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The contributions to the development of the Catholic Church
Introduction
The church fathers of early mediaval times eminent Christian teachers, great bishops and influential theologians. Their scholarly works formed precedent for many years. The earliest church fathers are called the apostolic fathers. Those fathers who wrote in Greek language were called the Greek fathers. They had a great impact of the medieval times. The most important apostolic fathers included Polycarp of Smyrna, clement of Rome and Ignatius of Antioch. The most important Greek included, the Irenaeus of Lyons, and clement of Alexandria.
The contributions to the development of the Catholic Church
First they contributed to development of the Catholic Church through preaching the gospel of Christ. This was the most typical characteristic of the Roman Catholic Church. The gospel of Christ which was different formed the distinct of the Roman Catholic and differentiated it from other religions. Through their scholarly works they developed the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church. Clement of Alexandria saw the need of developing a church as union of the body of Christ which as per the teaching of the scriptures. He was the first member of the church to be more than just a name because of the church named the church of Alexandria. He was also one of the most distinguished teachers preaching the gospel doctrines to the people. He played the role of uniting the Greek philosophical traditions with the Christian doctrine. To bring the people to Roman Catholic Church he valued gnosis that the communion of all the people could also be held by the common Christians. He also played a big role in developing of a Christian Platonism (Spielvogel 95-97). The other church father of the ancient times that played a great role in the development of the Catholic Church was the clement of Rome. He called on to the Christians of Corinth to maintain order and harmony which were the essential values that contributed to the development of the Catholic Church. He scholarly works contributed to the development of the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church.
How evolution of the Roman Catholic Church shaped the middle ages
The Roman Catholic Church had far reaching effects on the people. First and foremost so many people were converted into Christianity from other religions or from paganism. The other effect was strengthening unity among the people. There were many people in agreement in the same religion and in it they became one. The religion also taught values like harmony and peace which people adopted in pursuance of the teachings. The roman catholic church through it teaching lead to a emergency of Christian philosophers who formulated theories about the natural rights of human beings that originated from the god and which no other man was able to take fro the other human being. These theories contributed to the emergency of basic human rights such as the right to life. The Roman Catholic also played agree role in civilization. It was the major source of medical care, schooling and other social services in many Nations in the world. Through its teaching it played a great role in ending in bringing to an end practices such as slavery human sacrifice, polygamy and infanticide. In general Christianity affected the status of women through condemning practices such as infanticide where in some societies female infants were killed. Also through condemning practices such as divorce, polygamy, incest marital infidelity and birth control, the status of women was adversely affected (Spielvogel 203-204). Many social structures in the Roman Empire at the dawn of Christianity regarded the as inferior beings both physically and intellectually. An example is the Athenian woman who was regarded as a child regardless of their age. They were termed as legal property of come men. All this was changed by the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.
Conclusion
The Roman Catholic Church had very many effects on the ancient societies. These are only but a few major ones.
Citations
Spielvogel. J.(2009) Western Civilization: A Brief History. United States. Cengage Learning
The Contribution of CSR to a Firm’s Sustainable Growth
The Contribution of CSR to a Firm’s Sustainable Growth
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The Contribution of CSR to a Firm’s Sustainable Growth
Over the decades, sustainable growth is an ideology that emerged as a necessity for all firms. One of the essentials of sustainability entails longevity involving the incorporated activities. Although most firms focus on optimizing the profits, it is vital to balance the trade-off in the benefits analysis (Oh et al., 2017). One of the competitive advantages obtained in the global market is the exploitation of Corporate Social Responsibility as the pillar of social value. Primarily, Corporate Social Responsibility is a sustainable phenomenon that asserts the growth of a company both under financial and social value.
Firms focus on implementing Corporate Social Responsibility mainly because it delivers both financial and social value. According to Oh et al. (2017), the firms’ sustainability engulfs significant competitive advantage development. In this case, the researcher focuses on corporate social responsibility as the pillar of the competitive advantage. The researcher indicates that integrating the dynamic elements such as commercialization of the technology is a strategic approach for the efficiency of Corporate Social Responsibility. Although companies must invest in Corporate Social Responsibility, all stakeholders must rip the benefits on a long-term basis. Therefore, the integration of the various elements enhances the effective trickle-down effect.
