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The Relationship between Students' Attitude toward Business Ethics and Academic Misbehaviors
(Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility: Academic Conference on Good Business) Shin, Sohyoun
This paper attempts to expand the current research area which has explored the association between students' academic dishonesty (i.e., exam cheating or plagiarism/fabrication) and attitude toward business ethics, by empirically testing the relationships between students' undesirable academic behaviors (i.e., disrespectful behaviors or slacker behaviors) and their perception of business ethics. The results based on 133 surveys from the students enrolled in the business program at a northwestern regional comprehensive university, show that there are positive relationships between the focal constructs. Specifically, this study reveals that students who have reported higher frequencies of engaging in exam cheating, disrespectful behavior, or slacker behaviors have perceived the given questionable, unethical employee practices as more acceptable conducts than the students have reported lower frequencies. This study reconfirms that that students who have reported higher frequencies of engaging in plagiarism/fabrication are more accepting of questionable, unethical business operations and questionable, unethical employee practices. In the additional analysis, gender, age and cumulative GPA have been explored as meaningful individual factors, and found to have relationships with students' attitude toward business ethics. Implications and recommendations are illustrated for instructors and administrators in business programs along with the limitation of the study and future research opportunity in the area.
The Moderating Effect of Third-Party Assurance on the Relationship Between CSR Disclosure and Investor Judgments
(Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility: Academic Conference on Good Business) Hickman, Leila Emily; Wong-On-Wing, Bernard
Using a survey-based experiment, we investigate whether corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosures can influence perceptions of corporate reputation and if these perceptions affect investors' assessment of firms as attractive investments. After viewing CSR disclosures, participants were asked how they perceived the subject firm as a potential investment, and also how they assessed the firm's reputation. Specifically, the subject firm's CSR disclosure was manipulated to include either all-positive performance information or mixed information reporting that some CSR goals are not being achieved. A second manipulation divided disclosures into those that were based on information assured by a third-party and those that were not assured. Current MBA alumni and MBA students from an AACSB-accredited university were surveyed. The results supported the usefulness of assurance in promoting a positive firm image, particularly when only positive CSR performance information is reported. The effect of perceived corporate reputation on investment attractiveness was also found to be significant. Together, the findings suggest that when CSR disclosures are assured, they can positively influence investors' assessments of corporate reputation, which in turn leads to greater investment attractiveness. Key Words: Corporate social responsibility, sustainability, voluntary disclosure, corporate reputation, investor judgements, assurance, Global Reporting Initiative.
The Impact of Formal and Informal Institutional Distances on MNE Corporate Social Performance
(Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility: Academic Conference on Good Business) Keig, Dawn L; Marshall, Victor B.; Brouthers, Lance Eliot
Does country selection affect the corporate social performance (CSP) of multinational enterprises (MNEs)? In this study we suggest that greater institutional diversity within an MNE's operating environment may adversely affect its ability to maintain higher levels of CSP. Using institutional distance and organizational learning as our theoretical lenses, we investigate the impact of institutional differences on CSP. We conceptualize the MNE as a unique portfolio of locations and use the MNE's entire operating footprint to explore the effects of average portfolio formal and informal institutional distances on CSP. We hypothesize and find that firms with greater average informal institutional distance within their portfolios have lower overall levels of CSP. Findings also confirm the moderating influence of formal institutional distance; greater formal institutional distance within the MNE portfolio reduces the CSP benefits of international scope.
The Effects of CSR Reporting Regimes and Financial Conditions on Managers' Willingness to Invest in CSR
(Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility: Academic Conference on Good Business) Chen, Yasheng; Jermias, Johnny; Nazari, Jamal Aldin
Perspective: Technology Management in the Service Sector
(International Journal of Services Technology and Management, 12/2/2009) Daim, Tugrul U.; Jetter, Antonie; Demirkan, Haluk; Maglio, Paul P.
This paper reports out of the symposium on 'Technology Management in the Service Sector' which was held as a part of Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology in 2007. The objectives of the symposium were: to explore how technology management research and education can contribute to the evolving field of services science, management and engineering; to define a research agenda for the field of engineering and technology management that addresses the critical needs of the evolving service economy and to discuss needed funding structures and programs to foster service oriented research. We tackled these issues in two ways. First, the key leaders from academia, industry and government presented the critical issues and challenges that presently exist. Then, small groups analysed the selected topics in depth. We identified three main components of service science: value, people and technology, and explored how researchers in the field of technology management would tackle this new phenomenon.
Social Responsibility Reporting: Evidence from India's Leading Corporations
(Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility: Academic Conference on Good Business) Jain, Shalini
In this article, I examine how 121 leading corporations in India communicate the external relevance of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs/outputs and whether these outputs vary by ownership identity (foreign, government, and family), industry affiliation (environmentally sensitive and consumer proximate), and market orientation (inward and outward). I use content analysis from corporate websites, annual reports, and CSR/Sustainability reports to create a unique database on India. Indicators include issuance of stand-alone CSR/Sustainability reports, participation in GRI, UNGC, Carbon Disclosure Project, and UN Carbon Credits reporting and auditing, social and environmental data and disclosure scores, and CSR/Sustainability awards. My analysis finds that with the exception of outward-oriented firms that are exposed to a wider range of stakeholder influences that demand higher disclosure to make investment decisions, neither ownership identity nor industry affiliation explain a firm's proclivity to engage in social reporting. In addition to a systematic empirical examination of a large sample, my analyses of CSR outputs at the firm and industry level in India can serve as a benchmark for longitudinal and cross-country comparisons and add to the scant research on the form and penetration of CSR in Asia and emerging economy contexts.
