Traditionally, the impacts of the rights of financial institutions and workers on corporate performance have been analyzed independently. Yet, theory clearly indicates that the combination of relative powers of different stakeholders affects a firm overall performance. Using U.S. state level and...

"Sets out to ground and orientate the student through a broad range of specially commissioned chapters, while also providing the more experienced scholar and teacher with a convenient and comprehensive overview of the latest trends and critical directions"--

CONTENTS Chapter 1. Picking at an Old Scab in a New Era: Public Relations & Human Resources Boundary Spanning for a Socially Responsible & Sustainable World - Donnalyn Pompper Chapter ; 2. Organizations, HR, CSR & their Social Networks: 'Sustainability' on Twitter - Jeremy Harris Lipschultz;...

Corporate failures and accounting scandals had shaken the foundations of investors' confidence in the transparency, integrity and accountability of corporations and financial markets. There had also been public disquiet about the role of professional auditors and audit firms, who had been...

Growing income inequality amplifies social vulnerability to climate change. By linking global with local scenario building for the case of Pune, our approach identifies future trends in inequality and assesses to which degree policy measures considered in Pune account for the climate...

Introduction -- The business trust/expectations gap -- Closing the gap in the new social landscape -- Inherent negatives : managing risk and reputation -- Corporate character -- The new corporate branding -- Reputation lost and found -- Resetting the sweet spot -- Index