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Understanding the influence of corporate social responsibility on corporate identity, image, and firm performance
Authors: Arendt Sebastian , Brettel Malte 
Published: November 2010

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to examine the effects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on corporate identity, image and firm performance in a multi‐industry setting, in order to support evidence that the effects of CSR differ in different industry settings.Design/methodology/approachThe study, based on pre‐existing CSR scales, was tested using data collected from a sample of 389 European companies. Hypotheses are based on the examination of the moderating effects of CSR using a group comparison method.FindingsContingency models show that CSR triggers the corporate‐image‐building process and that its relationship to company success varies significantly based on company size, industry and marketing budget.Research limitations/implicationsThis research was conducted within a specific region in the EU and as such these findings may or may not be generalized to other regions like Asia or the USA. In addition, the secondary data of the study did not include stakeholders other than customers and suppliers, suggesting that further analysis of the model should be made using data from additional stakeholders.Practical implicationsPrevious research has shown mixed results from companies' efforts in the field of CSR. This paper triggers practitioners' discussion about the ability to pursue CSR, depending on their size, industry, and marketing budget, and helps them to set the right focus for their CSR efforts.Originality/valueThe study enriches the body of empirical research on CSR and provides support for research investigating under which conditions CSR is most effective. It is the first to analyze samples from different industries in this context.
Impact of environmental regulations on innovation and performance in the UK industrial sector
Authors: Ramanathan Ramakrishnan , Black Andrew , Nath Prithwiraj , Muyldermans Luc 
Published: November 2010

PurposeThe role of environmental regulations in inducing innovation and improving performance has been studied in the literature. However, there have been no studies in the UK using statistical data. This paper aims to study the links among regulations, innovation and performance in the UK using sector level data.Design/methodology/approachThe paper used structural equation modelling to study the links among the three variables simultaneously.FindingsThe analysis indicates that environmental regulations in the UK are significant in improving economic performance of the industrial sectors. They also find that, in the short run, environmental regulations negatively influence innovation, and innovation negatively influences economic performance in these sectors.Practical implicationsThe results have implications both for policy makers and firms in the UK industrial sector. For policy makers, environmental regulations have generally improved economic performance. For firms, the study shows that sufficient planning in meeting government's environment standards can help improve their economic performance.Originality/valueThis is the first study in the UK to explore simultaneously the links among the three variables: environmental regulations, innovation, and performance, using secondary sector level data.
Exploring corporate social responsibility education
Authors: Fen Tseng Ya , Jim Wu Yen‐Chun , Wu Wen‐Hsiung , Chen Chun‐Yu 
Published: November 2010

PurposeThis study aims to investigate CSR‐related practices implemented by small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), including their distinct opinions on CSR education.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire survey was sent to 50 industrial participants from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, including large businesses and SMEs. Factor and ANOVA analyses were adopted in this study.FindingsThe results reveal that large enterprises place more emphasis on the importance of CSR education than SMEs, based on the number of employees, the amount of capital, and business volume. Interestingly, it was also found that there is a positive significant influence on concern for CSR issues, teaching approaches and courses, if a firm sets up a CSR department, has annual CSR reporting, implements CSR, and evaluates its performance.Originality/valueDespite the critical role of SMEs in national economies, the existing literature on CSR has traditionally focused on large enterprises. This study provides an empirical, valuable step towards an investigation into CSR education for SMEs on three dimensions: CSR issues, CSR teaching approaches, and CSR courses. The findings also highlight individual strategies in shaping CSR programs in Taiwan.
Why we should dare to manage growth responsibly
Authors: Fleck Denise L. 
Published: November 2010

