The Polyphony of Corporate Social Responsibility. Deconstructing Accountability and Transparency.

Christensen, Lars Thøger; Morsing, Mette; Thyssen, Ole

doi:10.5465/ambpp.2010.54498058

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“…First, examining the coherence of socially shared meanings and their stabilization through narration offers a better understanding of variance in the persistence of a CR-related practice. That is, unlike earlier studies (Abrahamson & Fairchild, 1999;Green, 2004), a narrative approach acknowledges the dialectical and discursively negotiated nature of CR (Christensen et al, 2011;Wehmeier & Schultz, 2011) and analyzes the development of contrasting viewpoints and dialogues between business firms, NGOs, and other actors on what kind of CR practice should be adopted or implemented, and whether the practice merits support and normative approval (Gilbert & Rasche, 2007;Scherer & Palazzo, 2007). Narratives which point out that a CR practice has only been partially implemented or instrumentally adopted are likely to increase suspicion and thus diminish a standard's moral desirability and taken-for-grantedness.…”

Section: Standardization As Narrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this view, narratives not only reflect but also influence attitudinal and behavioral dispositions in such a way that certain choices, such as the adoption or implementation of a CR standard, become meaningful and are enacted, whereas others are not (Green, 2004;Pentland, 1999). In other words, a narrative approach considers the possibility that the use of language does not merely reflect or transmit the material aspects of CR standards but that language is constitutive of social reality (Christensen, Morsing & Thyssen, 2011; see also Cooren, Kuhn, Cornelissen & Clark, 2011). It follows that the standardization-as-narration perspective assigns ontological primacy to language; how 'stories' of 'breadth vs. depth' or 'flowing vs. sticking' are 'told' is of particular significance.…”

Section: Standardization As Narrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Talking the Talk, Moral Entrapment, Creeping Commitment? Exploring Narrative Dynamics in Corporate Responsibility Standardization

Haack

Schoeneborn

Wickert

2012

Organization Studies

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This paper examines the type and temporal development of language in the process of corporate responsibility (CR) standardization. Previous research on CR standardization has addressed the proliferation and organizational embedding of material practices but neglected the analysis of underlying ideational dynamics. Departing from this practice, we introduce a narrative perspective that illuminates the trajectory a CR standard follows, from being formally adopted to becoming collectively accepted as a valid solution to a problem of societal concern. We argue that this perspective helps scholars explore the dynamic interplay between symbolic and material aspects of standardization and understand better the discursive antecedents of coupling processes in organizations. Drawing on the case of the Equator Principles standard in international project finance, we empirically study how narratives create meaning shared by both business firms and their societal observers, thereby exemplifying the analytical merit of a narrative approach to CR standardization. AbstractThis paper examines the type and temporal development of language in the process of corpo-

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Section: Standardization As Narrationmentioning

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Section: Standardization As Narrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Talking the Talk, Moral Entrapment, Creeping Commitment? Exploring Narrative Dynamics in Corporate Responsibility Standardization

Haack

Schoeneborn

Wickert

2012

Organization Studies

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290

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“…Since certain organizations play with words and act insincere, the inconsistencies between their talks and actions become inevitable condition in organizational life. As a matter of fact, hypocritical acts in organizations fill the gap between their images and daily practices, while destroying their credibility (Christensen, Morsing and Thyssen, 2011). However, when hypocrisy is considered from a different perspective, despite the fact that it is regarded as a pathological condition in organizations, it could become indigenous for organizations (especially for political organizations) and could even help them sustain their existence.…”

Section: Organizational Hypocrisymentioning

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Organizational Hypocrisy and Integrity in Turkish Context: A Theoretical Analysis

