Understanding cross-border crime: the value of international business research

Enderwick, Peter

doi:10.1108/cpoib-01-2019-0006

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“…Indeed, IB research has a preoccupation with licit forms of commerce, as though the legitimacy of the field depends upon that of the practice (Enderwick, 2019). Rarely is transnational criminal enterprise, or even morally dubious forms of legitimate commerce, explored in our journals.…”

Section: Concluding Discussion and Implications For Ib Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Modern slavery and international business scholarship: the governance nexus

Burmester

Michailova

Stringer

2019

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Purpose Modern slavery is a problem that international business (IB) research can no longer ignore. Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are often contributors to the persistence of modern slavery, by virtue of the regulatory challenge they pose to states and their insufficient oversight of supply chains. The purpose of this paper is to show that governance inadequacies with respect to modern slavery will be lessened if IB scholars give more attention to MNEs’ governing role within and beyond global value chains. Design/methodology/approach A set of arguments is presented in support of intensified effort in IB research with respect to studying the role of MNEs in transnational labour governance. The paper draws inspiration from IB theory and the conceptualisation of the MNE in neighbouring disciplines that regard it as a bearer of duties toward labour, consistent with its role in multilevel governance. Insights from the literature on global and multi-level governance are utilised. Findings The paper construes modern slavery as a multi-level governance challenge and argues that MNE capabilities and responsibilities with respect to labour governance and the deterrence of slavery exceed those identified on the margins of IB literature. MNEs are underappreciated as governors within the multilevel transnational labour governance system. The IB discipline is in a strong position to develop our understanding of the MNE’s different roles in governance and thereby contribute to the reduced incidence of modern slavery. Originality/value This paper represents an attempt to mobilise the IB academy to help eliminate slavery from workplaces that rely on MNE patronage or where labour rights abuses are made possible by MNE diversion of governance resources. It places particular emphasis on the use and abuse of MNEs’ governance capabilities in the sphere of international relations and calls attention to over-simplification of the MNE, IB’s primary unit of analysis.

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Modern slavery and international business scholarship: the governance nexus

Burmester

Michailova

Stringer

2019

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“…Hence, it is possible that conduits in Ireland though totally compliant are misused by cross-border criminal organisations[33]. They reflect in some cases, an example of the interaction between “legal and Illegal business” (Enderwick, 2019, p. 120).…”

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Financing Russian firms: Ireland and round tripping

Doyle

Stewart

2020

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Purpose Ireland has become one of the main sources of finance for Russian based firms. The purpose of this paper is to quantify and analyse these flows to examine governance and regulatory issues, in particular the possible effect of sanctions. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on detailed searches of publicly available filings in Company House, Ireland to identify Russian connected conduits. Data was extracted from available accounts and prospectuses for 106 conduits operating in Ireland for some or all of the period 2005-2017. Findings The paper shows gross flows from Irish based conduits to Russian firms amounted to €118bn for 2005-2017; flows may be partly explained by round tripping; sanctions have also affected flows; flows are facilitated by close linkages with professional networks both within Ireland, and other offshore financial centres, especially London; The conduits examined have no employees and are mostly owned by a charitable trust or trust. They have become a major part of a largely unregulated shadow banking system. Originality/value This paper used searches of publicly available company filings to create a unique database of individual firms. Data on the use of financial centres by individual firms is hard to obtain and the results of this study may be indicative of the use and nature of conduits in other financial centres which form part of the shadow banking sector.

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“…The wealth of insights the field has produced on the organisational form of the MNE and its internal workings, both theoretically and empirically, open up rather than block some of the lines of inquiry espoused by the critical perspective. Many insights generated by mainstream IB/M can be effectively utilised to tackle new questions from outside the proverbial canonical box, helping a critical understanding of a broad range of issues such as green washing, slave work in global value chains, international crime (Enderwick, 2019) and others. Whilst we cherish the value of divergent perspectives for intellectual growth, and are not propo-nents of the "why can't we all get along" school of anodyne, non-committal commentary, we do think there is extremely fruitful terrain to cover in IB/M by those who share the will and ability to "think outside the box" and who can remain open-minded about at least some of their theoretical convictions.…”

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confidence: 99%