We exploit unexpected corporate data breaches to study how firms respond to negative reputation events. Data breaches negatively affect firm profitability, value, and reputation for years following the event, but are not triggered by high or low reputations. In response, firms increase their...

The purpose of this handbook is to provide a series of chapter concerning the practice of governance and of social responsibility which have been written by experts from all over the world. In doing so it is our intention to both highlight examples of practice, good and bad, and to show...

Sustainability is one of the most over-used words in business in the present time and the meanings attached to its use are so varied and vague as to render it effectively meaningless. In this chapter therefore we start by identifying an appropriate meaning for the concept before considering how...

The unprecedented outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had a devastating effect on the global economy. Many businesses experienced a significant decline in their business activities. As a result, their employees were concerned on their job security and long-term employment prospects....

Nonprofits provide services for the common good and are having an increasing influence on the economy over time. There is consensus among prior studies in for-profit settings that social capital positively influences corporate financial performance. In contrast, this study analyzes the...

The exponential increase in data today derives from the big amount of interactions among consumers that spreads in social media, using mobile devices, IT, localization, historical data in purchase, data owned by companies, behavioral insights and so on through connected online devices and mobile...

While studies on international corporate social responsibility (CSR) have expanded significantly, their true global nature can be questioned. We systematically review 494 articles in 31 journals over a 31-year period. We assess the embeddedness of CSR in international management/business (IB);...

When planning for a major organizational change, a company's top management should take into account how the human brain's threat & reward system operates, in order to plan and foresee how the change message should be effectively communicated to the company's ranks, so a leveled playing field...

Despite the increased interest in corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) management, which reflects social values within the business environment, discussions on ESG-related policies are limited in that they are overly focused on ESG reporting standardization.K-ESG should be...

Generally, businesses are capable of implementing corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmentally sustainable behaviors as they pursue their profit-making activities. While there are a number of contributions that investigated the effect of CSR and responsible environmental practices...