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Scott J. Vitell 《Journal of Business Ethics》2009,86(2):155-169
This study investigates antecedents of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in multinational corporations’ (MNCs’) subsidiaries. Using stakeholder theory and institutional theory that identify internal and external pressures for legitimacy in MNCs’ subsidiaries, we integrate international business and CSR literatures to create a model depicting CSR practices in MNCs’ subsidiaries. We propose that MNCs’ subsidiaries will be likely to adapt to local practices to legitimize themselves if they operate in host countries with different institutional environments and demanding stakeholders. We also predict that MNCs’ subsidiaries will be likely to adapt to local practices to avoid spillover effects if their parent companies suffer major legitimacy problems at home or abroad. However, we speculate that MNCs’ subsidiaries will be less likely to adapt to local practices if they are strongly annexed to their parent companies and the benefit to gain internal legitimacy outweighs external legitimacy. This article contributes to the discourse on CSR across borders by exploring the antecedents of CSR practices in MNCs’ subsidiaries at social and organizational levels, and integrating institutional and stakeholder views. We provide a number of propositions for future studies and explore implications for practitioners. 相似文献
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While corporate social responsibility (CSR) is recognized as taking on various national meanings and practices, research has not sufficiently investigated how multinational companies (MNC) simultaneously achieve global CSR integration and local CSR adaptation. Building on a qualitative case study carried out at ASICS, an MNC headquartered in Japan, we show how this organizational dilemma may be solved through hybridization work, a form of institutional work performed by CSR managers in subsidiaries to combine and adapt different institutional approaches to CSR. By developing the notion of hybridization work, we contribute by (1) revealing a set of practices that contribute to institutional change within organizations and (2) enriching the study of CSR organizational change and international business by showing how hybridization Work leads to a greater organizational integration between core and periphery, and by identifying the triggering factors for subsidiary initiative in CSR. 相似文献
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In this article, the situation where a company internationalises over an extended period without changing operation mode is explored. The focus of the empirical research is the Australian company CSR and its large-scale sugar exporting operations, which developed over a period of about 75 years. Because of the highly politicised nature of the sugar industry in many countries, CSR was called upon to make extensive investments in political networks in order to achieve its global sugar exporting operations. Overall the CSR experience demonstrates that it is possible to stretch the use of a given mode, although this may demand considerable creativity in market, network and policy responses of a kind which illustrate that international entrepreneurship may come in many guises, and may need to be viewed in a broader way. 相似文献
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Thomas Laudal 《Journal of Business Ethics》2010,96(1):63-77
Most empirical studies of corporate social responsibility (CSR) focus on variables at the company level. In this article,
I focus on the sector level: I consider features of the international clothing business and of the global economy in general,
that may influence the CSR potential. There is high ‘CSR potential’ when sector-specific features indicate that the risk of
violating CSR standards is high. Thus, ‘high CSR potential’ indicates that there is a potential for positive influence through
CSR-related actions. Based on several empirical studies of the clothing business, I identify six features that indicate a
high CSR potential. These features are shown to be consistent with more general features of the global economy. This holds
whether we emphasize asymmetric relations and unequal distribution, the product cycle, or transnationalization. Thus, the
CSR potential of the international clothing business seems not only to be a product of sector-specific properties, but also
of more systemic and general features of the global economy. This suggests that the CSR performance of individual companies
may enhance their social and environmental impact, but will probably have little effect on the features that determine the
CSR potential. In order to affect these features I argue, we rely on other institutions to act – mainly governments. Finally,
I conclude that this study shows that it is useful to identify the CSR potential of a business sector. We get a picture of
which part of the international CSR standards companies run the greatest risk of violating and of which structural issues
