Wikipedia talk:India Education Program/Courses/Fall 2011/Corporate Social Responsibility

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I thought I should mention here that I have nominated Corporate social responsibility at Coca-Cola India, created by {{user|Amanchawla}}, for a WP:G12 speedy deletion. The text is a copyright violation and may be considered plagiarism by this course. OlYeller^Talktome 14:01, 27 September 2011 (UTC)