PurposeThis paper seeks to suggest that the responsible management of the growth process can prevent the organization from becoming “too big to fail”. Moreover, responsibly managing growth enhances the organizational propensity to experience healthy longevity.Design/methodology/approachFour growth‐related challenges provide the basic framework that organizes the discussion and inspires the main dimensions that make up the responsible management of growth.FindingsResponsibly managing growth comprises providing responsible responses to the growth challenges. It encompasses nurturing continued value creation; performing responsible risk management; securing value capture for the businesses (profits) and for the organization as a whole (legitimacy); performing systematic scanning of the environment; responsibly reacting to external pressures, preferably in anticipation of upcoming changes; sustaining the firm's integrity, in face of increasing diversity; and equipping the organization with the right amount and variety of skills at the right time.Practical implicationsManagement should keep under close scrutiny the growth challenges and develop systematic procedures to check the impact of decisions and actions on the growth challenges.Originality/valueThe paper advances the notion that organizations exhibit a dual nature. Growing organizations can develop a potential ability to renew and self‐perpetuate; but they can also sow the seeds of their own destruction.
The effects of organizational factors on green new product success
Authors: Huang Yi‐Chun , Jim Wu Yen‐Chun 
Published: November 2010

PurposeThis study seeks to identify the factors influencing the performance of green new product development. Additionally, an examination of the relationship between green performance and financial performance is carried out.Design/methodology/approachThe study employed survey instrument data collected from 181 companies in hi‐tech industries including electrical, electronics, and information industries of Taiwan. Exploratory factor analysis and multiple regressions were used for hypothesis testing.FindingsCorporate environmental commitment, environmental benchmarking, R&D strength, and cross‐functional integration significantly positively influenced financial performance. Additionally, green product innovation performance has a positive effect on financial performance.Research limitations/implicationsA longitudinal research design is necessary to validate these claims of causality. Furthermore, since respondents provided data on both the independent and dependent variables, there is the possibility that the correlations were inflated as a result of single‐source bias.Practical implicationsThe identification of the specific actions of both top management support and environmental benchmarking must be implemented for green new product development to occur. Additionally, successful GNPD needs to be underpinned by an environmental product strategy that is explicit, clearly defined, and linked to the overall strategy of the firm.Social implicationsTaiwan's rapid industrialization has generated numerous environmental problems. Moving forward, the Taiwanese government should implement advanced green management concepts to keep abreast of the global environmental movement. Enterprises have to be dedicated to developing GNPD; achieving GNPD success will bring great challenges for firms in Taiwan.Originality/valueThe integration of innovation, new product development, and green management philosophies is explored in order to develop and empirically test a theoretical framework of the organizational factors. This paper is the first to conduct a large sample survey of the hi‐tech industries including the electrical, electronics, and information industries in Taiwan to examine organizational factor effects on GNPD success, and the relationship between green product innovation performance and financial performance.
Operational efficiency integrating the evaluation of environmental investment: the case of Japan
Authors: Kuo Lopin , Kevin Huang Shihping , Jim Wu Yen‐Chun 
Published: November 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to explore whether a connection exists between business operational efficiency and environmental responsibility.Design/methodology/approachThis research adopts the DEA method through a four‐step analysis to examine inter‐industry differences in terms of operational efficiency with environmental consideration. The sample comprises 32 Japanese firms from three different industries listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange between 2001 and 2006.FindingsThe results indicate a positive correlation with statistical significance in terms of a firm's environmental conservation cost, net income and economic benefit of environmental conservation for the three Japanese industries. In addition, the relationship among a firm's environmental conservation cost, CO2emission reduction and total CO2emission are positively correlated but without significance. In particular, business operational efficiency integrating social responsibility for anti‐global warming initiatives ( = total CO2emission level) could be applied to distinguish differences in terms of operational efficiency among industries.Research limitations/implicationsJapanese firms adopt a voluntary environmental disclosure; therefore this study is constrained by the availability of long‐term data.Social implicationsThis study enables environmentally conscious investors and fund managers to distinguish the operationally efficient industries when taking environmental performance into account.Originality/valueThe study is a novel attempt to analyze inter‐industry differences in terms of operational efficiency when considering environmental conservation through the DEA method using a four‐step analysis.
Blurring borders, visualizing connections
Authors: Harris Benjamin R. 
Published: November 2010

