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TAMING TROJAN HORSES: IDENTIFYING AND MITIGATING CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY RISKS

HEUGENS, P. P. M. A. R.; DENTCHEV, N. A. - Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde, Universiteit Gent - 2007

(CSR) principles into their ongoing business practices. But accepting new and potentially open-ended commitments is not a … risks, we conducted two naturalistic studies: one exploratory, the other corroborative. The results show that CSR adoption … companies’ CSR activities with their strategic objectives. …

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TO WHAT EXTENT IS BUSINESS AND SOCIETY LITERATURE IDEALISTIC?

DENTCHEV, N. A. - Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde, Universiteit Gent - 2004

This paper focuses on the general concern that theories on the social responsibility of business have not much practical value. We discuss the central theses of mainstream themes in the business and society literature – corporate social responsibility, corporate social responsiveness, social...

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Discovering patterns in corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting: A transparent framework based on the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Guideline...

EVERAERT, P.; BOUTEN, L.; LIEDEKERKE, L. VAN; MOOR, L. DE; … - Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde, Universiteit Gent - 2009

To reveal all the patterns that exist in corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting, content analysis must provide … an answer to the following three questions: (1) Which CSR topics are disclosed? – a question regarding content; (2) What … is the extent of disclosures on the different CSR topics? – a question regarding extent; (3) What types of CSR disclosure …

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INTEGRATING CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN BUSINESS MODELS

DENTCHEV, N. A. - Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde, Universiteit Gent - 2005

The literature on strategic integration of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in business models is still … strategic management. After a review of the few strategic CSR approaches, an explorative case-study methodology is adopted to … study the management of a CSR proxy, viz. Health Safety and Environment (HSE), in a multinational company in the …

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A small business leader’s perception onCSR and business ethical concepts: an application of RGT in management and social sciences.

FASSIN, Y.; ROSSEM, A. VAN; BUELENS, M. - Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde, Universiteit Gent - 2007

cognitive study of a specific topic of management and entrepreneurship: the process of how CSR and business ethics related …

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Determinants of voluntary social and environmental disclosure: a research note

BOUTEN, L.; EVERAERT, P. - Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde, Universiteit Gent - 2010

Previous research on the determinants of voluntary social and environmental disclosure assumes that the determinants underlying the decision to disclose and the disclosure level are the same. This paper addresses the influence of this assumption on: (i) the operationalization of the dependent...

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Corporate Governance in the Debate on CSR and Ethics: Sensemaking of Social Issues in Management by Authorities and CEOs

FASSIN, Y.; ROSSEM, A. VAN - Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde, Universiteit Gent - 2010

pertaining to corporate governance, CSR and business ethics. The present study with the Repertory Grid Technique (RGT) extends … governance, CSR and business ethics. Our findings partially reject the confusion in terminology noticed in recent academic … governance, CSR and business ethics. <br><br>Theoretical/Academic Implications : While CSR is seen as the best candidate for an …

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Transaction costs, behavioral uncertainty and the formation of interfirm cooperations: Syndication in the UK private equity market

MEULEMAN, M.; MANIGART, S.; LOCKETT, A.; WRIGHT, M. - Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde, Universiteit Gent - 2006

Empirical results on the relationship between uncertainty and interfirm cooperation are conflicting. To address this puzzle, we distinguish between two different sources of uncertainty: primary and behavioral uncertainty. We hypothesize that the effect of primary uncertainty on interfirm...

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Human Capital, Social Capital and Innovation: A Multi-Country Study

DAKHLI, M.; CLERCQ, D. DE - Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde, Universiteit Gent - 2003

We examine the effects of two forms of capital, i.e. human capital and social capital, on innovation at the country level. We use secondary data from the World Development Report on a country’s overall human development to test for a relationship between human capital and innovation. We also...

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Social capital and political bias in knowledge sharing: An exploratory study

WILLEM, A.; SCARBROUGH, H. - Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde, Universiteit Gent - 2005

The benefits of social capital for the sharing of knowledge are frequently emphasized in the literature (Burt, 1997; Kostava & Roth, 2003; Nahapiet & Ghoshal, 1998; Tsai, 2000). However, a few authors have also begun to draw our attention towards the drawbacks of social capital for the working of...

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