intergovernmental actions should address to reduce the potential for violating CSR standards. 相似文献
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Although interest in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in emerging markets has increased in recent years, most research
still focuses on developed countries. The scant literature on the topic, which traditionally suggested that CSR was relatively
underdeveloped in emerging markets, has recently explored the context specificity, suggesting that it is different and reflects
the specific social and political background. This would particularly apply to local companies, not so much to foreign subsidiaries
of multinationals active in emerging markets. Thus far, empirical research that systematically documents a range of CSR activities
of local companies and their performance has been scarce. This paper reports the results of a survey conducted among companies
in the Mexican auto industry. CSR performance was investigated across three dimensions: environmental, labor, and community,
using measures from existing research and global, ‘Western’ standards of practice, to identify the type of CSR activities
and the level of CSR performance that exists, if at all, in the emerging-market context. Results show that local companies
do engage in the type of CSR activities commonly associated with CSR in developed countries. To the extent that comparisons
could be made, our findings also indicate that CSR activities and levels among the sample are comparable to what is known
about CSR in developed-country settings. Moreover, six of the nine CSR dimensions are intercorrelated, which suggests that
CSR in the Mexican auto parts industry is more structural than incidental. 相似文献
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Grounded in institutional theory, this study provides an overview of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives of Turkey's 30 largest corporations through a thematic content analysis. The study focuses on the G‐20 member Turkey and investigates the influence of isomorphism mechanisms on the adoption of CSR initiatives in a developing country context. The aim of this study is to integrate Carroll's CSR dimensions, the type of CSR engagement and coercive, mimetic and normative isomorphism mechanisms proposed by institutional theory. Through this integration the study makes a unique contribution to the literature by providing a different perspective. Findings reveal industry characteristics do not influence the selection of CSR initiatives. While business‐to‐business companies focus on CSR activities linked to their core business functions, business‐to‐consumer companies focus on CSR initiatives that are more discretionary, varied and philanthropic. In addition, findings show that multinational corporations implement CSR initiatives at the global level rather than focusing on local needs. 相似文献
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The different institutional contexts in which businesses practice corporate social responsibility (CSR) lead researchers to challenge the validity of the extant standardized global approach. This study follows recent studies in employing institutional theory to explore the specific pressures and factors that lead CSR practices to differ between countries, and how they lead to those differences. The study is a detailed qualitative analysis of CSR practice in South Korea, a country with very different value and governance systems from the US and UK where contemporary CSR evolved. Contrary to simplistic expectations, Korea shows a concern for short-termism more than for sustainability; and a normative more than a strategic orientation in its CSR, where CSR lies at a crossroads between implicit and explicit CSR behavior. The practices reflect many Korean institutional factors, but not in simple and direct ways. Institutional factors interact in intricate ways to create complex and dynamic pressures for CSR practice. CSR research needs to consider these interactions and dynamic processes with care and institutional theory can help provide a sufficiently intricate research framework. 相似文献
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《International Business Review》2021,30(5):101772
This article explores a novel process linking servant leadership (SL) to organizational identification (OI). In doing so, the study examines SL as an antecedent of internal corporate social responsibility (CSR) perceptions of employees and assesses moral meaningfulness as a moderator in the relationship between SL and OI through internal CSR perceptions. Utilizing a comparative institutional theoretical lens, it also explores how the SL-OI relationship varies across the UAE, Lebanon, and Tunisia. Two-wave and three-wave survey data are collected from employees working for international SMEs in the three countries. Findings show that the link between SL and OI can be explained by the proposed moderated mediation model and that the SL-OI relationship varies across the nations. Implications of these findings are discussed. 相似文献
