... Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Greenwashing Corporate transparency Digitalization Sustainable corporate Governance ESG disclosure Accountability Digital technologies Stakeholders Corporate governance has progressively...

..., highlighting the need for tailored strategies. Originality/value This research bridges stakeholder and agency theories, offering new insights into how different institutional investors and managerial engagement collaboratively influence corporate sustainability assurance. It also provides actionable...

...Duane Windsor Purpose This study aims to help develop “business principles for stakeholder capitalism” in two steps. First, the study defines internal logic of three theories of capitalism and two variants within each theory. Second, it examines approaches to integration into modern democratic...

... ambitions accordingly, is needed to bridge the gap between current performance and required performance. From the Janssen Pharmaceuticals case, the authors learned that external stakeholders are an extremely useful source of information to address the required performance by using the SDG framework...

... of collaborative firms. Findings Perpetual corporate collaborations with key stakeholders focused on equity value drivers hold great potential for accelerating the reallocation of funds to low-carbon assets. Simulation results suggest that relatively small changes, especially in required rates of return, may...

.... Past crisis has shaped and conveyed the importance of crisis management by all stakeholders. Timely and prompt actions will help to contain the impact of any crisis. Crisis management are the steps that stakeholders in firms adopt to deal with a disruptive and unexpected event that threatens the very...

... practitioners and external stakeholders. Findings The question of the relevance of the dimensions used by business schools for companies is systematically asked, and it is argued that the seven dimensions of impact can be applied to all organisations whatever their mission. Research limitations...

...Harjit Singh; Geetika Jain; Alka Munjal; Sapna Rakesh Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the stakeholders’ acceptance on blockchain and to investigate the model fit by using “Technology Acceptance Model” with special reference to corporate governance through cryptography to resolve...

...Niklas P.E. Karlsson; Hélène Laurell; John Lindgren; Tobias Pehrsson; Svante Andersson; Göran Svensson Purpose The purpose of this study is to compare and validate firms’ internal and external stakeholder considerations in sustainable business practices across business settings. It aims to assess...

...). As such, the paper aims to contribute to the theoretical discussion regarding the participation of stakeholders in the governance of social enterprises not only as a theoretical construct prescribed by law but also by examining its implementation in practice. Design/methodology/approach The development of two...

..., while traditional regulation remains essential for encouraging and sustaining environmental activity. That said, the data show important differences across firms, for some SMEs are influenced by and responsive to social licence pressures. Typically, these pressures derive from stakeholders who pursue...

... such as Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola and Intel to home brands including Johnson & Johnson and Nike). Football clubs Corporate governance CSR Stakeholders Sports Organizational change All the above considerations demonstrate the great opportunity for professional football clubs to get...

...Cem Cüneyt Arslantaş; Mine Afacan Fındıklı Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: to examine to what extent the companies could adapt the corporate governance principles of the Capital Markets Board (CMB) to their own structures in terms of stakeholder relations; and second, to raise...

... are compared to understand the incentives offered to executives. Based on the analysis of the theories presented here, an incentive framework is proposed for corporate executives by utilizing the contributions of information technology. Findings It is found that find that the stakeholder...

...Lutgart Van den Berghe; Abigail Levrau; Naomi Chambers; Joris‐Johann Lenssen; Paul Strebel Purpose The purpose of this paper is to show how boards can get in touch with their value critical stakeholders, those who can make or break the company. Design/methodology/approach...

... empirical literature about the relationship between Chinese companies' CSR and financial performance. According to the investigation of Chinese companies, this paper aims to use stakeholder theory to answer this question. Design/methodology/approach A theoretical framework is proposed based...

...Gilbert Lenssen; David Bevan; Joan Fontrodona; Salla Laasonen Purpose This paper seeks to analyse the role of stakeholder dialogue, in particular with non‐governmental organisations (NGO), in connection with a foreign direct investment. Specific emphasis is placed on the NGOs' perspective...

...Gilbert Lenssen; David Bevan; Joan Fontrodona; Heiko Spitzeck; Erik G. Hansen Purpose This paper aims to explore how stakeholders are voluntarily granted influence in corporate decision making. Design/methodology/approach The stakeholder governance practices of 46 companies were...

... in order to enhance their impact. The objective of this paper is twofold: primarily, to explore existing and potential linkages between multi‐stakeholder standards; but, at the same time, to explore the potential for standard convergence. Design/methodology/approach The paper follows...

...Gilbert Lenssen; David Bevan; Joan Fontrodona; Georges Ulrich; Sybille Sachs; Bruce Millett Purpose This paper aims to show how instruments of empirical opinion research can help to provide a basis for interactive communication between a company and its stakeholders via the media, so...