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Editorial
David CrowtherThe concept of Corporate Social Responsibility has assumed the stauture of ubiquity and it is not possible to be oblivious to the concern with this issue which is gathering pace…
The Crises of Representation in Knowledge‐Based Societies: Why is accounting a social service?
Branka MraovićThe basic characteristic of knowledge‐based societies is that society organised according to simulations, codes and models replaces production as society's organising principle…
Decentralisation, Responsibility and Ethical Dilemmas
J.P. Minkes, A.L. MinkesThis outline paper stems from the shared interest of a criminologist and a scholar in business organisation in the problem of responsibility in the large and complex modern…
Towards bridging the digital divide for all‐round socio‐economic development in India of the 21st century
Deborah L. BuamThe idea of connecting rural India to the world has captured the imagination of journalists, scholars, non‐governmental organizations, digital pioneers, and the corporate sectors…
Situation of Corporate Social Responsibility in Spain: An Empirical Analysis
Isabel GallegoIn recent years the concept of corporate social responsibility has gained prominence among academics from a wide range of disciplines. According to the Green Paper issued by the…
NHS managers’ commitment to a socially responsible role: the NHS managers' views of their core values and their public image
Faruk MeraliThe NHS began life in 1948 with the noble intention of providing free health care for all from cradle to grave. Today the NHS is the largest employer in Europe employing in excess…
Are the Organizations Prepared for a Real Efficacy of the Socail and Collective Development? A Critical Reflexion in a Latin American Context
Ana Maria Davila Gomez, Jair Nascimento SantosIn the context of the present, most organizations are developing towards a so‐called efficacy proposed by a world of economic and scientific predominance. As a consequence…
Cedric the Pig: Annual General Meetings and Corporate Governance in the UK
Nic Apostolides, Rebecca BodenThere has been increasing engagement with Annual General Meetings (AGMs) in the UK during the past decade by both private investors and protesters. At the same time, proposals…
Resisting reification: free market or free citizens?
Hillary J. Shaw, Julia J.A. ShawA significant catalyst in global economic success has been the information revolution. The Internet, in particular, has facilitated a vast increase in the quantity of available…
Food Safety Problems in the World and in Turkey: Solutions Offered from the Perspective of Social Responsibility
R. Şeminur TopalAt the beginning of the new millennium, looking through national / international perspectives and analysing different projections and conclusions, investigation of future…
An Exploratory Study of Social Responsibility Disclosure on the Internet by Portuguese Listed Companies
Manuel Castelo Branco, Lucia Lima RodriguesThis study examines social responsibility information disclosure on the Internet by Portuguese listed companies in 2003 and also analyses annual reports as a disclosure medium for…
Socially Responsible Investment, Information and the Myth of Underperformance
Greig A. Mill, Leigh HollandSocially responsible investment (SRI): selection of investment portfolios with regard to ethical and social criteria in addition to conventional financial considerations, is often…
Beyond voluntary / mandatory juxtaposition. Towards a European framework on CSR as Network Governance
Wim Vandekerckhove, R M.S.Despite numerous calls from civil society for mandatory regulation on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the European Commission in its Green and White Paper, emphasised the…
Community Based And Distance Learning : Some Perspectives
A.S. GuhaDistance education techniques perceived holistically can and should be applied to literacy campaigns. In fact when we pose the question: ‘who is the distant learner’ the…
‘Radiomarathon’ in the Guinness World of Records: A tool for building a strong corporate reputation through corporate social responsibility
Ioanna Papasolomou DoukakisIs it in corporations' long‐term interests to exceed their social and environmental obligations and deliver a superior ethical performance? This is one of the key questions raised…
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1747-1117Online date, start – end:
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- Prof David Crowther