Corporate social responsibility in a local subsidiary

Purpose: Using a theoretical and empirical focus on the power stakeholders exert, the purpose of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the factors that influence the subsidiaries of multinationals' participation in corporate social responsibility (CSR) under the pressures (expectat...

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Autores: Marqués Gou, Pilar|||0000-0001-5536-8548, Bernardo Vilamitjana, Mercè|||0000-0002-2447-1750, Presas, Pilar, Simon, Alexandra|||0000-0003-0803-8997
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1108/EMJB-01-2019-0013
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Palabra clave:Corporate social responsibility
Environment
Local subsidiary
Stakeholder
Stakeholder power
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
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spelling Corporate social responsibility in a local subsidiaryinternal and external stakeholders' powerMarqués Gou, Pilar|||0000-0001-5536-8548Bernardo Vilamitjana, Mercè|||0000-0002-2447-1750Presas, PilarSimon, Alexandra|||0000-0003-0803-8997Corporate social responsibilityEnvironmentLocal subsidiaryStakeholderStakeholder powerSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and ProductionPurpose: Using a theoretical and empirical focus on the power stakeholders exert, the purpose of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the factors that influence the subsidiaries of multinationals' participation in corporate social responsibility (CSR) under the pressures (expectations and demands) their complex system of internal and external stakeholders' places upon them. Design/methodology/approach: Using an in-depth case study, the relationship a local subsidiary in the food and beverage industry has with its stakeholders as regards CSR is analyzed. Findings: The findings illustrate three main aspects: how the local company is affected by and how it affects its stakeholders (an example of the multidirectionality of power and influence); the direct and indirect practices that are adopted to address challenges; and the importance of the role the local subsidiary plays as an implementer and diffuser of its parent organization's responsible practices across the industry value chain. Originality/value: To the best of authors' knowledge, the focus is on analyzing the power stakeholders have in the context of multinational companies that has not been applied before, and the outcome of using this approach is that the authors have uncovered gaps in the literature for future research. 22020-01-0120202020-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/288308https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1108/EMJB-01-2019-0013reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengAgencia Estatal de Investigación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 ECO2017-86054-C3open accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, sempre que no sigui amb finalitats comercials, i sempre que es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2883082026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Corporate social responsibility in a local subsidiary
internal and external stakeholders' power
title Corporate social responsibility in a local subsidiary
spellingShingle Corporate social responsibility in a local subsidiary
Marqués Gou, Pilar|||0000-0001-5536-8548
Corporate social responsibility
Environment
Local subsidiary
Stakeholder
Stakeholder power
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
title_short Corporate social responsibility in a local subsidiary
title_full Corporate social responsibility in a local subsidiary
title_fullStr Corporate social responsibility in a local subsidiary
title_full_unstemmed Corporate social responsibility in a local subsidiary
title_sort Corporate social responsibility in a local subsidiary
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Marqués Gou, Pilar|||0000-0001-5536-8548
Bernardo Vilamitjana, Mercè|||0000-0002-2447-1750
Presas, Pilar
Simon, Alexandra|||0000-0003-0803-8997
author Marqués Gou, Pilar|||0000-0001-5536-8548
author_facet Marqués Gou, Pilar|||0000-0001-5536-8548
Bernardo Vilamitjana, Mercè|||0000-0002-2447-1750
Presas, Pilar
Simon, Alexandra|||0000-0003-0803-8997
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author2 Bernardo Vilamitjana, Mercè|||0000-0002-2447-1750
Presas, Pilar
Simon, Alexandra|||0000-0003-0803-8997
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author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Corporate social responsibility
Environment
Local subsidiary
Stakeholder
Stakeholder power
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
topic Corporate social responsibility
Environment
Local subsidiary
Stakeholder
Stakeholder power
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
description Purpose: Using a theoretical and empirical focus on the power stakeholders exert, the purpose of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the factors that influence the subsidiaries of multinationals' participation in corporate social responsibility (CSR) under the pressures (expectations and demands) their complex system of internal and external stakeholders' places upon them. Design/methodology/approach: Using an in-depth case study, the relationship a local subsidiary in the food and beverage industry has with its stakeholders as regards CSR is analyzed. Findings: The findings illustrate three main aspects: how the local company is affected by and how it affects its stakeholders (an example of the multidirectionality of power and influence); the direct and indirect practices that are adopted to address challenges; and the importance of the role the local subsidiary plays as an implementer and diffuser of its parent organization's responsible practices across the industry value chain. Originality/value: To the best of authors' knowledge, the focus is on analyzing the power stakeholders have in the context of multinational companies that has not been applied before, and the outcome of using this approach is that the authors have uncovered gaps in the literature for future research.
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