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Jette Steen Knudsen 《Journal of Business Ethics》2011,103(3):331-349
While a substantial amount of the literature describes corporate benefits of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives,
the literature is silent concerning why some companies announce CSR initiatives, yet fail to implement them. The article examines
company delistings from the UN Global Compact. Delistings are surprising because the CSR agenda is seen as having won the
battle of ideas. The analysis proceeds in two parts. I first analyze firm-level characteristics focusing on geography while
controlling for sector and size; I find that geography is a significant factor while small firms are more likely to be delisted
than large firms and some sector characteristics determine delistings. Next, I proceed to uncover country-level characteristics
including the degree of international economic interdependence as well as the quality of governance institutions. Multivariate
regression analysis shows that companies are less likely to be delisted from countries where domestic governance institutions
are well-functioning. To a lesser extent, I find that firms from countries with international economies are more willing to
comply with the UN Global Compact requirements. Countries with a high share of outward FDI/capita have a lower share of delisted
firms as do countries that are internationally competitive. 相似文献
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《Journal of World Business》2018,53(6):781-793
Human rights (HR) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) are both fields of knowledge and research that have been shaped by, and examine, the role of multi-national enterprises in society. Whilst scholars have highlighted the overlapping nature of CSR and HR, our understanding of this relationship within business practice remains vague and under-researched. To explore the interface between CSR and HR, this paper presents empirical data from a qualitative study involving 22 international businesses based in the UK. Through an analysis based on sensemaking, the paper examines how and where CSR and HR overlap, contrast and shape one another, and the role that companies’ international operations has on this relationship. The findings reveal a complex and multi-layered relationship between the two, and concludes that in contrast to management theory, companies have bridged the ‘great divide’ in varying degrees most notably in their implementation strategies. 相似文献
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Meng Zhao 《Journal of Business Ethics》2012,111(4):439-460
The state is a key driver of corporate social responsibility across developed and developing countries. But the existing research provides comparatively little knowledge about: (1) how companies strategically manage the relationship with the state through corporate social responsibility (CSR); (2) how this strategy takes shape under the influence of political institutions. Understanding these questions captures a realistic picture of how a company applies CSR to interacting with the state, particularly in countries where the state relationship is critical to the business operation. This article draws on political legitimacy as a useful concept to directly address both strategic and politically embedded natures of CSR. This work extends the currently under-specified political implication of the strategic view of CSR and provides fresh insights to the political legitimacy research by specifying a typology of CSR-based legitimacy strategies and its contextual variation. China and Russia are the focal settings. A qualitative analysis of business?Cstate interaction cases is done using a database that contains the majority of CSR reports published in Chinese and Russian as the end of 2009. As a result, this paper identifies four qualitatively different types of CSR-based political legitimacy strategies and reveals how the adoption of these strategies differs across Chinese companies, Russian companies, and multinational corporations. 相似文献
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Rebecca Chunghee Kim 《Business ethics (Oxford, England)》2022,31(2):346-362
Skepticism toward CSR is increasing. Management research on CSR tends to focus on positive outcomes from the practice of CSR, such as enhanced financial performance and best practice business cases. Less attention is devoted to why CSR is under siege. This paper argues that CSR is intimately connected with the way that capitalism is practiced, and that poor CSR outcomes are often the result of five “shortcomings” of contemporary capitalism: runaway self-interest, quarterly focus, elite orientation, volume orientation, and one-pattern capitalism. To evidence this, I employ a two-stage approach: a “diagnostic” stage that investigates current challenges facing capitalism and how they affect CSR, and a “clinical” stage that identifies potential solutions based on a qualitative data set collected in Asian business contexts. The proposed solutions suggest ways that researchers, practitioners, and policymakers can conceptualize, design, and implement CSR programs that better fulfill CSR’s promise to business and society. Based on these results, I conclude with ideas on how CSR research can be strengthened by exploring the under-researched linkages among CSR, modern capitalism, and global institutional contexts. 相似文献
