This paper is concerned on determining the cultural components that has impact on management performance with local councils anchored in a sustainable development environment. The paper is based on a survey applied on the Brasov county Local Council staff having in view the following objectives:...

Our paper emphasizes the strategic importance of CSR both for companies and society as well. A comprehensive literature review reflects the challenges mainly associated with two different approaches: CSR as a profitable business practice that consolidates a good corporate image, or CSR as an...

This paper tries to examine what are the conditions of the diffusion of Corporate Social Responsibility in the first tier suppliers. These types of firms are specific because, if they are subcontractors, they are also big firms with a real capability to develop their own strategies. We discuss...

Good corporate governance is an important step in building market confidence and encouraging more stable, long-term international investment flows. Many countries see better corporate governance practices as a way to improve economic dynamism and thus enhance overall economic performance. This...

Le développement de la publication de rapports consacrés au développement durable oblige à poser certaines questions sur les publics et les objectifs recherchés par les entreprises qui consacrent des moyens souvent importants à cette activité. La réponse qui est le plus souvent fournie...

Sous la pression des parties prenantes, le nombre de rapports de développement durable ne cesse d'augmenter. Jusqu'ici les méthodes d'analyse des informations qu'ils contiennent sont essentiellement comptables. L'enjeu de ces rapports va au-delà des indicateurs chiffrés fournis par exemple...

Le but principal de cet article et de mettre en valeur la liaison qui existe entre la théorie néo-institutionnaliste et la perception réelle de la responsabilité sociale de l’entreprise dans les pays en transition, en particulier en Roumanie. L’interconnexion entre la théorie...

Being confronted with a series of technological, economic and social problems in the context of the market economy, the Romanian enterprises have come to be aware of the necessity of personalizing the management practices for the human resources, the social responsibility and the social audit in...

Corporate governance ensures that boards are able to exercise appropriate scrutiny over management and that shareholders, as owners of the company, are able to hold boards accountable. As such, a high level of corporate governance contributes significantly to investors' confidence and market...

Bei der Rezeption der ordoliberalen Freiburger Schule wurde bislang die wirtschaftsethische Perspektive weitgehend vernachlaessigt. Der Aufsatz gibt vertiefte Einblicke in das ethisch-normative Denken des Ordoliberalismus am Beispiel des Werks von Walter Eucken. Dabei wird es neben der...