Developing Corporate Governance Structures to promote Corporate Social Responsibility

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 2,5, University of Regensburg (Führung & Organisation), course: Corporate Responsibility, language: English, abstract: The seminar paper examines which corporate governance structures promote Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in joint stock corporations. The stakeholder perspective links the concept of Corporate Governance with CSR. Transparency and accountability represent cross-cutting functions of Corporate Governance which in combination may enhance CSR. In terms of Corporate Governance structures, board heterogeneity and the engagement of stakeholder impact on CSR and in the long-run on a corporation’s overall performance.