Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Research Background and Proposed Research Questions -- 1.1.1 Research Background -- 1.1.2 Proposed Research Questions -- 1.2 Review of the Literature -- 1.2.1 Research on the Necessity of University Information Disclosure -- 1.2.2 Related Theories of University Information Disclosure -- 1.2.3 Studies on University Information Disclosure Practices -- 1.3 Shortcomings of Existing Research -- 1.4 The Present Approach: Strategic Disclosure Reflecting University Social Responsibility -- 1.5 The Purpose and Significance of This Research -- 1.5.1 The Purpose of This Research -- 1.5.2 The Significance of This Research -- 2 University Social Responsibility: Research Design -- 2.1 Theoretical Foundations of This Research -- 2.1.1 Stakeholders Theory -- 2.1.2 New Institutionalism Theory -- 2.1.3 Transparency-Restricting Power Theory -- 2.1.4 Information Sharing Theory -- 2.2 Definition of Core Concepts -- 2.2.1 Concept of University Social Responsibility -- 2.2.2 Boundary of University Social Responsibility -- 2.3 Research Methods -- 2.4 Research Routes -- 3 Japanese University Information Disclosure Practices: A Macroscopic Perspective -- 3.1 The State of Japanese Universities' Information Disclosure -- 3.1.1 The Development of Japanese Universities' Information Disclosure Policies -- 3.1.2 Institutional Background: The Amendments of Education Law -- 3.1.3 Social Background of Japanese University Information Disclosure -- 3.1.4 The Status Quo of Japanese University Information Disclosure -- 3.2 Features of Japanese University Information Disclosure -- 3.2.1 Background of University Information Disclosure in Japan -- 3.2.2 Good Examples of Universities in Information Disclosure -- 3.2.3 Motivations for University Information Disclosure in Japan.
This study seeks to identify the most important impediments to the report on the social responsibility of business organizations in Saudi Arabia. To achieve this purpose, the researcher conducted a field study on a sample of auditors and some officials of social responsibility in the private sector and test a number of hypotheses using a Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). A total of (210) questionnaires were distributed, from which (100) were collected and usable representing a response rate of (48%). The results showed the presence of a number of regulatory and legislative constraints, scientific and professional, cultural and social, as well as financial and administrative. In light of these results the study presented a number of recommendations, including building a regulatory framework for the exercise of social responsibility in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Yrityksillä on moniulotteinen rooli yhteiskunnassa, ne ovat keskeisiä toimijoita taloudellisen kasvun ja sosiaalisen hyvinvoinnin luomisessa. Yritysten keskeinen asema ja vallankäyttö ovat nostaneet esille huolen yritysten negatiivisista vaikutuksista yhteiskuntaan ja ympäristöön ja lisänneet keskustelua yritysten yhteiskunnallisesta vastuusta. Hyvin paljon yritysten yhteiskuntavastuututkimusta on tehty perinteisten länsimaiden kontekstissa, mutta muilta osin tutkimustieto on vielä vaatimatonta. Tässä väitöskirjassa yritysten yhteiskuntavastuuasiaa tarkastellaan eräässä vähemmän tutkitussa yhteiskunnassa, Romaniassa. Romania on entinen kommunistinen Itä-Euroopan maa, joka on muuttumassa keskusjohtoisesta suunnitelmataloudesta kohti vapaata markkinataloutta. Väitöskirja tarkastelee talousmediassa julkaistuja tekstejä, joilla nähdään olevan mahdollisuus vaikuttaa lukijoiden ajatus- ja toimintamalleihin. Väitöskirjatutkimus tarkastelee, miten yhteiskuntavastuusta keskustellaan Romanian tärkeimmässä talouslehdessä. Analyysi kattaa 15 vuoden ajanjakson (marraskuu 1992 joulukuu 2007). Tänä aikana Romania kävi läpi nopeita yhteiskunnallisia, taloudellisia ja poliittisia muutoksia. Yhteiskuntavastuukeskustelun muutoksia mediassa analysoidaan tulkitsevan tekstianalyysin avulla. Yritysten yhteiskuntavastuukeskustelua koskevaa empiiristä aineistoa tarkastellaan kolmen sidosryhmän näkökulmasta: työntekijöiden, luonnonympäristön ja ympäröivän yhteiskunnan. Tutkimuksen tulokset ilmaisevat näihin kolmeen sidosryhmään kohdistuvan yhteiskuntavastuuajattelun muutosta yhteiskuntakeskeisyydestä yrityskeskeisyyteen. Empiirinen analyysini osoittaa, että liiketaloudellinen vastuu korostui tarkastellun ajanjakson aikana mediakeskustelussa sosiaalisen ja ympäristövastuun sekä moraalikysymysten kustannuksella. Kaiken kaikkiaan väitöskirjatutkimuksen perusteella voidaan todeta, että romanialaisessa talouslehtikirjoittelussa suositaan sellaista yritysten yhteiskunnallisen vastuun tulkintaa, jonka mukaan sosiaalinen vastuu ja ympäristövastuu tulisi huomioida vain, jos ne tuovat hyötyä liiketoiminnalle. Väitöskirjassa ehdotetaan, että tällainen lähestymistapa ei välttämättä ole rakentava Romanian yhteiskunnalle ja se voi olla riittämätön vastaamaan sosiaalisiin ja ympäristöhaasteisiin myös