Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Global Rules and Private Actors — Towards a New Role of the Transnational Corporation in Global Governance

  • Chapter
Internationales Management im Umbruch

Abstract

Economic activities require the existence of rules and their enforcement as preconditions that the market cannot generate itself. Property rights, and contractual rights and obligations, are minimal prerequisites for modern societies that are provided and enforced by the state. Without such prerequisites, the market cannot flourish. The state thus determines regulations and delineates the sphere of private freedom, within which individual citizens and private institutions are entitled to conclude contracts with one another, to which the system of property and contractual rights compels obedience. In the development of modern nation states, the state has not only been the guarantor of civil rights, e. g. the right to own property, to enter into private contracts, and to engage in market activity. In its role as a democratic constitutional state, it has also been the guarantor of political participation rights, the right of the citizen to take part in the processes that determine public rules and issues of public concern. Finally, in its role as a welfare state, it has provided social rights for citizens, such as the right to education, to health care, and to other forms of welfare (Marshall 1965). The combination of state-guaranteed civil, political, and social rights has provided legitimacy, solidarity, and welfare to modern society, thereby contributing to peaceful, stable communities of anonymous individuals (Habermas 2001). Following Matten and Crane (Matten/Crane 2005) we refer to this triad of rights as citizenship rights.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 69.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 74.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  • Agle, B. R., Mitchell, R. K, Sonnenfeld, J. A. (1999), FWho Matters to CEOs? An Investigation of Stakeholder Attributes and Salience, Corporate Performance, and CEO Values, in: Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 42,5, 1999, pp.507–525.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Annan, K. (1999), A Compact for the New Century [5. Speech before the World Economic Forum, Davos, Jan. 31, 1999], http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/1999/19990201.sgsm6881.html.

  • Avi-Yonah, R. S. (2003), National Regulation of Multinational Enterprises. An Essay on Comity, Extraterritoriality, and Harmonization, in: Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, Vol.42,1, 2003, pp.5–34.

    Google Scholar 

  • Avi-Yonah, R. S. (2000), Globalization, Tax Competition, and the Fiscal Crisis of the Welfare State, in: Harvard Law Review, Vol. 113,7, 2000, pp.1575–1676.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Aziz, D. S. R. (1996), Statement by the Honourable Dato’ Seri Rafidah Aziz, Minister of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia, World Trade Organization, Ministerial Conference, Singapore, December 9-13, 1996, http://www.wto.org/wto/archives/st64.htm (November 19, 1998).

  • Barro, R. J. (1997), The Interplay Between Economic and Political Development, in: Barro, R.J. (ed.), Determinants of Economic Growth, Cambridge, Massassuchetts 1997, pp.49–87.

    Google Scholar 

  • Barro, R. J. (1994), Democracy: A Receipt for Growth?, in: Wall Street Journal, December 1, 1994.

    Google Scholar 

  • Baumol, W. J., Blackman, S.A. B. (1991), Perfect Markets and Easy Virtue. Business Ethics and the Invisible Hand, Cambridge, Massassuchetts 1991.

    Google Scholar 

  • Beck, U. (2000), What is Globalization?, Cambridge, UK 2000.

    Google Scholar 

  • Berman, S. L. et al. (1999), Does Stakeholder Orientation Matter? The Relationship between Stakeholder Management Models and Firm Financial Performance, in: Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 42,5, 1999, pp.488–506.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bhagwati, J. (2002), Free Trade Today, Princeton, New Jersey 2002.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bhagwati, J., Hudec, R. E. (1996), Fair Trade and Harmonization. Prerequesites for Free Trade?, Cambridge, Massassuchetts 1996.

    Google Scholar 

  • Block, F. (1994), The Roles of the State in the Economy, in: Smelser, N. J., Swedberg, R. (eds.), The Handbook of Economic Sociology, Princeton, New Jersey 1994, pp.691–710.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bohman, J., Rehg, W. (1997), Deliberative Democracy, Essays on Reason and Politics, Cambridge, Massassuchetts 1997.

