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Research tidbits: Ethics in the finance world

A selection of interesting articles we found recently on ethics in the finance world. Identifying the determinants of the decision to create socially responsible funds: An empirical investigation This paper proposes an empirical assessment of the main factors behind the decision of a corporate sponsor to launch a socially responsible (SR) fund. This analysis is performed on a database that encompasses 414 SR fund creations by 46 corporate sponsors between 1990 and 2012. Jonathan Peillex & [...]

Doryanthus2932020-08-25T14:09:22+10:00November 29th, 2016|News, Research Tidbits|

Research tidbits: The concept of social licence to operate

A selection of interesting articles we found recently providing insights into the concept of social licence to operate. These papers are all from a special issue of the Journal of Business Ethics, 2016, vol. 136(4) The social licence to operate This article proposes a way to zoom in on the concept of the social license to operate (SLO) from the broader normative perspective of contractarianism. An SLO can be defined as a contractarian basis for [...]

Doryanthus2932020-08-25T14:09:24+10:00November 15th, 2016|News, Research Tidbits|

Research tidbits: Insights into corporate governance

A selection of interesting articles we found recently providing insights into corporate governance. Applying meta-ethical and normative claims of moral relativism to (shareholder and stakeholder) models of corporate governance There has, in recent decades, been considerable scholarship regarding the moral aspects of corporate governance, and differences in corporate governance practices around the world have been widely documented and investigated. In such a context, the claims associated with moral relativism are relevant. The purpose of [...]

Doryanthus2932017-08-10T14:43:07+10:00November 8th, 2016|News, Research Tidbits|

Research tidbits: Green consumers

A selection of interesting articles we found recently on green consumers. Green leather for ethical consumers in China and Korea: Facilitating ethical consumption with value–belief–attitude logic Using an innovative fabrication technique, eco-friendly faux leather (EFFL) has been newly developed as a green leather alternative for the Chinese and Korean markets. Value–belief–attitude logic drawn from the heuristic-systemic model (Zuckmand and Chaiken in Psychol Mark 15(7):621–642, 1998) and value–belief–norm theory (Stern et al. in Environ Behav 27(6):723–743, 1995) is proposed [...]

Doryanthus2932020-08-25T14:09:25+10:00November 1st, 2016|News, Research Tidbits|

Research tidbits: Valuing stakeholders

A selection of interesting articles we found recently on valuing stakeholders. Who and what really counts? Prioritising for stakeholders and social value Research in stakeholder management has theorized extensively the prioritization of stakeholders as a key dynamic of firms’ value creation, but has paid less attention to the organisational practices involved in the process of deciding ‘who and what really counts.’ Matthew Hall and his team examine changes underpinning managers’ prioritisation of stakeholders and focus [...]

Doryanthus2932017-08-10T15:37:45+10:00October 25th, 2016|News, Research Tidbits|

Research tidbits: Spirituality and CSR

A selection of interesting articles we found recently on spirituality and corporate social responsibility. Confucianism reduces minority shareholder expropriation in Chinese firms Using a sample of 12,061 firm-year observations from the Chinese stock market for the period of 2001–2011 and geographic-proximity-based Confucianism variables, this study provides strong evidence that Confucianism is significantly negatively associated with minority shareholder expropriation, implying that Confucianism does mitigate agency conflicts between the controlling shareholder and minority shareholders. This finding suggests [...]

Doryanthus2932020-08-25T14:09:27+10:00October 18th, 2016|News, Research Tidbits|

Research tidbits: Ethics in management systems

A selection of interesting articles we found recently on ethics in management systems. Values-based management in the Tunisian food processing industry The present research is an attempt to determine the contribution of the management system and the institutional framework to the efficiency of values-based management (VBM). The interest in the question of efficiency stems from the fact that to grasp this founding principle of management is essential for any effort of evaluation and valuation accompanying [...]

Doryanthus2932020-08-25T14:09:28+10:00October 11th, 2016|News, Research Tidbits|

Research tidbits: Issues in ethical leadership

A selection of interesting articles we found recently, on issues in ethical leadership. Multiple papers on sustainability and CSR This special issue of Organizational Dynamics is devoted to leadership and sustainability. The whole issue takes a keen look at cutting edge topics regarding the leadership imperative for responsibility and sustainability, motivated by Craig Pearce & Günter Stahl’s increasing concern about the future. Is our current economic model sustainable? Are the corporations of today acting responsibly? [...]

Doryanthus2932020-08-25T14:09:30+10:00October 5th, 2016|News, Research Tidbits|

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Doryanthus2932020-08-25T14:09:32+10:00September 29th, 2016|News, Newsletter|

Research tidbits: CSR pays off in Asia

A selection of interesting articles we found recently, finding that CSR practices are paying off in Asia. Does CSR practice pay off in East Asian firms? A meta-analytic investigation Academics and practitioners have long wondered whether corporate social responsibility (CSR) practice is beneficial for Asian firms. To better understand the relationships between CSR and business performance, the authors use meta-analytical techniques based on 31,773 East Asian firms reported in 28 empirical studies to provide cumulative [...]

Doryanthus2932020-08-25T14:09:33+10:00September 27th, 2016|News, Research Tidbits|