Social Responsibility
Ethics
Innovation
Questions and Unanswers About Social Innovation
The Questions and Unanswers About Social Innovation seminar series brings together scholars from around the world to debate important issues about social...
Social Responsibility
Ethics
Can Shareholder-Owned Corporations Maximize Profits Without Harming Their Stakeholders?
Can shareholder-owned corporations maximize profits without harming their stakeholders?
This was the central question of the first QUASI (Questions and...
Social Responsibility
Ethics
Can Ethics Drive Firms to Do the Right Thing if There Is No Business Case?
This paper examines whether ethics can drive good firm behavior even if no business case exists (i.e., good firm behavior will not improve financial performance...
Social Responsibility
Ethics
Do Social Movements Improve Corporate Behavior? A Discussion and Research Agenda
Corporations have faced a rising tide of activism by social movements over the past generation. Consumer boycotts, protests, divestment campaigns, shareholder...
Social Responsibility
Ethics
Innovation
Researching Social Innovation: How the Unit of Analysis Informs the Questions We Ask
Research on social innovation investigates the process by which social problems are tackled. Such ambitious efforts at change require scholars to develop...
Social Responsibility
Ethics
Does Corporate Lobbying Benefit Society?
Lobbying, defined as an effort to influence policy through strategic communication, has grown dramatically in recent years. This paper presents three viewpoints...
Social Responsibility
Ethics
Can We Adequately Assess Corporate Reputation?
Can we adequately assess corporate reputation? The “No” side argues that reputation is contextually dependent and lacks a consensus definition. The “Yes” side...
