PhD thesis of Arno Mathis shows Corporate Social Responsibility pays off for industry and policy making

The modern concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) covers various social issues, such as how to treat employees in a responsible manner and how to respect the interests of customers, communities, suppliers, competitors, and governments. Environmental issues are also key, such as how to reduce business’s impact on the environment through efficiency improvements. Furthermore, CSR also affects a company’s economic behaviour, as it adopts transparent and accountable business conduct as well as avoiding bad practices such as fraud, bribery, or corruption.

Most CSR studies show a direct connection between stakeholder management and business success, especially with regard to financial success. The thesis has its primary focus on the impact of proactive stakeholder management on the interaction between companies and public authorities. The study argues that pro-active, CSR-driven companies are better positioned in their sectors, especially when it comes to their relationship with public authorities. Furthermore, pro-active companies are better able to influence the policy-making process compared with their competitors. The research reports on four in-depth case studies that have been conducted in the Netherlands, Germany, and the UK. Some of these reports have already been presented internationally, including an award-winning article at the 13^th International Conference of The Greening of Industry Network in Cardiff in 2006.

The thesis titled Corporate social responsibility and public policy-making; Perspectives, instruments and consequences is will be available at CSTM from February 22^nd.

Arno Mathis will defend his thesis on February 22 at 14.45 in building De Spiegel of the University of Twente.

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