Business & Society celebrates 6o years of delivering impactful research. Consequently, the blog highlights selected papers as part of the anniversary celebrations.
The authors reflect on their paper “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Asia: A Seven Country Study of CSR Web Site Reporting” - on what they knew then, what they know now, and how much things have evolved.
- By: Wendy Chapple & Jeremy Moon
Almost two decades ago, we found ourselves wondering about the huge variety in concepts, approaches and theories surrounding the omnipresent notions of CSR and CSP. In this post, we reflect on our experiences: we briefly describe the review article and then deliberate on its reception and uptake.
- By: Frank de Bakker, Peter Groenewegen, Frank den Hond
In decisions about corporate social responsibility and sustainability, think like an economist.
- By: Marc Orlitzky
Our study systematically reviews and quantifies the CSR-CFP link. We proposed that CSR behaviors are more likely to lead to CFP in the developed world because of its relatively mature institutional system and efficient market mechanism that allows such CSR to be more visible.
- By: Qian Wang, Junsheng Dou, Shenghua Jia
This foundational article, and the subsequent work that has cited this study, shows that not only do levels of development and economic metrics like GDP vary across countries, but legal systems also differ, as do cultural norms, industrial histories, and the types of economic activities that dominate. This variability thus leads to a range of different social, environmental or economic issues in each country.
- By: Diane Holt & David Littlewood
What an amazing 60 years Business & Society has had! In the journal's 60th volume this year, we celebrate the success of the journal with several new initiatives. Some of these will be announced later in the year, but we’d like to reflect now on what has been established in the domain of business and society and what opportunities lie ahead of us.
- By: Jill A. Brown, Frank G. A. de Bakker, Hari Bapuji, Colin Higgins, Kathleen Rehbein, & Andrew Spicer