Socially Responsible Institutional Investment in Private Equity Author(s): Douglas Cumming and Sofia Johan Source: Journal of Business Ethics‚ Vol. 75‚ No. 4 (Nov.‚ 2007)‚ pp. 395-416 Published by: Springer Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25124003 . Accessed: 19/03/2013 12:52 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps
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44 Academy of Management Perspectives May F R O M T H E E D I T O R S Is the Socially Responsible Corporation a Myth? The Good‚ the Bad‚ and the Ugly of Corporate Social Responsibility by Timothy M. Devinney Executive Overview Despite differences of opinion about the efficacy of corporate social responsibility‚ there is a general consensus among academics‚ policy makers‚ and practitioners that corporations operate with a social sanction that requires that they operate within
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With reference to your own research and the item above‚ do you think that the ability of a business to act successfully in a socially responsible manner is mainly determined by the products it produces? Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the local community and society at large. The level of corporate
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are‚ why ethical investments are so significant‚ what was the past stand on ethical investments‚ the current stand on ethical investments and lastly where would ethical investments place be in the future. "Ethical investments also known as socially responsible investments provide a positive way for individuals to match their ideals and principles with their investments. The aim of most ethical investment funds is to achieve medium to long-term capital growth and/or income growth through investments
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adverse effects on sales and profitability. b. Nike must stay domestically and globally competitive to other large companies such as Puma or Addidas. c. As a result‚ Nike takes marketing issues very seriously. Nike has been increasingly investing into marketing. (Refer to chart) * Nike experienced a substantial increase in marketing investment in the FY of 07-08‚ largely because of the Olympic Games 2008. * Demand creation in FY 2009 is $2‚351.4 mil.‚ increased 2% in compare with
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investment or socially responsible investment‚ screening‚ fund management‚ corporate responsibilities its process and outcomes. It has provided an overview of current debates about ethical investment. It gives information about who invests in socially responsible investment with literature review and examples. It also shares the information that how the investor can do ethical investment or process for the ethical investment i.e.‚ screening and its benefits. Article says that ethical investing can change
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investigate whether the Gunns Limited is a good choice for investor to invest in based on two aspect‚ ethical issue and financial analysis. The ethical investment‚ which is an approach of investing that combines social and environmental considerations with investment decisions (report on socially responsible investing trends in USA 2001‚ p.7). In other
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corporate actions have social implications‚ and managers have a responsibility to act in ways which benefit society as well as the organization (Body‚ 2005). The difficulty that most companies of today are facing is that investing money in order to become more socially responsible may benefit one of the company’s
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ISEN 669 Assignment 1 Questions from Chapter 1 40 Points Name: UMA M PANNEERSELVAM Date: 01/29/2012 Bring to class Monday night for discussion and to hand in. DL students: Formulate your responses and then e-mail to Shirish (TA) on or before Monday night‚ January 30‚ 2012. TA: Shirish Lamichhane TA E-mail: slamic2@neo.tamu.edu Respond to the following questions from chapter 1 on pp12-13. Use this document to respond to the following question using MS Word. Type
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3 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………5 Background information on ethical investments………………………….........5 1.1. What investors consider when investing ethically?..............................5 1.2. Whether socially responsible investments are profitable or not?.......6 Evaluation of Westpac in terms of ethical investing…………………………...8 2.1. Ethical corporate behavior…………………………………………………..8 2.2. Respect for the rights of their employees………………………………..9 Evaluation
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