Pedagogical Brief: CSR Consulting Project in an Online MBA
(Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility: Academic Conference on Good Business) Watkins, Alison; Fisher, Carol
Corporate Partner Projects, Action Learning and Corporate Social Responsibility in the Online MBA Abstract Civic Engagement, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are learning objectives for many MBA programs but implementing real world projects in an online environment takes careful consideration. This paper describes the process of creating and delivering a consulting project for a completely online MBA class from initial data gathering, to project outline and final results. We share what worked in this process and its success from the faculty, industry partner and student perspectives. The bottom line, don't miss out on this type of opportunity even though it can involve a lot more work, the results are rewarding.
Service Science, Management, Engineering and Technology
(International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, and Technology (IJSSMET), 1/1/2010) Sicilia, M-A; Geczy, P; Demirkan, Haluk
Servitized Enterprises for Distributed Collaborative Commerce
(International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, and Technology (IJSSMET), 1/1/2010) Demirkan, Haluk; Spohrer, James C.
Servitized Enterprises for Distributed Collaborative Commerce: 10.4018/jssmet.2010010105: Agility and innovation are essential for survival in today'Äôs business world. Mergers and acquisitions, new regulations, rapidly changing technology
Practice Variation as Mechanism for Generating Institutional Complexity: Local Experiments in Funding Social Impact Business
(Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility: Academic Conference on Good Business) Thompson, Tracy A.; Purdy, Jill
Institutional complexity shape what is perceived as possible in organizations by framing cultural debates about practices, but organizations in turn shape how logics interpenetrate fields, suggesting that we must consider in tandem the degree of compatibility between logics and the degree of practice variation in a field. We offer a recursive view that considers how multiple institutional logics shape practices and how organizations select, adapt and create new practices that in turn influence the institutional complexity of a field. Our study of three entrepreneurial impact finance organizations in the Seattle area considers how they situate their practices vis-à-vis the market and community logics, balancing the tensions of money and value, maximization and sufficiency, self- and common-interest, and global and local focus. Rather than framing these tensions as simply conflicting, we note differing degrees of logic compatibility ranging from aligned to incompatible. Our study indicates that when organizations adapt and invent practices, they decrease the specificity of means/ends relationships within the field, broaden the scope of the dominant market logic, and create openings for additional innovation. This shift in the field toward greater plurality of logics occurred as the result of uncoordinated, routine activity by entrepreneurial organizations rather than through the coordinated efforts of powerful actors.
Self-promotion No Longer Leaves a Bad Taste: Ajinomoto's CSR Activity in Japanese Schools
(Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility: Academic Conference on Good Business) Takano, Kaori
Generally Japanese society does not value or encourage self-promotion. Therefore, Japanese corporations are generally quiet about corporate social responsibility (CSR). One Japanese multinational manufacturer of seasoning, Ajinomoto, does not fall into this category. Unlike the majority of the Japanese business community, Ajinomoto trumpets their CSR in the public sector. The top Japanese corporations normally choose not to pronounce their CSR, believing that it is not necessary to highlight their CSR activities if the company is basically doing what is considered the "right thing" for society. For this reason, Ajinomoto was selected for study because the case is unusual from cultural and business standpoints. This research utilizes two traditional qualitative data: documents and observations. The inquiry finds that Ajinomoto is distinctive in terms of CSR communication. Ajinomoto employees conduct food education lessons in public elementary schools and remind children and teachers of the importance of traditional Japanese food culture. They have face-to-face meetings with school officials in advance. They clearly communicate with teachers regarding the concept of corporate social responsibility and most importantly, they conduct lessons without overt product promotion. This case may identify a new chapter in the history of Japanese CSR.
Stationarity Condition for AR Index Process
(Econometric Theory, 2/1/2006) Im, Eric Iksoon; Hammes, David L; Wills, Doug
The stationarity conditions for an autoregressive (AR) process in general are reduced to a remarkably simple inequality if the lag coefficients are restricted to be identical. The condition is not only analytically elegant but also applicable in checking the validity of the stationarity conditions for such a restricted AR process of any order.
Identifying Relevant Socio-Theoretic Foundations for Supporting Multi-Issue IT Cloudsourcing Negotiations
(IEEE Access, 1/1/2016) Soper, D. S.; Demirkan, H.; Goul, M.
