Corporate Partners Research Articles

The impact of CSR on nonprofit outcomes: how the choice of corporate partner influences reputation and supportive intentions

PurposeWhile research has shown that corporate social responsibility (CSR) can enhance a company's reputation, less is known about the effects of CSR communication on nonprofits. Hence, the current study seeks to understand how corporate reputation, message credibility and message source may impact consumers' attitudinal and behavioral intentions toward nonprofits.Design/methodology/approachA 2 (corporate reputation: low vs high) × 2 (CSR communication source: newspaper blog vs nonprofit blog) between-subjects online experiment was conducted. Real-world corporations (Toyota and Volkswagen) and a nonprofit (World Wildlife Fund) were chosen based on a pretest.FindingsNonprofit reputation increased after reading a CSR message, especially when it involved a partnership with a low-reputation corporation. Nevertheless, CSR partnerships with high-reputation corporations evoked higher volunteer intentions. Message credibility mediated the relationship between corporate reputation and nonprofit reputation. When the communication source was the nonprofit and the partnership involved a high-reputation corporation, positive evaluations of nonprofit likeability and competence resulted.Practical implicationsNonprofit communication managers should understand the merit of communicating CSR partnerships with their constituents, regardless of medium. Additionally, the choice of a corporate partner is important for certain nonprofit outcomes. Lastly, message credibility is another important factor that should be considered.Originality/valueThe study bridges literature in communications that typically examines CSR by focusing on its effects on corporate outcomes with literature in nonprofit management that looks at nonprofit outcome measures. This study demonstrated that nonprofit–corporate alliances can also influence nonprofit reputation and donation/volunteer intentions based on the reputation of the corporate partner.

QUAREP-LiMi: A community-driven initiative to establish guidelines for quality assessment and reproducibility for instruments and images in light microscopy.

A modern day light microscope has evolved from a tool devoted to making primarily empirical observations to what is now a sophisticated , quantitative device that is an integral part of both physical and life science research. Nowadays, microscopes are found in nearly every experimental laboratory. However, despite their prevalent use in capturing and quantifying scientific phenomena, neither a thorough understanding of the principles underlying quantitative imaging techniques nor appropriate knowledge of how to calibrate, operate and maintain microscopes can be taken for granted. This is clearly demonstrated by the well-documented and widespread difficulties that are routinely encountered in evaluating acquired data and reproducing scientific experiments. Indeed, studies have shown that more than 70% of researchers have tried and failed to repeat another scientist's experiments, while more than half have even failed to reproduce their own experiments. One factor behind the reproducibility crisis of experiments published in scientific journals is the frequent underreporting of imaging methods caused by a lack of awareness and/or a lack of knowledge of the applied technique. Whereas quality control procedures for some methods used in biomedical research, such as genomics (e.g. DNA sequencing, RNA-seq) or cytometry, have been introduced (e.g. ENCODE), this issue has not been tackled for optical microscopy instrumentation and images. Although many calibration standards and protocols have been published, there is a lack of awareness and agreement on common standards and guidelines for quality assessment and reproducibility. In April 2020, the QUality Assessment and REProducibility for instruments and images in Light Microscopy (QUAREP-LiMi) initiative was formed. This initiative comprises imaging scientists from academia and industry who share a common interest in achieving a better understanding of the performance and limitations of microscopes and improved quality control (QC) in light microscopy. The ultimate goal of the QUAREP-LiMi initiative is to establish a set of common QC standards, guidelines, metadata models and tools, including detailed protocols, with the ultimate aim of improving reproducible advances in scientific research. This White Paper (1) summarizes the major obstacles identified in the field that motivated the launch of the QUAREP-LiMi initiative; (2) identifies the urgent need to address these obstacles in a grassroots manner, through a community of stakeholders including, researchers, imaging scientists, bioimage analysts, bioimage informatics developers, corporate partners, funding agencies, standards organizations, scientific publishers and observers of such; (3) outlines the current actions of the QUAREP-LiMi initiative and (4) proposes future steps that can be taken to improve the dissemination and acceptance of the proposed guidelines to manage QC. To summarize, the principal goal of the QUAREP-LiMi initiative is to improve the overall quality and reproducibility of light microscope image data by introducing broadly accepted standard practices and accurately captured image datametrics.

