Better quality
Reinforces strategic
positioning
Better processing
Nespresso
Community
Economic development
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Nutrition
Water
Rural
Development
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Value Proposition
Successful strategies in the future will embody a significant shared value dimension
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