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Essays on Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility

Author : Lukai Yang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book Essays on Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility written by Lukai Yang and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first essay, we study whether the increasingly large and concentrated ownership stakes by passive investors influence shareholders activism in the form of shareholder proposals. We find a positive association between passive ownership and the total number of proposals initiated, proposals with different types of sponsors, the rate of proposal withdrawal, vote-for percentage, and finally 1-year abnormal returns following the annual meeting date at which time the proposals were put forth. To mitigate endogeneity concerns, we use the Russell reconstitution as an exogenous shock. Our findings highlight the ability and power that passive investors have to affect corporate policy by supporting fellow shareholder sponsored proposals.In the second essay, we investigate the effectiveness of shareholder voice. In 2017, The Big Three institutional investors launched campaigns to increase gender diversity on corporate boards. We estimate that their campaigns led firms to add at least 2.5 times as many female directors in 2019 as they had in 2016 and to promote female directors to key board positions. Firms increased female representation by relying less on managers existing networks to identify candidates and by placing less emphasis on candidates executive experience. Our results highlight index investors ability to influence firms governance structures and shareholder advocacy's potential to expand women's participation in corporate leadership more extensively than government mandates. In the third essay, we examine whether and how local religiosity has an impact on corporate attitude towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities and how CSR activities directly impact firm value. Employing an extensive US sample from 1991 to 2015, we find that firms headquartered in more religious regions undertake a greater level of CSR activities. Furthermore, the CSR activities of firms located in highly religious regions are positively valued in the stock markets as we observe a positive association between CSR and Tobin's Q for the companies that are headquartered in high religious regions. The association is stronger when firms are less visible to non-local investors. This study enriches the emerging literature on the influence of local cultural factors on corporate behavior and encourages future research on the various aspects of how the local environment impacts firms ethical behaviors.

Essays on corporate social responsibility and corporate governance

Author : Carolin A. Althoff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book Essays on corporate social responsibility and corporate governance written by Carolin A. Althoff and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Three Essays on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of Entrepreneurial Firms

Author : Yefeng Wang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (135 download)

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Download or read book Three Essays on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of Entrepreneurial Firms written by Yefeng Wang and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a broad management concern, it is not only critical to every aspect of modern business practice, but is also deeply incorporated into a company's daily operations via its values, norms, and decision-making process, etc. While there is an ever-increasing number of studies on CSR, many researchers have treated CSR as one single broad construct, its individual dimensions have been largely neglected. This dissertation takes the opportunity to address CSR by focusing on two dimensions: diversity and governance of three different entrepreneurial entities including clean-technology ventures, family firms in the United States and companies operate in emerging markets. In the first essay, I explore the impact of board diversity, female director representation, to be specific, on venture performance in the context of the clean-tech industry. I posit that appointing female board of directors can help clean-tech ventures overcome legitimacy constraints. I also examine the moderating effect of venture size and environmental ideology, such that this impact is stronger for small firms, and it is stronger for clean-tech ventures operating in a high level of environmental ideology state. In the second essay, I investigate how family involvement influences corporate diversity and how does corporate governance mechanism moderate such effect. The results suggest that family involvement decreases the overall corporate diversity, but family firms present more diversity-related concerns than non-family firms. Meanwhile, I suggest that the adoption of dual-class share decreases family firms' overall diversity. My third essay addresses the question of how corporate governance affect environmental information transparency directly and indirectly through seeking external verification, as well as how the legal and business environment moderates these relationships. I find that companies with strong corporate governance mechanisms are more likely to pursue external verification to alleviate traditional agency conflicts in the emerging markets. In addition, strong internal corporate governance leads to high environmental transparency directly and indirectly via seeking external verification. The legal and business environments moderate these relationships. Overall, these three essays in hopes of filling the gaps in the literature and advance the research in the areas of CSR, corporate governance, and entrepreneurship studies.

Corporate Social Responsibility

Author : Daniel Brennan
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 904113252X
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Corporate Social Responsibility written by Daniel Brennan and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current theory of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is developing along three interwoven lines - oral, social, and environmental. Although everybody recognizes that although CSR is of growing concern in a globalized economy, it being at the top of the board of director's agenda and also good for business, there is no sign of consensus on its rules, structures, or procedures. Now, this collection of essays by leading jurists, businesspeople, and academics takes a giant step toward a more cohesive and durable set of principles that can contribute to a cleaner environment and a better society while respecting and protecting the interests of all stakeholders.

