1. CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Activities and Impact on Firm Value: The Case of Technology Company Group -- 2. Financial determinants of development in the process of gmina management in the Silesian Voivodeship in Poland -- 3. Objective assumptions for the Monte Carlo simulation when...

This book examines the impact of multinational enterprises (MNEs) on local economies, and presents selected case studies of MNEs operating in low income countries. By balancing external social and environmental costs against its corresponding benefits, the book demonstrates that MNEs can have a...

1. Traditional and Contemporary Notions of Marketing Communications -- 2. Power Shift: Analyzing the Changing Role of Public Relations in the Mar-keting Mix -- 3. Marketing Communication Planning for SMEs in Emerging Markets -- 4. Communicating Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives: A...

This book integrates two different but equally prominent themes in the management field: mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and corporate social responsibility (CSR). It explores questions such as whether strategic goals overlap or conflict with sustainability choices, what the strategic and...

Introduction -- Social Purpose, Commercialization, and Innovations in Microfinance: A Theoretical and Practical Perspective -- A Systematic Overview of Innovations in Microfinance: Operational, Institutional and Product Innovation -- Funding structure in the Global Microfinance Industry: How...

Part I – General aspects of ESG -- 1. Introduction: the multiples roles of corporate governance under ESG (Paulo Câmara) -- 2. Sustainability as a game changer in corporate governance (Guido Ferrarini) -- 3. ESG and the shift on corporate purpose (Beate Sjåfjell) -- 4. Sustainability and...