Projects
Corporate social responsibility and social venturing Ghent University
The research in this group is focused on following research questions: What capabilities do firms and clusters have to develop to realize social value creation? How are priorities in different forms of value creation set? What ccritical performance indicators are used? What economic business model is applied by firms and clusters creating social and societal value?
Corporate social responsibility and managerial accounting: a stakeholder perspective. KU Leuven
During the last decades, the interest in and importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) have grown dramatically, both within business as within the academic world. Whereas CSR studies in fields such as marketing, management, supply chain research and finance have been booming, accounting researchers have only recently rediscovered CSR as a theoretically important and socially relevant domain, offering many opportunities for research ...
Expert study on the integration of principles of corporate social responsibility in the operation of Finexpo KU Leuven
This project involves the implementation of an expert study that aims to investigate how international standards on corporate social responsibility (notably the UN Guidelines on Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles on Multinational Enterprises enterprises and social policy) can be integrated into the functioning of Finexpo.
The impact of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on the attitude and performance of employees. Ghent University
The aim of this research proposal is to gain insight in the impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on employees, at the individual level as well as at team level. Specifically, we study the underlying processes and factors, explaining the impact of CSR on positive HR-outcomes, such as an increased level of work engagement and job satisfaction and on employee performance.
Why do companies (not) report on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? Ghent University
The objective of this research is to investigate why companies do or do not report on corporate social responsibility (CSR). Companies are not enforced by law to inform the general public on CSR topics, such as actions taken to preserve the environment or programs established to improve the health and safety of employees.
Directors' Busyness and Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures Hasselt University
The legalization of corporate social responsibility: towards a new doctrine of international legal status in a global governance context. KU Leuven
This thesis examines whether Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the responsibilities of business enterprises for human rights have been legally defined in international, European law and national law. This analysis, in turn, generates novel insights and impetus for reconsidering the international legal personality of business enterprises. If CSR has emerged in the law as a new category of legal obligations at the international level, ...
Corporate Social Performance of Multinational Corporations: Multinational Exposure, Corporate Resources, and Comparative Institutionalism KU Leuven
This dissertation examines the conditions for a high-level CSP by employing corporate social performance (CSP) as the reflection of corporations’ active participation in delivering the SDGs (van Zanten & van Tulder, 2018). A focus on multinational corporations (MNCs) is motivated by the central role of MNCs in sustainable development (Buckley, Doh, & Benischke, 2017; Kolk, 2016). MNCs’ global network facilitates the global adoption of ...