Friedman and the social responsibility of corporation

Author : Minh Vu
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3640706390
Total Pages : 13 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Friedman and the social responsibility of corporation written by Minh Vu and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2010-09-16 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich BWL - Unternehmensethik, Wirtschaftsethik, Note: 1,6, Grenoble Ecole de Management, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: The Nobel Prize winner Milton Friedman was praised by The Economist (2006) as “the most influential economist of the second half of the 20th century...possibly of all of it". In 1970, he published an essay on the social responsibility of business in the New York Times Magazine. In his article, he explains in complex detail about the notion of “social responsibility” of businessmen within a corporate environment and their goal to increase profits. Indeed, at first glance, this quote seems to capture the mentality of many of the actors in the financial sector in our era. Banks and financial institutions are accused of acting unethically and only in their self-interest to increase profits along with brokers and investment bankers who are accused of primarily aiming high incentives and bonuses by selling unconscionably high-default assets. Scholars argued that corporate governance failings and lack of ethical behaviour were significant causes of the financial crisis of autumn 2008 (Skypala, 2008). This essay discusses the question whether the above statement made by famous economist Milton Friedman is still relevant in the context of business today and to what extent it is relating to the financial sector and in particular to the financial crisis of autumn 2008.

Essays on Sustainability and Management

Author : Runa Sarkar
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811031231
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Essays on Sustainability and Management written by Runa Sarkar and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-05-25 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comprehensive overview of sustainability and management in India and through its insightful essays highlights the complex and multifaceted nature of sustainability as a concept. It also demonstrates the debates surrounding the concept of sustainability and its ramifications for ground-level practice in managing organisations and for public policy. The contributions from sustainability enthusiasts, practitioners from disparate fields and academics working at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, have been divided into five themes: (1) sustainability as a normative concept; (2) sustainability concept at the global level, (3) sustainability practices in Indian organisations and consumer behaviour; (4) sustainability, corporate governance and corporate social responsibility and (5) sustainability: a critique of organisational practice and government regulation. The themes reflect both new and continuing issues confronting management in the country today. Examples and in-depth studies make it relevant to the grounded reality in India. The expertise and experience of the contributors ensure that readers are left with a grasp of our current understanding of how sustainability is related to society and business, the direction this understanding will take in the future.

SAGE Brief Guide to Corporate Social Responsibility

Author : Sage Publications
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412997224
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book SAGE Brief Guide to Corporate Social Responsibility written by Sage Publications and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2012 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to serve as a supplemental text for courses in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, corporate strategy, and organizational behaviour, this text is also an indispensible companion text for business students to use throughout their full programme of study. It provides objective coverage of key issues in corporate social responsibility, the obligation of companies to various stakeholder groups, the contribution of business to society and culture, and the relationship between organizations and the quality of the environment. Key features of the text include the following: A Reader's Guide that explains how to use the volume Keyword entries featuring comprehensive essays on such crucial topics as strategic corporate social responsibility, strategic philanthropy, corporate social performance, and social audits. A listing of references and suggested readings for each entry, so that readers can find more information on topics of particular interest.

Globalization and Corporate Citizenship: The Alternative Gaze

Author : Malcolm McIntosh
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351284223
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book Globalization and Corporate Citizenship: The Alternative Gaze written by Malcolm McIntosh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The theory and practice of corporate citizenship and CSR have many alternative perspectives to the business-as-usual gaze. The essays in this volume encapsulate the essence of these alternative ideas and embrace the idea that progressive ways and means of this century do not lie in mainstream capitalist thinking. These pieces ask critical questions about the way we see the relationship between capitalism, business models and society – a subject not often discussed in non-academic literature. Globalization and Corporate Citizenship: The Alternative Gaze features contributions and new analysis from Klaus M. Leisinger, Chris Laszlo, David Coopperrider, Simon Zadek, Sandra Waddock and others. This title is one of a two-volume set – a collection of seminal and thought-provoking essays, drawn from the Journal of Corporate Citizenship’s archive, accompanied by new analysis and reflection from the original authors. Written by some of the most widely recognized academic and business pioneers and leaders of the corporate responsibility and global sustainability movement, the volumes make essential reference texts for anyone interested in the radically awakening new global political economy.

Corporate Social Responsibility. No Strategic Benefit for Companies?

