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Following the growing interest in corporate governance and corporate social responsibility (CSR), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Committee on Consumer Policy (ISO/COPOLCO) opened the discussion about the feasibility of CSR management system standard. In this paper, we...
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Governance for Sustainable Human Development. Using these standards as a reference for the cultural heritage setting, UNESCO and …
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Outlines the small business sector and the development of occupational standards in relation to it. Defines some of the … key concepts underlying national vocational qualifications and standards. Considers the broad needs of the small business … sector in relation to occupational standards as well as the value of occupational standards to small firms in helping them …
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Poses the question whether, on an academic level, human resource management (HRM) is a scientific discipline of management. To arrive at an answer, brings together findings of a survey concerning the foundations of HRM then links them by four central hypotheses. The first (rather speculative)...
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voluntary standards, or private regulations, on the social and environmental performance of business and finance, to promote … responsibility (CSR) standards which now influence significant amounts of international trade and investment, thereby presenting new … these standards, which can be categorised to inform policy development: governments prepare, prefer, promote and prescribe …
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overview of the standards. The paper analyzes four different classifications of existing reference documents related to CSR in … standards in regard to ISO26000.  …
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interpretations of CSR and formulate a critique on the standard’s definition of CSR. Methodology/Approach – This paper aims to examine … position it vis-à-vis other contemporary interpretations of CSR and formulate a critique on the standard’s definition of CSR …
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have been taken worldwide by organizations such as national standards institutes, the ISO 26000 text and adjacent ISO … credibility of their CSR claims. Also, it offers suggestions for certification organizations, national standards bodies and policy … makers that want to encourage the adoption of CSR standards, ISO 26000 in particular. Social implications – This paper may …
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The pressing need to build common frameworks to redefine the performance and sustainability of organisations, has led to the development of a new standard, AccountAbility 1000 (AA1000). AA1000 is a quality framework that aims to make clear how principles of accountability and sustainability are...
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The CIA designation continues to gain acceptance within the internal auditing profession. One of the goals of the IIA is to globalize the certification. Many view exam preparation as excellent foundation training. The designation is more often seen as a job requirement or a promotion...
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