This paper takes both a <i>conceptual</i> and an <i>empirical</i> approach to answer the question as to how Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can be connected to the company’s role as an agent of social value creation when it operates within an imperfect institutional framework of market competition. To...

The diffusion of fashionable management concepts is an important research topic in management and organization studies. Researchers have pointed out that various actors such as consultants, conference organizers and the business media comprise the so-called “management fashion arena” around...

Non-profit organizations and leaders may benefit from the utilization of behaviors attributed to emotional intelligence. The consideration of emotional intelligence skills becomes a strategy for the development of the non-profit organizational leader’s ability to assess the impact and...

In this article we attempt to contribute to governance research in the nonprofit area by proposing a conceptual framework inspired by recent developments in the literature. First, we analyze the governance of nonprofit organizations (hereafter, NPOs) from different theoretical perspectives,...

Over the years Sri Lankan apparel export industry has proven as one of the most significant contributors to the nation’s economy. However, impending to development it has faced many problems which can be described as barriers within the environment of industrial work floor and barriers within...

The circular economy proposition is not a novel concept. However, it has recently stimulated sustainable consumption and production ideas on remanufacturing, refurbishing and recycling of materials. A thorough literature review suggests that the circular economy’s regenerative systems are...

The International Standards Organisation's ISO 26000 on social responsibility supports organisations of all types and sizes in their responsibilities towards society and the environment. ISO 26000 recommends that organisations ought to follow its principles on accountability, transparency,...

Synergistic value integrates insights from the stakeholder theory the resource based view theory and shared value. The stakeholder theory provides opportunities to align business practices with societal expectations and sustainable environmental needs. Businesses ought to reconcile disparate...

The increase in globalisation of business presents the opportunity for multinational companies (MNCs) to expand into new emerging markets. Research has attributed difficulties in doing so largely to problems and difficulties in the process of knowledge transfer, and has recently pinpointed the...

The author recommends review of marketing, advertising and communication strategies, which may have excessive self-praise. Braggadocio or excessive self-praise causes negative marketing and unnecessary burden on the society in the form of increased costs. The author recommends use of such tools...