Author : Dimitri Tsiganovski
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783346026859
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book Corporate Social Responsibility. No Strategic Benefit for Companies? written by Dimitri Tsiganovski and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-02 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2019 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 1,0, University of South Wales, language: English, abstract: Every organisation usually has its own individual strategy in order to achieve its main objectives. Nevertheless, every organisation is also influenced by environmental issues which have an impact on its performance, financial development, growth or in particular its reputation. With regard to the last key word, there is strong debate whether it is a beneficial measure for an organisation to include Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to gain strategic and competitive advantages (Ceglinski and Wisniewska, 2016, p. 11) on a long-term basis or whether CSR is just its reaction to environmental issues but without any strategic benefit. Firstly, this essay will clarify the historical development of CSR, its importance for current organisations in general and which environmental issues give them a reason to include CSR in their daily business under consideration of the increasing public demand for an organisation's ethical awareness with regard to its activities. Secondly, it will afterwards critically compare the theories of Milton Friedman and Edward Freeman with regard to CSR in order to analyse whether an organisation can even have social responsibilities considering the fact that companies have different strategic orientations in the business area they are operating in. Thirdly, it will critically evaluate the direct strategic benefits of CSR and also the risks and disadvantages for an organisation that might occur of its implementation. Finally, the conclusion will clarify whether there is a clear strategic benefit in CSR for an organisation or whether the main focus of CSR are the environmental influences.

International Dimensions of Sustainable Management

Author : René Schmidpeter
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030048195
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book International Dimensions of Sustainable Management written by René Schmidpeter and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a rich collection of essays discussing and showcasing the transformation of businesses around the world towards sustainability and responsibility. Based on a framework of global theoretical approaches, it presents practical examples and cases from a variety of industries, regions and corporate functions. It also highlights the latest insights on how corporations consider sustainability in the governance of their respective organization. Furthermore, the book features a section dedicated to responsible finance, and outlines business and management-driven approaches that contradict the traditionally held belief that a trade-off exists between sustainability, social responsibility and profit.

Essays on Governance

Author : Andrew J. Sherman
Publisher : Advantage Media Group
ISBN 13 : 9781599323336
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (233 download)

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Download or read book Essays on Governance written by Andrew J. Sherman and published by Advantage Media Group. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on Governance, is a practical, easy to read book featuring a series of thirty-six (36) essays on the strategic essence, philosophy, best practices and legal aspects of leadership and governance. At a time when our faith and confidence in our nation's political and business leaders has reached historic lows, now is the time to reconnect with what it really means to lead and govern properly. Essays On Governance, features a collection of thoughts and insights for today's leaders and board members of companies both large and small, public and private, as well as boards of non-profits and NGO's and universities as well as from global government and political leaders. The book also features guest essays from selective thought leaders in the areas of governance, leadership, innovation, and risk management. Guest Essay The Role of the Governance Lawyer (Lizanne Thomas, Jones Day - Atlanta) Guest Essay Nine (9) Critical Questions A Board Must Ask In Connection With A Crisis or Regulatory Investigation (Henry Klehm, Jones Day, NY and Joan McKown, Jones Day, Washington, D.C) Guest Essay Corporate Communications: Challenges and Opportunities In A Changing World (Dave Groobert, U.S. General Manager, Environics Communications) Guest Essay Corporate Security, (Robert Dodge and Bruce Wimmer, Pinkerton Global Consulting and Investigations) Guest Essay. Information Systems and the Chief Information Officer (CIO) (By Neil Evans, (former CIO) Microsoft and Pete O'Dell, Swan Island Networks) Guest Essay Corporate Boards And Understanding The CFO A Financial Lens, the CEO's Conscience, and Gateway to Fiscal Understanding (Frank J. Walker, Baker Tilly) Guest Essay The Critical Importance of Evaluating and Testing Employees (Bud Haney, CEO, Profiles International, Inc.) Guest Essay Healthy Governance How to Build Healthy, Highly Effective Boards (Dr. Robert Rosen, CEO, Healthy Companies International) Guest Essay Corporate Innovation: Measuring Readiness and Results (Dr. Donald Kuratko, Director JCEI) Guest Essay Corporate Social Responsibility: From Being Best in the World to Being Best for the World, (Mrim Boutla, CEO, More Than Money) Guest Essay The "Innovention" of Global Governance Models, (Jack Hughes - Principal, PHOENIX Financial & Advisory Services, LLC) Guest Essay The Six Gut-Wrenching Questions Every Non-Profit Board Must Ask (Mario Morino, Chairman, Venture Philanthropy Partners) Guest Essay The Essence of Entrepreneurial Leadership (Verne Harnish, Chairman, Gazelles International) Guest Essay Turning The Tables: The SCALE Guide To Selecting The Right Board Members (Marissa Levin, CEO, Information Experts) Guest Essay Looking Towards the Future: The Business Case for Effective Corporate Governance (John Sullivan, Executive Director, Center for International Private Enterprises (CIPE))

