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The Multinational Corporation and Global Governance: Modelling Global Public Policy Networks 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
David Antony Detomasi 《Journal of Business Ethics》2007,71(3):321-334
Globalization has increased the economic power of the multinational corporation (MNC), engendering calls for greater corporate
social responsibility (CSR) from these companies. However, the current mechanisms of global governance are inadequate to codify
and enforce recognized CSR standards. One method by which companies can impact positively on global governance is through
the mechanism of Global Public Policy Networks (GPPN). These networks build on the individual strength of MNCs, domestic governments,
and non-governmental organizations to create expected standards of behaviour in such areas as labour rights, environmental
standards, and working conditions. This article models GPPN in the issue area of CSR. The potential benefits of GPPN include
better overall coordination among industry and government in establishing what social expectations the modern MNC will be
expected to fill.
David Detomasi is an assistant professor of international business at the School of Business, Queen’s University, Kingston,
Ontario Canada. His research areas include corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, and business and society. 相似文献
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Vikrant Shirodkar Eshani Beddewela Ulf Henning Richter 《Journal of Business Ethics》2018,148(3):673-688
Multinational companies (MNCs) frequently adopt corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities that are aimed at providing ‘public goods’ and influencing the government in policymaking. Such political CSR (PCSR) activities have been determined to increase MNCs’ socio-political legitimacy and to be useful in building relationships with the state and other key external stakeholders. Although research on MNCs’ PCSR within the context of emerging economies is gaining momentum, only a limited number of studies have examined the firm-level variables that affect the extent to which MNCs’ subsidiaries in emerging economies pursue PCSR. Using insights from resource dependence theory, institutional theory, and the social capital literature, we argue that MNCs’ subsidiaries that are critically dependent on local resources, have greater ties to managers of related businesses and to policymakers, and that those that are interdependent on the MNCs’ headquarters and other foreign subsidiaries, are more likely to be involved in PCSR. We obtain support for our hypotheses using a sample of 105 subsidiaries of foreign firms that operate in India. Our findings enhance our understanding of the factors that determine MNCs’ political CSR in emerging economies. 相似文献
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Thomas Maak 《Journal of Business Ethics》2008,82(2):353-368
In the years since Enron corporate social responsibility, or “CSR,” has become a ubiquitous phenomenon in both research and
business practice. CSR is used as an umbrella term to describe much of what is done in terms of ethics-related activities
in firms around the globe to such an extent that some consider it a “tortured concept” (Godfrey and Hatch 2007, Journal of Business Ethics
70, 87–98). Addressing this skepticism, I argue in this article that the focus on CSR is indeed problematic for three main reasons:
(1) the term carries a lot of historical baggage – baggage that is not necessarily conducive to the clarity of the concept;
(2) it is the object of increasing ethical instrumentalism; and (3) given the multiple ethical challenges that corporations
face, and given the fact that the “social” responsibilities of business are but one set of corporate responsibilities, a suitable
term would have to be more inclusive and integrative. I therefore suggests moving instead toward a sound definition of corporate integrity and aim in this article to develop a working definition by fleshing out “7 Cs” of integrity: commitment, conduct, content,
context, consistency, coherence, and continuity. I then discuss how these 7 Cs impact our understanding of CSR or, more broadly,
corporate responsibility in general.
