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The integration of the social, economic, and environmental dimension of business into day-to-day business operations is a basic feature of corporate social responsibility. The new millennium saw the concept of social responsibility introduced in the Serbian banking sector. Originally perceived as a risky and intriguing phenomenon, today it is an indispensable part of many Serbian banks' business. For this reason, the aim of the research is to assess the level of implementation of corporate social responsibility in the Serbian banking sector. The sample consisted of a number of active and systemically important banks in the Republic of Serbia. We examined the propensity of Serbian banking entities to behave responsibly towards the community, the environment, their employees, investors, clients, and suppliers. For the purpose of this research, descriptive statistics, analysis and synthesis techniques, and a detailed analysis of scientific publications by Serbian and foreign authors from the relevant field were used. The results supported the premise that the Serbian banking sector exhibits a high level of implementation of socially responsible behavior, with a tendency towards further growth. This business behavior, generally speaking, indirectly affects corporate performance, stakeholder loyalty, and the reputation of the financial institutions.

Stakeholder-Dialoge, Multistakeholder-Foren, deliberative Diskurse, Stakeholder-Netzwerke - um nur einige Varianten der etablierten Begrifflichkeiten des politischen Diskurses anzuführen - sind Steuerungsmedien moderner Gesellschaften. Mit ihnen verbindet sich der Versuch, auf die wachsende Komplexität und Unsicherheit einer globalisierten Welt durch eine Steigerung der Adaptivität ihrer Governancestrukturen zu reagieren. Diese Komplexität und Unsicherheit der Entscheidungen speist sich im Wesentlichen aus der nicht abreißenden Zunahme neuartiger Fragestellungen und Herausforderungen für alle Subsysteme der Gesellschaften. Dialoge und Diskurse sind in dieser Situation Medien dezentraler Steuerung, mit denen versucht wird, mehr Alternativen und damit auch Wettbewerb in der institutionellen und organisatorischen Struktur einer Gesellschaft zu schaffen. Die dadurch entstehende institutionelle Diversifität vergrößert die adaptive Effizienz einer Gesellschaft, mit ihren Herausforderungen erfolgreich umzugehen. Stakeholder-Netzwerke erlauben die Integration und Organisation verstreuten Wissens, neuer Ideen, und eine ihrer Erfolgsbedingungen ist es, dass sie dies zu niedrigen Transaktionskosten tun. Hier liegt die Triebkraft für die allgemein anerkannte Tatsache, dass Unternehmen in den gesellschaftlichen Diskursen der letzten Jahre eine prominente Rolle gespielt haben und wohl auch noch künftig spielen werden. Unternehmen sind wissensbasierte Organisationen, die über ein vielfältiges Wissen (aus Management, Kultur, Ökonomik, Politik etc.) verfügen und Ressourcen zur Realisierung sich daraus ergebender Handlungsoptionen mobilisieren können. Damit sind sie Ressourcenbündel, die auch für die Entscheidung politischer oder gesellschaftlicher Fragen mit Nutzen zugänglich gemacht werden können. Ökonomisch gesehen stellt sich hier zunächst die Frage nach den Transaktionskosten und der Verteilung der Erträge aus diesen materiellen und immateriellen Ressourcen. Damit zusammenhängend stellt sich die Frage nach der angemessenen Governancestruktur zur Mobilisierung und Einspeisung dieser Ressourcen in die Gesellschaft und umgekehrt, sowohl aus Sicht der Unternehmen als auch aus Sicht der Gesellschaft. In diesem Bericht wird aufgezeigt, welche Konsequenzen sich aus der Diskussion über CSR und Netzwerke für die Betrachtung des Wesens der Firma ergeben. Dazu wird zuerst die neu entwickelte Stakeholder- Governance-Theorie vorgestellt, in der die Firma als eine gesellschaftliche Governanceform für bilaterale und multilaterale, vertraglich organisierte Stakeholder-Beziehungen verstanden wird (vgl. Kapitel II). Anschließend werden die empirischen Ergebnisse der komparativen Analyse erörtert, in der untersucht wurde, ob und inwieweit bestimmte Governanceformen von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen (KMU) im Vergleich zu Großunternehmen signifikante Unterschiede hinsichtlich Effektivität, Effizienz und Legitimität von CSR aufweisen (vgl. Kapitel III).

AbstractWe apply the theory of corporate social responsibility to analyse social welfare investment undertaken by Chinese State Owned Enterprises (SOEs). We present a simple theoretical model to illustrate how the presence of social objectives in the firm's objective function changes its investment behaviour. Our theoretical model accommodates special features of Chinese SOEs, whose social welfare investment is driven by both social objectives and profit concerns. The model is then tested using a panel of Chinese enterprises during the period 1995–1999. The empirical analysis indicates that despite of the corporatization reform social welfare investment undertaken by Chinese SOEs is still inefficient due to the lack of profit concerns, suggesting that social objectives still dominate profit concerns in motivating the SOEs' social welfare investment. However, we do obtain clear‐cut evidence showing that social objectives become less important as time progresses.

