MNCs use CSR methodologies as a strategic tool to gain public support for their presence in global markets. It helps them in sustaining a competitive advantage by using their social contributions. As globalisation accelerates, large corporations have progressively recognised the benefits of operating ethically,and providing CSR programs in their various locations. CSR activities are now being undertaken throughout the globe. Everyone judges companies, whether he invest in them, buys from them, works for them, or just lives near them. In which respect Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility and Globalisation are inter-related.
Hi Sanjeev
not sure I get you right but: CSR concepts and ideas are exported through the MNCs localisation decision(s). As Globalisation accelerates, these ideas are moving around the globe faster and faster.
Equally, looking at global supply chain management it could be stated that ideas can be received via these windows and, moreover it is not a one-way-road.
Local enterprises (China) are more than just surprised when you tell them CSR is NOT "charity, spending money" but a reputation and development tool.
As far as Ethics is concerned I suggest the work of Carroll. CSR is definitely (partly) coming from ethical considerations.
Best
Roland
Ethics is, according to Carolls' pyramyd of CSR, a part of CSR. It means that the company is doing better than the law requests. Globalization helps stradardization of CSR rules and standards across different countries - even China!😁
Our group did quite some work on this question. For example:
Filatotchev, I., & Stahl, G. K. (2015). Towards transnational CSR: Corporate social responsibility approaches and governance solutions for multinational corporations. Organizational Dynamics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgdyn.2015.02.006
Miska, C., & Mendenhall, M. E. (2018). Responsible Leadership: A Mapping of Extant Research and Future Directions. Journal of Business Ethics, 148(1), 117–134. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-015-2999-0
Miska, C., Szőcs, I., & Schiffinger, M. (2018). Culture’s effects on corporate sustainability practices: A multi-domain and multi-level view. Journal of World Business, 53(2), 263–279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2017.12.001
Stahl, G. K., Miska, C., Puffer, S. M., & McCarthy, D. J. (2016). Responsible Global Leadership in Emerging Markets. Advances in Global Leadership, 9, 79–106. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1535-120320160000009005
Stahl, G. K., Pless, N. M., Maak, T., & Miska, C. (2018). Responsible Global Leadership. In M. E. Mendenhall, J. Osland, A. Bird, G. R. Oddou, M. J. Stevens, M. L. Maznevski, & G. K. Stahl (Eds.), Global leadership: Research, Practice, and Development (Vol. 3). Routledge.
I would also recommend Jonathan Doh’s work. For example:
Doh, J., Husted, B. W., Matten, D., & Santoro, M. (2010). Ahoy There! Toward Greater Congruence and Synergy Between International Business and Business Ethics Theory and Research. Business Ethics Quarterly, 20(3), 481–502.
Doh, J., Husted, B. W., & Yang, X. (2016). Guest Editors’ Introduction: Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Developing Country Multinationals. Business Ethics Quarterly, 26(03), 301–315. https://doi.org/10.1017/beq.2016.40
You might as well find this Special Issue in Organizational Dynamics relevant, which includes one article by Archie B. Carroll:
Pearce, C. L., & Stahl, G. K. (2015). Introduction to the special issue: The leadership imperative for sustainability and corporate social responsibility. Organizational Dynamics, 44(2), 83–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgdyn.2015.02.001
Btw: See Carroll’s three-domain model of CSR rather than the pyramid model:
Schwartz, M. S., & Carroll, A. B. (2003). Corporate social responsibility: A three-domain approach. Business Ethics Quarterly, 13(4), 503–530.
Dear Christof Miska,
Thank you for reading directions. I am a professor of ethics and legislation for future accountants. Certainly you will add much to my classes. Cheers!
Dear Sanjeev
There are many aspects that Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility and Globalisation are inter-related.
Ethics could be the belief system of the managers and also employees that they subscribed in. CSR comes with many folds, and they are not stand alone too.
If you are planning to conduct a research for this, perhaps, you may wish to define it based on some reading and justifications.
Best regards
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