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April 11, 2008
Article

How Olympic Sponsors Can Be Socially Responsible

By: Mark R. Kramer

1999
Working Paper

Machines and Mindlessness: Social Responses to Computers

By: Clifford Nass and Youngme Moon

10 Sep 2010
Working Paper Summaries

The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Investment Recommendations

Keywords: by Ioannis Ioannou & George Serafeim; Financial Services

2014
Working Paper

Finance and Social Responsibility in the Informal Economy: Institutional Voids, Globalization and Microfinance Institutions

By: Hao Liang, Christopher Marquis and Sunny Li Sun

We examine the heterogeneous effects of globalization on the interest rate setting by microfinance institutions (MFIs) around the world. We consider MFIs as a mechanism to overcome the institutional void of credit for small entrepreneurs in developing and emerging... View Details

Keywords: Institutional Voids; Microfinance Institutions; Economic Globalization; Social Globalization; Microfinance; Globalization; Developing Countries and Economies

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Aug 2004 - 2004
Conference Presentation

Institutional Innovation: Socio-cognitive Reconstruction of Corporate Social Responsibility

By: Julie Battilana and E. Boxenbaum

Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Cognition and Thinking; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact

28 May 2012
Research & Ideas

A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy

Thousands of large, profitable companies have all the right intentions of giving back to society—and yet a sizable number of them have corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs that provide little... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

April 2014
Article

Corporate Social Responsibility:: A Way of Life at the Tata Group

By: Shashank Shah

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility; India

2021
Working Paper

Disclosure-Driven Social Engagement in Supply Chains

By: Caleb Kwon and Andrew Di Wu

Keywords: Disclosure; Supply Chain; Corporate Social Responsibility

winter 2006
Article

Corporate Social Responsibility and Taxation: The Missing Link

By: Mihir A. Desai and Dhammika Dharmapala

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Taxation

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2009
Article

Corporate Social Responsibility and the Priority of Shareholders

By: Nien-he Hsieh

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Shareholder Relations

First Quarter, winter 2006
Article

Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy and Boards of Directors

By: Herman B. Leonard and V. Kasturi Rangan

Keywords: Strategy; Governance

June 26, 2019
Article

The Biggest Mistakes Companies Make With Corporate Social Responsibility

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter

There’s almost nothing worse for the corporate ego than thinking that you’re doing good and should be appreciated for it, only to find that you’re pilloried instead. The public doesn’t believe you, the community doesn’t want you, and your own employees won’t defend... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Leadership; Change; Business and Community Relations

April 1, 2020
Article

Coronavirus Is Putting Corporate Social Responsibility to the Test

By: Mark R. Kramer

A great many large companies talk about their values, or about how much they care for their employees and other stakeholders. The coronavirus crisis is the time for them to make good on that commitment. The author offers some things that corporations can do to help... View Details

Keywords: Health Pandemics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact

July 2015
Background Note

An Overview of Corporate Social Responsibility in India (B)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Shashank Shah

Keywords: India

Educators

July 2015
Background Note

An Overview of Corporate Social Responsibility in India (A)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Shashank Shah

Keywords: India

Educators

August 2011 (Revised September 2011)
Supplement

The Dannon Company: Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility (B)

By: Christopher Marquis and Bobbi Thomason

Details Dannon's decision to initiate a cause marketing program focused on breast cancer to directly compete with Yoplait. View Details

Keywords: Marketing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Food and Beverage Industry

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April 2, 2018
Article

The Right Way for Companies to Publicize Their Social Responsibility Efforts

By: Mark R. Kramer

It’s a common complaint. Companies keep trying to show the world that they are socially conscious and keep losing the battle. Anheuser-Busch and Hyundai even devoted this year’s Super Bowl ads to lauding their philanthropic efforts with decidedly mixed responses.... View Details

Keywords: Public Relations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Communication Strategy

November 2015
Article

When Doing Good Is Bad in Gift-giving: Mis-predicting Appreciation of Socially Responsible Gifts

By: Lisa A. Cavanaugh, F. Gino and Gavan J. Fitzsimons

Gifts that support a worthy cause (i.e., "gifts that give twice"), such as a charitable donation in the recipient's name, have become increasingly popular. Recipients generally enjoy these gifts, which not only benefit others in need but also make recipients feel good... View Details

Keywords: Perception; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving