Beyond 'Built to Last' ... stakeholder relations in "built-to-last" companies

Article Abstract:

Principles discussed in the book 'Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies' by James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras can be extended to show that the most successful companies link stakeholders to them through corporate social performance. Visionary companies create and share core ideologies that remain relatively unchanged for long periods.

Methods, Economic aspects, Business success

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The multiple bottom lines of corporate citizenship: social investing, reputation, and responsibility audits

Article Abstract:

Company practice is increasingly assessed as an aspect of social investment. Social investments can take the form of screening company practices, using shareholder resolutions to promote change, developing disadvantaged areas, and funding small ventures for proactive social gains.

Social aspects, Research, Industry, Industries

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Fad and fashion in shareholder activism: The landscape of shareholder resolutions, 1988-1998

Article Abstract:

The authors examine the number of stockholder resolutions relating to corporate governance and human rights issues over a period of eleven years. Cycles of shareholder interest are discerned.

Stockholder Relations, Political activity, History, Stockholders, Political activists, Activists, Investor relations

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