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The article introduces the main tenets of reflexive labour law and uses this perspective to interpret core trends in global labour law. It suggests a conceptual distinction between international and global labour law and identifies a transformation in the global labour law regime related to...
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Respecting the importance of corporate governance (CG), particularly various corporate governance mechanisms for improving corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities, the paper highlights relevant CG-CSR synergies from the perspective of systems thinking. The paper further aims to...
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This discussion paper examines the relationship between co-determination and corporate social responsibility (CSR) in German companies, thereby addressing two distinct literatures. On the one hand, most quantitative studies of co-determination focus on its economic impact, with relatively little...
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This study analyzes the effect that banks' investments in corporate social responsibility (CSR) have on bank performance. I find that banks' investments in CSR have a positive impact on financial performance, measured in terms of both accounting performance and stock market value. However, not...
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The management of urban and rural areas has always consisted of a mixture of state, market and civil society actors. In times of increased liberalization, deregulation and privatization of many former state-dominated tasks, limited institutional capabilities of smaller communities, a lack of...
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Few can argue with the notion that corporations should at least consider corporate social responsibility (CSR) to better understand the impact of their operations on society. However, recent empirical tests suggest CSR has an ambiguous impact on firm performance. To shed new light on this...
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential effects of corporate governance (CG) elements on corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure. The annual reports of companies for the year 2007-2011 are examined to analyze the relationship between CG and CSR reporting. It considers...
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This paper empirically investigates how Chinese executives and managers perceive and interpret corporate social … responsibility (CSR), to what extent firms' productive characteristics influence managers' attitudes towards their CSR rating, and … in poorer regions that are more likely to have managers who opt for a higher CSR rating. Managers' personal …
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We study the relationship between risk managers' dark triad personality traits (Machiavellianism, narcissism, and … psychopathy) and their selective hedging activities. Using a primary survey of 412 professional risk managers, we find that … managers with dark personality traits are more likely to engage in selective hedging than those without. This effect is …
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Not only institutional investors are increasingly demanding to know more about the sustainability skills of the boards they elect. These skills demonstrate a company's capability to navigate new regulations and meet self-imposed targets. Consequently, they also serve as a significant proxy for a...
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