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A Managerial Perspective on the Porter Hypothesis -The Case of CO2 Emissions
Arjaliès, Diane-Laure; Ponssard, Jean-Pierre - HAL - 2010
Over the past decade, the debate on climate change has dramatically shifted. The strong evidence presented by the scientific community through the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) process established by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the World Meteorological...
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La RSE comme instrument de la gouvernance d'entreprise
Cézanne, Cécile; Rubinstein, Marianne - HAL - 2010
Après avoir mis en évidence les problèmes de gouvernance posés par la " nouvelle firme ", désintégrée verticalement et intensive en capital humain, nous avançons que la responsabilité sociale de l'entreprise (RSE) peut servir à réguler les rapports de force entre les partenaires...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323659
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Socially Responsible Investment in the USA : evolution of the shareholder advocacy to improve social performance of the firms. Updating a database for a longitudinal study
Martinez, Laura - HAL - 2011
The aim of this report is to analyze the Socially Responsible Investment in the USA from the shareholder's point of view. Based on the rule 14a-8, dissatisfied investors or activists may submit proposal to be implemented in order to improve social, societal and environmental performances of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009422113
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Are firms with different CSR profiles equally innovative? Empirical analysis with survey data
Bocquet, Rachel; Bas, Christian Le; Mothe, Caroline; … - HAL - 2013
This paper explores the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and innovation from a firm strategic … perspective. Matching Community Innovation Survey data with specific data collected about the CSR behaviour of Luxembourg firms …, the authors identify two types of firms (strategic versus responsive) that differ in the intensity of their CSR adoption …
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In search of an alternative to shareholder value maximization
Giraud, Gaël; Renouard, Cécile - HAL - 2011
This paper argues that mainstream economic the- ory, far from providing an indisputable plea in favor of shareholder value-maximization, o ers striking arguments showing quite the opposite: pro t maximization cannot be a legitimate prioritar- ian goal for private rms. This opens the door for a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009207103
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Towards a Model of Corporate and Social Stakeholder Engagement: Analyzing the Relations Between a French Mutual Bank and Its Members
Girard, Carine; Sobczak, André - HAL - 2012
The aim of this article is to develop a new classification of stakeholders based on the concept of corporate and social engagement. Engagement is analyzed as an organizational learning process between the managers of an organization and its stakeholders. It is a necessary condition to improve...
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Exploring the relationship between CSR and innovation: A comparison between small and largesized French companies
Bocquet, Rachel; Mothe, Caroline - HAL - 2011
This paper explores the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and innovation and seeks to identify … whether and how CSR practices can lead to technological innovation. Seven French case studies show that, contrary to … formal) CSR. Indeed, small companies can also introduce radical innovation based on their CSR involvement. …
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International framework agreements: new paths to workers' participation in multinationals'governance?
Schomann, Isabelle; Sobczak, André; Voss, Eckhard; … - HAL - 2008
This article describes the results of a major study on the impact of codes of conduct and international framework agreements (IFAs) on social regulation at company level. The limits of labour legislation at the national, as well as the international, level provide a strong motivation for both...
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Codes of conduct in subcontracting networks : a labour law perspective
Sobczak, André - HAL - 2003
In the past ten years, many European companies organised into subcontracting networks have decided to adopt codes of conduct to regulate labour relations and to ensure the respect of fundamental social rights. This paper first determines the context and the issues to be addressed by codes of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010696616
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In search of an alternative to shareholder value maximization
Giraud, Gaël; Renouard, Cécile - HAL - 2011
This paper argues that mainstream economic theory, far from providing an indisputable plea in favor of shareholder value-maximization, offers striking arguments showing quite the opposite : profit-maximization cannot be a legitimate goal for private firms. This opens the door for a widening of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011025817