This paper addresses quantitative meta-analyses on corporate governance-related determinants and firms' (non) financial consequences of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Legitimacy theory as our theoretical framework assumes that, through a social contract, a company must fulfil the...

CSR starting premise that aims to harmonize economic, social and environmental. In Romania, CSR is a relatively new field, but now more and more business in the Romanian society, being promoted, especially through multinational companies. A sensitive issue, at least for companies doing business...

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting plays a key role in stakeholder management, particularly in light of the increased demand for non-financial reporting after the financial crisis of 2008–09. This literature review evaluates 51 empirical studies that concentrate on the influence...

PurposeCorporations and large entities are increasingly disclosing material information on their financial and non-financial capitals in integrated reports (IR). The rationale behind their IR is to improve their legitimacy with institutions and stakeholders, as they are expected to communicate...

Protecting the organization requires integrating multiple disciplines into a single defense framework. The delivery of sustainable stakeholder value in the 21st century requires internal auditors to focus on both value creation (offense) and value preservation (defense). While internal audit's...

We use new data to examine auditor response to negative media coverage of client environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices. This coverage can be indicative of an increased risk of material misstatement, which is an important assessment in client retention and pricing decisions....

Objective – The research aims to decode the model of Social Audit on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and develop a new model for CSR. Methodology/Technique – The study uses qualitative research using Derrida's deconstructive postmodernism paradigm. This study scrutinises all models of...

This paper discusses sustainability accounting. Sustainability accounting is the contribution of accounting to sustainable development. Sustainability accounting has grown in importance in many countries. This paper highlights the motivation for sustainability accounting, the definition of...

We study the relation between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and internal control quality by empirically testing that CSR can be used to reduce managers' agency behaviors. Consistent with this agency cost hypothesis, we find that CSR indeed improves the firms' internal control environment...