The contemporary definition of university social responsibility with quantifiable sustainability

Kouatli, Issam

doi:10.1108/srj-10-2017-0210

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“…There are many available definitions of CSR (Dahlsrud, ; Kouatli, ; Lies, Charles, Giovanna, & Robin, ; Maria, ; Nazim, Ugo, &, René, ). Here, CSR is captured by sustainability dimensions as supported by GRI's () new guidelines (G4) that report 10 indicators where at list one indicator must be a part of each the following categories: economic, environmental, governance, and social impact.…”

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How does CEO pay slice influence corporate social responsibility? U.S.–Canadian versus Spanish–French listed firms

Jouber

2019

Corp Soc Responsibility Env

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Considering specific contextual differences (in laws, governance attributes, and CEO pay policies) found between the Anglo-American and the European corporate governance models and controlling for institutional attributes, ownership structures, and firm's features characterizing the two settings, we aim to explore if there is a link between CEO pay slice (CPS) and corporate social responsibility (CSR). We follow Bebchuk et al. (2011) to measure CPS. We consider sustainability indicators as proxy to capture CSR. Sustainability indicators are gathered from Global Reporting Initiative of sustainability standards (GRI's) report. Data cover the period 2010-2017 and consist of 1,440 U.S.-Canadian and Spanish-French firm-year observations. American and Canadian (Spanish and French) firms are considered as to refer to the Anglo-American (European) corporate governance model. Durbin-Wu-Hausman test is ruled to address endogeneity problem of dual variables and supports consistent null hypotheses of fixed effects model. Underthe agency theory's "bright side" paradigm, univariate and multivariate cross-country analysis supports that CPS is positively associated with firm's initiatives to engage in CSR and that sustainability is more pronounced under stronger investor protection, strict law enforcement, and higher corporate governance quality. Robustness checks reveal that (a) the deferred CPS-CSR causal effect seems higher for option-based compensation than that for stock-based compensation and (b) within the options (stocks) rewards, unvested options (restricted stocks) are the most effective to enhance firm's CSR practices.

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How does CEO pay slice influence corporate social responsibility? U.S.–Canadian versus Spanish–French listed firms

Jouber

2019

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“…There is no doubt that a good USR policy and services would lead to higher sustainability which differentiated from CSR sustainability. Hence, a USR tailored Venn diagram (Kouatli, 2018) would be more suitable than the traditional Venn diagram that defined concerning CSR. Such a Venn diagram will be reviewed in this article to highlight the need for services to the most important stakeholder.…”

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The need for social and academic responsibility advisor (SARA): a catalyst toward the sustainability of educational institutes

Kouatli

2019

SRJ

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate elements of socio-academic-related sustainability in educational institutes and propose a structure of an advising system that can aid the most critical stakeholders in such educational institutes, i.e the student. Hence, after reviewing the contemporary University Social Responsibility (USR) Venn diagram, the paper focuses on the need to develop a social and academic responsibility advisor (SARA) system as a catalyst toward fulfilling social responsibility to the most important stakeholder and alternatively leads to enhanced sustainability of such educational institutes. Design/methodology/approach A combination of research methods used in this paper, defined as by identifying the need for SARA from a literature survey. By distributing a questionnaire to students investigating their desire of an academic advisor system and by establishing a focus group to study the academic and social aspects and its implications to students’ “quality of life” as an essential aspect toward the educational institutes' sustainability. Various issues related to the features of the SARA discussed. Findings Literature review shows only a few articles combine both aspects of advising activities (social and academic), most of which are not interrelated to the sustainability of educational institutes. This paper highlights the need and connectivity of SARA to contemporary USR sustainability. The descriptive statistics of the questionnaire showed about 86 per cent of student participants interested in applying the proposed features. The outcome of the focus group resulted in more detailed features of academic and social aspects of the expected SARA system. Research limitations/implications The proposed features of SARA described where the inter-related social and academic activities could be managed, logged and used by students. The proposed “heterogeneous study group” was investigated by observation implemented in four different courses in two different semesters. The result was not conclusive, and further study recommended. Even though this experimentation was not conclusive, the lesson learned from this study highlighted different issues associated with “study groups” within a course. Practical implications Applicability of SARA would enhance the quality of life of students in general and provide a mechanism to motivate low aptitude students to get engaged with study and projects with high-aptitude students. Social implications Avoiding the “feel” of isolation by some students due to the inability to find study partner who can also act as mentor to a study group. The proposed “Heterogeneous study group” would provide a mechanism for “Practiced student-to-student Social responsibility”. Originality/value The paper highlights and proves the need for SARA in contemporary USR where SARA can act as a catalyst for enhancing the socio-academic zone of the reviewed USR Venn diagram. Features of SARA identified as an outcome of the study in this paper. Proposal of “Heterogeneous Study Group” was proposed as mechanism of “social learning”. “Group health” testing was proposed as a criteria resulted from a balance between collaboration, social affinity and project effort.

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“…For this reason, the implementation of the USR entails self-criticism from the institution itself, responsibly assessing the impact of its actions on society [81,82]. That is, the transformative function of the institution requires that it modifies its structure in order to articulate its mission of providing a service to society [83,84].…”

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Examining the Research Evolution on the Socio-Economic and Environmental Dimensions on University Social Responsibility

Meseguer-Sánchez

Abad-Segura

Ureña

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Responsible higher education institutions have an impact on society and economic, environmental, and social development. These effects define the axes of the socially responsible management of the universities. The concept of university social responsibility (USR) manages these relationships to produce a positive impact on society through higher education, research, and the transfer of knowledge and technology, as well as education for sustainability. For this study, worldwide research into this subject was studied for the period 1970–2019. A bibliometric analysis of 870 articles was made, obtaining results for the scientific productivity of the journals, authors, institutions, and countries contributing to this research. The main category is business, management, and accounting. The most productive journal is the Business and Society Review, while the California Management Review is the most cited. The authors with the most articles are Stavnezer, Luo, and Lanero. The most productive institution is Wuhan University. The United States is the country with the most publications and citations, and the same country, together with the United Kingdom, make the most international contributions. Evidence shows growing worldwide interest in the economic and environmental impacts of USR. Future research should focus on analysing the links between the responsible and sustainable consumption of universities and their short-term financial, economic, and sustainable impacts.

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The contemporary definition of university social responsibility with quantifiable sustainability

Cited by 59 publications

References 34 publications

How does CEO pay slice influence corporate social responsibility? U.S.–Canadian versus Spanish–French listed firms

How does CEO pay slice influence corporate social responsibility? U.S.–Canadian versus Spanish–French listed firms

The need for social and academic responsibility advisor (SARA): a catalyst toward the sustainability of educational institutes

Examining the Research Evolution on the Socio-Economic and Environmental Dimensions on University Social Responsibility

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