Co‐brand partnerships making space for the next black girl: Backlash in social justice branding

AbstractViral influence of consumer reviews can change the strategic intent of co‐branding relationships between minority entrepreneurial startups and established corporations. When social justice positioning is involved, the intent is often to support minority businesses. We acknowledge this strategy as social justice branding. However, such alliances can trigger vitriolic responses. This backlash is an expression of free speech, and social media provides an obscure facilitative environment. The challenges of social justice branding are complex. We examine consumer online reviews of The Honey Pot and Target Corporation partnership, to understand the implications of social justice branding in practice. Using Leximancer analysis, we find that social justice branding elicits multiple emotions that empower action. Some consumers accepted the collaboration while others resisted. Analyzing the basis of the resistance revealed some consumers expressed racist and shameful behaviors displaying disagreement. Backlash reflected willful ignorance releasing pent up prejudices and disseminating viral‐like negative information as weapons of retaliation against brands and marginalized communities. We contribute a conceptual model integrating theoretical frames of social justice, social marketing, brand activism and free speech elucidating the impact of consumer response to social justice branding. The findings and model add a lens to further explore race in the marketplace.

Corporate Partners Support Diversity and Wellness Among Anesthesiologists

Corporate Partners Support Diversity and Wellness Among Anesthesiologists

An Exploratory Study of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Partnership Programs for Empowering Small Medium Enterprise (SMEs)

CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) has grown rapidly over the past twenty years. Besides being based on social activities (charity), companies also develop CSR activities in the form of partnerships. The implementation of interdependence between the company and the community is realized in the form of a partnership between companies and CSR-targeted SMEs. This study aimed to determine the field of cooperation, patterns of cooperation and partnership mechanisms between companies and SMEs through CSR activities in East Java. The results illustrated that most corporations partner with SMEs in the field of production. The results can be used to create a model for the empowerment of SMEs through CSR activities by considering environmental, culture and economic conditions that affect the empowerment of SMEs.
 Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and partnerships, empowerment of SMEs

The “glocalisation” of Istanbul's retail property market

PurposeThe continuation of globalisation and liberalisation processes has prompted the restructuring of many national and local property markets. The research examines the evolution of Istanbul's retail property market to identify how global and local agents engage with one another to produce a unique “glocalized” outcome.Design/methodology/approachThe morphogenetic approach is adapted and applied to analyse the dynamics of market change. The focus is on the character and behaviour of national and international market actors and how they interact with the wider political economy. The research uses a combination of elite interviews, document analysis and corporate case studies to obtain empirical evidence.FindingsThe liberalisation of the Turkish economy heralded the entry of the first international companies into Istanbul's retail property market in the 1990s. International involvement expanded rapidly after 2004, accelerating the process of market re-structuring. However, while the number of global buy-outs increased, the expansion of local property companies–and the establishment of some international/national corporate partnerships–was even more marked. This resulted in a “glocalised” market with a strong and distinctive local culture.Originality/valueIstanbul has been a major centre of trade for millenia. This is the first substantive analysis of the recent restructuring of the city's retail property market. Previous research on market maturity and market evolution has paid limited attention to the dynamics of change. The paper describes the use of a process-based theoretical framework (morphogenesis) that was explicitly designed to analyse structural shifts in socio-economic conditions through an examination of the characteristics and behaviours of the actors involved.

Corporate Governance of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Interest

Corporations play a major role in artificial intelligence (AI) research, development, and deployment, with profound consequences for society. This paper surveys opportunities to improve how corporations govern their AI activities so as to better advance the public interest. The paper focuses on the roles of and opportunities for a wide range of actors inside the corporation—managers, workers, and investors—and outside the corporation—corporate partners and competitors, industry consortia, nonprofit organizations, the public, the media, and governments. Whereas prior work on multistakeholder AI governance has proposed dedicated institutions to bring together diverse actors and stakeholders, this paper explores the opportunities they have even in the absence of dedicated multistakeholder institutions. The paper illustrates these opportunities with many cases, including the participation of Google in the U.S. Department of Defense Project Maven; the publication of potentially harmful AI research by OpenAI, with input from the Partnership on AI; and the sale of facial recognition technology to law enforcement by corporations including Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft. These and other cases demonstrate the wide range of mechanisms to advance AI corporate governance in the public interest, especially when diverse actors work together.

