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The road to hell, they say, is paved with good intentions. So too, apparently, is the road to corporate wrongdoing. At least that’s the conclusion to be drawn from a new study that asks what happens when companies (and their CEOs) engage in socially responsible behavior (and posturing). Short answer: Firms that are focused on pursuing a socially responsible agenda are more likely than other businesses to behave in a socially irresponsible ways.

....conclusion: CSR is measurably related to subsequent CSiR. Their rough assessment, in fact, is that for every five CSR actions a firm takes, you can expect it to commit one-act of CSiR. Moreover, the researchers write, there is a secondary connection worth noting between the self-stylings of bosses and their firms subsequent record: “The relationship is stronger for CEOs who are high on moral identity symbolization rather than low on moral identity symbolization.”

....that is, CEOs who behave or speak publicly in a way that enhances their reputation for moral behavior are even more likely than the average head honcho to oversee a company whose actions turn out to be at least in part socially irresponsible.

....This will not surprise anyone familiar with Enron, the once-high-flying energy company whose bosses were not only responsible for one of the great acts of corporate fraud in history but also an almost unprecedented level of corporate philanthropy in the years leading up to their unmasking. Likewise, just two years before the Deepwater Horizon fiasco knocked the stuffing out of British Petroleum in 2010, CEO Tony Hayward announced that the firm’s safety record was among the industry’s best, reflecting a culture of conscientiousness meant to satisfy internal and external stakeholders.

Again, the study authors are not suggesting that CSR leads to willful CSiR. Rather, the implications from their research suggests that non-conscious self-licensing comes into play on group and individual levels to such an extent that the reaction to corporate do-gooding ought to be the opposite of what it generally is,

We intend to retain the same format for WCS 2018 as in 2017. While the exact events and timings for 2018 are up in the air, we are committed to supporting this structure and prizing over the next two years for WCS Korea and the WCS Circuit.

On December 10 2016 05:34 JuanDi wrote:


if you look at other eSports and sports in general, one of the things that pulls people in are local teams/players. Just look at soccer, even those shitty teams who never win have a significant fan base. Region locking is not just about keeping koreans from getting eveything, but allowing for growth of all regions. People complain about koreans not getting enough tournaments, but do they take into account how little opportunities forteigners had before region locking? Sure they could compete in many tournaments but realistically they weren't going to win. Last year saw a massive growth in the scene, and though it is hurting korean sc2, the playing field is actually starting to balance a lot.