Abstract: Does a positive relationship between the adhesion to a culture of social responsibility and evolved systems of governance exist? And is such correlation more or less significant for small- and medium-sized firms with respect to large-sized firms? This paper winds itself around these questions and describes the principle findings that have emerged from the qualitative investigation focused on a selected group of ‘cohesive’ Italian small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), in which the nexus between the evolution of corporate governance and socially responsible management practices were examined. The concluding reflections trace the features of a territorial model of socially responsible orientation centred on the best practices of SMEs, ‘convivial enterprises’ who are excellent examples of ‘spirited businesses’. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE SOCIEY, IJSSOC

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN ITALIAN SMES: TOWARD A 'TERRITORIAL' MODEL BASED ON SMALL 'CHAMPIONS' OF CSR"

DEL BALDO, MARA
2010

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Abstract: Does a positive relationship between the adhesion to a culture of social responsibility and evolved systems of governance exist? And is such correlation more or less significant for small- and medium-sized firms with respect to large-sized firms? This paper winds itself around these questions and describes the principle findings that have emerged from the qualitative investigation focused on a selected group of ‘cohesive’ Italian small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), in which the nexus between the evolution of corporate governance and socially responsible management practices were examined. The concluding reflections trace the features of a territorial model of socially responsible orientation centred on the best practices of SMEs, ‘convivial enterprises’ who are excellent examples of ‘spirited businesses’. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE SOCIEY, IJSSOC
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