scholarly journals Corporate Social Responsibility and Labour Standards: Bridging Business Management and Employment Relations Perspectives

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory Jackson ◽  
Virginia Doellgast ◽  
Lucio Baccaro
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Employment Relations ◽  
Labour Standards ◽  
Corporate Social

Corporate social responsibility meets traditional supervision of fundamental labour rights*

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Tajgman
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Codes Of Conduct ◽  
Background Information ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
Labour Rights ◽  
Civil Society Organisations ◽  
Labour Standards ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Corporate Social

The International Labour Organisation's 1998 Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work prioritised four core labour standards' principles and led to a burst of new ratifications of the international treaties that are the subject of those principles. Ten years on there are important identified gaps in state implementation of the ratified Conventions that are the subject of the four principles. These gaps leave important holes in public policy and legislation. In a number of important substantive areas, these gaps have the effect of leaving it to private actors to figure out what would amount to fulfilling the norms of fundamental labour principle inspired codes of conduct. Inescapably left on their own to figure out approaches, corporate social responsibility (CSR)-respecting enterprises are subject to criticism levelled on the basis of interpretations of these principles given by civil society organisations and labour rights' campaigners. This chapter details this situation. The first part provides the necessary background information. The second part gives concrete examples of how this governance gap raises challenges to implementing CSR initiatives. The third part suggests that, considering the arguable origins of CSR in neo-liberal deregulatory fervour, social dialogue and reform by non-compliant state actors is the only sustainable solution.

Corporate Social Responsibility and Standards

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Production Networks ◽  
Global Production Networks ◽  
Private Regulation ◽  
Labour Standards ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Political Economic

This chapter charts the contribution of economic geography to the field of research concerned with corporate social responsibility (CSR) and standards. Following explanation of the historical and political–economic context of CSR and the rise of codes and standards as tools in the private regulation of the global economy, it places the critical spotlight on studies of ethical and labour standards in global supply chains. Within this area, the different critical insights into CSR and standards offered by the global value chains and global production networks frameworks, as well as postcolonial critique, theories of governmentality, and sociologies of standards and marketization, are summarized and debated. Finally, the chapter discusses some of the recent economic, geographical, and regulatory challenges to the ways in which CSR and standards are operating and transforming in practice, from the global economic downturn to the influence of ‘rising powers’ and emerging economies.

scholarly journals Impact of applying the idea of social responsibility on financial results – assessment of statistical significance on the example of enterprises operating in Poland

2021 ◽  
pp. 61-74
Author(s):  
Beata Mirowska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
Financial Condition ◽  
Return On Sales ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Financial Result

Currently, the ideas of social responsibility are widely used in business management, and became important criteria of their assessment, at the same time there is a cognitive gap in area of the impact of CSR on the financial results of companies. The purpose of this article is to try to answer the following questions: is the pursuit of companies’ policies focused on corporate social responsibility CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) influences the financial results CFP (Corporate Financial Performance)? Attempting realization of taken assumption, the following hypothesis is taken, there is a statistically significant relationship between the use of CSR and financial results of enterprises. In the article special attention is given to the impact of CSR on the net result, return on assets and return on sales, because those are the basic indicators identifying the company’s financial condition. The results of the study indicate opublikowathat statistically CSR does not have a significant impact on the value of the financial result, as well as on return on assets and return on sales.

Managerial Pamperdom and Prestige Entrepreneurship

2021 ◽  
pp. 177-197
Author(s):  
Fahri Özsungur
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Ethical Principles ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Corporate Innovation ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
First Time

Entrepreneurship has started to be used as a tool for individual interests as well as the implementation of innovative ideas. Sustainability in entrepreneurship requires corporate social responsibility and ethical principles in leadership. The fact that individual interests are a hidden aim in entrepreneurship puts justice and ethics in the background. Entrepreneurship is based on sustainable, ethical, corporate innovation, and creative thinking. Entrepreneurship, which is set forth with the individual secret goals of entrepreneurs, causes important problems in leadership and managerial context. Especially, managerial pamperdom and prestige entrepreneurship that emerged in professional organizations are introduced to the literature for the first time. It is thought that this chapter will make significant contributions to the fields of entrepreneurship, business, management, and strategy.

COVID’s impact on small business: the case of SPR industries a distributor of PPEs

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayank Jaiswal ◽  
Daniel Josephs
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Price Gouging ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

Theoretical basis The case delves into supply, demand, price gouging, hoarding and capabilities of the firm. The theories/concepts and a short overview are covered below. These theories and concepts are then referenced as appropriate in the “Answers to Discussion Questions” section as follows: Supply Demand Theory; Price Gouging, Speculation and Hoarding; Resources, Capabilities and Activities; Friedman’s and Porter’s view of goals of a firm; Corporate Social Responsibility. Research methodology The case was motivated after a discussion with Mr Matthew Roberts, who is the Chief Operating Officer of SPR Industries. Several subsequent interviews were conducted with Matt. Matt also became the chief protagonist of the case. Matt provided multiple quotes and anecdotes. The protagonist Matt and the focal organization (SPR Industries) are disguised. The financial figures have also been disguised using a multiplier. However, the material facts of the case are authentic. Case overview/synopsis This case sheds light on the impact of the COVID pandemic on a small business in the personal protective equipment industry. The students will get an understanding of the supply and demand forces in a market. Furthermore, the case bears out how unpredictable situations such as the pandemic lead to speculation and price gouging opportunities but not in all products affected by it. The case explores the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of firms regarding price gouging in their products. Students will also get an appreciation of how an industry and its participants change in response to such black swan events as the COVID pandemic. Finally, the case presents a small enterprise’s decision choices â?? Should they maintain the status quo, become a sub-broker or become a wholesaler. Complexity academic level This case is designed to target undergraduate students of strategic management or entrepreneurship. It could be appropriate for upper level courses such as Strategic Management, Small Business Management and maybe even Family Business Management. It could be taught in the latter half of the course after the basic concepts have been covered. This case could bring together many of the concepts into a real-life setting.

IMPLEMENTATION OF GOOD PRACTICES WITHIN CSR AS A MANIFESTATION OF RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 103-118
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Kuraś
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Good Practices ◽  
Corporate Social

The aim of the study was to present issues related to corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the context of business management. In the first part of the study, the issues of the need to link social responsibility with the strategy and objectives of the enterprise were discussed, and the key CSR areas determining the scope of social responsibility were approximated. The last part of the study was devoted to the analysis of the so-called good practices, the implementation and realization of which is a manifestation of responsible business management.

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