Corporate Social Responsibility as a multidimensional phenomenon observes the core values of the social and financial spectrum. Therefore, further studies must explore the interdependence of Corporate Social Responsibility elements with human resource management to promote sustainable growth in firms. Human resource management engulfs the establishment of policies that govern the different approaches that employees should be handled in an organization. It is a platform whose clarity and effective implementation determine a company’s competitive advantage and sustainable organizational culture. Human resource management significantly contributes to the performance of employees in attaining the company’s goals and objectives. According to Michael (2019), there are different functions of human resource management that affect an organization’s employees. These functions include performance management, planning, recruitment, selection, human resource development, compensation and benefits, employment, labor laws, and regulations. This paper seeks to assess the different functions of human resource management and the contribution to the employees’ performance in an organization. Effective human resource management profoundly determines an organization’s sustainable growth and especially on the employees’ performance rate.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) plays a significant role in fostering an enhanced level of a trusting relationship, especially among the stakeholders. In a foreign country, conducting business proves difficult due to the trustworthiness of the consumers. Engaging in the country’s ideological issues such as social welfare activities and facilitating such events to promote the social integration aspect establishes a relationship. The relationship develops a stronger trust bond and hence the capacity of individuals to participate in the profitability essence of the internationally-based organization (Michael, 2019). Such activity of CSR includes facilitating sporting events in local events and promoting competition amongst the teams. CSR is a strategic approach to integrating the organization’s operations with the social well-being of the foreign country.
Corporate Social Responsibility as a Strategic Management Initiative
Brand positioning is an ideology in the business market that demands a structural implementation approach mainly because of the resultant strategic management. The use of a structured approach over an unstructured approach contributes to creating a sustainable competitive advantage under the mainframe of corporate social responsibility. Taecharungroj et al. (2019) argue that a structured approach in brand positioning is a tool in any organization since it contributes to developing crucial concepts in competence. One of the competencies fostered by the structured approach in brand positioning involves both internal and external administration of the operations. The internally based administrative operations encompass stimulators and inspirational acts, verification tools for the planned activities, and promoting efficient employee relations. The externally based administrative operations enshrine the strategic repositioning of the brand architecture, an indicator of the business’s growth objectives, and its communication strategy through community engagement activities. Brand positioning is a pillar to the development of strategic management of an organization due to the integration of internal and external administrative tools.
The competence of an organization depends on the effective monitoring and control of dynamic business operations. The dynamic business operations that enhance competitive advantage engulf planning, analysis, implementation, and control. Ideally, the structural approach in brand positioning gears the development of competitive advantages in a company. On the other hand, using an unstructured approach involves the lack of definitive business goals and objectives. Over the decades, globalization fostered the intensification of business competition. Therefore, a lack of concise business objectives limits an organization’s efficiency in competent service delivery (Taecharungroj et al., 2019). In this case, the unstructured approach poses a challenge in boosting business competence than a structured approach in brand positioning. Apart from establishing a business identity, brand marketing initiatives render a definitive solution to the utilization of strategic management of an organization.
Corporate social responsibility is a multidimensional phenomenon whose effectiveness lies in the participation of all stakeholders. A shortcoming to the ideal solution of stakeholders’ participation renders a complex dysfunctional corporate social responsibility. The evolution of the global economy fostered the emergence of different interdependent concepts. Recently, the emergence of the Covid 19 pandemic forced the closure of the global economy. The lockdown initiative significantly affected the growth and resilience of both small-scale and international businesses. In this case, businesses focused on the optimization of strategic management, namely, evolutionary corporate social responsibility initiatives. An excellent example of an initiative encompasses the distribution of medical kits, sanitizers, and masks across the local communities (Mahmud et al., 2021). On the one hand, the organizations boosted the distribution and quality of healthcare services. On the other hand, the strategy fostered profound branding and marketing among the local communities. Therefore, corporate social responsibilities played a crucial role in enhancing the relationship building between an organization and the target market. Sustainable development encapsulates the essence of integrating the market dynamics and business objectives to cultivate a higher trickle-down effect of the accrued benefits.
