Purpose This paper aims to examine the concept of participatory governance through membership in the context of the tailor-made legal form for social enterprises in Greece, i.e. the social cooperative enterprise (Koinsep). As such, the paper aims to contribute to the theoretical discussion...

Dutch corporate law is generally perceived to be based upon the stakeholder value model. According to this model, a company's management board has to consider the interests of the stakeholders affiliated with the company in determining the company's strategy and actions. In this respect, the...

Purpose: This paper aims to analyze the barriers discussed in the extant literature as to why women are underrepresented in the corporate top and explains how these barriers interrelate. An understanding of the interrelatedness of the barriers can help develop suitable and effective measures to...

Recently, ‘social entrepreneurship' has been growing rapidly. Social entrepreneurship lies in the wider spectrum of social economy (job creation) with a reference to sustainability (social and environmental innovation). Social enterprises devote their activities to achieving social objectives...

From 2005-2011, the UN Special Representative for Human Rights and Business, Prof. John Ruggie, has built a governance framework comprising three pillars, i.e., ‘Protect, Respect, Remedy,’ to clarify the complementary roles of governments (public actors) and companies (private actors) in...

Recently, ‘social entrepreneurship’ has been growing rapidly. Social enterprises devote their activities to achieving objectives directed at benefiting the community, improving human well-being and preserving the environment. One of the enabling factors for social entrepreneurship is the...

This article is a literature review in which a comprehensive understanding is developed of the multiple and contemporary facets of the problem of gender inequality in international supply chains of ready-made garments (RMG). The main focus of the study is on the RMG manufacturing sector in...