PARALLELS BETWEEN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE EFQM EXCELLENCE MODEL

Corporate social responsibility: the 3C-SR model

Purpose – To develop a model that bridges the gap between CSR definitions and strategy and offers guidance to managers on how to connect socially committed organisations with the growing numbers of ethically aware consumers to simultaneously achieve economic and social objectives. Design/methodology/approach – This paper offers a critical evaluation of the theoretical foundations of corporate r...

Relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance

EFQM Excellence Model and Knowledge Management Implications

The author has concluded that KM must be articulated in a given context. KM is unique to any given organization, just like a fingerprint. A solution suitable for one will most certainly not be appropriate to a another, even if the two companies have similar products, services and are the same size. To help resolve the uncertainty of what KM is about and apply it in a given context, the author s...

The Relationship between Corporate social Responsibility and Equity Costs, Considering the Protection of Investors

The cost of equity plays a crucial role in financing and investment decisions. Investors tend to invest in stocks of companies which their cost of equity is low, therefore, factors affecting the cost of equity are important from both theoretical and practical point of view. Corporate social responsibility activities can reduce equity costs. But this can be achieved within the mechanism of prote...

The Mediating Role of Corporate Image on the Relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and Firm Performance: An Empirical Study

This study attempted to investigate the effects of corporate social responsibility on firm performance. It also tried to identify the mediating role of corporate image on the relationship between corporate social responsibility and firm performance. This research collected data on latent constructs through a questionnaire administered survey of managers across a spectrum of industries in Bangla...