This book introduces readers to the main types of corporate sustainability practices. The first section examines both the ratings provided by international agencies and the various ESG (Environmental, Social and Government) indexes existing at 2021. In turn, the second part empirically...

Introduction -- Defining and Understanding the Family Firm -- The Spatial Dimension of Firm’s Economic Activity -- Firms in Territories: the Local Roots of Family Firms -- Family Firms, Corporate Social Responsibility and Place-Based Enterprises -- Unveiling the Origins of Local Roots: A Case...

The purpose of this study is first to examine the impact of family control on SMEs' corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance and, second, investigate how the proportion of female managers in the top management team (TMT) is related to CSR performance in family versus nonfamily SMEs. To...