Sustainable technologies challenge prevailing business practices, especially in industries that depend heavily on the use of fossil fuels. Firms are therefore in need of business models that transform the specific characteristics of sustainable technologies into new ways to create economic value...

This paper considers both the inherent risks and perverse incentives for executives, when accounting systems are upgraded, legacy systems decommissioned and accounting data migrated, as well as regulatory steps needed to preserve the forensic accounting record

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 philosophy of globalism is neoliberalism. It has become prevalent due to the financialisation of the economy. During the twenty-five years of the so-called Fordist growth regime the interests of the real sector were served by the financial sector. This situation has changed in the last few...

To what extent should or must a corporation contemplate international human rights law? Following a brief discussion of the increasing influence of transnational corporations and global business transactions, as well as the growth of the international human rights system, this Article uses the...

In recent years, legal scholars in the United States and Europe have explored aspects of legal strategy relating to competitive advantage and the role of law as a positive force within companies. In the United States, the focus has been on law as a source of competitive advantage, while in...

To contribute to the debate on the role of social media in responsible business, this article explores blogger buzz in reaction to food companies’ press releases on health and obesity issues, considering the content and the level of fit between the CSR initiatives and the company. Findings...

We examine misreporting of gender pay gap information. Beginning in 2017, the UK government mandated that UK employers report gender employment ratios and pay gaps. The mandate does not include an audit requirement and has received little regulatory enforcement. Nonetheless, supporters of the...

In recent years, the food industry has been confronted with public concerns about health and obesity. And while companies are taking several measures in response, it is unclear to what extent they should communicate these policies or not. This is a topic left largely unexplored, but a crucial...

To fully understand governance and authority in the large corporation, one must attend to politics. Because basic dimensions of corporate organization can affect the interests of voters, because powerful concentrated interest groups seek particular outcomes that deeply affect large corporations,...