scholarly journals EVALUATION OF THE POSSIBILITY FOR ENTERPRISES TO ENTER INTO THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CLUSTER IN THE SPHERE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNAL SERVICES

Author(s):  
L.B. Leonova ◽  

The article discusses various methodological approaches to assess the possibility for enterprises to join into the socio-economic cluster in the housing and communal services. A brief description of such approaches as the assessment of the propensity indicator is given; difference in differences and fixed effects; synthetic control; fuzzy sets and regression gap techniques. The advantages and disadvantages of each of the considered methods are revealed. The regression gap technique is discussed more in details in this article. According to the authors of the article, this approach is the most appropriate. To assess the entry into the socio-economic cluster, large management companies (MC) were selected serving more than 300 houses, and large construction companies of the city specializing in the construction of large residential areas in the city of Yekaterinburg. In total, there are 884 MCs in the city, and 1771 MCs in the Sverdlovsk Region. Therefore, for a possible entry into the housing and communal services cluster, 10 large construction companies providing housing services and 10 management companies operating in the field of public utilities were chosen. The gross revenue indicator of the companies was the main criterion. The motivation for the entrance into the cluster of housing and communal services for enterprises was to be a subsidy from the Ministry of Housing in the amount of 500 million rubles for the implementation of the national project "Housing and Urban Environment". Additional financing is possible only in case, if the enterprise joins the socio-economic cluster of the housing and communal services, as well as in the case of the social responsibility of this enterprise, since all housing and communal services enterprises have social responsibility and social orientation. As a result of the study, it was revealed that the proposed approaches are possible for application in areas operating in conditions of perfect market competition or in the social sphere. However, from the point of view of the entry of enterprises into the socio-economic cluster in the housing sector, when a number of enterprises, for example, construction companies, management companies that operate and live according to market laws in a competitive environment, while others are monopolists, for example, resource supplying organizations in the sphere of Housing and communal services, it is not possible to unequivocally assess the positive impact on the activities of enterprises with their participation in the socio-economic cluster. Still, in Russia the housing and communal services stands apart, it is unique, since the laws of the market and perfect competition do not work in it. And who will be a participant or beneficiary of the socio-economic cluster, which means that it will receive budgetary funding, is decided only by regional government bodies represented by the Ministry of Housing and Utilities.

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 06-11
Author(s):  
Anatolii Berzhanir ◽  

Abstract. Introduction. The current stage of functioning of the world economic system is characterized by the desire to ensure sustainable development, the essence of which lies in the unity of economic, social and environmental components. The most important tool for its implementation at the level of enterprises, companies, firms is the concept of corporate social responsibility. Purpose. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the essence and analyze the main directions of introducing social responsibility of the domestic agricultural business, as well as the system of objective and subjective factors that influence it. Results. The features of the implementation of the social responsibility system in the domestic agricultural business as an important component of the further development of agricultural production have been investigated. The necessity of activating the social orientation of the agricultural business in connection with the insufficient development of the social sphere of the village and the presence of significant social problems in rural areas has been determined. The essence of social responsibility of business as a voluntary contribution of entrepreneurial structures in solving problems of social, economic and environmental spheres, which is carried out outside the regulatory requirements, has been substantiated. The need to implement an effective management system using modern innovative tools has been pointed out. It has been proven that most agricultural enterprises focus their activities on ensuring decent working conditions for personnel, cooperation with local communities, and solving environmental problems. The directions of implementation of social responsibility of agricultural companies in Ukraine have been shown. The structure and volumes of social investment of the leading agricultural holdings have been characterized. New ways of doing agribusiness and promising areas of social responsibility in the internal and external environment have been formulated. Conclusions. Expanding the scale and improving the mechanisms of social responsibility, increasing the level of motivation and interest of agribusiness to improve the quality of life of rural residents and the development of rural areas will contribute to the intensification of production and social infrastructure. Ultimately, all this will reveal a significant positive impact on the socio-economic development of the regions and the country as a whole.


TERRITORIO ◽  
2013 ◽  
pp. 88-94
Author(s):  
Luca Gaeta

The precise boundaries of the supply chain for the production of housing for the middle classes in Milan during the boom years are not clearly defined. And yet its activity is of crucial importance to an understanding of the social and tangible forms of the middle class city. Construction companies constituted the key link in relations between land owners, clients, architects and end users of the asset that is a home. This paper offers a provisional picture which documents the firms most active in the sector, the prevailing operating practices and two businessmen who were interviewed. The conclusions identify two lines for further research into the middle class city: the role of non-professional mediators in the property market and the high concentration of up-market new housing construction within the ‘cerchia dei bastioni' (inner part of the city).


Author(s):  
Md. Nazrul Islam ◽  
Mohammad Ashraful Ferdous Chowdhury ◽  
Mehedi Hasan Tuhin ◽  
Md. Masud Sarker

The study aimed to explore the social, environmental and governance (SEG) reporting practices of Banking sector of Bangladesh. In conducting the study, the longitudinal data has been used over the period 2000-2015 taking all the 30listed private commercial banks in Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited. Three separate reporting index for social, environmental and governance have been developed to measure reporting practices using the dichotomous method from the published annual reports of banks. The analysis found that corporate social, environmental and governance reporting has been increased over the study period. The statistical measure showed that social, governance and environmental reporting were made 46%, 49% and 1% respectively over the period while total SEGwas 39% over the period. The econometrics models using fixed effects showed that corporate profitability, size, age and leverage have positive impact on SEG reporting. The main cause of low SEG reporting could be due to the insufficient laws and framework of SEG reporting.


