In the past few years a growing consideration of enterprises' social role has brought public opinion, management scholars and companies themselves to give more and more attention and space to the concept of ethics. Over the decades, the doctrine has made some considerable progress in defining...

Although the maintenance of price stability and the attainment of full employment are important macroeconomics goals in any economy, Nigeria still contends with problems of high inflation and unemployment. This study examines the Phillips curve hypothesis (inflation and unemployment trade-off)...

This study assessed the asymmetry in the causal and dispositional attributions for a company's failures and successes from the perspective of an external observer in the context of morality- vs. competence-related events. Eight hundred respondents participated in a five-factor experiment within...

Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) is associated with superior performance, although the mechanisms through which EO translates into an advantageous market position are still poorly understood. Drawing on EO and resource-based theory (RBT) literature, this study highlights the role of a systemic...

Der vorliegende Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit der Dimensionsstruktur sowie der Verwertbarkeit des Fortune-Reputationsrankings in der wissenschaftlichen Forschung und liefert Erkenntnisse über seine Aussagefähigkeit. Nach Erörterung der theoretischen Grundlagen von Unternehmensreputation als...

Strategische Planung in der Kirche? Darf man das denn? Geht das denn überhaupt? Kann man Verfahren aus der Wirtschaft einfach in eine andere Umgebung verpflanzen? Führt das nicht zu einer völligen Veränderung und Ökonomisierung der Kirche? So oder ähnlich lauten üblicherweise die...

Die Qualität von Produkten und Dienstleistungen steht seit einiger Zeit im Mittelpunkt entsprechender Verbesserungsbemühungen, woraus sich entsprechende Konzepte für das Qualitätsmanagement ebenso wie für das Qualitätscontrolling entwickelt haben. Dabei ist Qualität nun wahrlich keine...

We use synthetic control group methods to analyse the causal impact of CSR certification on the economic performance of a small set of Italian manufacturing firms that underwent SA8000 certification in 2009 or 2010. We find no evidence of a positive or negative impact of SA8000 certification on...

We theoretically analyse the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and tax avoidance of an oligopolistic firm. The firm maximises a weighted sum of profits and a CSR objective which depends on output and the firm's contribution to public good provision, i.e. tax payments....

We theoretically analyse the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and tax avoidance of an oligopolistic firm. The firm maximises a weighted sum of profits and a CSR objective which depends on output and the firm's contribution to public good provision, i.e. tax payments....