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Research tidbits: Impact of CSR on firms

A selection of interesting articles we found recently considering the impact of CSR on firms. Positive link between CSR and financial performance stronger in developed world: Meta-analysis. The relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate financial performance (CFP) has long been a central and contentious debate in the literature. However, prior empirical studies provide indefinite conclusions. The purpose of this study is to review systematically and quantify the CSR–CFP link in a meta-analytic framework. [...]

Doryanthus2932020-08-25T14:08:49+10:00May 30th, 2017|News, Research Tidbits|

Sufficiency Thinking in Sustainable Development program

The first Sufficiency Thinking in Sustainable Development program has been successfully completed and the participants from 17 countries are returning home, informed, energised and motivated to carry out their action plans when they get back home. You can see what was covered in this amazing event and how the 5 day session took place in this presentation by Dr. Gayle Avery.

Doryanthus2932017-05-24T18:45:59+10:00May 24th, 2017|News|

Research tidbits: Learning ethical behaviour from others

A selection of interesting articles we found recently looking at role modelling ethical behaviour. A multi-experience model of perceived ethical climate Existing research on the formation of employee ethical climate perceptions focuses mainly on organisation characteristics as antecedents, and although other constructs have been considered, these constructs have typically been studied in isolation. Thus, our understanding of the context in which ethical climate perceptions develop is incomplete. To address this limitation, Duane Hansen and his [...]

Doryanthus2932020-08-25T14:08:51+10:00May 16th, 2017|News, Research Tidbits|

Sufficiency Thinking In Sustainable Development program May 2017

ISL is delighted to have been asked to design and help deliver the Sufficiency Thinking In Sustainable Development (STiSD) program run in Thailand from 14-19 May, 2017. This high-quality training program centred on the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (SEP) bestowed upon the Thai people by His Late Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The program was designed to showcase the SEP and how it has been implemented in different parts of Thai society. Emphasis was placed on participants [...]

Doryanthus2932020-10-25T15:25:57+11:00May 8th, 2017|News|

Research tidbits: Sustainability and finance

A selection of interesting articles we found recently looking at sustainability and finance. Securitization and ethics Securitization is considered to be one of the biggest financial innovations of the last century. It is also regarded as both a catalyst and a solution to the 2008 financial crisis. Once a popular method of financing the mortgage and consumer credit markets, aspects of the global securitization market are now struggling to revive. In this paper, the author discusses the [...]

Doryanthus2932020-08-25T14:08:53+10:00May 2nd, 2017|News, Research Tidbits|

Research tidbits: National culture and ethics

A selection of interesting articles we found recently looking at national culture and ethics. Spirituality, moral identity, and consumer ethics: A multi-cultural study This article presents the results of a cross-cultural study that examines the relationship between spirituality and a consumer’s ethical predisposition, and further examines the relationship between the internalisation of one’s moral identity and a consumer’s ethical predisposition. Finally, the moderating impact of cultural factors on the above relationships is tested using [...]

Doryanthus2932020-08-25T14:08:55+10:00April 26th, 2017|News, Research Tidbits|

ISL seminar on Educational Strategy for a Sustainable Society

On 29 March we held a seminar on Educational Strategy for a Sustainable Society to hear the story of a remarkable change management project: converting more than half of Thailand’s 40,000 schools to sustainability schools within eight years. Under a whole-of-school approach, certified ‘sufficiency schools’ embed sustainable practices in both age-appropriate curricula and in school administration. This project has now been evaluated and found successful on multiple criteria, as our presenters, Dr. Priyanut Dharmapiya (Thailand Sustainable [...]

Doryanthus2932020-08-25T14:08:56+10:00April 18th, 2017|News|

Sufficiency Thinking Australian book launch – photos

Thank you to everyone who came to the launch of Sufficiency Thinking: Thailand’s Gift to an Unsustainable World on 28th March 2017. Thank you also to Macquarie University and the Thai Sustainable Development Foundation (TSDF) who sponsored the event. Please enjoy some of the photos taken at the launch.

Doryanthus2932020-08-25T14:08:59+10:00April 6th, 2017|News|

Research tidbits: Environmental performance

A selection of interesting articles we found recently considering environmental performance. Market reactions to events related to corporate environmental performance: A meta-analysis Research on the relationship between corporate environmental performance (CEP) and corporate financial performance (CFP) has consistently grown and is gaining widespread attention. Given the vast body of CEP–CFP studies, recently scholars have begun to take stock of the cumulative results. However, no study so far has meta-analyzed the findings yielded by event studies [...]

Doryanthus2932017-08-10T14:35:32+10:00March 21st, 2017|News, Research Tidbits|

Research tidbits: Person factors in ethical behaviour

A selection of interesting articles we found recently considering the person factors in ethical behaviour. Work–family effects of servant leadership: The roles of emotional exhaustion and personal learning This study examined how servant leadership influences employees in terms of work-to-family conflict (WFC) and work-to-family positive spillover (WFPS). These effects were explored through a focus on the mediating roles of emotional exhaustion and personal learning. The results, which were based on time-lagged data collection in China, [...]

Doryanthus2932020-08-25T14:09:03+10:00March 7th, 2017|News, Research Tidbits|