Corporate Social Responsibility in a Dynamic Global Environment: Sustainable Management in Challenging Times

Foreword
Preface
Corporate Social Responsibility in a Dynamic Global Environment: Introduction
Acknowledgements
Contents
About the Editors
Part I: Business and Society
Women: Beyond Social Responsibility and Toward Social Innovation for a Sustainable Society. Lesson from the Past
1 Introduction
2 Literature Framework
2.1 CSR and Gender: The Different ``Universe´´ of Women
2.2 Women´s Charisma and Leadership
3 The Role of Women: Social Innovation and Charismatic Leadership Through the History of the Istituto S. Giuseppe and the Litt...
3.1 Methodology
3.2 The Historical and Social Context and the Pioneering Approach of ``Maternal Help´´
3.2.1 The Pioneering Approach of ``Maternal Help´´
3.2.2 The Changing Role of Women During the Stages
3.2.3 The Foundation of the ``Little Hospital´´: From Assistance to Health Care
4 Discussion and Conclusion
References
Higher Professional Technical Course in Portugal: The Case Study of the Polytechnic Institute of Guarda
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
3 Methodology
4 Case Study: Higher Professional Technical Courses of Polytechnic Institute of Guara
4.1 Data Analysis
4.1.1 Population
4.1.2 Sample
4.1.3 Results
5 Discussion
6 Conclusion
References
A Study on Management Supporting Employment of Disabled in Japan
1 Introduction
2 Review of Prior Research
3 Research Methodology
3.1 Research Targets
3.2 Analytical Viewpoint and Data Collection
4 Case Overview
4.1 Employment Transition Support in Japan
4.2 Summary of Company X
4.3 Summary of Company Y
5 Comparative Analysis and Results
5.1 Characteristics of Industry
5.2 The Entrepreneur Team and the Values Being Pursued
5.3 Strategy
5.4 Organizational Management
5.5 Economic Outcomes and Social Outcomes
6 Conclusion
6.1 The Significance of this Study
6.2 Future Issues
References
Staying Legitimate in a Changing Climate: A Framework for Studying Corporate Climate Change Communication
1 Introduction
1.1 Research Problem
1.2 Research Aim and Objectives
1.3 Research Method and Question
1.4 Relevance of the Study
2 A Conceptual Framework for Corporate Climate Change Communication
2.1 Theoretical and Practical Definitions of Corporate Sustainability
2.2 Motivations and Channels of Corporate Sustainability Communication
2.3 Corporate Climate Change Communication
2.4 The Legitimacy Theory: Symbolic and Substantive Climate Communication
2.5 The Conceptual Framework
3 Conclusion
References
Sustainable and Smart Living Versus Unworthy Conditions in Portugal
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
3 Methodology
4 Results
5 Discussion
6 Conclusion
References
Institutional Roles in Promoting Corporate Social Responsibility in Tanzania
1 Introduction
2 Theorical Approach: Legitimacy Theory
3 Literature Review on the Role of Institutions in Corporate Social Responsibility
3.1 Role of Government in CSR
3.2 Roles of Other Institutions (Community Members, NGOs, and Government Agencies)
4 Methodology
5 Data Sources and Data Analysis
5.1 Data Sources
5.2 Data Analysis
6 Findings and Discussions
6.1 The Roles Played by the Government
6.1.1 The Role of Providing Incentives to Encourage Companies to Be More Compliant
6.1.2 Directives from the Ministries and Agencies
6.1.3 Dialogue with Companies
6.1.4 Awareness During Registration and Operations
6.2 The Roles of NGOs and Community Members
6.2.1 The Roles of NGOs
6.2.1.1 Incentives to Encourage Companies to Participate in CSR
6.2.1.2 Dialogue with Companies on CSR Matters
6.2.2 The Roles Played by Beneficiary Community
6.2.2.1 Stakeholder Meetings with Companies, Government, and Communities on CSR
6.3 What Happens to Non-Complying Companies
6.3.1 Actions Taken Against Violating Companies
7 Conclusions and Recommendations
7.1 Conclusions
7.2 Recommendation for Policy and Future Research
7.2.1 Recommendation for Policy-Makers
7.2.2 Recommendations for Future Research
References
Implications of Fluidity in Compliance Regime for India´s Compulsory CSR Law
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
3 Limitations of the Study
4 Evolution of CSR Regulatory Framework
5 Recent Changes in Framework
5.1 Basic Framework
5.2 Story of Schedule VII
5.3 Section 135: Rules, Intentions, and Confusion
5.4 New Rules in Old Bottle
5.5 Entanglement of CSR with Other Laws
5.6 Corporate Bureaucracy and Deceleration in Decision-Making Process
5.6.1 Internal Policies
5.6.2 Decision-Making Processes
5.7 Impact of Indian CSR on COVID Emergency
6 Conclusion
Annex I
References
Part II: CSR Experiences in Different Industries
Promoting Decent Work in Global Production: Lessons Learned from the Jordanian Garment Industry
1 Introduction
2 Jordanian Garment Export Industry: Background and Decent Work Developments
3 Methodology of Evaluation and Data
4 Case Study Results
4.1 Enablers of Decent Work Progress
4.1.1 Global-Level Developments
