Corporate Governance: Volume 7 Issue 4

Integrating corporate responsibility principles and stakeholder approaches into mainstream strategy: a stakeholder‐oriented and integrative strategic management framework

The purpose of this article is to establish a strategic management framework that supports the integration of corporate social responsibility principles and stakeholder approaches…

Towards strategic stakeholder management? Integrating perspectives on sustainability challenges such as corporate responses to climate change

The strategic management of corporate sustainability tends to be approached from one theoretical perspective in academic research and publications in mainstream journals…

Stakeholder engagement in emerging economies: considering the strategic benefits of stakeholder management in a cross‐cultural and geopolitical context

This paper aims to examine the strategic implications of stakeholder engagement in emerging economies.

Measuring the business case: linking stakeholder and shareholder value

The purpose of this article is to provide a detailed review of how to design and test a framework for assessing the impact of corporate responsibility on firm value.

Towards a dynamic reinterpretation of C(S)R: are corporate responsibility and innovation compatible or contradictory?

This paper seeks to explore the interplay between corporate social responsibility and innovation and questions the premise, often underlying EU communications, that the two…

Developing a conceptual framework to identify corporate innovations through engagement with non‐profit stakeholders

The pressure on companies to position themselves as responsible corporate citizens has been identified as a key driver of the increase in collaborative relationships between…

Using capital transaction due diligence to demonstrate CSR assessment in practice

In business activities and transactions the focus is often on tangible figures, although “soft” factors are often equally or more important. Environmental and social management…

Incorporating CSR and stakeholder management into corporate strategy: a case study of the CAN experience 2002‐2006

The purpose of this article is to present how innovations in the social action program of a Spanish savings bank produce strategic changes in the organization.

Stakeholder relations and maintaining the licence to operate: a comparative case study of the Swiss telecommunications industry

In the research project “Good practices of stakeholder view” three firms in the Swiss telecommunications industry were analysed in order to compare their stakeholder involvement…

The eras and participants of fair trade: an industry structure/stakeholder perspective on the growth of the fair trade industry

This paper aims to investigate the increased mass‐marketing in the fair trade industry to provide a robust analysis of the industry, participants and growth for use both as a…

Corporate responsibility in the Italian banking industry: creating value through listening to stakeholders

This paper aims to offer the Italian Banking Association's view on corporate social responsibility (CSR) as the strategic management of a firm that is multistakeholder‐oriented…

The impact of national culture on corporate social performance

This paper sets out to investigate the effect of differences in national cultures on the social and environmental performance of companies around the world.

The Johnson & Johnson bridge to employment initiative: building sustainable community education partnerships

This paper seeks to demonstrate that a specific business/education partnership model – bridge to employment (BTE) – benefits society by re‐establishing the critical connection…

Entrepreneurship for social impact: encouraging market access in rural Bangladesh

In many developing countries those living in poverty are unable to participate in markets due to the weakness or complete absence of supportive institutions. This study aims to…

SME social performance: a four‐cell typology of key drivers and barriers on social issues and their implications for stakeholder theory

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are often neglected in the context of business and society theory building. The purpose of this article is to build a model of why SMEs address…

Corporate social responsibility in Ireland: barriers and opportunities experienced by SMEs when undertaking CSR

The corporate social responsibility (CSR) movement has gathered great momentum over the past number of years and is now regarded as being at its most prevalent. However, there has…

Bodega Jiménez‐Landi and Javier Benjumea Chair: the collaborative creation of a strategic stakeholder management approach in a small Spanish enterprise

The purpose of this research is to attempt to gain a deeper understanding on small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) and point out some of the most serious barriers for small…

“Ethical blowback”: the missing piece in the corporate governance puzzle – the risks to a company which fails to understand and respect its social contract

The purpose of this article is to discuss the risks to a company that fails to understand and respect its social contract.

Corporate responsibility, strategic management and the stakeholder view of the firm

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