By Manisha Singal, Ph.D., Virginia Tech, and Seoki Lee, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University Despite decades of discussion and debate around the merits of the shareholder versus the stakeholder approach to business and the relationship of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) with corporate financial performance, neither scholars, public policy experts, nor practitioners have reached any consensus regarding […]
By Seoki Lee, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, and Manisha Singal, Ph.D., Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech Introduction Current news media often highlight corporate social and environmental initiatives announced by corporations big and small, and especially those in the hospitality industry. For example, recent news media have reported that Wyndham hotels awarded frontline workers […]
By Ashokkumar Manoharan, Ph.D., College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University, Manisha Singal, Ph.D., Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech, and Juan Madera, Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, University of Houston (UH) Recent social movements such as Black Lives Matter and Stop Asian Hate have caught the attention of business bringing forth […]
By Manisha Singal and Yinyoung Rhou There is general consensus today that business plays an ever increasing role in society and a corporation’s responsibility goes beyond just making profits. The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) however has evolved from the understanding that a company should look after not only its investors and customers but […]