4.1.2 Local Industry-Level Developments
4.1.3 Factory-Level Developments
4.1.4 Interactions
4.1.5 Better Work Jordan
4.2 Inhibitors of Decent Work Progress
4.2.1 Competitiveness of the Jordanian Export Industry
4.2.2 Institutional Environment in Jordan
4.2.3 Limits of Social Auditing
4.2.4 Worker Vulnerability
5 Conclusions and Perspectives
Appendices
References
CSR Activities of Retail Chains Operating in Poland
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review and Statement of the Problem
3 Research Method and General Characteristics of the Studied Firms
4 CSR Activities Undertaken by Retail Chains Operating in Poland: Research Results Relationships with Employees
4.1 Natural Environment
4.2 Codification and Dissemination of CSR Activities
4.3 Relations with Society
4.4 Relations in Supply Chain
4.5 Retails Chains with Only Polish Capital vs. Retail Chains with Foreign Capital: Significant Differences
5 Conclusions, Limitations, and Recommendations for the Future Research
Appendix
References
University Social Responsibility (USR): From the Perspective of Top 10 Universities in Japan
1 Introduction
1.1 Data Collection Methodology
2 Literature Review and Research Questions
2.1 Social Responsibility
2.2 From Corporate Social Responsibility to University Social Responsibility
2.3 Recent Studies
3 Empirical Analysis
3.1 Research Methodology
3.2 University Selection
3.3 Category of Analysis Process
3.4 Measurement and Enumeration Process
4 Results and Discussions
4.1 Findings
4.2 Dimension Ratio
4.3 The Top Performance
4.4 Level of Commitments
4.5 Orientation and Trend
5 Strengths and Weaknesses
6 Conclusions
References
Institutionalization of CSR Practices in Nutrition
1 Introduction
2 Corporate Social Responsibility Practices in Nutrition as an Object of Analysis
3 Theoretical Possibilities for the Study of CSRPN from an Organizational Studies Perspective
4 The New Sociological Institutionalism to Address CSRPN
5 Conclusion
References
Do the ESG Factors Affect Bank Insolvency? A Study Applied to Spanish Credit Cooperatives (Cajas Rurales) Between 2010 and 2015
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
3 Sample, Dependent, and Independent Variables
4 Results
References
Relation Between Internal Social Responsibility and Job Satisfaction in Serbian Service Companies
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
2.1 Internal Social Responsibility
2.2 Job Satisfaction
3 Methodology
4 Results
5 Discussion
6 Conclusion
References
Part III: Corporate Governance
The Evolution of Chinese Corporate Governance
1 Introduction
1.1 Chinese Capital Market
1.2 China Securities Regulatory Commission
2 Themes of Chinese CG
2.1 Board Independence
2.2 State Ownership
2.3 Concentrated Ownership
2.4 Supervisory Board
2.5 Institutional Investors
2.6 A Comparative Overview of Corporate Governance Systems
3 The Myth of Convergence in CG
4 Conclusion and Future Research
References
The Core Capital Approach to Board: A Lesson from People´s Credit Banks in Indonesia
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
3 Literature Review
3.1 Approaches to the Board Structures
3.2 Previous Studies on Board and PCBs´ Board
4 Results and Discussion
5 Conclusions and Recommendations
References
Lessons in Financial Governance from Bowen´s Family Systems Model
1 Introduction
2 Systems Approach
2.1 Social Systems: Families and Businesses
2.2 The Financial System and Financial Operations
2.3 Financial Governance Concepts
3 Bowen´s Family Systems Model
3.1 Interventions in Bowen´s Model
4 Conclusion and Suggestions for Future Research
References
Part IV: CSR and Performance: Reporting and Evaluation
Mandatory Nonfinancial Disclosures: The State of Art
1 Introduction
2 Background
3 Methodology
4 Finding
4.1 Analysis of the Multidimensional Sample
4.2 Analysis of the Single-Dimensional Sample
5 Discussion and Conclusion
References
Toward a Novel Approach to Companies-Stakeholder Relationship: Modeling IBEX35 Long Run Value Creation
1 Introduction
2 Background
3 A Model for Understanding How Companies Are Dealing with Stakeholder Relations
3.1 Justification
3.2 Model Settings
3.3 The Objective
3.4 Selected Items and Their Association with Fixed Categories
3.5 Feeding the Model
4 Application of the Model to IBEX35 Companies
4.1 The Sample
4.2 Sources and Measurement Criteria
4.3 Model Match
5 Results
6 Conclusion and Contribution
References
Communication Professionals as Social Change Agents in Times of Crisis: How Pandemic Situation Has Changed Initiatives in CSR ...
1 Introduction
2 Methods
3 Results and Discussion
4 Conclusions
References
Environmental Information Disclosure and Profitability: The Environmental Certification Influence
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Framework and Research Hypotheses
3 Methodology
4 Analysis and Discussion of Results
4.1 Descriptive Analysis
4.2 Results Discussion
5 Conclusions
References
Index