Service level agreement (SLA) negotiations involving cloud-based information technology (IT) service providers and customers are now commonplace. Although historical research on negotiation has often relied on economic foundations, the important nature of IT service levels to organizations'Äô operational effectiveness suggests that negotiation complexities in the context of cloud-based outsourcing (or cloudsourcing) cannot be well understood by relying on economic perspectives alone. To that end, this paper reports on experiments designed to determine the relevance of competing sociotheoretic frameworks as they pertain to IT cloudsourcing negotiations. Contributions include a rigorous examination of hypotheses derived from social exchange theory, equity theory, learning theory, and the win'Äìwin theories of negotiation. Additional contributions include the development of methodological constructs (using the Euclidean geometry) that reflect the complex nature of IT cloudsourcing SLAs, i.e., that they are composed of numerous service category contract clauses where negotiation tradeoffs within a service category as well as across service categories are possible. We find strong support for the relevance of the social exchange theory to IT cloudsourcing negotiations, as well as moderate support for the win-win theories of negotiation. Our conclusions provide clear directions for extending our work into the realm of negotiation support systems, and we rely on our findings to conjecture that IT cloudsourcing negotiation is a unique context for sociotheoretic negotiation research due to the inherent importance of information technologies to organizations'Äô operational effectiveness.
Keynote address: How does an academic in this field get published?
(Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility: Academic Conference on Good Business) Lee, Tom William
Tom Lee, Professor of Management & Organization, Associate Dean for Academic & Faculty Affairs, Foster School of Business, University of Washington Seattle Recipient of 2015 Herbert Heneman Jr. Award for Career Achivement from the Human Resources Division of the Academy of Management
Pay for Environmental Performance: The Effect of Incentive Provision on Carbon Emissions
(Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility: Academic Conference on Good Business) Ioannou, Ioannis
An increasing number of companies are striving to reduce their carbon emissions and, as a result, they provide incentives to their employees linked to the reduction of carbon emissions. Using both fixed effects models and matching samples we find evidence that the use of monetary incentives is associated with higher carbon emissions. Moreover, we find that the use of nonmonetary incentives is associated with lower carbon emissions. Consistent with monetary incentives crowding out motivation for prosocial behavior, we find that the effect of monetary incentives on carbon emissions is fully eliminated when these incentives are provided to employees with formally assigned responsibility for environmental performance. Furthermore, by employing a two-stage multinomial logistic model, we provide insights into factors affecting companies' decisions on incentive provision, as well as showing that the impact of monetary incentives on carbon emissions remains significant after controlling for potential selection bias in our sample.
Is 2% the Solution? Experimental Evidence on the New CSR Rule in India
(Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility: Academic Conference on Good Business) Desai, Naman; Pingali, Viswanath; Tripathy, Arindam
Informative Advertising and the Global CSR Initiatives
(Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility: Academic Conference on Good Business) Pope, Shawn
Both academics and the general public suspect a relationship between advertising and corporate social responsibility (CSR). The quantitative research thus far addresses only whether advertising precedes CSR practices, on the basis that advertisers use CSR as yet another tool for building the corporate brand. Findings have been inconclusive. This paper, rather, builds the "informative advertising" hypothesis, the idea advertising follows CSR practices, as firms attempt to publicize their good deeds. The global CSR initiatives are the case for analysis, namely the Global Compact, Global Reporting Initiative, and Carbon Disclosure Project. Results from this paper fail to support the informative advertising hypothesis, as companies in the Global CSR initiatives, controlling for size, industry, and headquarter nation, are not more likely to appear in leading CSR performance indices.
IT Services Project Management: Lessons Learned From a Case Study in Implementation
(International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, 1/1/2008) Demirkan, Haluk; Nichols, Jason
Project management has gained unprecedented popularity worldwide as companies strive to become more productive, respond quickly to customer needs and stay competitive. However, implementing and managing a formal project-management system is becoming harder as organisations become larger and more complex, the number of the projects undertaken at any given time increases and delivery times become shorter (Levy and Globerson, 2002). This paper includes a review of some of the major multiproject management issues and presents a case study of a successful integrated project-office implementation. Based on the details of the case, a systematic framework that includes the roles and responsibilities, organisational styles and staffing process of an effective project-office programme is developed. Practical guidelines for implementation are presented based on the case and the resulting framework.
Institutional Complexity and the Authenticity of Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives
(Academy of Management Proceedings, 1/1/2014) Skilton, Paul F.; Purdy, Jill M.
Stakeholders frequently regard CSR initiatives as inauthentic gestures even when the corporation is trying to behave responsibly. In this study we develop theory about which initiatives are likely to be viewed as authentic or not by which observers, when and why. We draw on concepts of authenticity from marketing and prior work on CSR, and on theories of institutional pluralism and institutional complexity as the basis for our propositions. We propose that different institutional logics value different criteria for assessing authenticity, and develop a model to explain how level of agreement on these criteria comes about and leads to varying outcomes in terms of perceived authenticity.
Is Ethical Behavior Priced? Evidence from Audit Pricing
(Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility: Academic Conference on Good Business) Brooks, Li Z.
Audit Fees, Audit Pricing, Audit Risk, Corporate Social Responsibility, Engagement Risk, Ethical Behavior

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