Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Paulina Kubera
Summary: This paper aims to bring behavioral insights to the forefront in corporate sustainability research. By analyzing and diagnosing individual-level behavioral problems, it proposes a series of conditions for firms to engage in sustainable business conduct.
Article
Cell & Tissue Engineering
L. S. Assen, K. R. Jongsma, R. Isasi, L. Utomo, M. A. Tryfonidou, A. L. Bredenoord
Summary: Responsible innovation is crucial for advancing regenerative medicine, but the meaning and enactment of responsibility in stem cell research are unclear. This paper clarifies the concept of responsibility and explores its implications for addressing ethical challenges in stem cell research. The authors discuss different types of responsibility and demonstrate how they can be used to organize research and address ethical concerns.
REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Ethics
Ilse Marschalek, Vincent Blok, Michael Bernstein, Robert Braun, Joshua Cohen, Margit Hofer, Lisa M. Seebacher, Elisabeth Unterfrauner, Stephanie Daimler, Mika Nieminen, Malene Vinther Christensen, Raj Kumar Thapa
Summary: This paper provides an evidence-based analysis of the experiences of 19 implemented Social Labs, exploring how the Social Lab methodology supports participatory research and its application in the Horizon2020 research funding scheme of the European Commission. The paper compares the potentials of Social Labs with the theoretical conceptualisation and discusses the drivers and barriers of engagement, providing evidence for the impacts of experimental engagement on participation.
JOURNAL OF RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION
(2022)
Article
Economics
Tiezhen Yuan, Ji (George) Wu, Ni Qin, Jian Xu
Summary: This study investigates the impact of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on corporate social responsibility (CSR) engagement in Chinese listed firms. The findings show a significant positive relationship between EPU and firms' CSR engagement. The results support the "sending signal hypothesis" that firms tend to adopt more CSR engagement during periods of higher uncertainty to signal their stakeholders.
ECONOMIC MODELLING
(2022)
Article
Business, Finance
Asil Azimli
Summary: This paper examines if corporate social responsibility (CSR) engagement can mitigate the negative impact of climate policy uncertainty (CPU) on firm valuation. The analysis of firms in the Standards & Poor 1500 index over 2002-2021 shows that a higher level of CSR engagement can offset the negative impact of CPU on firms' valuation. This insurance-like effect is particularly significant among the highest-CSR firms and during crisis periods.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Political Science
Anna Durnova
Summary: This article explores the main achievements of interpretive approaches in policy analysis and highlights the importance of emotions and ethnography in strengthening societal relevance. Emotions provide a specific critical lens for policy research, while ethnography is described as an epistemological lens for analyzing policy.
POLICY AND POLITICS
(2022)
Article
History & Philosophy Of Science
Janice Limson
Summary: This study examines the potential benefits of direct engagement between science students and the public in achieving RRI learning outcomes, as well as the impact it can have on postgraduate biotechnology students.
Article
Ethics
Reina Ferrandez-Berrueco, Odet Moliner, Lucia Sanchez-Tarazaga, Auxiliadora Sales
Summary: This paper describes the current state of communication between researchers and stakeholders in university research, revealing four dialogue models. Researchers argue that their understanding of research prevails over social responsibility, and propose strategies to promote a change of perspective towards socially responsible research.
JOURNAL OF RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Alice Stuart, Alan Bond, Aldina M. A. Franco, Julia Baker, Chris Gerrard, Vittoria Danino, Kylie Jones
Summary: The concept of social licence to operate (SLO) has been widely used in industry and academia for the past 25 years, but there is no consensus on its definition and how to achieve it. This paper presents an explanatory model for how individuals form SLO judgements through a literature review. The model highlights four key stages in the formation of SLO judgements and emphasizes the role of actions in linking SLO judgements and operational outcomes.
Article
Economics
Wendai Lv, Wenhao Ma, Xiandong Yang
Summary: This study examines the relationship between social security policy and corporate social responsibility (CSR) using firm-level data of listed companies in China. The results suggest that firms strengthen their social responsibility after the implementation of social security policies, with the motivation to reduce wage premiums caused by the policy. The study also finds that ownership, financing constraints, and cost transfer capability moderate the relationship between social security policy and CSR.
ECONOMIC MODELLING
(2022)
Article
Business
Fiona Schweitzer, Yan Meng
Summary: This research investigates the impact of two different types of NGO-business collaboration on consumers' purchase intentions for green innovation. The findings show that consumers prefer collaborations in which NGOs are integrated into the product development process over those that involve corporate giving to NGOs. The study also identifies green credibility as a mediator, explaining the differential influence of these collaboration types on consumers' purchase intentions. Additionally, aspirational talk about a company's future ambitions is identified as an important boundary condition.
BUSINESS & SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Economics
Xiao Jun, Wenwei Huang, Yiting Guo, Yuqiang Cao, Meiting Lu
Summary: In contrast to previous studies, this study finds that greater economic policy uncertainty (EPU) leads to increased corporate pollutant emission in China. This may be due to less restrictive environmental regulation or reduced corporate environmental investment. The effect of EPU on pollutant emission is more pronounced for firms located in regions with less intensive environmental regulation. Furthermore, non-state-owned enterprises are more sensitive to economic policy shocks and more likely to increase their pollutant emission when facing high EPU.
ECONOMIC MODELLING
(2023)
Article
Business, Finance
Tianjiao Zhao, Kam C. Chan
Summary: This study analyzes the role of corporate social networks (CSNs) derived from interlocking directors in a firm's corporate social responsibility (CSR), and investigates the moderating role of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) in China's institutional background. The empirical results show that an advantageous network position in CSNs significantly encourages firms to undertake CSR, but the effect is nonlinear and decreases as CSN increases. Additionally, the impact of CSN on CSR is less prominent when EPU is high. This research provides guidance for managers to leverage CSNs and actively engage in CSR for improved social and environmental sustainability. It also assists the government in establishing reasonable CSR evaluation standards, incentive policies, and macroeconomic stability.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
(2023)
Article
Management
Vivek Soundararajan, Miriam M. Wilhelm, Andrew Crane
Summary: The current research on managing working conditions in the supply chain may not be sufficient for addressing decent work issues. To humanize this research, it is necessary to discuss around the four aspects of actors, issues, contexts, and methods.
JOURNAL OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Review
Business, Finance
Stuart L. Gillan, Andrew Koch, Laura T. Starks
Summary: This paper reviews financial economics-based research on ESG and CSR, with a focus on corporate finance. While some studies have shown a strong relationship between a firm's ESG/CSR profile and activities and its market, leadership, owner characteristics, risk, performance, and value, there are still conflicting hypotheses and unresolved issues requiring further research.
JOURNAL OF CORPORATE FINANCE
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Elisabeth Hildt, Kelly Laas, Christine Miller, Stephanie Taylor, Eric M. Brey
CAMBRIDGE QUARTERLY OF HEALTHCARE ETHICS
(2019)