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28Generating Regional-Scale Improvements in SME Corporate Responsibility Performance: Lessons from Responsibility NorthwestJournal of Business Ethics 67 (3): 275-286. 2006.This paper describes the research carried out into small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and corporate responsibility (CR) in the Northwest of England during Phase I of Responsibility Northwest, a partnership programme designed to significantly increase the CR of the region. By engaging with significant numbers of SMEs and SME support providers across the region, key insights were gained in three key areas: • The current attitudes to, understanding of, and management of CR issues in the SME sector…Read more
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148Supply Chain Specific? Understanding the Patchy Success of Ethical Sourcing InitiativesJournal of Business Ethics 44 (2/3). 2003.As a number of high profile companies have found to their cost, corporate reputations can be significantly affected by firms' management of sustainability issue, including those that are outside their direct control, such as the environmental and social impacts of their supply networks. This paper begins by examining the relationship between corporate social responsibility, reputation, and supply network conditions. It then looks at the effectiveness of one tool for managing supply network susta…Read more
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