OBJECTIVE To identify the international philanthropies that have invested in tobacco control in China, describe their role and strategies in changing the social norms of tobacco use, and define the outcomes achieved. METHODS Information on the international philanthropic donor China projects, including activities and outcomes, was gathered from multiple sources including organisational websit...

This study investigates the relationship between corporate environmental responsibility and corporate philanthropy. Using a sample of Chinese listed firms from 2008 to 2013, this paper examines the role of corporate environmental responsibility in corporate philanthropy and the moderating influence of the institutional environment using multilevel analysis. The results show that corporate eco-f...

Scientific journal publishing has become a lucrative enterprise, for commercial firms and (some) society publishers alike; but it was not always thus. The Royal Society is the publisher of world's longest-running scientific journal, most history Philosophical Transactions , its publication severe drain on Society's finances. This paper uses rich archives to investigate economic transformation o...

This study explored the philanthropic landscape of professional athletes and their charitable foundations. This research also investigated factors influencing the formation of philanthropic foundations among this group of individuals. First, data were collected to identify athletes in four professional North American sport leagues who had formed charitable foundations. Then, 36 interviews were ...

Many public goods are supported with both private and public funding. It is often argued that public funding, based on taxes, crowds out private philanthropic contributions. Agents respond to increases in taxes by decreasing their donations. However, the tax level depends on the political equilibrium arising from agents’ voting decisions. In this paper we analyze a variety of motivations for vo...

Background: Electronic transactions are another form of transactions that are done through electronic tools such as mobile phones, computers, tablets, etc. Considering the synchronization of Iranchr('39')s economic system with the world and meeting the needs of the day, ensuring the correct conclusion of electronic transactions with the correct and ethical use of options is explored. The presen...