Abstract: In this paper, we examine the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in supply-chain formation and the … consequence of buyers' initiatives in promoting CSR. Using firm-level CSR measures from the KLD dataset and buyer-supplier pairs … from the Compustat Segment dataset, we first introduce CSR similarity between buyers and suppliers as a selection criterion …

Procurement's place in the organization : what position does supply management play? -- Setting a supply management … strategy : the foundation for procurement victory -- Procurement talent management : ensuring that you have the right players … on your team -- Social responsibility in procurement : the new rules for a more responsible game -- Getting cheap shots …

The idea of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is not something new for the corporate world. However, in the recent … past, there has been a shift as far as understanding and implementation of CSR is concerned. CSR rather than being a … competitors has taken a major initiative in the area of CSR. The program has been helping the hapless farmers of the Indian state …