Extending “above-the table”-relationships has been a principal objective of corporate social responsibility (CSR) from the very outset. This would provide benefits to the corporation and its stakeholders by getting everyone closely involved in the raison d'être of the business, through...

In markets with increasing complexity and intensity of competition, innovation is becoming one of the most relevant means to continuously outperform competitors. The sequence runs from diversifying and adapting to re-positioning and even re-inventing the organization. One important stream of...