The concept of "global performance" is used to represent the corporation participation in sustainable development. It is a part of CSR management control system ; it enlarges boundaries of this control and covers a wider range of issues. In theory, it supposes a balanced integration of economic,...

This paper explores corporate social responsibility (CSR) within the franchising sector. More specifically, using regulation theory, stakeholder-agency theory, transaction cost analysis, and literature on plural form, along with an empirical study conducted on the franchising sector in the...

Previous research works on corporate social responsibility (CSR) generally acknowledge that consumers develop more favourable perceptions of responsible firms. Yet next to nothing has been written on the effects of the firm's societal communication and its characteristics on brand equity. In...

The importance of externalisation and sub-contracting is growing. In this context, this paper aims to analyze how and why managers enact the borders of their enterprises social responsibility. The study of principal international texts and the analysis of large industrial companies'...

L’importance de l’externalisation et de la sous-traitance est croissante. Dans ce contexte, la chaine d’approvisionnement doit être intégrée au périmètre de responsabilité sociale de l’entreprise (RSE) et par conséquent dans le système de contrôle inter-organisationnel. Cet...

In this study, we examine whether the financial performances of socially responsible investment (SRI) mutual funds are related to the features of the screening process. Based on a sample of French SRI funds, we find evidence that a greater screening intensity slightly reduces financial...

Although the resurgence of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been described as the development of ‘markets for virtue’, little is known about the social construction of CSR markets. Prior works either focus on the economic potential of these markets or criticize the social...