Accountability Archives - B Academics The Global B Corp Academic Community Fri, 27 Oct 2023 17:19:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://bacademics.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Accountability Archives - B Academics 32 32 Governance and accountability models in Italian certified benefit corporations https://bacademics.org/resources/article/governance-and-accountability-models-in-italian-certified-benefit-corporations/ Mon, 13 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://bacademics.org/resources/%resource_category%/governance-and-accountability-models-in-italian-certified-benefit-corporations/ Benefit corporations establish a novel hybrid corporate structure that permits the pursuit of both profit and social goals. These entities, which are essentially traditional corporations with adjusted responsibilities, commit to […]

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]]> The Role of International Investment Law in the Business and Human Rights Legal Process https://bacademics.org/resources/article/the-role-of-international-investment-law-in-the-business-and-human-rights-legal-process/ Mon, 11 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://bacademics.org/resources/%resource_category%/the-role-of-international-investment-law-in-the-business-and-human-rights-legal-process/ This article explores the relationship between international investment law and international human rights law to determine if the former can be leveraged to promote corporate responsibility for human rights violations. […]

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]]> Sweatshops, Structural Injustice, and the Wrong of Exploitation: Why Multinational Corporations Have Positive Duties to the Global Poor https://bacademics.org/resources/article/sweatshops-structural-injustice-and-the-wrong-of-exploitation-why-multinational-corporations-have-positive-duties-to-the-global-poor/ Mon, 11 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://bacademics.org/resources/%resource_category%/sweatshops-structural-injustice-and-the-wrong-of-exploitation-why-multinational-corporations-have-positive-duties-to-the-global-poor/ This article explores the interaction between international investment law and international human rights law, aiming to evaluate the potential for utilizing the former to promote accountability among corporations for human […]

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]]> Elite status talks, but how loudly and why? – Exploring elite CSR micro-politics https://bacademics.org/resources/article/elite-status-talks-but-how-loudly-and-why-exploring-elite-csr-micro-politics/ Fri, 25 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://bacademics.org/resources/%resource_category%/elite-status-talks-but-how-loudly-and-why-exploring-elite-csr-micro-politics/ The aim of this paper is to explore the proactive contributions of elite organizations to corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance within a network. It seeks to ascertain whether there are […]

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]]> Environmental impact of FDI – the case of US subsidiaries https://bacademics.org/resources/article/environmental-impact-of-fdi-the-case-of-us-subsidiaries/ Mon, 19 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://bacademics.org/resources/%resource_category%/environmental-impact-of-fdi-the-case-of-us-subsidiaries/ This paper seeks to investigate the influence of majority-owned subsidiaries of US multinational enterprises (MNEs), as well as their firm-specific advantages (FSAs), on environmental pollution within host countries. The findings […]

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]]> Can Corporations Be Held to the Public Interest, or Even to the Law? https://bacademics.org/resources/article/can-corporations-be-held-to-the-public-interest-or-even-to-the-law/ Sat, 05 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://bacademics.org/resources/%resource_category%/can-corporations-be-held-to-the-public-interest-or-even-to-the-law/ This article addresses our diminishing ability to ensure that business corporations act in the public interest, and even adhere to the most basic legal standards. It briefly argues for the […]

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]]> Benefit Corporations and Measures of Social Impact: Evaluation Insight, Opportunities, and Limitations https://bacademics.org/resources/article/benefit-corporations-and-measures-of-social-impact-evaluation-insight-opportunities-and-limitations/ Thu, 01 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://bacademics.org/resources/%resource_category%/benefit-corporations-and-measures-of-social-impact-evaluation-insight-opportunities-and-limitations/ In November 2015, Dale Miller Hill and Rita Sinorita Fierro from Fierro Consulting, LLC received a Faster Forward Fund grant in response to a competition focusing on the future of […]

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]]> Social Enterprise Governance https://bacademics.org/resources/article/social-enterprise-governance/ Thu, 29 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://bacademics.org/resources/%resource_category%/social-enterprise-governance/ The rise of social enterprises, which blend business strategies with social and environmental goals, holds great promise. However, their long-term success hinges on their ability to manage complex and sometimes […]

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]]> The Public Good in the Accountability of Businesses: The Functions and Uses of Benefit Corporations. https://bacademics.org/resources/book/the-public-good-in-the-accountability-of-businesses-the-functions-and-uses-of-benefit-corporations-2/ Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://bacademics.org/resources/%resource_category%/the-public-good-in-the-accountability-of-businesses-the-functions-and-uses-of-benefit-corporations-2/ This book provides potential resolutions for intricate challenges concerning government-business collaborations across various contexts, serving as a valuable resource for individuals studying public management, public administration, and public policy, both […]

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]]> An Early Report on Benefit Reports https://bacademics.org/resources/article/an-early-report-on-benefit-reports/ Wed, 28 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://bacademics.org/resources/%resource_category%/an-early-report-on-benefit-reports/ Advocates for benefit corporations assert that this new form of social enterprise entity “adheres to elevated standards of corporate purpose, accountability, and openness.” This article scrutinizes the assertion regarding transparency […]

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