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Dynamics of Stakeholders’ Implications in the Institutionalization of the CSR Field in France and in the United States
Avetisyan, Emma; Ferrary, Michel - In: Journal of Business Ethics 115 (2013) 1, pp. 115-133
This study supports the idea that fields form around issues, and describes the roles of various stakeholders in the structuring, shaping, and legitimating of the emerging field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). A model of the institutional history of the CSR field is outlined, of which a...
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Configuration of External Influences: The Combined Effects of Institutions and Stakeholders on Corporate Social Responsibility Strategies
Lee, Min-Dong - In: Journal of Business Ethics 102 (2011) 2, pp. 281-298
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009327698
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Multinational Enterprise Subsidiaries and their CSR: A Conceptual Framework of the Management of CSR in Smaller Emerging Economies
Hah, Kristin; Freeman, Susan - In: Journal of Business Ethics 122 (2014) 1, pp. 125-136
foreign host country. Drawing on the recent CSR literature and related theories, including stakeholder theory and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010868487
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Toward a More Coherent Understanding of the Organization–Society Relationship: A Theoretical Consideration for Social and Environmental Accounting Research
Chen, Jennifer; Roberts, Robin - In: Journal of Business Ethics 97 (2010) 4, pp. 651-665
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008776687
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Stakeholder Management, Reciprocity and Stakeholder Responsibility
Fassin, Yves - In: Journal of Business Ethics 109 (2012) 1, pp. 83-96
Stakeholder theory advocates that firms bear responsibility for the implications of their actions. However, while a … firm affects or can affect stakeholders, stakeholders can also affect the corporation. Previous stakeholder theorising has … stakeholders argues that various stakeholder attributes differ for different categories of stakeholders. This analysis presumes …
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Whistle-Blowing Systems and Legitimacy Theory: A Study of the Motivation to Implement Whistle-Blowing Systems in German Organizations
Pittroff, Esther - In: Journal of Business Ethics 124 (2014) 3, pp. 399-412
Until now, there has been no theoretical foundation that explains why organizations implement whistle-blowing systems. By understanding whistle-blowing systems as an instrument that is desired by society, the legitimacy theory could be transferred to the whistle-blowing concept. A survey of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010938061
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Fixing the Game? Legitimacy, Morality Policy and Research in Gambling
Miller, Rohan; Michelson, Grant - In: Journal of Business Ethics 116 (2013) 3, pp. 601-614
It is a truism that some industries are controversial either because the processes employed or the resulting products, for instance, can potentially harm the well-being of people. The controversy that surrounds certain industries can sharply polarise public opinion and debate. In this article,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010868118
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Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures: Evidence from an Emerging Economy
Khan, Arifur; Muttakin, Mohammad; Siddiqui, Javed - In: Journal of Business Ethics 114 (2013) 2, pp. 207-223
independence, CEO duality and presence of audit committee influence organisational response to various stakeholder groups. Our … to find any significant impact of CEO duality. Thus, our results suggest that pressures exerted by external stakeholder …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010868492
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Institutionalizing Ethics in Institutional Voids: Building Positive Ethical Strength to Serve Women Microfinance Borrowers in Negative Contexts
Chakrabarty, Subrata; Bass, A. - In: Journal of Business Ethics 119 (2014) 4, pp. 529-542
This study examines whether microfinance institutions (MFIs) that serve women borrowers at the base of the economic pyramid are likely to adopt a written code of positive organizational ethics (POE). Using econometric analysis of operational and economic data of a sample of MFIs from across the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990038
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Complete and Partial Organizing for Corporate Social Responsibility
Rasche, Andreas; Bakker, Frank; Moon, Jeremy - In: Journal of Business Ethics 115 (2013) 4, pp. 651-663
This paper investigates different modes of organizing for corporate social responsibility (CSR). Based on insights from organization theory, we theorize two ways to organize for CSR. “Complete” organization for CSR happens within businesses and depends on the availability of certain...
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