PurposeThis paper seeks to offer a rationale and practical suggestions for the integration of visual literacy instruction and information literacy instruction practice and theory.Design/methodology/approachThe paper aligns visual literacy and information literacy competency standards, revealing connections and opportunities for practical integration during library instruction and traditional classroom instruction.FindingsOn analysis of 11 visual literacy competencies, three exhibit a strong relationship with the ACRL's Information Literacy Competency Standards.Practical implicationsThe paper provides guidelines for teaching and learning scenarios that may be used in a library instruction session or as part of a course curriculum.Originality/valueThe paper advocates the alignment of visual literacy and information literacy competencies as a method for connecting multiple literacies in information literacy instruction.
The borderland of value: examining student attitudes towards secondary research
Authors: Courtney Klentzin Jacqueline 
Published: November 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate traditional freshmen value attitudes towards the secondary research process.Design/methodology/approachThe study utilized a single‐question qualitative survey, which asked the open‐ended two‐part question: “Do you like research? Why or why not?” The survey was administered to first semester freshmen communication classes where the students were able to write freely about their feelings towards the research process. These results were then contextualized through the lens of Krathwohl, Bloom, and Masia's Affective Domain.FindingsBased on a content analysis of the written responses, three groups, which comprised eight themes, emerged. A substantial contingent of students (33 percent) described their motivations for conducting research as solely extrinsic in nature and maintained adverse emotions and attitudes towards the process, while a smaller number of students (16 percent) were both intrinsically and extrinsically driven to participate in the research process and reported no negative emotions. The majority of participants (49 percent), however, resided on what could be considered an intellectual borderland where the value of secondary research was entirely dependent on the specific topic of study.Originality/valueThe study adds to the well‐established macro research thread examining the relationship between information literacy and the affective domain and the less‐established micro research thread describing student emotional predispositions towards the academic library. As a result of this study, librarians will be better able not only to understand the attitudes freshmen students “carry” with them regarding the value of secondary research but also to consciously incorporate affective components into their work in order to craft more impactful library sessions.
Undergraduates' academic information and library behaviors: preliminary results
Authors: Mizrachi Diane 
Published: November 2010

PurposeThis paper proposes to present preliminary findings from a larger study which examine and describe five issues of undergraduates' academic information and library behaviors: where students begin their research; how they evaluate online sources; what library resources they use; what formats they prefer for reading academic material; and specific laptop behaviors. Student perspectives on these issues and their impact on libraries and information literacy outreach and instruction are discussed.Design/methodology/approachThree ethnographic methods were used to triangulate the data: tours of students' work areas in their dormitories, semi‐structured interviews, and free‐write essays about their information management systems. During October and November 2009, 41 participants were interviewed.FindingsUndergraduates displayed a broad diversity of behaviors that reach beyond the stereotypical lifestyles of this age group as presented in popular media. Behavioral tendencies showed more of a hybridity of high‐tech and traditional formats and tools than a rush towards total embracement of the newest gadgets and applications. Students also showed an understanding of the need to create strategies that help them to lessen the ubiquitous distractions when trying to focus on their academic tasks.Originality/valueListening to students discuss their library and academic information behaviors and preferences can help librarians and educators to become more aware of their unique perspectives as one strives to create more student‐centered services and environments that incorporate the best of emerging technologies and the traditional academic library.
Rethinking the library for the international student community
Authors: Knight Lorrie , Hight Maryann , Polfer Lisa 
Published: November 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to report on a study conducted about international students’ use of academic libraries at three campuses: a medium‐sized private institution, a state university, and a small private school. In light of a growing number of international students on US campuses, the paper has questions about why they do or do not visit the library, their use of media, and their preferred information and communication resources. The study offers suggestions for ways to make the library more central to the students' experiences.Design/methodology/approachThe investigators collected data from a review of relevant literature, an analysis of academic library web sites that offer information for international students, a poll of listservs, surveys of students, and focus groups. The information was analyzed for themes or trends that could influence the provision of services.FindingsInternational students are an underserved population who use the library primarily as a place for study. Academic librarians can take simple, practical steps to encourage this group of students to use all library resources and services.Originality/valueThis study compiles information from published and electronic sources, as well as surveys and focus groups. Rather than make assumptions about library use by international students, this study obtains first‐hand information by asking the students themselves.
A school mascot walks into the library: tapping school spirit for library instruction videos
Authors: Henrich Kristin J. , Prorak Diane 
Published: November 2010

