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    The Risks of Enlightened Self-Interest: Small Businesses and Support for Community.Terry L. Besser & Nancy J. Miller - 2004 - Business and Society 43 (4):398-425.
    This article focuses on the association between the beliefs of small business owners and managers and their support for the community. Qualitative and quantitative data are utilized in an exploratory examination of two rationales for socially responsible behavior and of two kinds of support. Analyses show that the belief in strengthening the community as an important strategy for business success is positively associated with the provision of nonrisky and risky support. Risky support may threaten short-term business success. However, the belief (...)
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    (1 other version)The consequences of social responsibility for small business owners in small towns.Terry L. Besser - 2012 - Business Ethics, the Environment and Responsibility 21 (2):129-139.
    This paper focuses on three under-researched subjects in the corporate social responsibility literature: small businesses, small towns, and consequences of social responsibility for the business owner personally. Small businesses are the vast majority of businesses and make a significant contribution to national economic vitality. Their value to the survival of small towns, where they are often the only businesses, is even more important. Research indicates that the social performance of big and small businesses alike is dependent upon the values and (...)
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  3. The Company They Keep: How Formal Associations Impact Business Social Performance.Terry L. Besser & Nancy J. Miller - 2011 - Business Ethics Quarterly 21 (3):503-525.
    ABSTRACT:Business networks, which include joint ventures, supply chains, industry and trade associations, industrial districts, and community business associations, are considered the signature organizational form of the global economy. However, little is known about how they affect the social performance of their members. We utilize institutional theory to develop the position that business social performance has collectivist roots that deserve at least as much scholarly attention as owner/manager characteristics and business attributes. Hypotheses are tested using multilevel analysis on data gathered from (...)
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    The Company They Keep: Networks and Business Social Performance (vol 21, pg 503, 2011).Terry L. Besser, Nancy J. Miller & Florensia Sujadi - 2013 - Business Ethics Quarterly 23 (1):163 - 163.
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    Inside the Black Box: College Graduation and Civic Engagement. [REVIEW]Terry L. Besser - 2012 - Journal of Academic Ethics 10 (4):313-325.
    Scholars agree that college graduation is positively associated with civic engagement. They are less certain about why. College graduates are more likely to grow up in advantaged households and have higher household income and access to social capital after graduation than non-graduates. These pre and post college factors are positively related to civic engagement. However, some suggest that college itself encourages graduates to be more involved. The goal of this study was to compare the pre college, college, and post college (...)
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