Bridging the great divide? Making sense of the human rights-CSR relationship in UK multinational companies

Obara, Louise; Peattie, Kenneth John

doi:10.1016/j.jwb.2017.10.002

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“…Notably, international business studies concerned with human rights implications for MNE conduct have predominantly looked inside the MNE, examining global corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices and their local adaptation, or human rights reporting (Kolk, 2005;Kolk & Lenfant, 2010;Obara & Peattie, 2018;Wettstein, 2012). As such, understanding how businesses respond to human rights governance remains "perhaps the central impetus for the BHR [business and human rights] discussion" (Wettstein et al, 2019: 58).…”

Section: Host Country Non-market Environment Human Rights Governance and Mnesmentioning

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Assessing the Role of Host Country Human Rights Protection on Multinational Enterprises’ Choice of Investment Strategy

Rao‐Nicholson

Svystunova

2020

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Although international business studies have examined the role of non-market factors in multinational enterprises' (MNEs) foreign ownership, there is a limited focus on the role of host country human rights records on MNEs' ownership decisions. Further, there is little understanding of the differences in ownership decisions between the developed country multinational enterprises (DMNEs) and emergingmarket multinational enterprises (EMNEs) as influenced by the non-market context of their host countries. This study, therefore, explores the links between the host country's human rights governance and MNEs' ownership strategy in cross-border acquisitions. We argue that clarity in human rights governance in the host country will encourage MNEs to establish higher stakes in local targets and that this relationship will be stronger for DMNEs than for EMNEs. Our findings, which support these hypotheses, offer insights into the relationship between MNE investment strategy and human rights governance, and inform the debate on the differences between internationalization strategies of EMNEs and DMNEs.

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Section: Host Country Non-market Environment Human Rights Governance and Mnesmentioning

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Assessing the Role of Host Country Human Rights Protection on Multinational Enterprises’ Choice of Investment Strategy

Rao‐Nicholson

Svystunova

2020

Manag Int Rev

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“…Obara and Peartie [26] show that, for most companies, CSR has been a significant educational field in the past. It has influenced the development and management of human resources within companies.…”

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“…Grid of CSR Perceptions-Observations of International Experts on CSR Regarding Economic Theories and Concepts; Source[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32].…”

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Analysis of Social Responsibility and Reporting Methods of Romanian Companies in the Countries of the European Union

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In the context of the current economy, the concept of corporate social responsibility has gained momentum, and its significance derives from the attitude of companies that have understood the importance of the impact of their activity on the environment in which they conduct their operations. The present study emphasizes the fact that CSR has an equal importance for those companies of varying sizes that operate in developing countries, such as Romania. There are still a lot of challenges regarding their implementation. The study focuses on establishing the level of CSR report by the Romanian companies within the European Union framework by taking into account the extent to which they are familiar with the CSR reporting guidelines in order to identify the degree of applying the Global Reporting Guidelines (GRI) when designing the sustainability reports. The data regarding the acceptance of the voluntary report and its correlation to the sustainable development as a strategic focus of the management of entities, the usefulness, the necessity and the obstacles of voluntary reporting were gathered based on a questionnaire. Between 2015-2017, 61 Romanian companies of various sizes had to answer specific questions. The research is based on the descriptive statistics as well as the correlation analysis method. The findings of the research proved that the acceptance of the management in terms of the sustainable development is in a close relationship with implementing voluntary reporting and the willingness to develop a favorable image of the company within a competitive market. The study also identified the differences that exist between a company's success on the market that is linked to their development and the economic factors that characterize each and every field of activity. The present study focuses on defining the term 'social responsibility' from the point of view of its concepts. It also aims at presenting the social responsibility reporting methods used by the companies from the European Union countries. These can be a starting point for those companies that have not had the chance of applying them yet.In developed countries, companies have understood the importance of CSR for their business strategy and at the same time, the importance of stakeholder engagement in their business, as the later become more and more interested in the moral behavior of companies. Within the present-day context of an increasing globalization, the growth of the international transactions and the development of the corporate phenomena through enhancing the presence of the multinational companies as emerging entities, the traditional financial reporting models are not tailored face the challenges of disclosing all the significant facets that lead to adequate CSR and the sustainable development forecasting capacity needed by companies. Thus, one can state that the traditional financial reporting no longer meets all the information needs of the stakeholders [1], and the solution comes from the companies in the form of voluntary report...

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“…CSR in the social field includes the development of philanthropy [17,18] within the organization and its military and security activities, stakeholder dialogue [16,19], health and safety of employees during their professional activities, sustainable development of human capital, especially in the moral-value area, providing social security, adhering to labor standards, creating conditions for work-life balance [18,20], equal opportunities (for women and men and other disadvantaged groups in general), respect for ethnic diversity, ensuring retraining of redundant employees for their further employment, and respect for human rights [21,22].…”

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The Moral-Value Orientation—A Prerequisite for Sustainable Development of the Corporate Social Responsibility of a Security Organization

2020

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The article focuses on the social aspects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the Czech Armed Forces (CAF) and, more specifically, on professional ethics as a prerequisite for the sustainable development of the security organization. The text presents the results of research conducted on a sample of 278 members of the CAF. This research was based on Schwartz’s holistic concept. To determine value orientation, a reduced version with 21 entries of the Schwartz’s Portrait Values Questionnaire (PVQ) was used. Our data indicate that value orientation changes depending on military rank, depends, to a certain degree, on trait conformity (including obedience, respect for authorities, politeness, and self-control), and increases in the presence of lower-ranking individuals. Based on these findings the authors recommend to continue monitoring the value profiles of CAF members at various stages in their careers, to determine the optimal range of self-identification with a certain military rank and position, and to provide rank and position-specific educational programs into military ethics and ethical leadership aimed at sustainable development of moral-values.

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Bridging the great divide? Making sense of the human rights-CSR relationship in UK multinational companies

Cited by 48 publications

References 55 publications

Assessing the Role of Host Country Human Rights Protection on Multinational Enterprises’ Choice of Investment Strategy

Assessing the Role of Host Country Human Rights Protection on Multinational Enterprises’ Choice of Investment Strategy

Analysis of Social Responsibility and Reporting Methods of Romanian Companies in the Countries of the European Union

The Moral-Value Orientation—A Prerequisite for Sustainable Development of the Corporate Social Responsibility of a Security Organization

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