Black economy activities are widespread in nearly all economies but Italy appears to have a pronounced problem in this area. Small privately‐owned companies in Italy find it relatively easy to engage in black economy activities – mainly the practice of tax evasion, that is, fraudulent and...

Using ethical considerations in strategic decision making will result in the development of the most effective long term and short term strategies. Specifically, ethical criteria must be included as part of the strategic process in before‐profit decisions rather than after‐profit decisions...

Attempts to examine the following question: is Body Shop International a socially responsible organization? This exploration includes a description of the concept of corporate social responsibility and an investigation of some specific actions by Body Shop International to ascertain whether or...

In changing times, vision and values can be the most powerful focus an organisation can have. The CEO is an architect of these values. They must be shared, and tied to reward systems. Several case examples are cited, including statements of values from DuPont, Tampella and American Commercial...

States that, although it differs from that practised in the West, moral consideration is a key factor in making strategic moves for business people in Chinese society. Substantiates this claim based on evidence from business history in China, overseas Chinese business practice and Chinese...

Purpose The purpose of this research is to examine the effectiveness of using social media to increase knowledge about and motivate purchase behaviors of fair-trade products, focusing specifically on the influence of information format (media richness) and characteristics (information quality...