A paper by JKU researchers Univ. Prof. Birgit Feldbauer-Durstmüller, Mag. Michael Kuttner and Univ. Prof. Ewald Aschauer (Institute for Financial Accounting and Auditing) titled “Corporate Social Responsibility: What We Can Learn from Family Firms” focuses on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Austrian family-owned businesses and shows that Austrian family-owned business have always acted responsibly (socially, ecologically, and economically), often across different generations. Social services are paramount and geared especially to employees and the company’s direct environment. Both family-owned companies as well as entrepreneurial families feel the impact of CSR, particularly regarding the company’s image and reputation.

The 12^th annual Father Johannes Schasching SJ Award was presented by the Catholic Private University (KU) Linz in cooperation with the Federation of Austrian Industrialists (IV). Named after Father Johannes Schasching, a representative of Catholic Social Teachings, the award is presented in recognition of outstanding papers on interdisciplinary topics pertaining to business, ethics, religion and the church..