We investigated how employees' perceptions of the internal (endorsed by the firm and in line with its mission and values) and external (driven by practical or instrumental benefits) legitimacy of their firm's corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities influence their work orientations.
Specifically, we believed that internal legitimacy would be considered more authentic than would external legitimacy, and that it would have a more positive influence on employees' organizational identification and affective attachment. We conducted a field survey using employee data from
38 firms listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Korea in 2009. As predicted, external legitimacy reduced employee's perception of CSR authenticity whereas internal legitimacy increased it. Perceived CSR authenticity was also found to be an important mediator in the relationship between
employees' legitimacy perceptions and their work orientations. The results supported most of our hypotheses; implications of these findings are discussed.

Africa is on the rise. Enabled by natural resources, commodity trading and the recent discovery of Africa as the last frontier of capitalism by the global market, African entrepreneurs are now being empowered as economic change agents. How can this new economic elite engage in the sustainable development of the continent? 'Africapitalism', the term coined by Nigerian economist Tony O. Elumelu, describes an economic philosophy embodying the private sector's commitment to the economic transformation of Africa through investments generating economic prosperity and social wealth. The concept has attracted significant attention in both business and policy circles. Promoting a positive change in approach and outlook towards development in Africa, this book consolidates research and insights into the Africapitalism movement, and will appeal to scholars, researchers and graduate students of Africa studies, international business, business and society, corporate social responsibility, strategic management, economic thought, international political economy, leadership and development studies

This book provides a comprehensive and multi-facetted analysis of the current state of social-responsibility education in various European countries. It explores the different approaches toward CSR education across Europe by identifying each country's current practices and university courses, and by revealing the effect of these methods on future generations of leaders. Using a quantitative research methodology, the book presents comparisons of the current nature and implications of CSR education in a sample of 10 business schools from Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Turkey

[EN] This is the first study that presents a full picture of the field by using a combination of two methodologies, bibliometric and social network analysis (SNA). Thus, this work maps the knowledge of previous research and suggest new avenues for future research for the relationship between board characteristics and corporate social responsibility (CSR) and CSR disclosure (CSRD). We analysed 242 articles published on Web of Science database (WoS) journals for the period 1992-2019. The results show that board characteristics have a significant impact on CSR literature in terms of citations and high-quality journals. Moreover, the trend of the papers published in the field is increasing in the last five years. Our work clusters the literature according to keywords and draws the primary authors' networks. This study also draws potential future avenues for research in the field in terms of research gaps (governance mechanisms, variables, countries, etc.). Furthermore, our results suggest some potential areas of interest for future political reforms of board of directors' guidelines. ; Dwekat, A.; Seguí-Mas, E.; Tormo-Carbó, G. (2020). The effect of the board on corporate social responsibility: bibliometric and social network analysis. Economic Research-Ekonomska Istra ivanja. 33(1):1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2020.1776139 ; S ; 1 ; 25 ; 33 ; 1 ; Adams, R. B., Almeida, H., & Ferreira, D. (2005). Powerful CEOs and Their Impact on Corporate Performance. Review of Financial Studies, 18(4), 1403-1432. doi:10.1093/rfs/hhi030 ; Al-Dah, B., Dah, M., & Jizi, M. (2018). Is CSR reporting always favorable? Management Decision, 56(7), 1506-1525. doi:10.1108/md-05-2017-0540 ; Omair Alotaibi, K., & Hussainey, K. (2016). Determinants of CSR disclosure quantity and quality: Evidence from non-financial listed firms in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, 13(4), 364-393. doi:10.1057/jdg.2016.2 ; Angelidis, J., & Ibrahim, N. A. (2011). The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on the ...

Surveys 200 Malaysian students at a US midwestern university to investigate attitudes towards corporate social responsibility. Refers to previous studies exploring the link between corporate social responsibility and financial performance but asserts that there is little empirical evidence on corporate social responsibility and employee attitudes – hence this study. Describes how the survey was carried out (a questionnaire measured on a four‐point Likert scale). Uses t‐tests to evaluate the data. Aims particularly to establish whether or not individuals who value corporate social responsibility exhibit less tolerance of 17 identified counter productive behaviours (such as using organizational services for personal use, padding expense accounts and pilfering organizational supplies). Finds support for the notion that individuals who value corporate social responsibility rate the 17 behaviours as more unethical than individuals who do not especially value corporate social responsibility. Indicates, therefore, that these (more ethical) individuals are less likely to indulge in counter productive behaviour. Recommends ways to back up and extend this research.