Sub-theme 10: (SWG) The Changing Role of Business in Global Society
Convenors:
Andreas Georg Scherer, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Hans van Oosterhout, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, The Netherlands
Kathleen Rehbein, Marquette University, USA
Session I: Thursday, July 05, 09:00 to 10:30, E-107 – Arkadia
Organizing for CSR and CC in Global Political Order
Chair: Kathleen Rehbein
Michael Aßländer
Corporations as intermediate actors: Embedding corporate citizenship behavior in the political order
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Steen Vallentin
Andreas Rasche
Global policies and local practice: Loose and tight couplings in multi-stakeholder initiatives
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Nathan Betancourt
Dorothée Baumann-Pauly, Andreas Georg Scherer and Guido Palazzo
Navigating through paradoxical stakeholder expectations – Organizational implications of managing corporate legitimacy in
complex environments
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Peter Edward
Session II: Thursday, July 05, 11:00 to 12:30, E-107 – Arkadia
CSR and its Influence on Public Goods and State Governance
Chair: Hans van Oosterhout
Jonathan P. Doh and Jean Boddewyn
International business and social partnerships: How institutional capacity and MNE strategy affects collective-goods provision
in emerging markets
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Jukka Mäkinen
Sarianna Lundan
The role of MNEs in alleviating institutional deficits in host countries
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Ulrika Mörth
Itziar Castelló and Roberto Galang
The politics of corporate social responsibility governance in Asia: Compliance and relational discourses
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Stefan Schembera
Session III: Thursday, July 05, 14:00 to 15:30, E-107 – Arkadia
Philosophical Reflection and Critique on CSR Research
Chair: Andreas Georg Scherer
Steen Vallentin
Neoliberalism and CSR: Overcoming stereotypes and embracing variety
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Sean Buchanan
Jukka Mäkinen and Eero Kasanen
In defence of regulated market economy
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Sarianna Lundan
Peter Edward and Hugh Willmott
'Political CSR' and the limits of deliberative democracy
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Dorothée Baumann-Pauly
Session IV: Friday, July 06, 09:00 to 10:30, E-107 – Arkadia
Towards Institutional Conceptualisations of Political Roles in Business
Chair: Andreas Georg Scherer
Sean Buchanan and Dirk Matten
Agency and institutions at the global level: An institutional conceptualization of the political role of multinational corporations
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Frank de Bakker
Nathan Betancourt, Hans van Oosterhout and Johannes Meuer
Not all institutions are created equal: Institutional stages of private actor international business regulations
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Itziar Castelló
Karin Svedberg Helgesson and Ulrika Mörth
Negotiating new roles and acting the part: Corporate actors, accountability, and compliance in the public domain
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Maria Ehrnström
Session V: Friday, July 06, 11:00 to 12:30, E-107 – Arkadia
CRS, CC and CPA - Adding Value?
Chair: Hans van Oosterhout
Frank de Bakker, Elaine Linssen and Frank den Hond
More than words. Examining the added value of corporate citizenship
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Michael Aßländer
Daniel Nyberg, John Murray and Justine Rogers
Demonizing the government: Corporate political activities in the public sphere
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Laurence Vigneau
Session VI: Saturday, July 07, 09:00 to 10:30, E-107 – Arkadia
Implementation of CSR: Empirical Evidence?
Chair: Kathleen Rehbein
Laurence Vigneau, Michael Humphreys and Jeremy Moon
The influence of international organizations on firms’ behaviour: The case of the Global Reporting Initiative
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Daniel Nyberg
Stefan Schembera
The implementation of corporate social responsibility: The case of the UN Global Compact
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Anne Vestergaard
Maria Ehrnström-Fuentes
Legitimacy through deliberation? Stakeholder legitimacy creation through (non-)participation in environmental impact assessments
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Dorothea Baur
Session VII: Saturday, July 07, 11:00 to 12:30, E-107 – Arkadia
- Group Discussion -
Chair: Andreas Georg Scherer
Arno Kourula, Markus Paukku and Mikko Koria
The multiple actors and levels in corporate social responsibility: Roles, dynamic capabilities and influence
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Jonathan Doh
Anne Vestergaard
Stakeholder perceptions of the role of the firm. Responses to child slavery in the cocoa industry
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Andreas Rasche