International Organizations as Mobilizing Structures: World CSR Associations and Their Disparate Impacts on Members’ CSR Practices, 2000–2016
| Autor: | Alwyn Lim, Shawn Pope |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Honorific 050402 sociology Sociology and Political Science business.industry 05 social sciences Citizen journalism Public relations Test (assessment) Globalization 0504 sociology Anthropology 0502 economics and business Quantitative assessment Corporate social responsibility business 050203 business & management Panel data |
| Zdroj: | Social Forces. 95:1725-1756 |
| ISSN: | 1534-7605 0037-7732 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/sf/sox023 |
| Popis: | International organizations are key players in globalization, but not all international organizations influence global processes in the same ways. In this paper, we argue that differences in international organizations' mobilizing structures can shape the extent to which these organizations can positively impact the practices of their members. We present the first comparative and quantitative assessment of world corporate social responsibility (CSR) associations that comprise business participants that act collectively to address pressing social and environmental concerns. We conduct time-series panel regression analyses of a unique dataset of business participation in three core world CSR associations and test their effects on business adoption of three major CSR frameworks and business performance across six major CSR evaluation schemes. Our findings reveal that world CSR associations with participatory structures, compared to those with honorific or convocational structures, more consistently encourage member businesses to adopt CSR policies and to achieve highly evaluated CSR practices. We discuss these results in relation to sociological and world society perspectives on international organizations as well as implications for future research on global corporate responsibility. |
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