The evidence shows that in many important economic domains, many people are either predisposed to engage in 'socially responsible actions' and/or required by regulations to do so. Examples include pollution abatement activity, behavior in a commons, and contributions to charity. We propose a...

This article analyses the Tripartite Declaration of Principles Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy of the International Labour Organization. It argues that given the current lack of a legally binding international document on human rights obligations of corporations, the focus...

We examine the effect of social policies on corporate innovation using India’s mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) regulation. This regulation mandates firms with pre-tax profits above a certain threshold to spend 2% of the profits on CSR. We demonstrate a significant bunching of...

The growing perception in the developed world that multi-national corporations conduct social and environmental exploitation abroad raises numerous questions about corporate social responsibility. That those corporations would not get away with, nor probably even attempt, such exploitation in...

Introduction -- Governance, Corporate Culture and Leadership in integrating CSR -- The cross cutting issues in the IFC Performance Standards -- The EBRD ESG Standards and their impact on the markets -- Implementing Environmental & Social Risk Management on the ground -- Translating Standards...

The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize outlines his vision for a new business model that combines the power of free markets with the quest for a more humane world--and he tells the inspiring stories of companies that are doing this work today. In the last two decades, free markets have swept the...

1. Introduction / Stella Vettori -- 2. Effects of labour mobilization on ageing populations and the regional discrepancies of the EU / Gokhan Sonmezler. [et al.] -- 3. Digital divide among the 50-56 year-old workforce in Malaysia, preparations for the elderly workforce : case study of Selangor,...