This dissertation presents the findings of an exploratory collective case-study examiningcorporate innovations arising from voluntary dyadic engagement between UK firms andnonprofit organisations (NPOs) focused on social issues.Whilst the extant literature demonstrates that pro-active engagement...

This empirical paper explores mechanisms by which stakeholders are granted a voice in corporate decision-making processes. A systematic analysis of stakeholder engagement of 51 companies participating in UK's Business in the Community's Corporate Responsibility Index is presented, showing the...

Our current social, environmental, and economic systems are being confronted with global, interlinked problems such as environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity, climate change, and social inequalities and exclusion. Against this background, corporate responsibility (CR) and sustainability...

Purpose – This paper aims to explore how stakeholders are voluntarily granted influence in corporate decision making. Design/methodology/approach – The stakeholder governance practices of 46 companies were explored in a multiple comparative case analysis, drawing on publicly available...

The state’s reduced role in the provision of social services, especially in some countries such as the USA or the UK, and the increasing entrepreneurial approach of third sector organizations, have led to the rise of social entrepreneurship which has become a “practical response to unmet...

We live in a world of multiple crises and business is most often seen as part of the problem. In this paper, which concludes the book "Humanistic Management in Practice", we outline an alternative for business, as part of the solution. We present an analysis of the 19 cases in the book, which...

This book aims to unearth accounts of businesses that excel at doing well and doing good. They make products and services that address genuine human needs and they do so in ways that equally respect all stakeholder concerns. This book also follows the Humanistic Management Network’s previous...

Traditionally global or national challenges have been dealt with by governments. New regulation assured higher standards in a variety of fields like e.g. environmental protection or labour rights. However, new regulation was often perceived as ‘red tape’ by business which responded by...

This paper presents an overview of the Humanistic business paradigm, the articulation of a humanistic management style, and presents the activities of the Humanistic Management Network, which is an open network of interdisciplinary scholars, practitioners, and policy makers