Partnering Through the Pandemic: How Corporate Partners Pivoted to Support Anesthesiologists During COVID-19

Article| July 2021 Partnering Through the Pandemic: How Corporate Partners Pivoted to Support Anesthesiologists During COVID-19 Debbie Greif Debbie Greif Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor July 2021, Vol. 85, 43. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000758404.83077.e9 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Debbie Greif; Partnering Through the Pandemic: How Corporate Partners Pivoted to Support Anesthesiologists During COVID-19. ASA Monitor 2021; 85:43 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000758404.83077.e9 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: covid-19, pandemics As Helen Keller once noted, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Turns out, that's extra true when managing a crisis. Surviving – and thriving – during a pandemic requires teamwork and collaboration. COVID-19 tested our abilities to pivot quickly, forge new partnerships, and maximize existing resources. In many ways, in many places, and on many fronts, physician anesthesiologists gained the admiration of a nation in distress. Our partnerships were key to that success. From the beginning of the crisis, corporate partners used innovative approaches to technology and education to support ASA members – the physician anesthesiologists who were on the front lines battling the pandemic – and our patients. For example, as hospitals struggled to manage a growing surge of COVID-19 patients, a group of ventilator manufacturers created the Ventilator Training Alliance to put training materials into the hands of practitioners. The seven original... You do not currently have access to this content.

Engage with Your Peers in Person and Face-to-Face at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2021

Article| July 2021 Engage with Your Peers in Person and Face-to-Face at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2021 David L. Hepner, MD, MPH, FASA; David L. Hepner, MD, MPH, FASA Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Joy L. Hawkins, MD, FASA Joy L. Hawkins, MD, FASA Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor July 2021, Vol. 85, 12. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000758300.68204.91 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation David L. Hepner, Joy L. Hawkins; Engage with Your Peers in Person and Face-to-Face at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2021. ASA Monitor 2021; 85:12 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000758300.68204.91 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: peer group ANESTHESIOLOGY 2021 is likely to be your first in-person meeting with your colleagues in almost two years. And it will be worth the wait! This is your unique opportunity to connect with thousands of anesthesiology professionals, discover the latest advances in the specialty, learn about innovative technology, and restore and build connections – something we used to take for granted before the COVID-19 pandemic. The best minds in anesthesiology are coming together to create an immersive, global event you won't want to miss. This will also be a chance to relax, revive, and reconnect. You will literally get a breath of fresh air in San Diego while you engage with your peers in a variety of settings, including the exhibit hall, where you can interact and talk with corporate partners to learn about new innovations to improve patient care, be a part of attendee-wide receptions, and join smaller meet-ups in... You do not currently have access to this content.

Managing Conflicts of Interest: How ASA Ensures Corporate Partnerships Are Transparent, Honest, and in the Patient's Best Interest

Managing Conflicts of Interest: How ASA Ensures Corporate Partnerships Are Transparent, Honest, and in the Patient's Best Interest

Data governance in the world of constituent relationship management

Constituent relationship management (CoRM) systems are increasingly being adopted in higher education to manage the constituent experience and ultimately grow revenue and support. As institutions move from transaction-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to constituent-based relationship management systems, there is a need for a uniform understanding of the data in a shared information environment. This, coupled with the growth of analytics and data-informed decision-making, requires a structured programme to effectively manage information and its consistent use throughout the institution. Data governance provides the discipline to nurture a common understanding of the data, its consumption and protection as an organisational asset. This paper defines basic CoRM concepts, their benefits to advancement departments and more broadly across higher education institutions. Data governance is explained, in the context of individual constituents and the more complex corporate partnerships. Essential data governance tools and concepts, such as the data dictionary and master data management, are covered, including examples. Ways in which the benefits of data governance can be measured and quantified, especially when justifying a new effort, are explained. While the focus is on higher education and advancement, these concepts can be applied more broadly to any organisation.

Collaborating With Corporate: Creating Strategic Partnerships to Improve Patient Care

Article| April 2021 Collaborating With Corporate: Creating Strategic Partnerships to Improve Patient Care Debbie Greif Debbie Greif Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor April 2021, Vol. 85, 37. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000742720.97946.b5 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Debbie Greif; Collaborating With Corporate: Creating Strategic Partnerships to Improve Patient Care. ASA Monitor 2021; 85:37 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000742720.97946.b5 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: partnerships As clinicians, anesthesiologists constantly collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders: surgeons, nurses, administrators, hospital staff, and patients, to name a few. But do practitioners too often leave out a key member of the team, one that is well positioned to help deliver better patient care? We're talking, of course, about corporate partners. The truth is, providers and industry share the same incentives. Like anesthesiologists, corporate partners want to help more patients, deliver better care, and improve outcomes. Indeed, it's in their best interest to do so. Practicing anesthesiologists can harness partnerships with medical device companies, pharmaceutical companies, or any other private organization that shares a practitioner's interest in order to drive toward organizational goals such as improving pain management, scaling operations, or simply seeing more patients. In a hospital setting, all problems are too big to tackle alone.... © 2021 American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), All Rights Reserved.2021 You do not currently have access to this content.

