Sammanfattning

Businesses increasingly assume political roles, despite issues of legitimacy. The presented two case studies illustrate how businesses harness their political influence in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices through collaboration and dialog with stakeholders and civil society actors. These cases are set around issues arising in global supply chains in sourcing activities where the core problem is associated with businesses managing extended responsibilities under conflicting institutional conditions. The article seeks to provide empirical examples of Political CSR and illustrates the role of deliberative democracy in contemporary business behavior. It adopts a Western business perspective, more specifically from an end-producer and retailer’s standpoint. Findings suggest that civil society is influential in driving these businesses to act responsibly. Joint collaboration is understood as key to strive toward holistic solutions. Political CSR theory remains an ideal, but offers fruitful grounds for speculating on what the political role of business is or could be and how this translates into pragmatic implications for businesses.

Nyckelord

Conflict minerals; Deliberative; democracy; Ethical sourcing; Globalization; International business; Legitimacy; Multistakeholder initiative, Self-regulation, Tiger shrimp

Publicerad i

Journal of Business Ethics
2014, Volym: 125, nummer: 4, sidor: 581-599

SLU författare

• Aldberg, Julia

  • Institutionen för ekonomi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Airike, Peppi-Emilia

  • Institutionen för ekonomi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Mark-Herbert, Cecilia

  • Institutionen för ekonomi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

Globala målen

SDG8 Anständiga arbetsvillkor och ekonomisk tillväxt
SDG12 Hållbar konsumtion och produktion
SDG16 Fredliga och inkluderande samhällen


UKÄ forskningsämne

Globaliseringsstudier
Företagsekonomi


Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-013-1927-4

Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/50669