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Institutional investors' power to change corporate behaviour : international perspectives / / edited by Suzanne Young, Stephen Gates
| Institutional investors' power to change corporate behaviour : international perspectives / / edited by Suzanne Young, Stephen Gates |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, Yorkshire : , : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (452 p.) |
| Disciplina |
658.4
658.408 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GatesStephen
YoungSuzanne |
| Collana | Critical studies on corporate responsibility, governance and sustainability |
| Soggetto topico |
Corporate governance
Corporations - Investor relations Institutional investors |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-78190-771-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
FRONT COVER; INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS' POWER TO CHANGE CORPORATE BEHAVIOR: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY AND REVIEW BOARD; ABOUT THE EDITORS; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PART I: INTRODUCTION; INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS' POWER TO CHANGE CORPORATE BEHAVIOR: AN INTRODUCTION; ORIGIN AND PURPOSE; DISTINCTIVE APPROACHES TO INVESTIGATING INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS' BEHAVIOR; INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE STUDY USING MULTIPLE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS; THEMES; CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES
PART II: THE POWER OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS IN PROMOTING A SUSTAINABILITY AGENDA ORGANIZING THE COLLECTIVE ACTION OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS: THREE CASE STUDIES FROM THE PRINCIPLES FOR RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT INITIATIVE; INTRODUCTION; PART 1 - THE ORGANIZATION OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS' COLLECTIVE ACTION: A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; HOW DO INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS COLLECTIVELY INFLUENCE CORPORATIONS ON ESG ISSUES?; HOW ENABLING ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS' COLLECTIVE ACTION?; PART 2 - CONTEXT, METHOD AND DATA: THE PRINCIPLE FOR RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT INITIATIVE CONTEXT DATA ANALYSIS FACILITATING COLLECTIVE ACTION EMERGENCE; PART 3 - EVALUATING THE FRAMEWORK ACROSS THREE CASE STUDIES; SUPPORTING COLLECTIVE ACTION DEPLOYMENT; MAINTAINING CONDITIONS FOR COLLECTIVE ACTION; PART 4 - DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT, ESG, AND INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS IN AUSTRALIA; RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT IN AUSTRALIA; INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS ENGAGEMENT; METHOD; FINDINGS; DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CORPORATE CLIMATE CHANGE DISCLOSURE PRACTICES AND REGULATION: THE INFLUENCE OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS; INTRODUCTION INFLUENCE OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS ON CLIMATE CHANGE DISCLOSURES INFLUENCE OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS ON REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES; INVESTOR USE OF CLIMATE CHANGE INFORMATION; CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; REFERENCES; FINANCIALIZATION OF CORPORATE OWNERSHIP AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR CLIMATE ACTION; INTRODUCTION; ISSUES; DATA AND METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONS AND HYPOTHESES; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SHAREHOLDER RESOLUTIONS: INVESTOR ACTIVISM AND CORPORATE COMPROMISES; INTRODUCTION; INSTITUTIONAL PRESSURES; METHODOLOGY EMPIRICAL RESULTS DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION; NOTE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS, FIRM PERFORMANCE, AND THE PROSPECTS FOR SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING: EVIDENCE FROM NEW ZEALAND; NATURE OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS AND GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR ETHICALLY/SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE GOVERNANCE; NEW ZEALAND CAPITAL MARKET AND REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS; INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS AND RESPONSIBLE INVESTING: CONCEPTS, EVIDENCE, AND PROPOSITIONS; CAN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS MAKE A DIFFERENCE? EVIDENCE ON FINANCIAL IMPACT; DATA; RESULTS CONCLUSION |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453498203321 |
| Bingley, Yorkshire : , : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Institutional investors' power to change corporate behaviour [[electronic resource] ] : international perspectives / / edited by Suzanne Young, Stephen Gates
| Institutional investors' power to change corporate behaviour [[electronic resource] ] : international perspectives / / edited by Suzanne Young, Stephen Gates |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, Yorkshire : , : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (452 p.) |
| Disciplina |
658.4
658.408 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
YoungSuzanne
GatesStephen |
| Collana | Critical studies on corporate responsibility, governance and sustainability |
| Soggetto topico |
Business & Economics - Business Ethics
Company secretary: role & responsibilities Boards & directors: role & responsibilities Corporations - Investor relations Institutional investors Corporate governance |