    Google Scholar 

  • Braithwaite, J., Drahos P. (2000), Global Business Regulation, Cambridge, UK 2000.

    Google Scholar 

  • Brown, D. K., Deardorff, A. V., Stern, R. M. (1996), International Labor Standards and Trade. A Theoretical Analysis, in: Bhagwati, J., Hudec, R. E. (eds.), Fair Trade and Harmonization. Vol.1: Economic Analysis, Cambridge, Massassuchetts 1996, pp.227–280.

    Google Scholar 

  • Carroll, A. B. (1991), The Pyramid of Corporate Social Responsibility. Toward the Moral Management of Organizational Stakeholders, in: Business Horizons, Vol. 34,4, 1991, pp.39–48.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Cavanagh, G. F. (2004), Global Business Ethics. Regulation, Codes or Self-Restraint, in: Business Ethics Quarterly, Vol. 14,4, 2004, pp.625–642.

    Google Scholar 

  • Chandler, A. D. Jr., Mazlish, B. (2005), Leviathans. Multinational Corporations and the New Global History, Cambridge, UK 2005, pp.19–44.

    Google Scholar 

  • Clegg, S. (1990), Modern Organizations, London 1990.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cochran, P. L., Wood, R. A. (1984), Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance, in: Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 27,1, 1984, pp.42–56.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • DeGeorge, R. T. (1993), Competing with Integrity in International Business, Oxford 1993.

    Google Scholar 

  • Donaldson, T. (1989), The Ethics of International Business, Oxford 1989.

    Google Scholar 

  • Donaldson, T., Dunfee, T. (1999), Ties That Bind, Cambridge, Massassuchetts 1999.

    Google Scholar 

  • Donaldson, T., Preston, L. E. (1995), The Stakeholder Theory of the Corporation. Concepts, Evidence, and Implications, in: Academy of Management Review, Vol. 20,1, 1995, pp.65–91.

    Google Scholar 

  • Driver, C., Thompson, G. (2002), Corporate Governance and Democracy. The Stakeholder Debate Revisited, in: Journal of Management and Governance, Vol. 6,2, 2002, pp.111–130.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Dryzek, J. S. (1999), Transnational Democracy, in: Journal of Political Philosophy, Vol. 7,1, 1999, pp.30–51.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Dubbink, W. (2004), The Fragile Structure of Free-market Society, in: Business Ethics Quarterly, Vol. 14,1, 2004, pp.23–46.

    Google Scholar 

  • Dunfee, T. W., Fort, T. L. (2003), Corporate Hypergoals. Sustainable Peace, and the Adapted Firm, in: Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 36,2, 2003, pp.563–617.

    Google Scholar 

  • Edwards, M., Zadek, S. (2003), Governing the Provision of Global Goods. The Role and Legitimacy of Nonstate Actors, in: Kaul, I. et al. (eds.), Providing Global Public Goods, Oxford 2003, pp.200–224.

    Google Scholar 

  • Elster, J. (1986), The Market and the Forum. Three Varieties of Political Theory, in: Elster, J., Hylland, A. (eds., Foundations of Social Choice Theory, Cambridge, UK 1986, pp.103–132.

    Google Scholar 

  • Fort, T. L., Schipani, C. A. (2002), The Role of the Corporation in Fostering Sustainable Peace, in: Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 35,2, 2002, pp.389–439.

    Google Scholar 

  • Freeman, R. E. (1984), Strategic Management. A Stakeholder Approach, New York 1984.

    Google Scholar 

  • Freeman, R. E., McVea, J. (2001), A Stakeholder Approach to Strategic Management, in: Hill, M. A., Freeman, E., Harrisson, J. S. (eds.), The Blackwell Handbook of Strategic Management, Oxford 2001, pp.189–207.

