Search results for "Responsibility"
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Service learning and the attitudes of university students to the community
2017
La formación en el diseño y ejecución de programas de servicio como el ApS ofrece oportunidades para que el alumnado incorpore la responsabilidad social y moral en el desarrollo de conocimientos, destrezas y valores necesarios para la toma de decisiones que afectan a las acciones individuales y colectivas relacionadas con cuestiones como los derechos humanos, la infancia o el desarrollo sostenible. Además, ayuda a expresar y debatir las argumentaciones, retos y aspectos críticos con sus iguales, así como a respetar aquellas opiniones y actos que no comparten. Desde esta investigación se pretende analizar si el alumnado universitario tiene conciencia de sí mismo/a como ciudadano/a, así como …
Sustainability: Economic, Environmental and Public Issues. Marketing Possibilities
2021
The research aims to update the corporate marketing role in promoting sustainability. The study is based on the assessment of today’s economic, ecological, and social responsibility issues, as well as public issues associated with the development of sustainability. The following scientific research methods have been applied in the research: analytical, comparing, graphical, statistical and surveillance methods. The authors have studied sustainability issues, i.e., economic, environmental and social, in the world and particularly in Latvia, as well as their impact on public welfare. In research, there was chosen and analysed the Latvian food retail industry, which makes a significant contrib…
How social, environmental, and economic CSR affects consumer-perceived value: Does perceived consumer effectiveness make a difference?
2018
This study analyzes the influence of consumer‐perceived dimensions of corporate social responsibility (CSR) from a sustainable development approach (i.e. economic, social, and environmental) on the dimensions of perceived value (i.e. utilitarian, emotional, and social value). The study also analyzes the moderating effect of perceived consumer effectiveness (PCE) in the value generation process around CSR. A theoretical model is estimated with data from 661 consumers of Inditex or Danone products, leading firms in the textile and dairy sectors, respectively. Results indicate that functional value is determined by economic and social dimensions of CSR. Emotional value can be enhanced through …
Responsabilidad Social Universitaria (RSU): Principios para una universidad sostenible, cooperativa y democrática desde el diagnóstico participativo …
2017
El presente estudio analiza los discursos bajo los cuales se reconoce el sentido de 'Responsabilidad Social Universitaria' concediendo la voz a uno de sus protagonistas, el alumnado, para emitir conclusiones sobre su visión y elevarlas a los y las responsables de la política universitaria. Para ello, se ha realizado una investigación con metodología cuantitativa y cualitativa sistematizada durante dos cursos académicos con 206 alumnos/as del grado de Educación Social de la Universidad de Valencia (España). El objetivo del estudio ha sido realizar un diagnóstico participativo sobre el estado de la cuestión de la RSU y el Desarrollo Sostenible basado en el cuestionario de Vallaeys, De la Cruz…
A systematic literature review on employee relations with CSR: State of art and future research agenda
2021
The Relationship between Femininity and Sustainability Reporting
2017
Most research on corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure and stakeholder engagement with sustainable development has focused on the internal factors of corporations, leaving aside the characteristics of the institutional, cultural, and economic context of the country where corporations operate. The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of femininity in the disclosure of sustainability information based on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines at a developed country context. We use three measures of the CSR information disclosure by country: the GRI reports per million of inhabitants, the GRI reports application level, and the percentage of GRI reports wit…
The ICT Implication on CSR in the Tourism of Emerging Markets
2012
Abstract Tourism has a significant environmental, social and human impact. No other sector provides jobs and ensures wealth across poor countries in the same way as tourism. In the context of sustainable responsible tourism, the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility CSR has gained increased importance: CSR is a company's understanding of the role it plays in society, the environment in which it operates, the values it upholds and its awareness of the intended and unintended consequences of its actions. ICT can create many environmental benefits and there have been several optimistic assessments of the overall relationship between e-business and sustainable development. ICT-based servic…
Adoption of Green Environmental Practices in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Entrepreneur and Business Policies Patterns in Romania
2021
Current research shows that SMEs’ social and environmental actions are fragmented and informal, and few have formal policies and intentions. At the same time, many SMEs are engaged with environmental policies, often not knowing it. Concurrently, there is a gap between the pro-environmental attitudes of the SMEs managers, who are often seen as the main drivers for the firm’s behavior, and the policies implemented in reality in their firms. To this end, our research’s objective is to explore pro-environmental behavior, both at the individual and firm level, to identify connections between these levels and measures but also with firm’s and managers’ demographics, based on a study of Romanian S…
Higher Education in a Sustainable Society: Addressing Knowledge Disparities and Enabling Debate
2015
Sustainability is a comprehensive concept. It addresses the complex relation between and effect of social and economic development. It is a concept that challenges us to see things in relation to each other and in a larger perspective. The sustainability challenge however, comes at a time when sciences and research has expanded but at the same time is more fragmented than ever. In this chapter we introduce Mutual Competence Building a concept for guiding the sustainability engagement of Higher Education.
Corporate social responsibility and sustainability in the tourism sector: A systematic literature review and future outlook
2021
The current study intends to synthesise extant studies addressing corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability in the tourism sector. It employed qualitative content analysis to present the research profile, prominent conceptual, qualitative and quantitative studies, research gaps and future research questions. The review results indicate that research on CSR in tourism is a promising area of study that is growing rapidly. This review captures conceptual, qualitative and quantitative empirical studies and divides them into themes based on two typologies. Typology 1 addresses the direct effect of CSR on employees, customers and business performance. Typology 2 highlights the mode…