Purpose: Balancing the economic, social and environmental aspects of company operation becomes a new DNA of the organization and a management philosophy for generating tangible results, not only for the company itself, but also its stakeholders. The article seeks to describe the approach to...

This study builds on corporate innovation, social innovation, and corporate social innovation literature to develop a preliminary theory. The study then uses case studies to build a framework that describes factors leading to successful corporate social innovation (CSI).The study focuses on...

Strategic alliances between academic and corporate partners can provide exceptional benefits and reveal new opportunities for shared value. Benefits and opportunities include alternative sources of funding to support academic programs, more effective and efficient matching of students with...

This paper considers the larger context in which social innovation can emerge. Based on the notion of shared value, it suggests that change agents should think beyond boundaries and organizational forms. To resolve common challenges, society's future leaders across sectors can foster...

A scientific, economic relationship among self, society and nation is still not clearly known in philosophy, sociology and economics because of lack of concrete historical human data that would enable to substantiate it. Humanity experienced many conflicting economic and political systems....

Neue Entwicklungen und gestiegene Anforderungen stellen das Marketing in Frage. Produktmanagement und Vertrieb agieren in eigenen Einheiten, das Marketing wird auf Marketingkommunikation reduziert. Zugleich beansprucht die Unternehmenskommunikation die Führerschaft über die gesamte...

Purpose: This study aimed to better define the boundary conditions of voluntary business engagement for social and economic transformation. Approach: Case study of the Consultative Business Movement (CBM) in South Africa's democratic transition through historical narrative and analysis, applying...