    Google Scholar 

  • Frenkel, S. J., Scott, D. (2002), Compliance, Collaboration, and Codes of Labor Practice. The Adidas Connection, in: California Management Review, Vol. 45,1, 2002, pp.29–49.

    Google Scholar 

  • Friedman, M. (1988), The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase Its Profits, in: New York Times Magazin, September 13, 1970, reprint in: Donaldson, T., Werhane, P. H. (eds.), Ethical Issues in Business. A Philosophical Approach., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 1988, pp.217–223.

    Google Scholar 

  • Friedman, M. (1962), Capitalism and Freedom, Chicago 1962.

    Google Scholar 

  • Frooman, J. (1999), Stakeholder Influence Strategies, in: Academy of Management Review, Vol. 24,2, 1999, pp.191–205.

    Google Scholar 

  • Fung, A. (2003), Deliberative Democracy and International Labor Standards, in: Governance, Vol. 16,1, 2003, pp.51–71.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ghemawat, P. (2003), The Forgotten Strategy, in: Harvard Business Review, Vol. 81,11, 2003, pp.76–84.

    Google Scholar 

  • Giddens, A. (1998), The Third Way, Cambridge, UK 1998.

    Google Scholar 

  • Giddens, A. (1990), Consequences of Modernity, Cambridge, UK 1990.

    Google Scholar 

  • Goodpaster, K. (1998), Business Ethics, in: Cooper, G. L., Argyris, C. (eds.), The Concise Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Management, Oxford, UK, pp.56–60.

    Google Scholar 

  • Greider, W. (1997), One World, Ready or Not, New York 1997.

    Google Scholar 

  • Gutman, A., Thompson, F. (2004), Why Deliberative Democracy?, Princeton 2004.

    Google Scholar 

  • Gutman, A., Thompson, F. (1996), Democracy and Disagreement, Cambridge, Massassuchetts 1996.

    Google Scholar 

  • Habermas, J. (1998a), Three Normative Models of Democracy in: Habermas, J. (ed.), The Inclusion of the Other, Cambridge, Massassuchetts 1998, pp.239–252.

    Google Scholar 

  • Habermas, J. (1998b), The Postnational Constellation and the Future of Democracy, in: Habermas, J. (ed.), The Postnational Constellation, Cambridge, UK 1998, pp.58–112.

    Google Scholar 

  • Habermas, J. (1996), Between Facts and Norms, Cambridge, Massassuchetts 1996.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hayek, F.v. (1960), The Constitution of Libery, London 1960.

    Google Scholar 

  • Held, D. et al. (1999), Global Transformations, Stanford, California 1999.

    Google Scholar 

  • Henderson, P.D. (2001), Misguided Virtue. False Notions of Corporate Social Responsibility, London 2001.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hillman, A. J., Keim, F., Schuler, D. (2004), Corporate Political Activity. A Review and Research Agenda, in: Journal of Management,Vol. 30,6, 2004, pp.837–857.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hollender, J., Fenichell, S. (2004), What Matters Most, New York 2004.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hollenhorst, T., Johnson, C. (2005), Tools for Corporate Social Responsibility, Forest Stewardship Council, Atlanta 2005, http://www.ifpeople.net/resources/downloads/tools/fsc-en.pdf (May 5, 2005).

  • Husted, B. W., Salazar, J. de J. (2006), Taking Friedman Seriously. Maximizing Profits and Social Performance, in: Journal of Management Studies, Vol. 43,1, 2006, pp.75–91.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Irwin, D.A. (2002), Free Trade under Fire, Princeton 2002.

    Google Scholar 

  • Jensen, M.C. (2002), Value Maximization, Stakeholder Theory, and the Corporate Objective Function, in: Business Ethics Quarterly, Vol. 12,2, 2002, pp.235–256.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Johnson, J., Holub, M. J. (2003), Questioning Organizational Legitimacy. The Case of U.S. Expatriates, in: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 47,3, 2003, pp.269–293.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Jones, T.M. (1995), Instrumental Stakeholder Theory. A Synthesis of Ethics and Economics, in: Academy of Management Review, Vol. 20,2, 1995, pp.404–437.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kaul, I. et al. (2003), Providing Global Public Goods, Oxford 2003.

