In: Sustainability Science, 2014, vol. 9, no. 1, p. 89-102
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In: Environmental and Resource Economics, 2013, vol. 55, no. 2, p. 291-308
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In: Journal of Business Ethics, 2012, vol. 105, no. 1, p. 1-16
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In: Journal of Corporate Citizenship, 2011, no. 42, p. 73-91
Organisations need to legitimise their behaviour in order to be accepted and supported by society. This study analyses the different perspectives on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in a multi-method approach. First, a content analysis of the companies’ annual and CSR reports and qualitative interviews with the communications executives analyses the social engagement that is...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2013 ; 2013ECO010.
After an essential, introductory examination of the phenomenon of microfinance (and microcredit in particular) it is necessary to approach the latent challenges concerning possible evolution and new prospects. These clearly need to be based on an advanced socio-economic system with the function of surpassing the current models (which are capitalist and neoliberalist) as well as on a renewed...
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This paper suggests that consumer boycotts target irresponsible behaviors of corporations toward consumer, political, and social issues. After identifying the characteristics of consumer boycotts’ best practices, the paper documents the results of a field study conducted on consumer boycotts in Switzerland. Results reveal its peculiarities compared to the reality in the United States, where...
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This paper documents the empirical results of a field study conducted among top Swiss companies. The survey investigates their practices in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) communication as well as their opinions about how favorable the Swiss context is for this kind of communication. Results show CSR communication in Switzerland as a practice in evolution, still needing expertise. In this...
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