Know how to avoid Title IX violations when eliminating sports

The impact of COVID‐19 on the college athletics landscape has been significant. With some exceptions, spring and fall sports seasons were canceled, many corporate partnerships remain on hold, and revenues from numerous sources declined. Yet, each institution was and still is confronted with the need to meet ongoing financial obligations to its coaches, staff members, and student‐athletes, along with payments associated with the construction of or ongoing renovations to various facilities. In short, the pool of money available to meet all of these continuing requirements suddenly and precipitously shrank. Few institutions were prepared for the magnitude of the financial impact given the unexpected nature of the pandemic.

Internal and external corporate social responsibility activities and firm value: Evidence from the shared growth in the supply chain

Despite the long history of corporate social responsibility (CSR) research, few studies have focused on CSR activities related to business partners in supply chains. In this regard, we investigate whether internal (or backward) CSR enhances firm value. Using an index from the Korea Commission for Corporate Partnership, which indicates whether a firm shares its profits with business partner companies, we find that firm value increases as this backward CSR increases. Further, after controlling for internal CSR, firms engaged only in external CSR have lower firm value than non-CSR firms. Interestingly, we find that firms involved in both internal and external CSR have higher value. Overall, by showing that internal CSR is a core activity that enhances firm value, our study provides policy implications for the regulatory bodies of different countries.

Atlantic Geoscience Society Abstracts: 47th Annual Colloquium and General Meeting, February 5 and 6, 2021

Due to current Pandemic circumstances, the 2021 Colloquium & Annual General Meeting was held for the first time using a virtual venue (Zoom) on February 5th and 6th. Although not ideal from the networking and social point of view, not travelling in the unpredictable winter weather of Atlantic Canada was a bonus. On behalf of the society, we thank Colloquium organizers Donnelly Archibald, Rob Raeside, and Chris White, as well the numerous session chairs and judges, for facilitating an excellent meeting with about 200 registrants. AGS acknowledges support from the corporate sponsors and partners for the meeting: Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines (Geological Survey and Petroleum Resources), New Brunswick Department Natural Resources and Energy Development, Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada, and Acadia University (Department of Earth and Environmental Science).In the following pages, we are pleased to publish the abstracts of oral and poster presentations from the meeting on a variety of topics. Best undergraduate and graduate student presentations are recognized and indicated by an asterisk in the authorship. The meeting included five special sessions: (1) Defining the controls on onshore and offshore Pliocene-Quaternary processes; (2) Sedimentological and paleontological investigations from the onshore and offshore realms; (3) Developments in geoscience education; (4) Developments in mineral resources research in the northern Appalachians; (5) Karst research in AtlanticCanada; and a general session on mineralogy, igneous and metamorphic geology, and structural geology.Also included with the conference was a day-long, short course on “Applications of GIS (Geographical Information Systems) to Earth Science” delivered by Robin Adair (University of New Brunswick). In addition, a Workshop was held on “Looking to the Future; Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion as a way of being in our discipline” chaired by Anne-Marie Ryan (Dalhousie University) and Deanne van Rooyen (Cape Breton University). The traditional Saturday evening banquet and social were replaced by a virtual Awards Banquet at which society awards were announced, as well as student prizes for best poster and oral presentation. The student award winners are noted at the end of the appropriate abstract.Although the abstracts have been edited as necessary for clarity and to conform to Atlantic Geology format and standards, the journal editors do not take responsibility for their content or quality.

Deborah Zimmermann, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN

Deborah Zimmermann, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, is chair of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) Foundation.

