Business and Human Rights in South Africa: An Analysis of Antecedents of Human Rights Due Diligence

Hamann, Ralph; Sinha, Paresha; Kapfudzaruwa, Farai; Schild, Christoph

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“…Many of the countries where MNEs are conducting business have been lax about protecting the human rights of their citizens, with respect to discrimination, child labor, and/or safety. This is especially true in conflict zones (Hamann, Sinha, Kapfudzaruwa, & Schild, 2009). As corporations develop their human rights policies and operationalize their principles, the point of reference for shaping their corporate diplomacy concerning human rights should go beyond national regulations to encompass the 2011 UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which detail the broad roles and responsibilities of business in addressing human rights concerns (UNHRC, 2011).…”

Section: Political Corporate Social Responsibilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Enhancing the Concept of Corporate Diplomacy: Encompassing Political Corporate Social Responsibility, International Relations, and Peace Through Commerce

Westermann-Behaylo

Rehbein

Fort

2015

AMP

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Enhancing the concept of corporate diplomacy encompassing political corporate social responsibility, international relations, and peace through commerce Westermann-Behaylo, M.K.; Rehbein, K.; Fort, T. Published in:The Academy of Management Perspectives DOI:10. 5465/amp.2013.0133 Link to publication Citation for published version (APA): Westermann-Behaylo, M. K., Rehbein, K., & Fort, T. (2015). Enhancing the concept of corporate diplomacy: encompassing political corporate social responsibility, international relations, and peace through commerce. The Academy of Management Perspectives, 29(4), 387-404. https://doi.org/10.5465/amp.2013.0133 General rightsIt is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulationsIf you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: https://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible. Corporate diplomacy is an emerging concept within the management literature. It describes corporate conduct in the international arena, particularly in challenging political and social environments. Management scholarship and practitioner literature have focused on the communication processes and instrumental benefits associated with corporate diplomacy, exploring and explaining how managers negotiate stakeholder relationships to achieve a firm's profit-oriented goals. We enrich the current understanding of corporate diplomacy by viewing it as an umbrella concept that encompasses scholarship from political corporate social responsibility, international relations, diplomacy, and peace studies. We also suggest that corporate diplomacy includes the political role that multinational enterprises play in addressing social issues and governance gaps affecting less developed and potentially conflict-prone host countries where they operate. Based on this approach, the concept of corporate diplomacy builds on the premise that multinationals have an expanded role and responsibilities in terms of global governance and that the practice of corporate diplomacy can play a role in resolving social or political conflicts, leading to wider societal benefits beyond corporate profits. To illustrate our concept of corporate diplomacy, we focus on the governance gaps addressed in the literature on peace through commerce, discussing instances where firms implement corporate diplomacy through peacemaking or peacebuilding to accomplish both private and public goals in conflict-prone regions. We conclude...

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Section: Political Corporate Social Responsibilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Enhancing the Concept of Corporate Diplomacy: Encompassing Political Corporate Social Responsibility, International Relations, and Peace Through Commerce

Westermann-Behaylo

Rehbein

Fort

2015

AMP

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“…Mining multinationals in extractive industries that operate in developing countries are criticised for lack of responsibility for environmental impacts, human rights, indigenous peoples and conflict (Hilson and Murck 2000;Idahosa 2002;Kapelus 2002;Frynas 2005;Imbun 2007;Hamann et al 2009). Failures of extractive companies to deliver measures required to solve problems of social legitimacy suggest that CSR policies are, at least, ineffective or, at worst, detrimental when CSR is perceived as an attempt to manipulate and colonise (Moody 2007).…”

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Stakeholder Perspectives on CSR of Mining MNCs in Argentina

Yakovleva

Vázquez‐Brust

2011

J Bus Ethics

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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". © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V

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“…The scores are a reflection of the company's diligence in public reporting on their climate change policies. The key methodological requirement of the scoring schematic is that there is relative consistency between the scores for different indicators and for different companies (see Hamann et al, 2009). To enhance the reliability of the scoring process, two scorers carried out the process.…”

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Business and Climate Change Governance

Börzel¹,

Hamann²

2013

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Business and Human Rights in South Africa: An Analysis of Antecedents of Human Rights Due Diligence

Abstract: human rights, due diligence, content analysis, public reporting, South Africa,

Cited by 40 publications

References 38 publications

Enhancing the Concept of Corporate Diplomacy: Encompassing Political Corporate Social Responsibility, International Relations, and Peace Through Commerce

Enhancing the Concept of Corporate Diplomacy: Encompassing Political Corporate Social Responsibility, International Relations, and Peace Through Commerce

Stakeholder Perspectives on CSR of Mining MNCs in Argentina

Business and Climate Change Governance

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