Purpose – This paper aims to propose an effective response by business organizations to the impact of global challenges and sustainable development (SD). It also presents an overview model of organizational performance employing such an approach. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is a...

Purpose – Emerging collaborative arrangements between public and private institutions provide the potential for novel ways of enhancing the provision of public goods. This paper aims to explore the question whether formal mechanics rooted in complex institutional alliances are today's...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to analyze the changing role of business in a globalized society, focusing on transnational corporations as private authorities which have gained power in global governance. The paper will aim to address the following issues: the development of CSR as a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to defend the appropriateness of a global governance framework for the transnational pharmaceutical corporations (TNPCs) as a way to tackle the problems resulting out of a non‐implementation or violation of the “right to health” by a lack of...

Purpose – This paper aims to assess the appropriateness of two contrasting models of governance to organisations within the social enterprise sector. Design/methodology/approach – In order to achieve this aim the paper draws on theories of for‐profit governance, particularly the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the loss of moral capital incurred by an organization from indifferent or deferential followers of bad leaders. Despite the proliferation of codes of conduct and ethics and compliance programs throughout the business community, the prevalence...

Purpose – The disconnect between the corporate social responsibility (CSR) rhetoric and the practical reality experienced within companies calls for improved CSR evaluation systems that take into account the hypocrisy content of the firm's communication. The aim of this article is to...

Purpose – The primary goal of this paper is to provide a comprehensive review of meso ethics from a corporate governance perspective, and the strategic process of integration between corporate and individual ethics for the creation of an ethical culture. A secondary aim is to identify the...

Purpose – This paper aims to take the reader on a journey through the development of CSR since it first emerged in the 1940s, through to contemporary models of CSR. Design/methodology/approach – By drawing on existing CSR literature the achievements and gaps of CSR are demonstrated. The...

Purpose – This paper seeks to explore an alternative direction to break the theoretical impasse in CSR. Design/methodology/approach – The study employs ancient insights from the core of Buddhist teaching, featuring the Four Noble Truths and the concept of “me” and “mine”, for the...