BEQ 2016 Developing Country CSR Final.pdf (934.67 kB)
Corporate social responsibility in developing country multinationals: identifying company and country-level influences
journal contribution
posted on 2023-06-09, 03:16 authored by Lutz Preuss, Ralf Barkemeyer, Ante GlavasThe extant literature on cross-national differences in approaches to corporate social responsibility (CSR) has mostly focused on developed countries. Instead, we offer two inter-related studies into corporate codes of conduct issued by developing country multinational enterprises (DMNEs). First, we analyse code adoption rates and code content through a mixed methods design. Second, we use multilevel analyses to examine country-level drivers of differences in code content-specifically, elements of a country's National Business System (NBS). We find that DMNEs are much more likely to adopt a code of conduct than their domestic counterparts; however, this does not translate into greater code comprehensiveness. We also find support for the 'substitute view' of CSR in developing countries, i.e. that MNEs from poorer countries and from countries with lower governance effectiveness tend to express more comprehensive commitments. However, this dynamic does not extend to a country's labour system; instead, CSR appears here to match the efficiency of a country's labour market, thus reflecting the 'mirror view' of CSR.
History
Publication status
- Published
File Version
- Accepted version
Journal
Business Ethics QuarterlyISSN
1052-150XPublisher
Cambridge University PressExternal DOI
Issue
3Volume
26Page range
347-378Department affiliated with
- Business and Management Publications
Full text available
- Yes
Peer reviewed?
- Yes
Legacy Posted Date
2016-10-06First Open Access (FOA) Date
2016-10-13First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2016-10-13Usage metrics
Categories
No categories selectedKeywords
Licence
Exports
RefWorks
BibTeX
Ref. manager
Endnote
DataCite
NLM
DC