Purpose – From the standpoint of the future of corporate social responsibility, students' perceptions are an important research proposition. Several studies have been conducted to examine this phenomenon, yet sector-specific studies are rather scant. The primary purpose of this work is to...

Purpose – The basic purpose of this research is to compare and describe various aspects related to student perceptions of forest industry CR performance in Finland and the USA. Design/methodology/approach – With a quantitative research method, this study investigated 568 students. CSR and...

The extant forest sector strategy research rests on Porter's classic dictum that successful firms pursue a singular strategy. A growing research stream on organizational ambidexterity, however, challenges this traditional view and recommends the pursuit of hybrid strategies, a phenomenon that we...

1. Many paths to sustainability, but where are we going? / Rajat Panwar, Eric Hansen and Robert Kozak -- 2. The spectrum of forest usage : from livelihood support to large scale commercialization / Kathryn Fernholz and Jim Bowyer -- 3. The regulatory and policy interventions for achieving...

As corporate social responsibility (CSR) becomes an increasingly mainstream proposition for business organizations, it is becoming increasingly important to develop sector-specific knowledge as well as to explore different aspects of this concept. Adopting an issues management approach, we have...

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is one of the ways through which companies gain legitimacy. However, CSR actions themselves are subject to public skepticism because of increased public awareness of greenwashing and scandalous corporate behavior. Legitimacy of CSR actions is indeed...