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Stakeholder Perspectives on CSR of Mining MNCs in Argentina 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
This article examines the conceptualisation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the context of mining multinationals
(MNCs) in Argentina. It explores the suitability of CSR for addressing social, environmental and economic issues associated
with mining in the country. The study is based on interviews with four stakeholder groups in the country: government, civil
society, international financial organisations, and mining industry. These are analysed using content and interpretative techniques
and supplemented by the content analysis of secondary data from headquarters of mining MNCs. Using the concept of corporate
social responsibility orientation (CSRO), the study contrasts the perceptions of major stakeholders and examines adaptation
of mining companies’ CSRO to local context. It reveals that the CSRO of mining managers in Argentina differs from CSRO developed
by global headquarters; and in Argentina companies “negotiate” economic, environmental and legal dimensions of CSR with the
government. Although companies “negotiate” philanthropic responsibilities with the communities, ethical responsibilities are
defined by the headquarters and not negotiated locally. The analysis suggests that environmental duties are the critical element
of CSR in the mining sector in Argentina. This study treats environment as a separate dimension of corporate responsibility
defined as to do “what is safe for the environment”. 相似文献
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Sven Dahms 《Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l\u0027Administration》2020,37(3):315-333
We investigate how a subsidiary's power base influences its strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) focus on international and local issues, and performance. We develop a theoretical framework and test symmetric hypotheses as well as non-symmetric research queries based on insights from resource dependency theory and institutional theory. We use survey data collected from foreign-owned subsidiaries located in the mid-range emerging economy of Taiwan. We find that a large power base positively influences an international CSR strategic focus in subsidiaries. Furthermore, our symmetric results indicated that only international CSR strategies are conducive to performance. However, our complementing non-symmetric results show that the distinct power-base dimensions in combination with a local CSR strategic focus can also lead to high performance outcomes. 相似文献
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This study identifies unique corporate social responsibility (CSR) dimensions and develops a framework to analyze different levels of institutional dynamics in understanding CSR in China. Based on multiple case studies of 16 firms, the article examines the CSR philosophy and approach in China??s emerging market. The findings suggest that Chinese CSR understanding is largely grounded in the context of ethical and discretionary actions. This focus is mainly attributed to the dominant role of ethical leadership, governmental dependency, and cultural traditions in Chinese CSR. Moreover, the weakness or the absence of conducive social normative environment and positive peer pressure, and misalignment between CSR and organizational design further contribute to a lack of systemic and institutionalized approach to CSR in China. Our study implies that CSR is still evolving at a preliminary stage in China, and institutional infrastructure and cultural ethics are exerting abiding influence on CSR approach in the emerging economies. The article also suggests the implications for practice and policy making. 相似文献
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This paper examines how Japanese multinational companies manage corporate social responsibility (CSR). It considers how the
concept has come to be framed within Japanese business, which is increasingly globalized and internationally focused, yet
continues to exhibit strong cultural specificities. The discussion is based on interviews with managers who deal with CSR
issues and strategy on a day-to-day basis from 13 multinational companies. In looking at how CSR practice has been adopted
and adapted by Japanese corporations, we can begin to see what implications arise from the fact that CSR is a Western-led
concept, so opening up critical questions about the future development and evolution of CSR practice within a global context.
