Our one-page Research Insights provide snapshots of the latest, most credible academic research on key sustainability topics. Leading researchers identify the most significant articles on management. These articles are then distilled into plain-language summaries highlighting the key contributions and takeaways for managers.
This paper examines the effect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) principles on marketing and the extent to which a company should conduct CSR activities. In ... Read More »
Companies can improve their reputation and reduce the financial impact of negative publicity through strategic social investments. Three factors allow CSR to be leveraged for ... Read More »
To limit their conflicts with local communities, managers of multinational corporations (MNCs) must consider three interrelated factors: power inequality, perception gaps and cultural context. When ... Read More »
This paper examines how attitudes towards learning in the context of inter-organizational collaboration affect how partners interact. The findings suggest attitudes towards mutual learning are ... Read More »
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can do more than just influence how consumers choose amongst products; it can influence their beliefs and attitudes. This study evaluates ... Read More »
This study examines the relationship between socially responsible investments and financial performance in mutual funds. Funds that employ few social responsibility screens have strong financial ... Read More »
This study finds that corporate philanthropy and financial performance have an inverse U-shaped relationship. In other words, the author’s model shows that the relationship is ... Read More »
Managers can increase revenues and reduce costs when they understand the role of Corporate Social Performance (CSP) in driving Corporate Financial Performance (CFP). Although previous ... Read More »
Multinational corporations are standardizing their environmental policies worldwide based on pressures from government, industry and consumers. Managers can respond to these pressures in 3 ways: ... Read More »
The framework developed in this article breaks the concept of sustainability into a hierarchy of four levels of issues. It can provide organizations, policy makers ... Read More »