PurposeThis paper aims to describe the University of Idaho Library's efforts to develop instructional videos starring the school mascot, Joe Vandal, and integrate these videos across the curriculum using the university's course management system. Video development, implementation in library instruction courses, and student and faculty assessment are discussed.Design/methodology/approachThe video creation process is described thoroughly, with an eye towards best practices, for those libraries that may wish to develop their own videos. Applications for implementation outside library instruction are also discussed.FindingsAlthough costly, professional‐quality videos are an engaging and effective way to reach students. Students at the University of Idaho found the library's instructional videos, starring the school mascot, to be entertaining, informative, and easy to understand.Research limitations/implicationsThe longitudinal effect of the videos on information literacy instruction has yet to be determined. Future research should study the efficacy of the videos by evaluating the book‐finding ability of control groups of students who have viewed the video and those who have not.Practical implicationsThe increasing ubiquity of film‐making software and of video‐hosting sites makes video a more attractive vehicle for information literacy concepts than ever before. Instructional videos are especially relevant when used by those libraries which wish to integrate materials into a course management system.Originality/valueAlthough using video for library instruction is not a new concept, creating instructional videos starring the school mascot in the role of the information‐seeker is unique.
Library instruction and information literacy 2009
Authors: Johnson Anna Marie , Sproles Claudene , Detmering Robert 
Published: November 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide a selected bibliography of recent resources on library instruction and information literacy.Design/methodology/approachThe paper introduces and annotates periodical articles, monographs, and audiovisual material examining library instruction and information literacy.FindingsThe paper provides information about each source, discusses the characteristics of current scholarship, and describes sources that contain unique scholarly contributions and quality reproductions.Originality/valueThe information may be used by librarians and interested parties as a quick reference to literature on library instruction and information literacy.
CEO turnover around earnings restatements and fraud
Authors: Land Judy K. 
Published: November 2010

PurposeThis paper aims to examine whether restatement firms with certain restatement characteristics are more likely to have chief executive officer (CEO) turnover within a year of the restatement announcement, and whether these same firms are later subject to regulatory action by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.Design/methodology/approachThe empirical analysis uses a logistic regression to test a sample of firms that restated earnings during the years 1996‐1999.FindingsThe results show significant associations between measures of the severity of earnings restatement and the probability of CEO turnover. Also, restatement firms with CEO turnover are more likely to be issued an SEC Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Release in the years after the restatement, indicating that financial fraud has occurred.Research limitations/implicationsThe results may not generalize to a more recent time period because the sample of firms is from the 1996‐1999 time period.Originality/valueThis study provides a link between CEO turnover and restatement characteristics within a sample of restatement firms.
Antecedents and organisational performance implications of internal audit effectiveness
Authors: Getie Mihret Dessalegn , James Kieran , Mula Joseph M. 
Published: November 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to synthesize relevant theoretical and empirical literature to develop propositions and suggest a research agenda on the antecedents and organisational performance implications of internal audit effectiveness.Design/methodology/approachThe paper employs institutional theory and Karl Marx's theory of the “circuit of industrial capital” to synthesize relevant internal audit literature to develop theoretically justifiable propositions and highlight an operational research agenda.FindingsPropositions and a research agenda are provided on potential antecedents of internal audit effectiveness and its possible association with company performance measured as rate of return on capital employed. Also, key variables are identified and operationalisation issues discussed.Originality/valueAs the extant literature does not provide a canon of internal audit effectiveness, the paper's originality is its argument that a positive association between compliance with standards for the professional practice of internal auditors and organisational goal achievement could serve as an approach to assess internal audit effectiveness. Furthermore, the use of the two theories in combination provides additional insights into identifying the antecedents of internal audit effectiveness and its measurement.