| ISBN | 1-78190-771-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Institutional investors power to change corporate behavior : an introduction / Suzanne Young, Stephen Gates -- Organizing the collective action of institutional investors : three case studies from the principles for responsible investment initiative / Jean-Pascal Gond, Valeria Piani -- Responsible investment, ESG, and institutional investors in Australia / Suzanne Young -- Corporate climate change disclosure practices and regulation : the influence of institutional investors / Julie Cotter, Muftah M. Najah -- Financialization of corporate ownership and implications for the potential for climate action / David Peetz, Georgina Murray -- Social and environmental shareholder resolutions : investor activism and corporate compromises / Paul Dunn -- Institutional investors, firm performance, and the prospects for socially responsible investing : evidence from New Zealand / Krishna Reddy, Andrea Bather -- Strategic responses to new institutional pressures : the case of institutional investor activism in France / Nathalie Del Vecchio, Carine Girard -- Institutional investors : active ownership through nomination committees / Hanne Søndergaard Birkmose, Therese Strand -- Banking foundations and the CSR of Italian listed banks : the case of Monte Dei Paschi di Siena / Nicola Moscariello, Barbara Masiello -- Institutional investor support for climate change resolutions : a new challenge to capitalism or co-opted activism? / Ben Jacobsen -- The role of social performance in microfinance investment decisions / Ludovic Urgeghe -- ESG : from negative screening to human capital analysis / Carol Royal, Loretta ODonnell -- A motivation puzzle : can investors change corporate behavior by conforming to ESG pressures? / Kyoko Sakuma-Keck, Manuel Hensmans -- Proactive investor relations : how corporations respond to pressures from social responsibility investors / Stephen Gates. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790800503321 |
| Bingley, Yorkshire : , : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Institutional investors' power to change corporate behaviour : international perspectives / / edited by Suzanne Young, Stephen Gates
| Institutional investors' power to change corporate behaviour : international perspectives / / edited by Suzanne Young, Stephen Gates |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, Yorkshire : , : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (452 p.) |
| Disciplina |
658.4
658.408 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
YoungSuzanne
GatesStephen |
| Collana | Critical studies on corporate responsibility, governance and sustainability |
| Soggetto topico |
Business & Economics - Business Ethics
Company secretary: role & responsibilities Boards & directors: role & responsibilities Corporations - Investor relations Institutional investors Corporate governance |
| ISBN | 1-78190-771-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Institutional investors power to change corporate behavior : an introduction / Suzanne Young, Stephen Gates -- Organizing the collective action of institutional investors : three case studies from the principles for responsible investment initiative / Jean-Pascal Gond, Valeria Piani -- Responsible investment, ESG, and institutional investors in Australia / Suzanne Young -- Corporate climate change disclosure practices and regulation : the influence of institutional investors / Julie Cotter, Muftah M. Najah -- Financialization of corporate ownership and implications for the potential for climate action / David Peetz, Georgina Murray -- Social and environmental shareholder resolutions : investor activism and corporate compromises / Paul Dunn -- Institutional investors, firm performance, and the prospects for socially responsible investing : evidence from New Zealand / Krishna Reddy, Andrea Bather -- Strategic responses to new institutional pressures : the case of institutional investor activism in France / Nathalie Del Vecchio, Carine Girard -- Institutional investors : active ownership through nomination committees / Hanne Søndergaard Birkmose, Therese Strand -- Banking foundations and the CSR of Italian listed banks : the case of Monte Dei Paschi di Siena / Nicola Moscariello, Barbara Masiello -- Institutional investor support for climate change resolutions : a new challenge to capitalism or co-opted activism? / Ben Jacobsen -- The role of social performance in microfinance investment decisions / Ludovic Urgeghe -- ESG : from negative screening to human capital analysis / Carol Royal, Loretta ODonnell -- A motivation puzzle : can investors change corporate behavior by conforming to ESG pressures? / Kyoko Sakuma-Keck, Manuel Hensmans -- Proactive investor relations : how corporations respond to pressures from social responsibility investors / Stephen Gates. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807957903321 |
| Bingley, Yorkshire : , : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Teaching criminology and criminal justice : challenges for higher education / / edited by Suzanne Young and Katie Strudwick
| Teaching criminology and criminal justice : challenges for higher education / / edited by Suzanne Young and Katie Strudwick |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (277 pages) |
| Disciplina | 364.0711 |
| Soggetto topico |
Criminology - Study and teaching (Higher)
Criminologia Ensenyament del dret |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-031-14899-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Acronyms -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- Addressing the Challenges in Teaching Criminology and Criminal Justice -- Themes of the Edited Collection -- References -- Part I The Challenges of Diversity and Inclusion -- 2 Exploring the Criminology Curriculum-Reflections on Developing and Embedding Critical Information Literacy -- Introduction -- Reflecting on Our Criminology Curriculum -- Researching Critical Information Literacy -- Staff and Student Personal Reflections on the Criminology Curriculum and Curriculum Development -- A Sense of Belonging-How the Current Curriculum Includes and Excludes Students and Staff -- Reflexive Practice-How Staff and Students Reflect on Curriculum Content -- Creation of Resources-Opportunities and Barriers to the Creation and Co-creation of Curriculum Resources -- The Importance of Critical Information Literacy for Criminology -- Concluding Thoughts -- Top Tips: Embedding Critical Information Literacy -- References -- 3 Teaching Criminal Justice as Feminist Praxis -- Introduction -- Challenges to Feminist Identity and Ideology -- Embodying and Embedding Intersectionality -- Reflective Practice as Praxis -- Making Learning Relevant -- Conclusion -- Top Tips: Teaching Criminal Justice as Feminist Practice -- References -- 4 Teaching 'Race' in the Criminology Classroom: Towards an Anti-Racist Pedagogy -- Introduction -- Race as a Threshold Concept in Criminology -- Pedagogical Reconstruction and Preparing to Teach About Race -- Teaching About Race: Facilitating an Anti-Racist Classroom -- Conclusion -- Top Tips: Teaching About 'Race' -- Notes -- References -- 5 Promoting Success for All in Criminology: Widening Participation and Recognising Difference -- Introduction.