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In this article, our aim is to examine the difference between the corporate social responsibility (CSR) practice of the multinational
companies (MNCs) and of the domestic companies operating in Serbia, as well as the influence of internal self-regulations
such as statements of corporate values and codes of conduct, and external self-regulations such as the implementation of the
ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards on CSR practice. The CSR practice is observed in five CSR areas: employee relations, customer
relations, environmental practice, community and social involvement, and transparency in business activity. The findings indicate
that the CSR practice of the MNCs is significantly different in comparison to domestic companies only in the area of employee
relations. Furthermore, the overall results suggest that internal self-regulations have more influence on CSR practice than
the implementation of generic management system standards. However, the existence of transparent corporate values, codes of
conduct and implemented management systems according to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards does not prove to be strong predictors
of CSR performance. 相似文献
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Small Business Champions for Corporate Social Responsibility 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Heledd Jenkins 《Journal of Business Ethics》2006,67(3):241-256
While Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has traditionally been the domain of the corporate sector, recognition of the growing significance of the Small and Medium Sized Enterprise (SME) sector has led to an emphasis on their social and environmental impact, illustrated by an increasing number of initiatives aimed at engaging SMEs in the CSR agenda. CSR has been well researched in large companies, but SMEs have received less attention in this area. This paper presents the findings from a U.K. wide study of socially responsible SMEs. The 24 companies studied were chosen as “exemplars” of␣CSR in SMEs. The aim of this study therefore is to progress understanding of both the limitations on and opportunities for CSR in SMEs through the exploration of exemplary characteristics in the study companies. Key areas of investigation were CSR terminology, the influence of managerial values, the nature of SME CSR activities, motivation for and benefits from engaging in CSR, and the challenges faced. The results of this study demonstrate some of the exemplary goals and principles needed to achieve social responsibility in SMEs, and begin to provide knowledge that could be used to engender learning in other SMEs. In particular, there is evidence that stakeholder theory may provide a framework in which SMEs and CSR can be understood. SMEs prefer to learn through networking and from their peers, so this is a possible avenue for greater SME engagement in CSR. This would require strong leadership or “championing” from individuals such as highly motivated owner–managers and from exemplary companies as a whole.Heledd Jenkins is a Research Associate at The ESRC Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society based at Cardiff University. She holds a degree in Geography from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and a Masters degree in Sustainability, Planning and Environmental Policy from Cardiff University. Heledd's research areas of interest include Corporate Social Responsibility, Small to Medium sized Enterprises, Stakeholders, the mining industry, business ethics, and social entrepreneurship. 相似文献
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Ulf Henning Richter 《Journal of Business Ethics》2011,102(2):261-279
In this multiple-case study, I analyze the perceived importance of seven categories of institutional entrepreneurs (DiMaggio,
Institutional patterns and organizations, Ballinger, Cambridge, MA, 1988) for the corporate social responsibility discourse of three multinational companies. With this study, I aim to significantly
advance the empirical analysis of the CSR discourse for a better understanding of facts and fiction in the process of institutionalization
of CSR in MNCs. I conducted 42 semi-structured face-to-face and phone interviews in two rounds with 30 corporate managers
from three multinational companies. The data has been analyzed using qualitative (multiple coding) and quantitative (ANOVA,
χ2 analysis) techniques. The findings indicate that one company is driven by civil society’s influence on consumer’s perception,
the second company by direct attacks by civil society, agenda setting organizations and legislators, and the third by the
pressure of large customers and legislators. The results suggest that the coping behaviors of MNCs at both extremes of the
spectrum of perceived responsible behavior aim at (1) improving the business case for CSR and (2) increasing legitimacy in
society, resulting in converging CSR perceptions, and fostering an institutionalization of CSR. 相似文献
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Corporate Social Responsibility: Views from the Frontline 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Lisa Whitehouse 《Journal of Business Ethics》2006,63(3):279-296
This paper offers an evaluation of corporate policy and practice in respect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) deriving
from an analysis of qualitative data, obtained during semi-structured interviews with the representatives of 16 companies
from a variety of UK sectors including retail, mining, financial services and mobile telephony. The findings of the empirical
survey are presented in five sections that trace chronologically the process of CSR policy development. The first identifies
the meaning attributed to CSR by the respondent companies followed in the second section by the factors that are driving them
to implement the CSR agenda. The third examines the use of the language of CSR and the concept’s role as either a substantive
concept or simple label. The fourth identifies the criteria used for determining CSR policies and the objectives underlying
them. The fifth and final section offers an analysis of the respondents’ predictions as to the future development of CSR.