    Google Scholar 

  • King, A. A., Lenox, M.(2000), Industry Self-regulation Without Sanction. The Chemical Industry’s Responsible Care Program, in: Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 43,4, 2000, pp.698–716.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kingsbury, B. (2003), The International Legal Order, in: Cane, P., Tushnet, M. (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Legal Studies, Oxford 2003, pp.271–297.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kinley, D., Tadaki, J. (2004), From Talk to Walk. The Emergence of Human Rights Responsibilities for Corporations at International Law, in: Virginia Journal of International Law, Vol. 44,4, 2004, pp.931–1022.

    Google Scholar 

  • Klein, J. G., Smith, N. C., John, A. (2004), Why we Boycott. Consumer Motivations for Boycott Participation, in: Journal of Marketing, Vol.68,3, 2004, pp.92–109.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kobrin, S. (2001), Sovereignity@bay. Globalization, Multinational Enterprise, and the International Political System, in: Rugman, A. M., Brewer, T. L. (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of International Business, Oxford 2003, pp.181–205.

    Google Scholar 

  • Krauss, M. (2003), Private Morality and Capitalism. Learning from the Past, in: Dunning, J. (ed.), Making Globalization Good, Oxford 2003, pp.41–60.

    Google Scholar 

  • Krauss, M. (1997), How Nations Grow Rich, New York 1997.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lal, D. (1998), Social Standards and Social Dumping, in: Giersch, H.(ed.), Merits and Limits of Markets, Heidelberg 1998, pp.255–274.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lantos, G.P. (1999), Motivating Moral Corporate Behavior, in: Journal of Consumer Marketing, Vol. 16,3, 1999, pp.222–233.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Lee, E. (1997), Globalization and Labour Standards. A Review of Issues, in: International Labour Review, Vol. 136,2, 1997, http://www.ilo.org/public/english/180revue/articles/lee97-2.htm (November 20, 1998).

  • Leisinger, K.M. (2003), Opportunities and Risks of the United Nations Global Compact, in: The Journal of Corporate Citizenship, Vol. 11, Autumn 2003, pp.113–131.

    Google Scholar 

  • Levitt, T. (1958), The Dangers of Social Responsibility, in: Harvard Business Review, Vol. 36,5, 1958, pp.41–50.

    Google Scholar 

  • Marciano, A., Josselin, J.-M. (2003), From Economic to Legal Competition, Cheltenham 2003.

    Google Scholar 

  • Margolis, J. D., Walsh, J.P. (2003), Misery Loves Companies. Rethinking Social Initiations by Business, in: Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 48,2, 2003, pp.268–305.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Margolis, J. D., Walsh, J.P. (2001), People and Profits? The Search for a Link Between a Company’s Social and Financial Performance, Mahwah, New Jersey 2001.

    Google Scholar 

  • Marshall, T.H. (1965), Class, Citizenship and Social Development, New York 1965.

    Google Scholar 

  • Martinez-Mont, L. (1996), Sweatshops are Better Than no Shops, in: Wall Street Journal, June 25, 1996.

    Google Scholar 

  • Mathews, J.T. (1997), Power Shift, in: Foreign Affairs, Vol. 76,1, 1997, pp.50–66.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Matten, D., Crane, A. (2005), Corporate Citizenship. Toward an Extended Theoretical Conceptualization, in: Academy of Management Review, Vol. 30,1, 2005, pp.166–179.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Matten, D., Crane, A., Chapple, W. (2003), Behind the Mask. Revealing the True Face of Corporate Citizenship, in:Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 45,1-2, 2003, pp.109–120.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • McWilliams, A., Siegel, D. (2001), