scholarly journals Environmental component of socially responsible policy of multinational companies

2021 ◽  
Vol 915 (1) ◽  
pp. 012020
Author(s):  
I Privarnikova ◽  
O Zinchenko ◽  
N Meshko ◽  
V Apalkova
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Enterprises ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Management Style ◽  
Environmental Responsibility ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Global Business ◽  
Corporate Policies ◽  
Intel Corporation

Abstract The article is aimed at studying environmental responsibility of multinational enterprises in electronics and IT sectors. The main aspects of environmental policy of global business enterprises have been systematized, their characteristics for such high-tech market leaders as Alphabet Inc, IBM and Intel Corporation have been given. Corporate policies have been analyzed and compared in three aspects of environmental activity of the companies selected for this study: waste recycling, energy use and environmental impact. The results of the analysis of eco-responsible companies’ practices show that each company forms management style and tools by implementing environmental responsibility, but none of them has managed to hold higher positions in the ranking of business environmental responsibility. Reserves for activating eco-oriented companies’ policy in IT sector have been identified.

scholarly journals Socially Responsible HR in Action: Learning from Corporations Listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index World 2018/2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3237
Author(s):  
Pyounggu Baek ◽  
Taesung Kim
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Enterprises ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Action Learning ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Sustainability Index ◽  
Responsible Management ◽  
Dow Jones Sustainability Index ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Corporate Social

As ethical management, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and corporate sustainability (CS) are increasingly permeating business discourse, contemplating the role of human resources (HR) in helping organizations with socially responsible management is a proactive acceptance of stakeholders’ expectations while reinforcing the field’s identity and contribution. In response, the we examined the HR policies and practices of 46 multinational enterprises (MNEs) listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World 2018/2019 to add new insights to the literature and inform the HR field on how to move forward with socially responsible HR. Content analysis and inductive conceptualization of the MNEs’ HR activities produced a triangular pyramid for socially responsible HR, constructed with eight major themes at the individual, organizational, and institutional levels. Building on the findings, we suggest implications for practice and research, and conclude with urging the HR community to demonstrate leadership in setting the agendas and facilitating change toward socially responsible management.

Principles and Practices for Corporate Responsibility

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 695-701 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia H. Werhane
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Corporate Responsibility ◽  
Multinational Enterprises ◽  
Transnational Corporations ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Market Place ◽  
Global Business

ABSTRACT:The first issue of Business Ethics Quarterly was launched in 1991. At that time there were few general principles that could serve as guidelines for global business. However, since 1991 a plethora of such principles have been developed to serve as guidelines and evaluative mechanisms for global corporate responsibilities. But operationalizing these principles in practice has been a challenge for most transnational corporations and even for smaller, more local enterprises. This is because, in some cases, the principles ask too much of companies. In other cases, the principles are ambiguous. And in still other cases, the principles, written by and large from a Western, rights-based perspective, cannot be operationalized in some cultural or religious settings. In this paper I will outline a series of dilemmas multinational enterprises face in the global market place, even when they sincerely sign on to one or another set of principles. These problems are not insurmountable, but in the imperfect world of commerce, require that our expectations of corporate responsibilities be satisficing rather than absolutist.

scholarly journals Performance Dissimilarities in European Union Manufacturing: The Effect of Ownership and Technological Intensity

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 10407
Author(s):  
Lucian Belascu ◽  
Alexandra Horobet ◽  
Georgiana Vrinceanu ◽  
Consuela Popescu
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Multinational Enterprises ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Categorical Variables ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Personnel Costs ◽  
Technological Level ◽  
Technological Intensity

Our paper addresses the relevance of a set of continuous and categorical variables that describe industry characteristics to differences in performance between foreign versus locally owned companies in industries with dissimilar levels of technological intensity. Including data on manufacturing sector performance from 20 European Union member countries and covering the 2009–2016 period, we used the random forests methodology to identify the best predictors of EU manufacturing industries’ a priori classification based on two main attributes: ownership (foreign versus local) and technological intensity. We found that EU foreign-owned businesses dominate locally owned ones in terms of size, which gives them an edge in obtaining higher profits, cash flow and investments and coping with higher personnel costs. Furthermore, ownership is a more important differentiator of performance at the industry level than the industry’s technological level. The performance of foreign-owned high-tech manufacturing industry units across the EU is the most heterogeneous compared to the other four categories, indicating particularities linked to technological level, ownership, and even location. Our findings suggest that multinational enterprises in high-tech industries transfer to eastern EU countries’ activities and processes with lower technological intensity and higher labour intensity, but also that locally owned businesses, even within high-tech industries, have lower technological levels.

scholarly journals Sustainable Development in Portuguese Social Economy Entities: The Environmental Responsibility of Private Social Solidarity Institutions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graça Azevedo ◽  
Denise Curi ◽  
Alberto J. Costa ◽  
Ana Maria Bandeira ◽  
Augusta Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Social Solidarity ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Responsibility ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Environmental Behaviour ◽  
The Social

Social Economy institutions seek to provide answers to social problems, given that they naturally have a socially responsible mission. This study aims to answer the research question: how sustainable practices, namely environmental behaviour, have been adopted by Portuguese Private Social Solidarity Institutions (IPSS) with the purpose of contributing to Sustainable Development? To achieve this objective, qualitative research was carried out in 31 IPSS, which was framed within the scope of the TFA project (Theoretical framework for promotion of accountability in the social economy sector: the IPSS case). Semi-structured interviews were conducted, with a script based on the literature review, from May to July 2019, with those responsible for the management of these entities. A content analysis was conducted, using the NVivo12 Version 12.6.0 software, which enables data to be coded and categorised, reducing any researcher bias. The results indicate that most entities carry out activities of an environmental nature, related to the reuse of materials, the recycling of waste, the sale of materials for recycling, and user awareness. Several entities expressed financial limitations to the implementation of Environmental Management Systems and their accomplishment. However, the objections presented are not impossible to overcome, according to studies presented in other countries.

scholarly journals METHODOLOGICAL MODEL FOR ENHANCEMENT OF THE ECOLOGICAL COMPETENCES OF STUDENTS THROUGH SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 73-77
Author(s):  
Bogdan Nikolov ◽  
Gergana Stankova ◽  
Atidzhe Tabak ◽  
Milena Kateva ◽  
Radina Shamburova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Cognitive Activity ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Environmental Responsibility ◽  
Sustainable Waste Management ◽  
School Students ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
Innovative Curriculum

The idea and practice of separate waste collection is widespread in Europe as an effective way of building public awareness of environmental responsibility. The study covers activities on the most current environmental topics: sustainable development, municipal waste, recycling, composting. The project provides opportunities for cooperation and interaction between students in a team organisation of cognitive activity, the implementation of active student learning, and constructivist design of training, which will increase the practical orientation of the acquired knowledge and competences. The project aims at developing an innovative curriculum, curriculum content, methodological model, and didactic materials for the education of high school students and to increase their environmental competence in sustainable waste management at school and in their households. As a result of the training activities following Kolb's cycle, the participants in the study have changed their behaviour with the tendency to reduce the wastes amount and the use of disposable packages.

Alfred D. Chandler’s integrated learning base: Towards the classification and measurement of corporate innovation

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 536-557
Author(s):  
Ryan P McDonough ◽  
Paul J Miranti ◽  
Michael P Schoderbek
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Corporate Management ◽  
Integrated Learning ◽  
Global Business ◽  
Corporate Innovation ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Corporate Growth ◽  
External Stakeholders

Although scholarship in business history has long recognised the importance of managerial and technological knowledge capital as drivers of corporate growth, scholars have made little progress towards the classification and measurement of these factors. We demonstrate how Alfred D. Chandler’s ‘integrated learning base’ framework offers a novel approach for classifying and measuring the costs and benefits associated with intellectual capital and corporate innovation. Recasting the integrated learning base into an accounting-based framework provides information useful to corporate management teams for internal decision processes and for reporting to external stakeholders. Our insights are important given corporations’ ever-growing reliance on intellectual capital and innovation to develop and sustain a competitive advantage in today’s high-tech and global business environment.

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