A Handbook of Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility

Author : Güler Aras
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1317187962
Total Pages : 716 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book A Handbook of Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility written by Güler Aras and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-03-16 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current economic situation has highlighted deficiencies in corporate governance while also showing the importance of stakeholder relations. It has also raised the profile of the debates regarding corporate social responsibility and shown the inter-relationship with governance. And the two together are essential for sustainable business. The social and environmental contexts of business are generally considered to be as significant as the economic and financial contexts and good governance will address all of these aspects. The combination of these aspects offers long term benefits for a firm, such as reducing risk and attracting new investors, shareholders and more equity as well as sustainable performance. Written by experts from all over the world, A Handbook of Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility is the most authoritative single-volume guide to the relationship between good governance and social responsibility and the reality of managing both. In addition to the theory and practice of governance and CSR, the book includes case studies from large and small organizations and NGOs to highlight examples of good and bad practice, and to show international and cultural similarities and differences while at the same time furthering the debate regarding the relationship between good governance and social responsibility.

Corporate Social Responsibility – Sustainable Business

Author : Rae Lindsay
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 9403522305
Total Pages : 620 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Corporate Social Responsibility – Sustainable Business written by Rae Lindsay and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2020-06-17 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a dramatic departure from its voluntary origins, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is rapidly shifting to hold multinational companies accountable for more than traditional shareholder performance. This CSR movement is embracing new environmental, social and governance (ESG) frameworks that both promote global sustainability goals and enhance accountability for negative impacts businesses can have on ‘planet and people’. This collection of essays by leading businesspeople, international civil servants, legal practitioners, academics, and other experts offers a forward-looking and pragmatic perspective that illuminates the major themes in this movement towards increasingly sustainable, transparent and accountable business practices. The collection shows how CSR has evolved to account for societal pressures, environmental, climate change and human rights impacts, international policy imperatives and the practical challenges of regulating commercial activity that transcends borders. The chapters offer an in-depth examination of current issues including: international frameworks and multistakeholder initiatives catalysing foundational change; the shifting emphasis on corporate imperatives to avoid harm to third parties; trends in CSR, focused on assuring the planet's future sustainability and social stability; regulatory initiatives around the globe, including Europe, North America, Asia and Africa; and extended accountability for activities of corporate group members and supply chains. The pressure and business case for companies to incorporate CSR into corporate governance is intensifying with each quarter, shareholder meeting, and regulatory agenda. The integration of CSR and new ESG frameworks into multinational corporate strategy and operations is key to sustainable business models that can generate long-term value for the organization and all stakeholders. Their acceptance as cornerstones of 21st century business practice appears inevitable. Taking full account of the imperative for companies and their lawyers to grapple with the practical and legal challenges in this area, this volume is an invaluable and pragmatic addition to the practitioners’ toolbox at this important juncture in an ever-more dynamic field.

Corporate Social Responsibility, Accountability and Governance

Author : Istemi Demirag
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351281712
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book Corporate Social Responsibility, Accountability and Governance written by Istemi Demirag and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "business case" for corporate social responsibility, which suggests that socially and environmentally aware companies can expect to reap financial rewards, is seemingly gaining widespread acceptance within the business community. This is particularly apparent in the ever-increasing number of prominent companies parading their social, ethical and environmental credentials by producing paper- or web-based social and environmental, or sustainability, reports. In so doing, reporting companies claim, they are demonstrating a clear commitment to transparency and accountability to their key stakeholder groups. However, in the prevailing voluntaristic, business-case-centred climate within which such initiatives are taking place, little thought appears to have gone into the question of how stakeholders, other than the capital provider group, can actually use corporate disclosures offered in order to hold management accountable for the social and environmental consequences of their actions. While much corporate rhetoric abounds concerning notions of stakeholder dialogue and engagement, rigorous analysis of the governance implications of their claimed commitment to the principles of corporate social responsibility is largely conspicuous by its absence. Corporate Social Responsibility, Accountability and Governance seeks to explore this "missing link" between CSR (and associated reporting initiatives) and governance mechanisms that are capable of embracing true stakeholder accountability. A wide range of case studies, drawing on experiences of both public- and private-sector initiatives in Europe, the United States, Canada, South America and Asia, offer insightful analysis of the complex relationships between the state, the market and civil society in the development of CSR, accountability and sustainable development. The book employs a multidisciplinary perspective in order to analyse the political, social, economic, technological, legal and organisational shaping of CSR. The complexities underpinning the concept are thereby clearly drawn out and the gross oversimplifications inherent in the prevailing consultancy-driven, business-case literature painfully exposed. Above all, the book offers a sound, practically and theoretically informed contribution to public policy debate and reflects and builds on urgent calls from public- and private-sector policy-makers as well as academics to develop better governance and accountability frameworks for business to deal with the imperatives of social responsibility, sustainable development and ethics. This book is divided into five parts. In Part 1, the complex concepts of responsibility, accountability and governance are discussed, and in particular the presumed relationships between the state, the market and civil society in improving accountability and governance are explored and critiqued. Part 2 consists of chapters relating to corporate social responsibility and stakeholder theory. Part 3 is concerned with empirical studies covering governance structures, networking and corporate social responsibility. Part 4 deals with corporate governance and its implications for regulators and civil society. Part 5 discusses multinational companies and how they impact on national governance regimes. Finally, a summary is provided with emerging international patterns of accountability and governance structures. Corporate Social Responsibility, Accountability and Governance will be essential reading for public and private policy-makers and practitioners and academics interested in how CSR can become more than a soundbite, and rather a substantial force for better global corporate governance and accountability.