On the basis of the findings of the survey, this paper argues that, despite genuine attempts on the part of those responsible
for CSR policy development to address stakeholder concerns, the context within which CSR has been implemented hinders its
potential to offer stakeholders sufficient information by which to evaluate corporate performance in respect of CSR and the
ability of CSR to operate as a meaningful and systematic constraint on corporate behaviour.
Lisa Whitehouse is a Senior Lecturer in the Law School at the University of Hull. She has published in the areas of the English
law of mortgage, the UK railway infrastructure and corporate social responsibility. She received her Ph.D. in Law from the
University of Hull. 相似文献
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CSR and Service Brand: The Mediating Effect of Brand Identification and Moderating Effect of Service Quality 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
This article examines the mediation effect of brand identification and the moderating effect of service quality (SQ) on the
effects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) association on service brand performance. A survey of customers of mobile
telecommunications services was conducted. The study finds, first, that both CSR and SQ have direct effects on brand identification
and customer satisfaction and indirect effects on customer satisfaction (via brand identification) and on service brand loyalty
(via customer satisfaction and via “brand identification/customer satisfaction”). Second, SQ enhances the effect of CSR on
brand identification. This study contributes to the literature by incorporating three perspectives of service brand performance
– CSR association, SQ, and brand identification – into one general framework that stresses (a) the mediating role of brand
identification in predicting customer satisfaction and service brand loyalty; and (b) the interactive effect of CSR and SQ
in predicting brand identification. 相似文献
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Benedict Young Imbun 《Journal of Business Ethics》2007,73(2):177-192
The increasing pressure from different facets of society exerted on multinational companies (MNCs) to become more philanthropic
and claim ownership of their impacts is now becoming a standard practice. Although research in corporate social responsibility
(CSR) has arguably been recent (see subsequent section), the application of activities taking a voluntary form from MNCs seem
to vary reflecting a plethora of factors, particularly one obvious being the backwater local communities of developing countries
where most of the natural extraction projects are located. This chapter examines views of two Papua New Guinea (PNG) local
communities hosting large-scale mining operations and explains the demands arising from situational relativities, which are
becoming too conspicuous for mine developers not to ignore. The research undertaken with several assertions highlights the
perceived imperativeness allowing companies to integrate the CSR into the essential management pursuits of running mines in
PNG.
The author is grateful to the University of Western Sydney and the Oceania Development Network for seed grants which facilitated
the fieldwork for this paper. On the same token, two field assistants and a colleague who aided with the statistical analysis
of this work are also acknowledged. However, any failings of the paper remain the responsibility of the author. 相似文献
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The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a relatively recent addition to the agenda in Germany, although the country has a long history of companies practicing social responsibilities. The expectations of society had remained stable for many years, encapsulated in laws, societal norms, and industrial relations agreements. But the past decade has seen significant changes in Germany, challenging established ways of treating the role of business in society. This contribution reviews and illustrates the development of diverse forms of social responsibility in German corporations and analyzes how actors in business and society can build on traditional strengths to find new institutional arrangements for sharing tasks and responsibilities in the interests of achieving a better balance between societal, economic, and environmental needs. 相似文献
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Susan Ariel Aaronson 《Journal of Business Ethics》2005,59(1-2):175-198
The United States Government does not mandate that US based firms follow US social and environmental law in foreign markets.
However, because many developing countries do not have strong human rights, labor, and environmental laws, many multinationals
have adopted voluntary corporate responsibility initiatives to self-regulate their overseas social and environmental practices.