Author(s):  
Asma Ayari

The purpose of this study is to give a description of ethical business cultures in Bahraini construction companies. Construction companies in the Middle East are facing charges in terms of exploitation of workers and poor working conditions. The construction sector is one of the most dynamic in Bahrain, and its participation in national GDP is increasing. It is also the most important sector in the creation of jobs. Bahrain, as in the Gulf countries, employs a workforce from India and Asia, one of the lowest in the international labor market. This study analyzes the reality of the CSR in the construction sector and proposes some guidelines for the role of Bahraini stakeholders in the implementation of the social responsibility.


2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Awad Alwagfi ◽  
Nader Mohammad Aljawarneh ◽  
Khaled Abdalqader Alomari

This study aims at investigating the reality of social responsibility, and its ethical dimensions in educational business organizations in addition to knowing the prevailing advantages and disadvantages. The sample of the study consisted of northern Jordanian universities were 210 male and female as respondents to a questionnaire. 200 questionnaires were valid for statistical analysis in order to achieve the purposes of this study; the researcher adopted a descriptive approach. This study utilized a tool to measure the social responsibility, and its ethical dimensions in private northern Jordanian universities. The study concluded that the correlation between social responsibility and ethical dimensions were statistically significant. In light of the aforementioned findings, the study recommended the raising employees’ morals and motivating them in ethical ways, in addition to developing a clear plan applied by educational organizations to apply and practice social responsibility.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7035
Author(s):  
Abedalqader Rababah ◽  
Natalya I. Nikitina ◽  
Veronica M. Grebennikova ◽  
Zhanna R. Gardanova ◽  
Angelina O. Zekiy ◽  
...  

University social responsibility (USR) is an important assessment criterion of the QS Stars. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the social orientation of universities as intellectual leaders in the development of society gains particular importance. The research purpose is to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the university activity directions in the framework of strategies (USR). An empirical assessment of the level and complementary factors of USR in the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) was conducted, using the method of integral and expert assessment. Grounded on scoring according to the principal component analysis, the structure of the factors of the USR development in the BRICS countries was determined. Multifactor regression modeling allowed substantiating the priority of factors stimulating the development of USR in the BRICS countries in modern conditions and arguing the main barriers to introducing the concept of social responsibility into university activities and expanding the stakeholders’ circle in it. The research results showed that the university management creativity, effective communication with the public and stakeholders, the quality of the educational process and the development of scientific activities stimulate USR development in the BRICS countries and should be used as the basis for the strategic planning of activities in the context of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Conceptual trends in the USR development can be useful for universities in the studied countries when adapting strategic development plans regarding the social needs of modern society.


Author(s):  
Nesrin Ünlü ◽  
Volkan Öngel

By analyzing the development of the social responsibility conception, this study illustrates corporate social responsibility perception and applies it into the medical sector with participation of some subject nurses. In the scope of this study in order to measure nurses' social responsibility perception and to analyze the interaction between the perception and demographic features three hundred nurses who work in the city of Sakarya's some public hospitals were given questionnaires that includes some demographic statistics and social responsibility indications. Consequently 250 of 300 questionnaires received back and included to the study (feedback percentage is 83.3%). According to the data acquired from the survey the average rating of participants is 3.13 so that it is considered that the nurses are equipped with a high level of corporate social responsibility perception. However, it is also observed that the nurses' social responsibility perception is variable in accordance with their rank, gender and education.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Art Kovačič

Abstract Corporate Social Responsibility can be understand as a way for managing business activities which integrates economic, social and environmental aspects in harmony with principles of sustainable development that have a positive impact not only on our economic performance but also on our surroundings (employees, partners, customers, the city and region) with a consistent reduction of impacts on the environment via enduring development of human resources, the community and society. It is our continuous obligation to do business ethically, transparently and in accord with CSR principles and to contribute to the economic environment along with improvement in the quality of life of our employees, their families, the local community and, equally also, in society in the broader meaning of this word. Management in enterprises implement the Corporate Social Responsibility approach. Business sustainability is high in CEE enterprises.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 169-193
Author(s):  
Mohammad Alwasmi ◽  
Ahmad Alderbas

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an idea that has grown during the last three decades from the voluntary activity of business firms into a debate about whether CSR should be mandated by law because of the increased demand from society. Further, it has been argued that business corporations are owned by their shareholders, and the managers must concentrate on maximizing the wealth of their shareholders and not of the community. To determine how better to apply CSR, this paper begins with looking at the evolution of CSR as a system around the world and then discusses the definition of CSR. In addition, this paper explores the advantages and disadvantages of implementing voluntary CSR and then explores mandatory CSR. Moreover, in this paper, it is found that determining the proper CSR system depends on many factors in each country, such as the social, economic and legal factors that should be examined before applying mandatory or voluntary CSR.


2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Sofia Prima Dewi

The purpose of this study is to obtain empirical evidence whether leverage has a positive effect on earnings management, whether the company size and social responsibility disclosure has a negative impact on earnings management, whether the company size has a positive impact on social responsibility disclosure, and whether the social responsibility disclosure can mediate the impact of company size on earnings management. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling and Smart PLS 3.0 was used for data processing. Research during the 2017-2019 period on 72 companies shows that leverage does not have a positive impact on earnings management, company size has a negative impact on earnings management, company size has a positive impact on social responsibility disclosure, social responsibility disclosure has no negative impact on earnings management, and social responsibility disclosure cannot mediate the impact of company size on earnings management.


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