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In search of an alternative to shareholder value maximization

Giraud, Gaël; Renouard, Cécile - HAL - 2011

This paper argues that mainstream economic the- ory, far from providing an indisputable plea in favor of shareholder value-maximization, o ers striking arguments showing quite the opposite: pro t maximization cannot be a legitimate prioritar- ian goal for private rms. This opens the door for a...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009207103

(Re)discovering the social responsibility of business in Germany

Antal, Ariane Berthoin; Oppen, Maria; Sobczak, André - HAL - 2009

The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a relatively recent addition to the agenda in Germany, although …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010690450

International framework agreements: new paths to workers' participation in multinationals'governance?

Schomann, Isabelle; Sobczak, André; Voss, Eckhard; … - HAL - 2008

This article describes the results of a major study on the impact of codes of conduct and international framework agreements (IFAs) on social regulation at company level. The limits of labour legislation at the national, as well as the international, level provide a strong motivation for both...

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Codes of conduct in subcontracting networks : a labour law perspective

Sobczak, André - HAL - 2003

In the past ten years, many European companies organised into subcontracting networks have decided to adopt codes of conduct to regulate labour relations and to ensure the respect of fundamental social rights. This paper first determines the context and the issues to be addressed by codes of...

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Are firms with different CSR profiles equally innovative? Empirical analysis with survey data

Bocquet, Rachel; Bas, Christian Le; Mothe, Caroline; … - HAL - 2013

This paper explores the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and innovation from a firm strategic … perspective. Matching Community Innovation Survey data with specific data collected about the CSR behaviour of Luxembourg firms …, the authors identify two types of firms (strategic versus responsive) that differ in the intensity of their CSR adoption …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010757582

In search of an alternative to shareholder value maximization

Giraud, Gaël; Renouard, Cécile - HAL - 2011

This paper argues that mainstream economic theory, far from providing an indisputable plea in favor of shareholder value-maximization, offers striking arguments showing quite the opposite : profit-maximization cannot be a legitimate goal for private firms. This opens the door for a widening of a...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011025817

The CSR-Firm Performance Missing Link: Complementarity Between Environmental, Social and Business Behavior Criteria?

Cavaco, Sandra; Crifo, Patricia - HAL - 2010

This article analyses the complementarity between various dimensions of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and … financial performance. We hypothesise that the absence of consensus in the empirical literature on the CSR-financial performance … different CSR components. We investigate such relationships using a sample of 595 firms from 15 European countries over the 2002 …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008793868

Towards a Model of Corporate and Social Stakeholder Engagement: Analyzing the Relations Between a French Mutual Bank and Its Members

Girard, Carine; Sobczak, André - HAL - 2012

The aim of this article is to develop a new classification of stakeholders based on the concept of corporate and social engagement. Engagement is analyzed as an organizational learning process between the managers of an organization and its stakeholders. It is a necessary condition to improve...

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Signaling Corporate Social Responsibility: Third-Party Certification vs. Brands

Etilé, Fabrice; Teyssier, Sabrina - HAL - 2012

, only third-party certification clearly produces efficiency gains, by increasing CSR investments. In markets where … paying more for the same level of CSR investments by firms. …

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The impact of higher education on students' and young managers' perception of companies and corporate social responsibility: an exploratory analysis

Sobczak, André; Debucquet, Gervaise; Havard, Christelle - HAL - 2006

companies and corporate social responsibility (CSR). The research is based on an electronic questionnaire for students and …

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