Enlightened Shareholder Value: Linking CSR and Long-Term Shareholder Value

Idea posted: December 2023

Institutions: University of California, Berkeley    New York University and ECGI   

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Discussion of corporate social responsibility is typically framed within the either-or debate on the purpose of a corporation pitting those who believe the purpose of a corporation is to increase…

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Reward Executives for Environmental and Social Success

Idea posted: December 2023

Institutions: IESE Business School    Fowler School of Business    Universität Mannheim Graduate School of Business   

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A significantly increasing number of companies—from 3% in 2010 to more than 30% in 2021—are incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics, in their executive compensation plans. The number of…

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Opinions of Other Managers Guide Middle Management Response to Strategy

Idea posted: November 2023

Institutions: University of St. Gallen    Durham University Business School    University of St. Andrews School of Management   

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Many people “make sense” of the world through their peers—that is, they seek to better understand events in the world around them by talking with and learning how their peers…

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Leaders’ Management of Team Emotions Key to Agile Success

Idea posted: November 2023

Institutions: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University    Sidra Medicine (Qatar)   

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The agile management approach, which began as a project management approach in the field of software product development, rejects rigid structures and processes in favour of customer-focused incremental processes that…

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Can Companies Choose Their Corporate Purpose?

Idea posted: November 2023

Institutions: USC Gould School of Law; University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School   

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Should the purpose of corporations focus on maximizing shareholder value or on attending to the interests of all internal and external stakeholders and society in general? According to corporate purpose…

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How Social Activist Roles in Companies Become Deradicalized

Idea posted: October 2023

Institutions: University of Bath School of Management;Kellogg School of Management    Northwestern University   

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Social movements in society lead to transformations in the companies and organizations within that society. The environmental movement led to environmentally friendly practices and processes, for example. Movements for the…

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Business Model Innovation and the Influence of Peer Firms

Idea posted: October 2023

Institutions: Ivey Business School at Western University    Florida State University    University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School   

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Business model innovation (BMI), which introduces significantly new ways of doing or structuring business activities, can disrupt an industry and threaten incumbents whose success is built on the currently dominant…

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Prosocial Managers May Put Employee Interests Above the Company’s

Idea posted: October 2023

Institutions: Columbia Business School   

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While the impact on employee behaviour of prosocial preferences the desire to care about others and avoid harming them is well-documented, little research has been conducted on the impact of…

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Is the Corporate Purpose Debate Over?

Idea posted: September 2023

Institutions: University of Cambridge Faculty of Law   

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Should corporations be focused exclusively on making a profit for shareholders, or given their wide influence and impact on our daily lives, should they have a greater responsibility towards all…

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