Idea posted: September 2013
Institutions: IE Business School IULM New York University Stern School of Business
The way companies inform and report on their CSR programs has evolved in recent years, with online channels either complementing or supplanting more traditional offline methods of communication. Blogs, social…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #207
Idea posted: August 2013
Institutions: Kellogg School of Management
Many customers care about the societal costs of a company’s activities — pollution or depletion of resources, for example — and thus companies have an incentive to pay attention to…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #194
Idea posted: July 2013
Institutions: Henley Business School
Do you want your business to operate sustainable, socially and environmentally friendly practices? Almost every business leader will answer with a “yes”. But if they are allowed to elaborate, most…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #181
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: Kellogg School of Management
Exploring the relation between information that is presented in corporate accountability reports and future financial performance three professors from the Kellogg School of Management’s Accounting Information and Management Department focused…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #158
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: ESADE
Responsible leadership is a concept that can help link corporate social responsibility (CSR) and performance to actions on the part of policy makers and leaders. In a world where public…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #145
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School
Recently, faculty from Kenan-Flagler Business School and Robert H. Smith School of Business looked at the relationship between egotistic (or narcissistic) CEOs and firm performance by measuring ego by the…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #080
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…
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Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: IE Business School
Recent years have seen company stakeholders demand better environmental performance, particularly by businesses in polluting industries. Whether it is consumer pressure for green products, media pressure for a green approach…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #138
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…
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