Kılıçoğlu¹

2017

Educational Administration: Theory and Practice

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In the process of acquiring legitimacy and adaptation with organizational environment, there can be contradictions and discrepancy between statements and actual practices, and these paradoxical relations could pave the ground for the organizational behavior, which can be referred to as organizational hypocrisy. In educational institutions, hypocrisy means inconsistent individual values, benefits, opinions and actions at schools that affect the behavior of individuals. It could be concluded that hypocrisy at schools is observed when decisions are easily stated but not implemented. One of the mechanisms that can be used to eliminate negative results of organizational hypocrisy at schools is to ensure organizational integrity. For the sake of ensuring organizational integrity, it is expected from school administrators and other staff to be men of their word, to keep their promises, to internalize adopted values and reflect them in their actions, and not to ignore ethical principles in all educational and administrational processes. Limited number of theoretical and empirical studies that investigated which parameters are affected by organizational hypocrisy and what kind of outcomes it gave birth in schools caused difficulties in studying the term organizational hypocrisy. Besides, it was considered that studies related to how to deal with organizational hypocrisy at schools are limited in terms of their contribution to theoretical literature. Thus, the present study aims to evaluate organizational hypocrisy and organizational integrity, as opposed to hypocrisy, theoretically and to make some inferences based on the schools in Turkey. In the current study, organizational hypocrisy and integrity were discussed in Turkish context by examining these terms theoretically and providing recommendations for eliminating negative results of organizational hypocrisy.Keywords: Educational organizations, organizational hypocrisy, organizational integrity, Turkish education system ÖzÖrgütlerin işleyişinde söylem, karar ve eylem tutarlılığı gerek örgüt üyeleri gerekse örgütün örgütsel alanındaki imajı açısından son derece önemlidir. Örgütlerden ve özellikle de yöneticilerden genellikle söylemleri doğrultusunda hareket etmesi diğer bir deyişle vaat ettiği şeyleri yerine getirmesi beklenmektedir. Örgütlerin meşruiyet kazanma ve kurumsal çevreleriyle benzeşme sürecinde söylemleri ile gerçek uygulamaları uyumları arasında tezatlıklar veya çelişkiler yaşanabilmekte ve ortaya çıkan bu paradoksal ilişkiler örgütsel ikiyüzlülük olarak ifade edilen örgütsel davranışı hazırlayabilmektedir. Eğitim örgütleri açısından ikiyüzlülük, okuldaki bireylerin eylemlerini etkileyen sahip oldukları tutarsız değerler, çıkarlar, fikirler ve eylemler anlamına gelmektedir. Okullarda örgütsel ikiyüzlülüğün kararların kolayca ifade edildiği; ancak yerine getirilmediği zaman görüldüğü ifade edilebilir. Okullarda örgütsel ikiyüzlüğün olumsuz sonuçlarının ortadan kaldırılmasında kullanılabilecek mekanizmalardan biri örgütsel bütünlüğü sağlamadır. Örgüts...

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“…Even where social actors display sincere and unequivocal intentions to produce clarity, insight, accountability and other positive effects, hidden or 'darker' dimensions accompany the pursuit through practices such as selection, framing, posing and display (Christensen et al, 2011). For example, when modern public, private and civil society organizations seek to communicate with employees, citizens and consumers in the name of openness, dialogue and the right to know, such attempts are inevitably based on information systems and filters operating out of public purview and, often, in highly tacit ways.…”

Section: Transparency As Paradoxmentioning

confidence: 99%

Introduction: Logics of transparency in late modernity

Hansen

Christensen

Flyverbom

2015

European Journal of Social Theory

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This special issue of the European Journal of Social Theory investigates the phenomenon of transparency, including the spectacle that accompanies transparency projects launched by contemporary organizations and institutions, be they public, private or inbetweens. The title 'Logics of transparency in late modernity: paradoxes, mediation and governance' alludes to the historicity of the transparency ideal, its paradoxes, forms of mediation and governing potentials. Within and across the five articles included in this volume we address questions such as the following: What is the historical and epistemological background to contemporary preoccupations with transparency? What is the role of the media and knowledge processes in the production of transparency? What kinds of politics are involved in the concerted focus on transparency? And, more generally, how can we theorize the current manifestations, potentialities and limits of transparency?Our endeavor is largely conceptual and comes with a normative challenge, which is important to address upfront. Many contemporary societal projects, ranging from the democratization of governments and organizations to the promotion and implementation of corporate social responsibility initiatives, generally assume that transparency can effectively steer individual and collective behavior towards desirable objectives. These objectives include holding elected or appointed public officers accountable, and making

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The Polyphony of Corporate Social Responsibility. Deconstructing Accountability and Transparency.

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Talking the Talk, Moral Entrapment, Creeping Commitment? Exploring Narrative Dynamics in Corporate Responsibility Standardization

Talking the Talk, Moral Entrapment, Creeping Commitment? Exploring Narrative Dynamics in Corporate Responsibility Standardization

Organizational Hypocrisy and Integrity in Turkish Context: A Theoretical Analysis

Introduction: Logics of transparency in late modernity

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