This paper models Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as one of the outputs that results from a firm's decisions regarding what and how to produce. The framework developed allows for studying technical efficiency and deriving a system of internal shadow prices to quantify the value of...

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationships between different dimensions of corporate social responsibility (CSR), as well as the mediating role of innovation between CSR dimensions and financial performance. Data was collected with questionnaires from 321 managers of...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) becomes one of the prerequisites for success of contemporary organizations aimed at humankind's survival by sustainable development. As SR behavior can generate significant benefits, more and more organizations are developing SR strategic plans and...

Die Neuorientierung in Richtung auf ökologische Nachhaltigkeit stellt die Unternehmen vor große Herausforderungen. Verlangt wird von den Unternehmen, ihr ökonomisches Streben nach Gewinnmaximierung mit ökologischen Zielen zu vereinbaren, was dauerhaft nur gelingt, wenn sie ihre...

An increasing number of companies, in order to improve their competitive stance on the market, decide to outsource some of their service functions to external subjects. Outsourcing of this type of activity is frequently regarded as a strategic decision. A properly conducted outsourcing project...

An increasing number of companies, in order to improve their competitive stance on the market, decide to outsource some of their service functions to external subjects. Outsourcing of this type of activity is frequently regarded as a strategic decision. A properly conducted outsourcing project...

The participation in the company is a longstanding issue, which concerned from the ethical perspective and from human resources perspective; however, the interest about the participation in companies is not usually reinforced with the fundamentation reflection. In this paper, we study the...

What are a negotiator's ethical and moral obligations during a negotiation? Should a negotiator be dedicated to achieving the greatest value possible for his or her client even though that goal may appear to require some degree of deception? Does it make a difference whether a culture has a...

The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate different factors associated to the socially responsible processes of principal family business in Chile. The research was grounded on the Sustainable Family Business Theory and based in seven factors defined by The World Business Council...

For those concerned with nature and role of the business firm in economy and society, these are challenging times. Past and ongoing financial crises and scandals have focused attention on the system of regulation, governance and disclosure in a way many may never have imagined and few welcomed....