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The Benefits of Employee Volunteering
(2012) Matten, Dirk; Muthuri, Judy; Moon, Jeremy
Employee Volunteering helps companies build partnerships with their community. Employees, community organizations and the public at large, all benefit from the give-and-take relationships.
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Business Plays a Key Role in Shaping Regulation
(2009) Eberlein, Burkard; Matten, Dirk
The relationship between business ethics and regulation is complex. The role of MNCs in shaping regulation is growing. MNCs in emerging economies need to take an active approach in shaping their regulatory environments.
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Can Models of Ecological Citizenship Help Us Better Understand the Role of Corporations in Dealing with Environmental Problems?
(2011) Crane, Andrew; Matten, Dirk; Moon, Jeremy
Corporations affect the environment in a number of different ways. Ecological citizenship models reveal the important roles and impacts of corporations on environmental politics.
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Changes to the Ontario Standards Act Leave Workers in Precarious Jobs Prone to Exploitation
(2013) Thomas, Mark; Gellatly, Mary; Grundy, John; Mirchandani, Kiran; Perry, J. Adam; Vosko, Leah
Reforms to employment standards cause disadvantages for vulnerable workers.
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China's Automotive Modernization and Strategic Industrial Policy
(2010) Chin, Gregory
The fast modernization of China’s automotive industry was made possible by a strategic industrial policy of the Chinese government. It pushed foreign automakers to transfer large amounts of capital and technology to China, and enabled China to catch-up in two decades.
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Clinical Trials Are Heavily Influenced by Drug Companies
(2011) Lexchin, Joel
Despite its stated interest in openness and transparency, Health Canada continues to deny the public access to information about clinical trials. It is also moving at a snail’s pace in developing a policy on clinical trials registration. Health Canada seems to be putting the drug industry’s needs ahead of the public good.
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Corporate Social Responsibility Does Not Say a Lot on the Responsibilities to Children
(2012) Crane, Andrew; Kazmi, Syed Bahar Ali
Corporate social responsibility among firms needs to address their impacts on children. It will help businesses manage their reputations in the public, as well as meet their own responsibilities to youth through their numerous impacts.
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Drug Safety Is Influenced More by Business Interests Rather Than Public Health
(2011) Lexchin, Joel
The safety of pharmaceutical drugs in Canada is a concern. While Health Canada is given the power to measure safety and approve drugs, the process has its limits. There is a growing trend towards practicing “risk management” rather than the “precautionary principle” when drugs are approved. There is also a greater priority put on meeting the interest of drug companies compared to the potential harm to public health. “Progressive licensing” would allow for drugs to be assessed for safety even after it’s approved.
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Four Ways Firms Are Making a Difference in Developing Countries
(2012) Crane, Andrew; Valente, Mike
If private enterprises provide public services in developing countries, managers need to be aware of the different strategies that can be used and the challenges that come with them.
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How Can You Attract Angel Investors to Your Business?
(2011) Lévesque, Moren; Maxwell, Andrew L.; Jeffrey, Scott A.
Today, business angels use a shortcut method to cut down the new business ventures eligible for funding. Entrepreneurs should consider how these decisions are made when they seek financing.
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How Do Small Companies Attract the Attention of Their Corporate Parents?
(2008) Bouquet, Cyril; Birkinshaw, Julian; Ambos, Tina
Subsidiaries that are remote from their corporate headquarters need to take on initiatives and build their profile in order to attract positive attention from their parent companies.
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A Manager's Control System Has an Impact on Salespeople
(2009) Joshi, Ashwin; Randall, Sheila
The specific kind of control system which a manager uses can have a great impact on a salesperson.
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MNCs Can Devalue the Brand of "Fair Trade" and Exclude Co-operatives
(2013) Reed, Darryl; Crowell, Erbin
Creating a network of co-operatives may counter the dominance that MNCs hold on Fair Trade. This includes a joint effort to market and support the goods of small producers, influence public policy, and to develop a separate product certification system to identify goods that are produced and traded ethically.
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Research and Development of Drugs for Developing Countries Faces Many Barriers
(2011) Lexchin, Joel
R&D for neglected diseases faces a number of barriers. In order to expand R&D, all of the actors – governments, companies, and NGOs, among others – need to work together on solutions. The limitations of the prize fund model and PPPs need to be addressed.
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Slavery Still Exists in Modern Business
(2012) Crane, Andrew
Slavery is not over; and even though society condemns it, slave labour continues to be used in various companies around the world. Understanding the factors that enable slavery will help formulate solutions.
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Untrustworthy People Grab Our Attention - Whether We Want Them to or Not
(2008) Bell, Chris M.; Main, Kelley
Our automatic attention to injustices and untrustworthy people has the potential to distract us from more relevant concerns. It can make us overly cautious and wary of risk-taking. It can even cause errors in decision-making. There could be a negative impact on our surroundings when we focus on untrustworthy people as a result of second- or third-hand information.
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What Are the Consumer Preferences of Chinese Immigrants in Toronto?
(2009) Lo, Lucia
Chinese immigrants in Toronto prefer to shop in Chinese stores.
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What Do Corporations Have to Do with Fair Trade?
(2012) Reed, Darryl
Corporations are meeting fair trade standards at a minimum to promote themselves as socially responsible companies. However, they do not help small producers and their communities as they promised.
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What Kinds of Companies Go Public?
(2008) Nandy, Debarshi; Chemmanur, Thomas ; He, Shan
A firm's productivity and sales growth will peak when the firm goes public. Sales, capital expenditures, and other costs associated with the company's product and market continue to increase after a firm makes its IPO.
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When Buyers and Suppliers Work Together, the Environment Wins
(2008) Biehl, Markus; Joshi, Ashwin
When buyers collaborate with their suppliers, the suppliers are more likely to invest in technologies that not only react to environmental problems but prevent them. These investments have benefits for both the suppliers and the buyers – economically, socially, and environmentally.