Promoting Success for All in Criminology: The Widening Participation Strategy -- Social and Cultural Deficits -- The Skills Deficit and the 'Ideal' Student -- Deficits and Links to Attrition -- Addressing Social, Cultural and Skills Deficits -- Conclusion -- Top Tips: Promoting Inclusion in Criminology Cohorts -- References -- Part II The Challenges of Creating Authentic Learning Environments -- 6 Putting the Cyber into Cybercrime Teaching -- Introduction -- Criminology and Cybercrime -- Interdisciplinary Cybercrime Pedagogy -- Pedagogy and Digital Criminology -- Applied Socio-Technical Project -- Conclusion -- Top Tips: Teaching Cybercrime -- References -- 7 Visualising Injustice with Undergraduate Smartphone Photography -- Introduction -- Challenges in Creating Authentic Assessments -- Setting the Scene for Smartphone Photography -- Legal and Ethical Challenges -- Pedagogical Benefits of Visual Criminology -- A Case Study for the Visual Assessment? -- Concluding Comments -- Top Tips: Visual Learning and Teaching -- References -- 8 Transforming Criminology: Strategies for Embedding 'Employability' Across the Criminology Undergraduate Curricula -- Introduction -- Defining Employability -- HE and Work Ready Graduates -- HE in Wales -- Employability and the Case Study Institution -- Meeting the Needs of Employers and Students Through Curriculum Enhancement -- Enhancing the Swansea Undergraduate Curriculum -- Limitations of the Sample -- Results -- Decision-Making and Enrolling for a Criminology Degree -- Career Aspirations and Choices -- Recognition of Transferable Skills -- Transforming Cultural Norms: The Teaching Versus Research Nexus -- Discussion: A Discrete and Integrated Approach -- Measuring Success -- Concluding Thoughts -- Top Tips: Embedding Employability -- References -- Part III The Challenges of Creating Transformative Conversations. 9 Balancing Sympathy and Empathy in an Emotive Discipline -- Introduction -- Pedagogies of Empathy -- The Challenge of Achieving Empathy When Teaching Penology -- Deconstructing Empathy and Sympathy -- Achieving Empathy -- Conclusion -- Top Tips: Teaching an Emotive Discipline -- References -- 10 Reasonably Uncomfortable: Teaching Sensitive Material Sensitively -- Introduction -- What Is Sensitive Material and Why Does It Matter to Criminology? -- Students Prior Knowledge and Engaging Participation -- Delivering Engagement -- Ensuring Boundaries -- Working with and Acknowledging Student Experience -- Self-Care and Protection as a Teacher of Sensitive Topics -- Conclusion -- Top Tips: Teaching Sensitive Material in Criminology -- References -- 11 Decolonising the Curriculum: Who is in the Room? -- Introduction -- Background Context/Setting the Scene -- Who Is Here -- Obstacles -- The Programme -- The Subaltern Voice: In the Room Where It Happens -- Confronting Emotion -- So What Did We Want Students to Learn, in the End? -- Conclusion -- Top Tips: Decolonising Learning and Teaching -- Notes -- References -- 12 Conclusion: Pedagogical Principles for Criminology and Criminal Justice -- Introduction -- Pedagogical Principles for Criminology -- Create Authentic Learning Experiences -- Diversifying the Learning Opportunities -- Encourage Difficult and Uncomfortable Conversations -- Create Opportunities for Students Within and Beyond University -- Conclusion -- References -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910633911403321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2022] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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