The Changing Role of Business in Global Society: Implications for Governance, Democracy, and the Theory of the Firm

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During the past decades business firms have started to engage in activities that have traditionally been regarded as actual governmental activities (Margolis & Walsh, 2003; Matten & Crane, 2005; Scherer & Palazzo, 2008a). This is especially true for multinational corporations (MNCs). They engage in public health, education, social security, and protection of human rights while often operating in countries with failed state agencies (Matten & Crane, 2005); address social ills such as AIDS, malnutrition, homelessness, and illiteracy (Margolis & Walsh, 2003; Rosen et al., 2003); define ethics codes (Cragg, 2005); protect the natural environment (Hart, 2005; Marcus & Fremeth, 2009); engage in self-regulation to fill global gaps in legal regulation and moral orientation (Scherer & Smid, 2000); and promote societal peace and stability (Fort & Schipani, 2004).
OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelTransnational Corporations and Transnational Governance : The costs of crossing boarders in the global economy
HerausgeberSarianna M. Lundan
Anzahl der Seiten33
ErscheinungsortLondon
VerlagPalgrave Macmillan
Erscheinungsdatum2015
Seiten355-387
ISBN (Print)978-1-349-50003-1, 978-1-137-46767-6
ISBN (elektronisch)978-1-137-46769-0
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PublikationsstatusErschienen - 2015
Extern publiziertJa

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