"Golden Parachutes": A Closer Look

This article describes various aspects related to the policy of golden parachutes (GP). Discussed are golden parachutes in regards to changes in organizational control, voluntary and involuntary termination, and guaranteed employment provisions. In regards to the question of who has golden parachutes, the authors examined the proxy statements of all of the 1981 Fortune 500 companies. Content analysis of these statements was conducted. The authors determined that 11 percent of those firms had GPs. Also discussed is what is included in a GP, the pros and cons of GPs, and the legal perspectives

The Evolution of the Corporate Social Performance Model

This paper traces the evolution of the corporate social performance model by focusing on three challenges to the concept of corporate social responsibility: economic responsibility, public responsibility, and social responsiveness, it also examines social issues management as a dimension of corporate social performance. It concludes that the corporate social performance model is valuable for business and society study and that it provides the beginnings of a paradigm for the field

Golden Parachutes: Contests, Issues and Trends.

This paper explores a relatively new executive perquisite, golden parachutes (GP's). The number of firms that have or are planning to adopt GP's is discussed. Features of GP's are outlined. Reasons that firms have adopted GP's are explored. Finally, a series of arguments against this practice are laid out

ECP-Social: uma proposta de avaliação da performance social para negócios sustentáveis

Este artigo apresenta o modelo ECP-Social, cuja proposta é identificar a performance social empresarial a partir de um framework de indicadores. A premissa de que a performance social é resultante de um comportamento empresarial frente a pressões da estrutura da indústria e de choques externos a ela delineia o modelo, que conta ainda com uma ferramenta para a sua operacionalização, por meio da qual se identifica o comportamento social, confrontado que, na seqüência, com a estrutura da indústria, gerando o perfil social empresarial. O modelo permite colherem-se informações que permitem a tomada de decisão em relação ao gerenciamento do impacto social