Social impact as a measure of fit between firm activities and stakeholder expectations
DOI: 10.1504/IJBGE.2008.017888 | Lisa Papania, Daniel M. Shapiro, John Peloza | Institutional investors are increasingly focusing on firms that prioritise Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). In the absence of any objective measure of a firm|s CSR Performance (CSP), their investment choices are largely guided by inde... | 3 - 16 |
Company growth and Board attitudes to corporate social responsibility
DOI: 10.1504/IJBGE.2008.017888 | Coral B. Ingley | Companies are beginning to recognise the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as presenting a new business model and an opportunity for building innovative forms of competitive advantage. Boards are instrumental in shaping and o... | 17 - 39 |
Diving for pearls: the importance of Board induction and re-induction
DOI: 10.1504/IJBGE.2008.017888 | Tracy Long | In 2003, the Combined Code emphasised two important aspects of Board contribution: the importance of induction for newly appointed Public Limited Company (PLC) board members, and appropriate training and development for all directors servin... | 40 - 50 |
Corporate governance practices of small cap companies and their financial performance: an empirical study in New Zealand
DOI: 10.1504/IJBGE.2008.017888 | Krishna Reddy, Stuart Locke, Frank Scrimgeour, Abeyratna Gunasekarage | The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of corporate governance practices of small cap companies have had on their financial performances. Previous studies have mainly examined governance practices of larger corporations. This an... | 51 - 78 |
Engaging the Board: integrity, values and the Board agenda
DOI: 10.1504/IJBGE.2008.017888 | Scott Lichtenstein, Les Higgins, Pat Dade | Directors rate integrity as having the greatest impact on successful Board performance. Yet, no shared meaning exists about what integrity means because it is dependent on one|s personal values. This paper builds on research into integrity ... | 79 - 98 |
Current practice of FTSE 350 Boards concerning the appointment, evaluation and development of directors, boards and committees post the Combined Code
DOI: 10.1504/IJBGE.2008.017888 | Victor Dulewicz, Peter Herbert | The objectives of this study are to survey, post the latest Combined Code, current board practice concerning (a) the appointment, evaluation and development of directors and (b) performance evaluation of boards and their committees. The Com... | 99 - 115 |
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