https://link.springer.com/journal/10551/149/2

Virtual Special Issue on Historic Corporate Responsibility

Businesses, universities, governments, and organizations in myriad industries and of all sizes are increasingly held to account for the actions of prior generations of leaders. The lingering effects of Monsanto’s Agent Orange, Yale University’s decision to change the name of Calhoun College, and controversies around the world concerning commemorations of leaders with complicated pasts (e.g., indigenous peoples, slavery) barely scratch the surface of this global phenomenon.

In this virtual issue we offer free access to a selection of papers from JBE dealing with matters of history and organizational responsibility. These contributions represent the beginning of a deeper and broader conversation about the role of history in thinking about business ethics.

In this issue

Exploring the Relationship Between Business Model Innovation, Corporate Sustainability, and Organisational Values within the Fashion Industry
Esben Rahbek Gjerdrum Pedersen, Wencke Gwozdz & Kerli Kant Hvass

Normativity in Environmental Reporting: A Comparison of Three Regimes
Mohamed Chelli, Sylvain Durocher & Anne Fortin

Sharing Sustainability: How Values and Ethics Matter in Consumers’ Adoption of Public Bicycle-Sharing Scheme
Juelin Yin, Lixian Qian & Anusorn Singhapakdi

Erratum to: Sharing Sustainability: How Values and Ethics Matter in Consumers’ Adoption of Public Bicycle-Sharing Scheme
Juelin Yin, Lixian Qian & Anusorn Singhapakdi

Corporate Environmental Responsibility and the Cost of Capital: International Evidence
Sadok El Ghoul, Omrane Guedhami, Hakkon Kim & Kwangwoo Park

Impact of Corporate Environmental Responsibility on Operating Income: Moderating Role of Regional Disparities in China
Christina W. Y. Wong, Xin Miao, Shuang Cui & Yanhong Tang

Understanding Complexity: the Curvilinear Relationship Between Environmental Performance and Firm Performance
Ramakrishnan Ramanathan

Managers’ Citizenship Behaviors for the Environment: A Developmental Perspective
Olivier Boiral, Nicolas Raineri & David Talbot

Corporate Governance and Sustainability Performance: Analysis of Triple Bottom Line Performance
Nazim Hussain, Ugo Rigoni & René P. Orij

Entrepreneurial Error Does Not Equal Market Failure
Philipp Bagus, David Howden & Jesús Huerta de Soto Ballester

U.S. CEOs of SBUs in Luxury Goods Organizations: A Mixed Methods Comparison of Ethical Decision-Making Profiles
Jacqueline C. Wisler

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