Corporate Governance: Volume 6 Issue 4

Responsible competitiveness: reshaping global markets through responsible business practices

The purpose of the paper is to explore the theoretical underpinnings and practical implications of responsible competitiveness, where responsible business practices become a…

The Lisbon Strategy after the mid‐term review: implications for innovation and life‐long learning

This paper aims to investigate the interaction between the sustainability of the European social model and the European Union's revised Lisbon Strategy and its focus on jobs and…

Corporate social responsibility as a new paradigm in the European policy: how CSR comes to legitimate the European regulation process

Since its Green Paper (2002) entitled “Promoting a European framework for Corporate Social Responsibility”, the European Commission multiplies communications and actions about…

The political economy of CSR in Western Europe

The increasing engagement in corporate social responsibility (CSR) potentially indicates an attempt to “re‐embed” the economy in a wider societal context, following a period of…

The government's role in promoting corporate responsibility: a comparative analysis of Italy and UK from the relational state perspective

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the changing role of governments promoting corporate responsibility (CR) as a result of the challenges raised by globalisation.

Developing the wider role of business in society: the experience of Microsoft in developing training and supporting employability

The purpose of this paper is to describe Microsoft's activities in encouraging employability and to show how these activities provide strategic advantage

Key models for delivering sector‐level corporate responsibility

The purpose of this paper is to provide a blueprint for an optimal model of sectoral corporate responsibility (CR), through exploring a variety of current approaches. The…

Learning together: new partnerships for new times

The purpose of this research is to provide an overview of the learning that has emerged from two initiatives in which a multinational company, Unilever, and an international…

Investing in health care management: a way to explore the future value outlook of the health care sector

This paper aims to show the need for Europe to invest more in health care management training. It should be seen as a catalyst for accelerating the restructuring of the sector.

Opportunities and limitations of CSR in the postcommunist countries: Polish case

The purpose of this paper is to identify the main opportunities and limitations of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the countries of transformation.

Sustainable competitiveness in global value chains: how do small Danish firms behave?

Small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) have increasingly become integrated into global value chains, where they face social and environmental requirements from multinational…

The impact of higher education on students' and young managers' perception of companies and CSR: an exploratory analysis

The purpose of this article is to analyse the impact of higher education on students' and young managers' perception of companies and corporate social responsibility (CSR).

Using stakeholder dialogue as a source for new ideas: a dynamic capability underlying sustainable innovation

The purpose of this research is to attempt to gain a deeper understanding on the firm's ability to integrate stakeholder insights into the process of organizational innovation…

Hardwiring and softwiring corporate responsibility: a vital combination

This case study paper has the purpose of showing that both processes of hardwiring and soft wiring together is essential for embedding corporate responsibility across a global…

Corporate social responsibility from a “stakeholder view” perspective: CSR implementation by a Swiss mobile telecommunication provider

The purpose of this research is to show how corporate social responsibility (CSR) is actually implemented and managed in business practice by a mobile communications provider in…

The social‐competitive innovation pyramid

The purpose of this article is to define a logical process through which social needs can be investigated and integrated into corporate strategy, thus allowing management to meet…

Voluntarism as an organizing principle for “responsible organizations”

The aim of this paper is to promote the concept of organizational voluntarism, borrowed from political philosophy and to stimulate feedback and debate as to its efficacy in…

Corporate responsibility and competitiveness