Society and Business Review: Volume 17 Issue 2

Editorial: The role of CSR leadership

Debbie Haski-Leventhal

Mapping the determinants of carbon-related CEO compensation: a multilevel approach

Julija Winschel

In view of the current climate change emergency and the growing importance of the climate-related accountability of companies, this paper aims to advance a comprehensive…

The role of social entrepreneurs’ cosmopolitan orientation in bridging the gap between prosperity and social deprivation

Nikolai Mouraviev, Nada K. Kakabadse

Israel is characterised by economic growth that is accompanied not only by prosperity but also by increasing poverty. This paper aims to conceptualise the role of Israel’s social…

Finding psychopaths in white-collar jobs: a review of the evidence and why it matters

Clive Roland Boddy, Ross Taplin, Benedict Sheehy, Brendon Murphy

Influential research has posited that empirical investigation provides no evidence for the existence of white-collar/successful psychopaths. The purpose of this current paper is…

CEO statements on racial inequity – (how) do they matter to shareholders?

Pyemo Afego, Imhotep Alagidede

The purpose of this study is to explore how citizen protests against perceived acts of racial injustice impact on share prices of companies who weigh in on the protests. In…

Strategic CSR practices, strategic orientation and business value creation among multinational subsidiaries in Ghana

Alex Anlesinya, James B. Abugre

This study aims to examine the direct influence of strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices on business value creation while accounting for the moderating and…

Corporate governance and the quality of CSR disclosure: lessons from an emerging economy

Husam Ananzeh

This paper is motivated by the absence of rules that govern the practice of corporate social responsibility disclosure (CSRD). The purpose of this paper is to investigate the…

CEO activism. What do we know? What don’t we know? A systematic literature review

Franz Rumstadt, Dominik K. Kanbach

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) activism, i.e. executives, publicly weighing in on sociopolitical debates, is an area of increasing interest in academia and business. This young…

Book review

Tashfeen Ahmad

Book review

Tashfeen Ahmad