http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (AP)—For one Malaysian widow, moving to this experimental farming village represented hope for a brighter future for her seven children. Her new neighbor, also among the first to settle here, sought an easier life after years of low-paying, back-breaking plantation labor. http://phys.org/news271574488.html Technology Thu, 08 Nov 2012 05:40:01 EST news271574488 (Phys.org)—Companies that tout social responsibility and whose managers contribute to political action committees tend to provide higher returns to shareholders, suggests a new University of California, Davis study. http://phys.org/news271070429.html Other Sciences Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:20:42 EST news271070429 A research paper to be published in the World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development suggests that despite the public pronouncements on corporate and social responsibility made by leading Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the UK, profit and shareholders remains the greatest concern for these organisations. http://phys.org/news268469010.html Technology Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:43:39 EST news268469010 Australian police on Monday said social media site Facebook had refused to take down a page containing offensive material about the man accused of murdering Irish woman Jill Meagher. http://phys.org/news268277269.html Technology Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:27:57 EST news268277269 An Indiana University study that analyzed differences in practices between faculty at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and predominantly white institutions (PWIs) found that faculty members at HBCUs were more likely to engage students in certain "educationally purposeful" activities both in and out of the classroom. http://phys.org/news253851355.html Other Sciences Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:17:02 EST news253851355 Cash prizes for getting to campus late or leaving early? Even Stanford University's hard-working employees and students may be tempted to participate in a new study. http://phys.org/news252590144.html Technology Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:56:04 EST news252590144 Apple topped the list of most admired companies for the fifth year in a row, based on a Fortune magazine survey released Thursday showing Google as number two and Amazon number three. http://phys.org/news249843626.html Technology Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:00:38 EST news249843626 When the Icelandic banking system was privatised in 2003, it inaugurated a period of furious expansion of both loans and risky investments. The bubble burst in 2008. At that time, the nominal assets of the three largest banks was 14 times bigger than Iceland's entire GDP. http://phys.org/news249647193.html Other Sciences Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:27:23 EST news249647193 (PhysOrg.com) -- Whether eliminating child labor, creating environmentally friendly technology or working against all forms of corruption, many corporations fail to become socially responsible despite promises to change, a new University of Michigan study found. http://phys.org/news247993892.html Other Sciences Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:30:01 EST news247993892 (PhysOrg.com) -- It might come as a surprise to learn that corporate social responsibility is on the rise in China, a country where manufacturers pollute nearby communities, labor protests have made global headlines, and intellectual property piracy is commonplace. http://phys.org/news245405771.html Other Sciences Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:50:01 EST news245405771 Stocks of companies that are committed to corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies perform statistically similarly to those corporations that do not have these programs, according to a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers. http://phys.org/news233395964.html Other Sciences Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:12:57 EST news233395964 China's state media has launched stinging attacks on the nation's hugely popular search engine Baidu, in what analysts say may signal government unease about the firm's growing market power. http://phys.org/news232871762.html Technology Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:36:10 EST news232871762 Consumers don't react positively to all messages of corporate social responsibility, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. The message needs to line up with consumers' mindsets and understanding of the brands. http://phys.org/news229873707.html Other Sciences Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:00:01 EST news229873707 More than 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies commit themselves to corporate social responsibility initiatives in order to protect themselves against negative information. But these moves don't serve as a strong insurance policy against bad press and criticism, according to a report in the current edition of the Journal of Service Research. http://phys.org/news215801388.html Other Sciences Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:50:02 EST news215801388 In a global recession, most people are thankful to have a job, but a new study published in Interdisciplinary Environmental Review suggests that employees are more likely to be satisfied with their jobs if they are working for a company that is perceived to be "green", whereas the financial performance of companies fails to correlate with employee happiness. http://phys.org/news215781911.html Space & Earth Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:50:03 EST news215781911 (AP) -- Chinese environmental groups accused Apple Inc. on Thursday of ignoring their concerns about health and safety problems at factories that supply it with components. http://phys.org/news214720721.html Technology Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:39:18 EST news214720721 "Compassion fatigue" and why people become numb to the marketing efforts of charities and nonprofit organisations will be explored in a new study at The University of Queensland Business School. http://phys.org/news211194681.html Other Sciences Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:30:14 EST news211194681 Internet specialists gathered in Colombia Thursday called for the creation of an ".xxx" domain for pornographic websites, saying it would make it easier to police them. http://phys.org/news211134270.html Technology Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:24:51 EST news211134270 When customers are allowed to pay what they want for a purchase, knowing a portion of the payment will go to charity, they become rather generous, according to a study by Associate Professor Leif Nelson, Haas Marketing Group. Nelson says the concept of “shared social responsibility," a term coined by the study’s authors, may provide the sustainability component often lacking in current corporate social responsibility strategies. http://phys.org/news206610512.html Other Sciences Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:49:01 EST news206610512 Do human beings find more passion and meaning in working for the greater good — in realizing their jobs contribute more than just profit? http://phys.org/news206355161.html Other Sciences Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:52:48 EST news206355161 Murder takes an obvious toll on society in terms of the loss of human life, but what does it actually cost each time there's a murder? It's about $17.25 million according a recent Iowa State University study. http://phys.org/news205593969.html Other Sciences Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:26:27 EST news205593969 Just as President Barack Obama called for in his address to the nation last night, Americans are demanding that BP and all other companies be responsible to both their shareholders and society, according to a new report from Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business. http://phys.org/news195910513.html Other Sciences Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:35:29 EST news195910513 Greenpeace panned Nintendo and Toshiba for low environmental standards Wednesday but praised Nokia and Sony Ericsson for recycling, energy efficiency and phasing out hazardous substances. http://phys.org/news194071134.html Technology Wed, 26 May 2010 06:00:01 EST news194071134 During a panel discussion at the recent Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit in Dallas that otherwise was as dry as a highway in the Sahara, security guru Bruce Schneier made a provocative argument. http://phys.org/news192392648.html Technology Thu, 06 May 2010 19:50:01 EST news192392648 (AP) -- Apple Inc. said it found more than a dozen serious violations of labor laws or Apple's own rules at its suppliers that needed immediate correction. http://phys.org/news186685569.html Technology Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:30:01 EST news186685569 (AP) -- Google Inc. is enjoying an avalanche of good will because of its threat to leave China over e-mail hacking attacks against dissidents. http://phys.org/news182754573.html Technology Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:30:02 EST news182754573 Charities and other nonprofits may put their brand at risk when they partner with corporations on social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The public can easily construe such connections as a seal of approval of the corporation by the nonprofit. That's what two marketing professors found when they examined consumer perceptions in a controlled experiment. http://phys.org/news177335229.html Other Sciences Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:47:34 EST news177335229 (PhysOrg.com) -- Brent T. White, a University of Arizona associate professor of law, said policymakers must consider ways that emotions drive financial decisions. http://phys.org/news176629715.html Other Sciences Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:01 EST news176629715 (PhysOrg.com) -- Clients of the major accounting firm Arthur Anderson sustained negative stock-market returns following public announcement that the firm had shredded documents related to its infamous Enron audit in 2002. In a new study, a University of Arkansas accounting researcher reports that corporate social responsibility on the part of some of these firms did not prevent a drop in their market value following the Enron audit failure. http://phys.org/news161532965.html Other Sciences Thu, 14 May 2009 15:17:03 EST news161532965