maailmanlaajuisesti. Laajempi näkökulma yritysten roolia ja yhteiskuntavastuuta koskevassa keskustelussa on tarpeen. ; Companies play a complex role in society and are commonly seen as key actors in fostering economic growth and societal welfare. However, due to increasing societal concerns about companies social and environmental negative impacts and their growing power in society, their social responsibilities have been under debate in recent decades. While much research on corporate social responsibilities has been done in the context of Western countries, little is known about this phenomenon in other parts of the world. This dissertation looks more closely at this issue in one such less-known societal context: the case of Romania, a former communist country in Eastern Europe, transforming its centrally-planned economy into a free market economy. The dissertation does so by looking at texts in business media, one important actor in society able to influence readers way of thinking and acting. The research investigates how corporate social responsibilities are discussed in a major Romanian business magazine. This is done by looking at three discourses that seem to dominate CSR practice and research. The anti-CSR discourse questions the moral, legal and institutional grounds of the idea of business responsibilities. The business case discourse supports the view that responsibilities are owed to stakeholders only if the firm benefits. The moral discourse entails that companies need to behave responsibly because it is a moral obligation to do so. The analysis covers a period of 15 years (November 1992-December 2007), during which Romania went through rapid transformations of its social, economic and political institutions. Textual interpretative analysis is used to examine developments in media discussions of corporate social responsibilities. The empirical analysis is performed by looking at three stakeholders to whom firms may be accountable: employees, the natural environment and society at large. The findings reveal changes in media talk about the business responsibilities owed to the three stakeholders from a society-centred to a firm-centred perspective. The empirical analysis shows how business case discourse became prevalent in media discussions, while moral and anti-CSR discourses were rejected. Overall, the dissertation suggests that a business case approach may not be beneficial for Romanian society and otherwise may be insufficient for current worldwide social and environmental challenges. A broader agenda for discussing corporate social responsibilities and business role in society is deemed a necessity.
Corporate social responsibility in Georgia is a very disputable phenomenon, mostly because of the tribal character of the region's politi-cal transformation. Business elites do not cooperate with society, but place themselves above it. Exception from this general rule may be made of situations when they strive for political legitimacy (B. Iwaniszwili). Nowadays business in Georgia is not interested in developing corporate social responsibility. Georgian businessman perceive it more as a significant expense than an investment. Public authorities are deprived of sufficient control over private business sector to force the implementa-tion of riles of corporate responsibility. Georgia is devoid of an essential fundament for corporate respon-sibility – civil society. Economy is treated there as a system of inexhaust-ible resources [4: 343], which may be endlessly exploited, while giving at the same time nothing in return. The treatment of society and democracy by business elites is highly instrumental [8: 160]. Thus "the interests of the ruling elites constitute a point of reference to the already realized or still wanted paradigms of modernization, and not the other way" [8: 192]. Business elites and society function in the environment impressionable by tribalism and clan politics, which influences the effects of transformation processes, inter alia: non-market distribution of assets, quasi-militarization of economic relations and tendency to sustain monopolies at any cost [32: 4]. Business in Georgia is taking advantage of the regression caused by the economic transformation. It builds its own position against a background of such transformation. Thus the reduction of unemploy-ment, preventing further collapse of the agricultural sector and providing political stability are simply unprofitable. Such phenomenon as corrup-tion, clan structure or nepotism dominate corporate social responsibility in Georgia. Georgia faces strong tendencies to appropriation of power and putting group interests before the public good. In ...
Offers guidelines, plans and practical examples on how to manage CSR in global business operations. Based on the experiences of 20 diverse, large, medium and small companies, this book constitutes a guidebook and action plan to enable companies of all sizes to manage risk and seek out opportunities for engagement in their overseas operations.