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Keywords by Topic

This list represents a conceptual map of the main themes in the field of Social Impact Management. We use these Topics and keywords to code all the cases in CasePlace.org in order to guide your searching.


Business-Government Relations
business-NGO relations
court settlement
cross sector relationships
deregulation
health policy
housing policy
industry standards
lobbying
private/public sector
cooperation
leadership
public health
regulation
tax policy

Community Development / Economic Development
asset building
community participation
community relations
cycle of poverty
economic empowerment
enterprise zone
housing development
immigration
industrial relocation
inner city business
job creation
job preservation
micro enterprise
neighborhood safety
plant closings
real estate development
regional planning
small business development
social capital
urban economic development

Corporate Citizenship
community relations
community service
ethics officer
goodwill
public confidence
public relations
service learning
social capital
triple bottom line
volunteers

Crisis Management
economic crisis
government crisis
organizational crisis
public relations crisis
state of emergency

Customer Relations
consumer acceptance
consumer safety
customer involvement
customer service
consumer sovereignty
deceptive advertising
fair pricing
product recall
product safety
truth in advertising

Diversity / Multiculturalism
affirmative action
comparable worth
cross-cultural relations
culture of expectations
disability
discrimination
equal opportunity
ethnicity
female protagonist
female workforce
gender equity
inclusion
inclusive culture
minority owned business
minority protagonist
minority recruitment
non-discriminatory management
race relations
racial equity
racism
sexual harassment
valuing diversity
workplace harassment

Economic Systems
capitalism
central planning
corporate power
emerging economies
export led economy
free markets
market externalities
nationalized industry
privatization
socialism
state-owned enterprises
welfare capitalism

Environmental Issues
CO2 emissions
conservation
energy efficiency
environmental advocacy
environmental assessment
environmental audit
environmental compliance
environmental degradation
environmentally friendly products
environmental groups
environmental management
environmental packaging
environmental policy
environmental protection
environmental regulation
environmental standards
global climate change
Kyoto protocol
pollution
recycling
renewable energy
toxic clean-up
waste disposal

Global / Transnational Issues
barriers to entry
cross-cultural communication
cross cultural relations
embargo
expatriates
export market
free trade
global security firm
IMF austerity measures
immigration
international boycott
international norms
market entry
multinational corporations
NATO relations
offshore production
plant closings
public health
third world debt
trade competitiveness
transnational production
world hunger
Governance and Accountability
CEO/board relations
hostile take-over bid
inter-institutional governance
participative governance structure
shareholder activism
shareholder rights plan
staggered board of directors

Human Rights
child labor
exploitation
forced labor
human rights abuses
humanitarian aid
political repression
refugee problem
sanctions
self-determination
sovereignty
world health issues

Investment
affinity credit card
community lending
development financing
equitable lending
financing
financial feasibility
foreign investment
group loan
housing finance
inner city lending
institutional investors
loan packaging
loans
micro lending
new financial tools
relational wealth
risk management
public spending
small business loan
socially responsible investment
unconventional lending
venture capital

Leadership
advocacy
decision-making
issue selling
mentoring
political risk
social vision

Legal / Ethical Issues
abuse
accounting scandals
biopiracy
bluffing
bribery
code of conduct
confidentiality
conflict of interest
contractual obligation
corporate ethics program
corporate liability
corruption
cover-up
deception
fraud
institutional oversight
intellectual property rights
kickbacks
legal claims
licensing
misconduct
patent infringement
sanctions
sham swap
theft
transparency
waste
whistle-blowing

Mission / Vision / Values
culture
integrity
mission-based philanthropy
mission-driven business
mission statement
reciprocity
shared values
social objectives
spirituality
trust

Organizational Design and Change
buffering the core
change management
complex decision-making
core competence
decentralization
hierarchy of needs
internal communications
knowledge management
management hierarchy
networking
organizational culture
organizational learning
organizational resistance
program replication
subsidiary relations
synergy

Poverty Alleviation
affordable housing
inner city employment
job creation
low income community
rural poverty
structural unemployment
wealth distribution
welfare
welfare-to-work
workforce training

Private / Non-Profit Partnerships
for-profit service delivery
long term commitment
private foundation funding

Restructuring
activity-based costing
business modeling
change management
critical path analysis
economies of scale/scope
flexibility
innovation
layoffs
leveraged buy out
new visions for work
strategic business unit
structured buyout
total quality management
virtual organizations
worker participation

Social Change
advocacy
coalition building
community outreach
grass-roots organizing
selective purchasing law
social activism
social movement
social protest

Social Marketing
advertising images
ethical positioning
ethnic markets
focus groups
gay/lesbian markets
impacts of advertising
inner city markets
new markets
pricing
reputation
under-served markets

Social Need as Business Opportunity
innovation
ethos of service
mutual benefits
new knowledge
social enterprise

Social Process of Production
continuous improvement
distribution networks
empowerment
flexible production
just-in-time
operations
outsourcing
product life cycles
supply chain
team work
time based competition
total quality management
value chain

Social Reporting / Social Accounting
accounting for intangibles
cross cultural standards of reporting
ethics audit
integrity in accounting
social audits
standards of reporting

Stakeholder Relationships
conflict of interest
multiple stakeholders
shareholder return
trade-offs
worker cooperative

Strategic Alliances
community networks
cross-selling
distribution channels
international alliances
joint venture
mergers and acquisitions
ownership transfer
small business networks
spin-off ventures
subcontracting
subsidiary management
supplier training program
trade-offs

Sustainability
environmental
resource stewardship
social/environmental/economic factors
sustainable development

Technological Change and Development
automation
e-commerce
e-marketplace
education technology
fast follower
genetic engineering
information technology
innovation
internet based applications
new product development
research and development
social impacts of information
systems
socially useful products
technology leader
technology transfer
time to market

Wage Issues
bonus
compensation
incentive alignment
income gap
living wage
minimum wage
pay
pay-for-performance
profit sharing
wage structure
wages
wealth creation

Workforce Management / Employment Relationship
autonomy
benefits
careers
child labor
collective bargaining agreement
contingent workforce
disability benefits
domestic partner benefits
education
employability
employee involvement
employee morale
employee stock ownership program
employer of choice
employee ownership
employee privacy
employee protest
employee satisfaction
employee stock option plan
employment security
entry level jobs
executive education
fair employment treatment
flexible scheduling
frontline workers
human capital
incentives
information sharing labor standards
labor-management relations
low wage workforce
loyalty
motivation
outsourcing
part-time workforce
professional development
profit-sharing
recruitment
safety standards
sick leave policy
social contract
strike
sweatshops
team work
temporary work
training
union relations
work/life integration
worker empowerment
worker ownership
worker self-management
workforce commitment
workforce retention


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