Corporate Socially Responsible Reporting and Accountability

Socially Responsible Investment and Corporate Social and Environmental Reporting: An Exploratory Study

This exploratory study examines the relations between corporate social and environmental reporting (CS&ER) i and the socially responsible investment (SRI) ii sector. The evidence presented, based upon the informed opinions of 14 experts within the SRI field, suggests that the field of CS&ER is on the verge of a major change towards a substantial and sustained improvement in quality and quantity...

Building Corporate Associations: Consumer Attributions for Corporate Socially Responsible Programs

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is often used as a key criterion in gauging corporate reputation. This research examined the influence of consumers' attributions on corporate outcomes in response to CSR. Researchers and managers have considered consumers' beliefs about CSR initiatives to be simplistic, serving either economic ends or reflecting sincere social concerns. The results of two ...

Coordination of promotional effort, corporate social responsibility and periodic review replenishment decisions in a two-echelon socially responsible supply chain

In this paper, we explore the issue of coordination in a manufacturer-retailer supply chain where the manufacturer is socially responsible and invests in CSR activities. On the other hand, the retailer invests in promotional efforts and uses a periodic review order-up-to policy for replenishing items. First, the decentralized decision-making structure is modeled to calculate the minimum accepta...

Corporate Accountability

Impacts of Socially Responsible Corporate Activities on Korean Consumers’ Corporate Evaluations in the Agrifood Industry

The variety of socially responsible corporate activities employed in the agrifood industry has been broadening. An increasing number of agrifood companies have been employing strategic approaches to socially responsible activities, reinforced by Porter and Kramer’s concept of creating shared value (CSV). This study compares the effects on corporate evaluations of two socially responsible corpor...