MINERAIS ESTRATÉGICOS E AS RELAÇÕES ENTRE BRASIL E CHINA: OPORTUNIDADES DE COOPERAÇÃO PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO DA INDÚSTRIA MINERAL BRASILEIRA

Mineral raw materials are the basis of world economy and will continue to be in the future. Certain raw materials have peculiarities because both the supply risk and its economic importance vary between countries or group of countries, putting forward the definition of because they present uncertainties in their markets. In the context of the global relevance of mineral goods, this paper discusses some of the aspects of Brazil and China trade, as nations that hold raw materials of great global importance and whose similarities and complementarities deserve to be analyzed as an example of corporate partnership. The bilateral importance of Brazil-China trade relations in the international commodities market, its different policies and strategies for mineral goods, will also be addressed in comparison with the policies of the United States and the European Union. Finally, the case of Brazilian niobium will be discussed, which is a critical raw material for consumer countries and strategic for Brazil, the largest world producer, in the interface of its relationship with China, the greatest innovator in niobium applications. The relations between Brazil and China on the issue of strategic and critical mineral products suggest opportunities and cooperation for expanding partnerships through Science, Technology and Innovation.

The effects of business ethics and corporate social responsibility on intellectual capital voluntary disclosure

PurposeThis study aims to examine the potential effect that business ethics (BE) in general and corporate social responsibility (CSR) more specifically can exert on the voluntary disclosure (VD) of intellectual capital (IC) for the ethically most engaged firms in the world.Design/methodology/approachThe research design is based on an inductive approach. As part of the global quantitative investigation, the authors have analyzed the impact of BE and CSR on the transparent communication of the IC. The data under analysis have been investigated using multiple linear regression.FindingsBased on a sample of 83 enterprises emerging as the most ethical companies in the world, the results have revealed that the adoption of ethical and socially responsible approach is positively associated with the extent of VD about IC. This finding may help attenuating the asymmetry of information and the conflict of interest potentially arising with corporate partners. Hence, IC-VD may stand as an evidence of ethical and socially responsible behaviors.Practical implicationsGlobal and national regulators and policymakers can be involved by these results when setting social reporting standards because they suggest that institutional and/or cultural factors affect top management's social reporting behavior in the publication of the IC information.Social implicationsDirect and indirect stakeholders, if supported by ethical and socially responsible behaviors of the company, could assess more in detail the quality of the disclosed information concerning the IC.Originality/valueMost of the studies that have been conducted in this field have examined the effect of BE and CSR on the firm's overall transparency, neglecting their potential effect on IC disclosure. This study is designed to fill in this gap through testing the impact of ethical and socially responsible approaches specifically on IC-VD.

Corporate Partnerships Revisited: What's in It for You?

Article| March 2021 Corporate Partnerships Revisited: What's in It for You? Donald E. Arnold, MD, FASA Donald E. Arnold, MD, FASA Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor March 2021, Vol. 85, 21. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000737064.12476.ad Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Donald E. Arnold; Corporate Partnerships Revisited: What's in It for You?. ASA Monitor 2021; 85:21 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000737064.12476.ad Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: partnerships The past year has reminded us all how vital our members and our specialty are. Thanks to support from so many, even in this difficult time, ASA has responded with broad, effective engagement during the public health emergency and with timely, specific support for members to improve patient care in communities where we practice. We have maintained committed focus on our core values – patient safety, physician-led care, and scientific discovery – while innovating in quality and safety. Through these commitments, we have continued to advance the practice of anesthesiology and have worked to secure better current and future care for our patients and better practice environments for our members. Some of the continuing support we value stems from corporate partners, a group that can be taken for granted, but who are also essential in furthering our good work.... © 2021 American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), All Rights Reserved.2021 You do not currently have access to this content.

Social Investment Management of PT. Chevron Pacific Indonesia in the framework of National Defense

Ethics in a multinational company environment is related to business problems, but the position of corporate partnership determines sustainable companies. The study aims to integrate the concept of social investment (SI) with state defense in multinational mining companies' environment. Social Investment (SI) business ethics as part of Corporate Citizenship (CC) has a different concept base. CSR for companies is an honest effort for companies towards the surrounding community. Whereas the State Defense is a political concept of the State that regulates citizens' rights and obligations in defending the country. The ethnographic method can combine the CSR and State Defense models in the multinational company oil mine environment. Chevron Pacific Indonesia Inc.'s CSR in international companies is called Social Investment (SI) has a dilemma; because CSR is seen as a long-term corporate interest, on the other hand, the regional Government distributes a small portion of profits to the surrounding community. After analyzing PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia's CSR and the Regional Government's strategy in realizing public welfare in the context of state defense, researchers can formulate the Corporate Citizenship (CC) as the State Defense CSR model.