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University and Business Relations: Connecting the Knowledge Economy

Metcalfe, J. Stanley - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 2009

direct question, ‘How should universities interact with business in the promotion of economic progress?’ Like many seemingly … understand the design of university-business relationships in pursuit of economic progress and provide surer guidance for policy … division of labour between profit seeking business corporations and universities reflects both the quite distinct roles that …

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Multinationals in Developing Communities: how EU Multinationals build Social Capital in Poland

Jones, Ian W.; Nyland, Chris M.; Pollitt, Michael G. - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 2004

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is usually an area that does not lend itself easily to inter-company or cross-country analysis. This paper is an attempt to provide some metrics of multinational CSR drawing on the recent literature on social capital. We look at the self-reporting of social...

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How do Multinationals Build Social Capital? Evidence from South Africa.

Jones, I; Nyland, C.M; Pollitt, M.G - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 2001

This paper looks at the self-reporting of social engagement by multinational firms in South Africa, developing previous measures of social capital to fit the unique context of the multinational firm in particular mapping the configurations of declared engagement and the firms' provision. It...

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Who Influences Debates in Business Ethics? An Investigation into the Development of Corporate Governance in the UK since 1990.

Jones, I; Pollitt, M.G - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 2001

Cadbury, Greenbury, Hampel and Turnbull Committees, and the Company Law Review. In each case we examine the roles of business … in Business Ethics Develop. Reprinted with kind permission of the publisher. …

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Understanding How Issues in Corporate Governance Develop: Cadbury Report to Higgs Review

Pollitt, Michael; Jones, Ian - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 2003

Issues in corporate governance develop according to an identifiable process. Using the influence model of Jones and Pollitt (2002) we compare the conduct of and influences on the investigations leading to the Higgs Review (2003) and the Cadbury Report (1992). We suggest that while there are...

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The Development of Ethical Issues Facing Boards of Directors: A Model with Implications

Jones, Ian; Pollitt, Michael - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 1999

Outlines a model of how ethical issues develop over time using an ethical issue life cycle with three phases. Illustrates the model with reference to ethical issues currently facing UK boards of directors, and uses the Bible to further develop the model to suggest how company boards might...

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How do multinationals build social capital? Evidence from Mexico.

Jones, Ian; Pollitt, Michael; Nyland, Chris - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 2002

This paper looks at the self-reporting of social engagement by multinational firms in Mexico, mapping the configurations of declared engagement. Such social engagements are an important component of how these companies contribute to social capital in the communities within which they operate. We...

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