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A Managerial Perspective on the Porter Hypothesis -The Case of CO2 Emissions
Arjaliès, Diane-Laure; Ponssard, Jean-Pierre - HAL - 2010
Over the past decade, the debate on climate change has dramatically shifted. The strong evidence presented by the scientific community through the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) process established by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the World Meteorological...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009353867
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CSR firm profiles and innovation: An empirical exploration with survey data
Bocquet, Rachel; Bas, Christian Le; Mothe, Caroline; … - HAL - 2011
concerned. Cluster 1 firms adopted CSR practices to achieve economic goals without resorting to the formalization of these … practices. In contrast, cluster 2 firms "learn CSR by doing" and by establishing CSR procedures and tools. Then  we match … different types of innovation (product, process, organizational). In comparison with the firms which don't adopt CSR, firms in Cluster …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009004096
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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
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La RSE comme instrument de la gouvernance d'entreprise
Cézanne, Cécile; Rubinstein, Marianne - HAL - 2010
Après avoir mis en évidence les problèmes de gouvernance posés par la " nouvelle firme ", désintégrée verticalement et intensive en capital humain, nous avançons que la responsabilité sociale de l'entreprise (RSE) peut servir à réguler les rapports de force entre les partenaires...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323659
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(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
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010696614
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010696616
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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
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International labour standards and product differentiation
Limardi, Michela - HAL - 2008
In the last decades the interaction between labour standards and international trade has assumed new importance. We use an incentive based-approach to assess the efficiency of trade policy instruments and private schemes for the promotion of international labour standards in Southern Firms. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010739107
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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 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