1st Edition
Social Impact, Organisations and Society The Contemporary Role of Corporate Social Responsibility
Social Impact, Organisations and Society represents endeavors to comprehensively explore the essence of social impact. The editors aim to elucidate its definition, scope, measurement, and implementation. Delving into how organizations integrate social impact into their core missions, decision-making processes, and operational frameworks, this book strives to identify avenues for enhancing social impact generation. Furthermore, its focus lies on fostering effective relationships with diverse stakeholder groups and providing empirical evidence of social impact practices across industries and sectors. Through an in-depth examination of the latest research, this book sheds light on the evolving role of corporate social responsibility and its significance amidst contemporary challenges.
Part 1. Identifying social impact
1. Redefining social impact
Katarzyna Bachnik, Magdalena Kaźmierczak, Magdalena Rojek-Nowosielska, Magdalena Stefańska, Justyna Szumniak-Samolej
2. Impact assessment. The startup perspective
Maria Aluchna, Bolesław Rok
3. Measurement of the negative social impact of a small enterprise
Agnieszka Sokołowska-Durkalec
Part 2. Social impact on internal stakeholders
4. Understanding the role of ethical leadership for social impact
Dominika Hadro, Karolina Daszyńska – Żygadło, Justyna Fijałkowska, Valerio Brescia
5. Social impact of respecting employee interests in the process of modelling employment relationships
Ewa Mazur-Wierzbicka, Anna Cierniak-Emerych
6. Impact of job (in)security on work-life balance among service sector employees
Agata Austen, Katarzyna Piwowar-Sulej
7. Importance of Covid-19 pandemic experience in shaping social impact of organisations
Dariusz Nowak, Beata Skowron-Mielnik, Krzysztof Janasz
8. Social impact of diversity management by inclusive organizations
Joanna Bernacka, Marcin Gołembski
9. The relevance of male perspective on gender diversity management
Małgorzata Budzanowska-Drzewiecka, Paulina Jędrzejczyk, Justyna M. Bugaj, Bohdan Rożnowski
Part 3. Social impact on external stakeholders
10. Social impact of retailers on consumers: Building sustainable consumption
Magdalena Stefańska, Blaženka Knežević, Iwona Olejnik
11. Areas of social impact of top-listed universities worldwide
Magdalena Rojek-Nowosielska, Bogusława Drelich-Skulska, Anna H. Jankowiak
12. Social impact of universities of third age on seniors
Iwona Olejnik, Pavel Kotyza, Magdalena Stefańska
13. NGOs in delivering social impact
Sergiusz Prokurat
14. Trends and future perspectives on social impact generation
Katarzyna Bachnik, Magdalena Kaźmierczak, Magdalena Rojek-Nowosielska, Magdalena Stefańska, Justyna Szumniak-Samolej
Biography
Katarzyna Bachnik, PhD, is an expert with 15 years of experience in management, innovation and design thinking, international marketing and corporate social responsibility. She has worked as a lecturer, a trainer and an editor and she is an author of several publications and expertise papers in the aforementioned areas. Now she serves as Associate Professor and Research Fellow at Hult International Business School, Cambridge, MA.
Magdalena Kaźmierczak, PhD, is an Associate Professor in Quality Management Department, Institute of Management at the Poznań University of Economics and Business (PUEB). Her research interests include corporate social responsibility, sustainability and standardized management systems.
Magdalena Rojek-Nowosielska, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Strategic Management Department at the Wroclaw University of Economics and Business. She is a member of Technical Committee for Social Responsibility in Polish Committee for Standardization, Editorial assistant of Research Papers of Wroclaw University of Economics, EBEN Poland, PTPS (Polish Society for Social Policy.
Magdalena Stefańska, PhD, is an Associate Professor, Head of Strategic Management Department, Institute of Management at Poznań University of Economics and Business (PUEB), Poland. Her areas of interest are corporate social responsibility, sustainability and sustainable development.
Justyna Szumniak-Samolej, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at Department of Management Theory, Warsaw School of Economics (SGH), Poland. She works as a researcher, trainer, lecturer and conference speaker. Her key research areas are management in the new economy, corporate social responsibility, social media and innovative business models.
