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differences between organizations in Spain and Norway across two studies. By extension, the empirical findings appear to be valid … properties of the main reasons for business sustainability (economic, social and environmental) and business sustainability … efforts in companies and the supply chains or business networks. Practical implications Business sustainability efforts need …
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lead to different approaches to sustainability. Sustainability may be understood as a strategic tool in order to achieve …. Practical implications – Companies need to consider sustainability practices as a long‐term investment instead of as an … based in Spain, but of international activity and belonging to different industry sectors. The main drivers and …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to shed some light on the effect of the current financial crisis on corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting and CSR assurance strategies that companies disclose online to stakeholders, by dividing the time horizon into two periods, before 2008 and...
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Basque Country and Navarre (Spain) regarding the relevance of these factors to their improvement programmes. Design …/methodology/approach – In total, 15 elements have been considered to be key issues for the sustainability of CI programmes. Semi … factors for the sustainability of continuous improvement systems. Furthermore, it examines the mechanisms or indicators which …
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Social Security privatization, in any form, will only highlight the problems that individuals face when left on their own to make saving and investment decisions. The 401(k) experience is a case in point. Making everyone a money manager is not the way to improve retirement income security for an...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of US firms' postretirement benefits choices. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses empirical methodology (univariate and multivariate) to test the research hypotheses. Findings – Industry norm, average employee age,...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose an approach to design a national default option to maximize retirement savings in defined contribution superannuation, using a proportionate shareholding approach (PSA) which minimizes total cost of investing for all investors....
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is likely to be job security, and older members, who may be more concerned about their pensions. Originality …
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Purpose – This study aims to identify specific characteristics important in establishing and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships between endowment and pension fund managers and the providers of investment management services. Design/methodology/approach – Utilizing exploratory...
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towards pensions and retirement saving among consumers of financial service products, using data from a questionnaire survey … marketing pensions and retirement savings products to this set of people. It is not clear to what extent they apply to the …
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