Theory and Practice of Corporate Social Responsibility

Author : Samuel O Idowu
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642164617
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (421 download)

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Download or read book Theory and Practice of Corporate Social Responsibility written by Samuel O Idowu and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-01-06 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern businesses and organizations understand that corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become an important factor for sustainable success. At the same time CSR has established itself as a widely accepted element of courses in managerial training and education. This book, designed to support CSR teaching, collects 14 essays that clearly illustrate and explain the benefits and challenges of socially responsible corporate policies. Aligning theory and practice, the book focuses on four central themes: management, environment and sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and accounting and financial reporting. Business students and experienced managers alike will find this book a valuable resource that helps them to discover the strong forces that link successful management with corporate social responsibility.

Corporate Social Responsibility

Author : Christian Bacher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783638636568
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book Corporate Social Responsibility written by Christian Bacher and published by . This book was released on 2007-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2005 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: A+, University of Otago (Department of Management), course: International Management, 28 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: While countries negotiate the opening of borders for foreign investments and dropping trade barriers in favour of powerful, worldwide acting multinational corporation (MNCs), non-governmental organisations (NGOs) gather people and power for the disadvantaged people of these developments. Somehow the idea of a free, global market economy is not approved by everybody. The capitalistic paradigm seems to have an inbuilt error, the promise of wealth and welfare does not fulfil itself. That is roughly the viewpoint of the supporters of the World Social Forum (World Economic Forum, 2005). Although a subjective point of view, the arguments are connected to this essay's main notion, corporate social responsibility. They lead to the questions why corporate social responsibility should have a right to exist, what proves its validity and what are the reasons for and against it? The following text should provide in depth answer to that. To do that the scene needs to be set at first. This discussion is based upon the definitions of market economy and globalisation. An introduction to the characteristics of MNCs and the reasons why MNCs deserve a closer consideration in this discussion follows. Then corporate social responsibility (CSR) will be defined, its theoretical fundaments will be presented and it will be distinguished from Corporate Citizenship. This is followed by the arguments of its strongest adherents, non-governmental organisations, and an description of NGO-tactics to enforce CSR. The 'players' of CSR also include governments and, of course, corporations. Their involvement in and standpoint towards CSR will be presented. Nevertheless, strong arguments against CSR exist, too. But the responses to these arguments

The Role of Culture, Governance, and Institutions in Corporate Social Responsibility Around the World

Author : Ji Mi Kim
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book The Role of Culture, Governance, and Institutions in Corporate Social Responsibility Around the World written by Ji Mi Kim and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In my dissertation, I investigate the role of culture, governance, and institutions in the antecedents and outcomes of firm's socially responsible behavior vis-à-vis corporate social responsibility (CSR). In the first essay, I examine how national and corporate culture depicting long term orientation influences the extent of CSR activities globally. In the second essay, I investigate how corporate ownership and the identity of controlling shareholders affect the extent of environmental CSR. The third essay analyzes whether there is a significant difference between strategic and tactical CSRs in terms of their impact on firm value. Together, this dissertation examines what drives organizations to integrate the interests of stakeholders into strategy formulation concerning CSR; and how organization's CSR behaviors are influenced by diverse internal and external factors such as corporate governance, culture, and institutional environments.