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The article addresses the theoretical aspects of raising the level of socially responsible investing in Ukrainian companies for the purpose of implementation of the system of corporate social responsibility. Founded are the advantages of implementing the corporate social responsibility in the...
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considering them jointly. The paper is important for both practical and theoretical aspects: for managers and also can serve as …
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Who counts in co-operatives, and how? In this paper empirical results are presented from recent quantitative and qualitative studies on Belgian co-operatives in which questions about who counts in co-operatives and how were treated (Develtere, Meireman & Raymaekers, 2005; Dujardin, Mertens & Van...
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This paper proposes a qualitative study of the ethical values that chairmen use in the letter included in the annual report of 52 listed French firms. An in depth study of the European and North American ethical and moral philosophy enables us to build a grid of concepts within the letters. The...
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This study examines the impact of managerial entrenchment on non-shareholding stakeholders. We find that managers tend …. When managers have greater protection, they tend to establish good relationships with certain stakeholders, particularly … with regard to the natural environment. However, well-protected managers attempt to minimize any damage to workforce …
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Using the firm-level corporate social responsibility (CSR) ratings of Kinder, Lydenberg, Domini, we find that firms score higher on CSR when they have Democratic rather than Republican founders, CEOs, and directors, and when they are headquartered in Democratic rather than Republican-leaning...
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Over the years, many corporations have been trying to determine what they can and should do to contribute to the sustainability of the economic, social and ecological environment within which they operate. Corporate social responsibility has become a key senior management issue worldwide and an...
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We examine the effects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities on the values of firms. Using a non-parametric regression discontinuity design, exploiting a natural experiment induced by India’s Companies Act 2013, we find investors devalue the stocks of firms that do CSR activities...
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The form and content of the capitalist world economy is fast evolving and we find capital being increasingly concentrated and centralised as the battle of market competition intensifies. Companies have to keep running just to stay in the same place so intense is the competition. One of the...
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We argue that our current approach to shareholder wealth maximization is no longer a valid guide to creation of sustainable wealth: An emphasis on short-term results has had the unintended consequence of forcing many firms to externalize their social and environmental costs. An unwavering faith...
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