This article argues that voluntary actions, while important, are insufficient to address the magnitude of problems companies
confront as they operate in developing countries where governance is often inadequate. The United States can do more to ensure
that its multinationals act responsibly everywhere they operate. First, policymakers should define the social and environmental
responsibilities of global companies. They must consistently make their expectations for global business clear – and underscore
that this objective can often be accomplished without mandates. Second, the US should closely examine the policies that undermine
global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and address the many conflicting signals sent by policymakers. Third, the President
should make the US government a CSR model by examining how to use its purchasing power to promote human rights. Finally, the
US government should require pension funds to report on the social and environmental consequences of their investments. In
these ways, Americans can mind our business – and thus make sure that US based firms do not undermine social and environmental
progress when they operate in the developing world.
Susan Aaronson is Senior Fellow and Director of Globalization Studies at the Kenan Institute Washington Center, an arm of
the Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Her scholarly research focuses on international
investment and social responsibility issues. Aaronson devised and directed a study, funded by the Ford, UN and Levi Strauss
Foundations, that examined how U.S. public policies can promote or undermine global corporate social responsibility. She is
now beginning a Levi-Strauss funded project on trade and human rights. Aaronson is a frequent speaker on public understanding
of globalization issues and the author of four books on globalization including, Taking Trade to the Streets: The Lost History
of Public Efforts to Shape Globalization (Michigan: 2001). 相似文献
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Beyond Credibility of Doing Business in China: Strategies for Improving Corporate Citizenship of Foreign Multinational Enterprises in China 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0
Maria Lai-Ling Lam 《Journal of Business Ethics》2009,87(Z1):137-146
This study examines the perceptions of Chinese executives concerning corporate social responsibilities in their Chinese subsidiaries
of foreign multinational corporations in China. These Chinese subsidiaries are found in the elementary stage of corporate
citizen development even though their headquarters are in the advanced stage. The key challenges of moving Chinese subsidiaries
to be better corporate citizens in China are specific Chinese business culture, intellectual property rights, internal due
process, insufficient Chinese government support, and lack of knowledge of Chinese subsidiaries. Through this study, foreign
multinational corporations need to invest in social capital that facilitates the transfer of knowledge of comprehensive corporate
responsible practices from the headquarters to their Chinese subsidiaries, and to encourage their Chinese subsidiaries to
be more actively engaged with external business partners that support corporate social responsibility. 相似文献
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Based on an inductive study we analyse the role of the investor relations (IR) function in the light of rising investor concern
about corporate social responsibility (CSR). The study draws on interviews with IR professionals in twenty firms. It highlights
their awareness of CSR issues as well as their assessment of concern among mainstream investors and socially responsible investors
(SRIs). From these findings we develop suggestions on how the IR function is moving from a mere “broadcasting” mode regarding
CSR issues into a much more interactive mode of relationship management. 相似文献
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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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Cameron Sabadoz 《Journal of Business Ethics》2011,104(1):77-91
This article revolves around the debate surrounding the lack of a coherent definition for corporate social responsibility
(CSR). I make use of Jacques Derrida’s theorizing on contested meaning to argue that CSR’s ambiguity is actually necessary
in light of its functional role as a “supplement” to corporate profit-seeking. As a discourse that refuses to conclusively
resolve the tension between profit-seeking and prosociality, CSR expresses an important critical perspective which demands
that firms act responsibly, while retaining the overall corporate frame of shareholder supremacy. CSR does this by ambivalently
affirming both profit-seeking and prosociality, a necessary contradiction. Attempts to reduce CSR’s ambiguity can thus only
succeed by undermining its viability as a normative discourse that captures how certain elements of society understand how
firms should act. The analysis suggests that greater scholarly attention is needed with regard to the material discursive
environments within which discourses such as CSR are deployed. A discursive approach to research could thus benefit future
practitioners, who have to act according to fluid standards of responsibility that cannot be authoritatively defined, but
which can be better understood than they are at present. 相似文献
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Interactions between corporations and nonprofits are on the rise, frequently driven by a corporate interest in establishing
