Die Dissertation basiert insgesamt methodisch auf einer quantitativen, explorativ-deskriptiven Untersuchung, deren Aufbau vier Phasen (Schwerpunkte) umfasst:Der erste theoretische Teil (Kapitel 2 bis Kapitel 4) gibt einen Überblick über das ökonomische Konzept des Marktes und seines...

International commodity Organizations can play a role in reducing transaction costs between producer and consumer. The current organisations do this partly through statistics and collecting and disseminating market information, undertaking projects and convening meetings. Of a traditional focus...

Corporate citizenship is a strategic imperative, one that can significantly affect firm competitiveness. However, there is little research to demonstrate what actually shapes or drives firms towards a more proactive posture with respect to corporate citizenship. This paper makes a case that...

A recent conceptualisation of corporate citizenship by Matten and Crane (2005) shifts focus onto the corporation's role in providing individuals with the rights they are entitled to as citizens. This expanded corporate role is depicted as filling an institutional vacuum resulting from the...

Unternehmen werden angehalten einen freiwilligen Beitrag zu leisten, im Sinne von ökologischer und sozialer Nachhaltigkeit. Demnach können soziale Missstände beseitigt und auf umweltschonende Maßnahmen im betrieblichen Kreislauf geachtet werden. Durch den stattfindenden Wertewandel der...

Purpose: To explore how corporate social responsibility (CSR) can be effectively built into firm strategy. Design/methodology/approach: By drawing upon classics work in the field, this paper first offers conceptual discussion and then systematically develops a means of incorporating CSR into...

Direct tests between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and firm performance (FP) have been argued to be a futile pursuit. Following this line of thinking, the present study sought to test an alternative model in understanding the CSR-FP relationship. Specifically, reputation and customer...

This thesis describes the construct of psychopathy and the study of psychopaths. It identifies that psychopaths have been studied extensively in their criminal manifestations but that there is a large and recognised gap in the literature and a stated need for the study of successful psychopaths...

Scholars have paid considerable attention to studying the relationship between corporate social