Corporate social responsibility is an empowerment tool to an organization due to its dynamic effects on the business environment. Garcia-Sanchez and Garcia-Sanchez (2020) establish that the Covid 19 pandemic triggered a paradigm shift towards the strategic implementation of corporate social responsibilities. An excellent example is the Spanish companies that significantly invested in the population and the stakeholders’ interests to boost the public image and relation. One of the tools that corporate social responsibility features is the essence of commercialization. Although it is an initiative that boosts the trickle-down effect of benefits across the region, it is a phenomenon that enhances business profitability through advertising and marketing. The Spanish-based companies collaborated with the government and healthcare departments to boost welfare while fostering a positive image across the region. As a result, the companies attained popularity and expanded the market share due to the positive public image. The main goal of a business competence involves increasing the market share and customer retention because of the integral and perceptive value. Ideally, corporate social responsibility gears relationship-building among all stakeholders while rendering a commercialization effect.
Consequently, strategic corporate social responsibility initiative is a pillar to business competence. Although companies must invest in Corporate Social Responsibility, all stakeholders must rip the benefits on a long-term basis. Therefore, the integration of the various elements enhances the effective trickle-down effect. It is a bridging tool between dynamic entities such as countries and companies due to the imperative nature of enhancing all stakeholders’ participation. Corporate Social Responsibility as a multidimensional phenomenon observes the core values of the social and financial spectrum. The dynamic business operations that enhance competitive advantage engulf planning, analysis, implementation, and control. Engaging in the regional’s ideological issues such as social welfare activities and facilitating such events to promote the social integration aspect establishes a relationship. The relationship develops a stronger trust bond and hence the capacity of individuals to participate in the profitability essence of the organization.
Reference
García‐Sánchez, I. M., & García-Sánchez, A. (2020). Corporate social responsibility during COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, 6(4), 126.
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Mahmud, A., Ding, D., & Hasan, M. M. (2021). Corporate social responsibility: Business responses to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. SAGE Open, 11(1), 2158244020988710.
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Taecharungroj, V., Muthuta, M., & Boonchaiyapruek, P. (2019). Sustainability as a place brand position: a resident-centric analysis of the ten towns in Bangkok’s vicinity. Place Branding and Public Diplomacy, 15(4), 210-228. Retrieved February 16, 2021, from https://doi.org/article/10.1057/s41254-019-00127-5
Political Crime and Ethics
Political Crime and Ethics
Political crimes include all crimes committed or any acts omitted with the intention or inadvertently injuring the government or a political system. Siegel (369) defines the term political crime as “signifying all illegal acts that are designed to undermine an existing government and threaten its survival.” Individuals classified as political criminals are driven by a myriad of factors including principles and values, faith, and conviction. In some instances, political criminals are driven by financial gains. However, a majority of political crimes are not considered as antisocial, but seen as acts of patriotism and altruistic. For political criminals like Eric Snowden, the greater good precedes any other individual desire.
Eric Snowden is a former employee of an American firm, Booz Allen Hamilton, an organization that performed a number of contracts with the American government linked to the NSA and the CIA. He was an IT systems expert and an intelligence consultant. He leaked a series of classified information from the NSA when he was a subcontractor and an employee for the CIA (Siegel 369). He is regarded a political criminal because of the way he injured the reputation of the US government on both the domestic and the international fronts. He believes that he is a patriot who sacrificed his own luxurious lifestyle for the benefit of the American public, who he believed were denied basic rights through a violation of their privacy. He exposed a system that he defines as “governing in the dark where decisions with enormous public impact occur without any public input.” (Siegel 370). His actions, although fully qualified as political crimes, trigger a debate on whether they showcase patriotism or reveal him to be a traitor.
Snowden is a patriot. He is also a political criminal because his actions fit the definition of the same. As a whistleblower, his actions were not meant to hurt his government but to create awareness. He feels that the “public is owed an explanation of the motivations behind the people that make disclosures outside of the democratic model…” (YouTube Video 4:04-20).he is involved in treasonous activity not as a terrorist but as an individual who chose to be a whistleblower because of the actions of the governments. His actions show that the definition of political crime should be changed to accommodate those that are motivated by principles and values to risk their life in a move to defend the constitution and what is right.