In being exposed to the concept of CSR as practiced vigilantly in western countries, Japanese multinational company managers
have certainly come to re-evaluate aspects of business likely to need rectifying (with potential concerns being gender inequalities,
discrepancies in employee conditions, and issues over human rights and supply chains). Japan can be thought to be lagging
behind in its understanding and adoption of CSR, in part because corporations do not necessarily state their policies as formally
as might be expected. Yet, by analyzing more deeply the kinds of responses gained from CSR managers in Japan (and by placing
their remarks within a broader context of Japanese culture and business practices) a far more subtle and revealing picture
becomes apparent, not least a more complex picture of the local/global interaction of the frames of reference of corporate
responsibility. 相似文献
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Susanne Arvidsson 《Journal of Business Ethics》2010,96(3):339-354
In light of the many corporate scandals, social and ethical commitment of society has increased considerably, which puts pressure
on companies to communicate information related to corporate social responsibility (CSR). The reasons underlying the decision
by management teams to engage in ethical communication are scarcely focussed on. Thus, grounded on legitimacy and stakeholder
theory, this study analyses the views management teams in large listed companies have on communication of CSR. The focus is
on aspects on interest, motives/reasons, users and problems related to corporate communication of CSR information. A questionnaire survey and in-depth interviews confirm that there
is a distinct trend shift towards more focus on CSR in corporate communication. Whilst this trend shift started as a reactive
approach initiated by the many corporate scandals, the trend shift is now argued to be of a proactive nature focussed at preventing
legitimacy concerns to arise. These findings are significant and interesting, implying that we are witnessing a transit period
between two legitimacy strategies. Furthermore, the findings suggest that the way respondents argue when it comes to CSR activities
coincides with consequentialism or utilitarianism, i.e. companies engage in CSR activities to avoid negative impacts instead of being driven by a will to make a social betterment or acting in accordance with what is fundamentally
believed to be right to do. This provides new input to the ongoing debate about business ethics. The findings should alert
national and international policy makers to the need both to increase the vigilance and capacity of the regulatory and judicial
systems in the CSR context and to increase institutional pressure to enhance CSR adoption and CSR communication. Furthermore,
stakeholders need to be careful in assuming that CSR communication is an evidence of a CSR commitment influencing corporate
behaviour and increasing business ethics. 相似文献
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its action-oriented offspring Corporate Citizenship (CC) currently trigger an intensifying debate on ethics, role and behavior of companies within civil society. For companies, CSR raises the question of what may be the “good reason(s)” for acting responsible towards its members, customers or society. In order to answer this question, we face the debate on CSR and its strategic engagement drivers on the levels of corporate culture, social innovation, and civil society. In this article, we provide a conceptual framework based on the analytic distinction of legitimation and sensemaking. The conceptual framework developed in this article can serve as a basis to develop a company’s CSR strategy. It provides measures and instruments to make complex CSR processes more visible and manageable. 相似文献
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This research aims to explore the relationship between corporate governance and CSR: What are the major factors that play a direct role in the establishment of this relationship? How does context and institutional background impact upon the relationship between CSR and Governance? Using in-depth semi-structured interviews from two types of governance systems in three countries over three years, this study has demonstrated that in practice, within different settings, CSR is being used both as a strategy as well as a reaction to different drivers. We call this adaptive governance where governance can be defined as a flexible system of action incorporating strategic and monitoring activities that determines the way a company enacts its responsibilities to its shareholders and stakeholders and which is determined at any given time by the interrelationship of institutional drivers and behavioural norms. Governance systems and their interrelationships with CSR are demonstrated as fluid according to the national and institutional context, economic situation and industry impact. In the eyes of practitioners corporate governance includes both structural and behavioural factors as well as responsibilities and actions towards shareholders and stakeholders. Contextual factors that this research highlights to be important to the incorporation of CSR into governance include the economic environment, national governance system, regulation and soft law, shareholders, national culture, behavioural norms and industry impacts. Hypotheses on the impact of institutional contexts, industry impacts and economic situations on different types of CSR actions are proposed for further research. 相似文献
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This article investigates corporate social responsibility (CSR) as an institution within UK multi-national corporations (MNCs). In the context of the literature on the institutionalization of CSR and on critical CSR, it presents two main findings. First, it contributes to the CSR mainstream literature by confirming that CSR has not only become institutionalized in society but that a form of this institution is also present within MNCs. Secondly, it contributes to the critical CSR literature by suggesting that unlike broader notions of CSR shared between multiple stakeholders, MNCs practise a form of CSR that undermines the broader stakeholder concept. By increasingly focusing on strategic forms of CSR activity, MNCs are moving away from a societal understanding of CSR that focuses on redressing the impacts of their operations through stakeholder concerns, back to any activity that supports traditional business imperatives. The implications of this shift are considered using institutional theory to evaluate macro-institutional pressures for CSR activity and the agency of powerful incumbents in the contested field of CSR. 相似文献