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Corporate social responsibility: a myth? The example of the 'Round Table Codes of Conduct' in Germany

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Hiss, Stefanie (2004) Corporate social responsibility: a myth? The example of the 'Round Table Codes of Conduct' in Germany. Working Paper. Coventry: University of Warwick. Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation. Working papers (University of Warwick. Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation) (No.140).

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Abstract

This paper is concerned with why and how multinational companies (MNCs) voluntarily engage in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), especially in social standards.

The first part describes the prevailing perspectives on the CSR debate. Then, with the New Institutionalism in Sociology, an alternative view on CSR is discussed. The third part develops the argument that the ‘traditional’ rational institutional myth developed by Meyer and Rowan should be replaced or supplemented by a CSR myth. After that, the case study of “Round Table Codes of Conduct” provides an example of how MNCs deal with this emerging CSR myth.

Item Type: Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Social responsibility of business -- Germany, Infrastructure (Economics) -- Germany, International business enterprises -- Germany, Public-private sector cooperation -- Germany
Series Name: Working papers (University of Warwick. Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation)
Publisher: University of Warwick. Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation
Place of Publication: Coventry
Official Date: September 2004
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September 2004Published
Number: No.140
Number of Pages: 19
Status: Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access

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