credentials for corporate social responsibility (CSR). In this article, we show how increasing demands for accountability
directed at both businesses and NGOs can have the unintended effect of compromising the autonomy of nonprofits and fostering
their co-optation. Greater scrutiny of NGO spending driven by self-appointed watchdogs of the nonprofit sector and a prevalence
of strategic notions of CSR advanced by corporate actors weaken the ability of civil society actors to change the business
practices of their partners in the commercial sector. To counter this trend, we argue that corporations should embrace a political
notion of CSR and should actively encourage NGOs to strengthen “downward accountability” mechanisms, even if this creates
more tensions in corporate–NGO partnerships. Rather than seeing NGOs as tools in a competition for a comparative advantage
in the market place, corporations should actively support NGO independence and critical capacity. 相似文献
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is increasingly becoming a popular business concept in developed economies. As typical
of other business concepts, it is on its way to globalization through practices and structures of the globalized capitalist
world order, typified in Multinational Corporations (MNCs). However, CSR often sits uncomfortably in this capitalist world
order, as MNCs are often challenged by the global reach of their supply chains and the possible irresponsible practices inherent
along these chains. The possibility of irresponsible practices puts global firms under pressure to protect their brands even
if it means assuming responsibilities for the practices of their suppliers. Pressure groups understand this burden on firms
and try to take advantage of the situation. This article seeks to challenge the often taken-for-granted-assumption that firms
should be accountable for the practices of their suppliers by espousing the moral (and sometimes legal) underpinnings of the
concept of responsibility. Except where corporate control and or corporate grouping exist, it identifies the use of power
as a critical factor to be considered in allocating responsibility in firm–supplier relationship; and suggests that the more
powerful in this relationship has a responsibility to exert some moral influence on the weaker party. The article highlights
the use of code of conducts, corporate culture, anti-pressure group campaigns, personnel training and value reorientation
as possible sources of wielding positive moral influence along supply chains. 相似文献
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This research engages with the problem of company–community conflict in mining. The inequitable distributions of risks, impacts,
and benefits are key drivers of resource conflicts and are likely to remain at the forefront of mining-related research and
advocacy. Procedural and interactional forms of justice therefore lie at the very heart of some of the real and ongoing challenges
in mining, including: intractable local-level conflict; emerging global norms and performance standards; and ever-increasing
expectations for the industry to translate high-level corporate social responsibility policy into on-the-ground practice.
This research focuses on the “process” aspects of resource conflicts through an examination of existing grievance-handling
procedures at six mining operations where company–community conflict was present. In their current form, and on their own,
the six mechanisms were found to be insufficient in their capacity to advance justice. The authors argue that if the overall
objective of global norms is that companies construct and perform grievance handling in ways that strongly preference just
practices, then “mechanisms-in-practice” must be better understood and constructively critiqued along all justice dimensions. 相似文献
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Corporate Social Responsibility: Exploring Stakeholder Relationships and Programme Reporting across Leading FTSE Companies 总被引:7,自引:0,他引:7
Although it is now widely recognised by business leaders that their companies need to accept a broader responsibility than
short-term profits, recent research suggests that as corporate social responsibility (CSR) and social reporting become more
widespread, there is little empirical evidence of the range of stakeholders addressed through their CSR programmes and how
such programmes are reported. Through a CSR framework which was developed in an exploratory study, we explore the nature of
stakeholder relationships reported across leading FTSE companies and the importance they attach to communicating both social
and business outcomes. It is evident from the hypotheses tested that the bigger FTSE companies, particularly extraction companies
and telecoms, are more adept at identifying and prioritising their stakeholders, and linking CSR programmes to business and
social outcomes. However, we draw the general conclusion that building stronger stakeholder relationships through CSR programmes
– other than with customers – is not currently a priority for most companies. We also conclude that a limited sophistication
in managing multiple stakeholders may compromise the impact of CSR upon business and social results. Finally, the managerial
implications and the contribution of our study are discussed before closing with an acknowledgement of the limitations of
this work and suggestions for further research. 相似文献