Idea posted: April 2016

Institutions: University of Michigan Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise   

What is the role of social movements in inspiring or sparking corporate social responsibility? To answer this question, Panayiotis Georgallis of the University of Michigan’s Erb Institute for Global Sustainable…

Idea posted: November 2015

Institutions: University of Miami School of Business Administration    China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)   

Parents will naturally have an impact on their children’s values. New research, however, is showing that the opposite is also true: children, and in particular daughters, are impacting their parents’…

Idea posted: October 2015

Institutions: Saint Mary's University    Queens University School of Business   

While much research has focused on the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on profitability and results, less attention has been paid on the antecedents of CSR — that is,…

Idea posted: January 2015

Institutions: Kellogg School of Management   

Mined materials are in many if not most of the products we buy — from the obvious such as jewellery to the not so-obvious, such as the number of mined…

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: University of Michigan Ross School of Business   

Progressive corporate leaders have been at the forefront of many societal changes, and climate change is no different. While different surveys show between 62% and 76% of the general public…

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: HEC Paris    University of Greenwich   

Corporate social responsibility and sustainable development are increasingly linked to competitive advantage and innovation. Harvard’s Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer have, in recent years, ‘reframed’ CSR as ‘shared…

Idea posted: October 2013

Institutions: HEC Paris    The Mediterranean Energy Observatory   

Although global investment in renewable energy has grown significantly since the start of this century, it remains below the level needed to meet Kyoto Protocol targets for reducing CO2 emissions,…

Idea posted: May 2013

Institutions: INSEAD   

Many large companies have developed corporate social entrepreneurship (CSE) initiatives. Examples include global management consultants Accenture, French cement, concrete and aggregates company Lafarge and Swiss pharmaceuticals multinational Novartis. Often referred…

Idea posted: March 2013

Institutions: ESADE   

Success in business is no longer about simply becoming bigger or richer than one’s competitors. It is about being able to deal with increasing levels of complexity, including the management…