The aim of this paper is to provide clues to industry and academia on how best to approach the challenge of developing a sustainable supply chain. A case study was undertaken of the Westpac Banking Corporation – one of the world's most socially responsible banks – to examine how they...

Sustainable development and the Triple Bottom Line integrated sustainability concept focus on the choices between the imperatives of economic efficiency, social development and environmentalsustainability. Corporate governance is being imposed by stakeholders and corporate socialresponsibility...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a new model of corporate governance that is holistic – incorporating internal and macro perspectives across legal, regulatory, sociological, ethical, human resource management, behavioural and corporate strategic frameworks. Researchers have...

This study aimed to determine how the influence of Corporate Governance consisting of Institutional Ownership, Managerial Ownership, Independent Commissioner, Audit Committee Meetings as well as Dividend Policy on firm value and how Corporate Social Responsibility moderates this influence. This...

This paper investigates whether corporate political influence affects government investment decisions. We study the efficacy of the various forms of political influence, ranging from the relatively passive connections between firms and politicians, such as those based on politicians’ voting...

Den Aufsichtsräten innerhalb des deutschen Corporate Governance Systems ist in den letzten Jahren erhöhte Aufmerksamkeit zugekommen. Es wurden Empfehlungen und gesetzliche Vorschriften formuliert, die die Zusammensetzung des Aufsichtsratsgremiums sowie dessen Tätigkeiten betreffen. Diesem...

The first part of this thesis analyzes and quantifies the magnitude of executive remuneration disclosure of the world’s 245 largest exchange-listed banks, using annual reports as the primary source of information, and the diverse disclosure rules in the 31 countries in which these banks are...

Ausgangspunkt der vorliegenden Arbeit ist die Feststellung, dass sich die ?konomische Theorie trotz der mehr als 160j?hrigen Geschichte gewerbsm??iger medialer Berichterstattung ?ber das Geschehen rund um M?rkte und Unternehmen lange Zeit kaum mit den Massenmedien besch?ftigt hat. Dabei kann...

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...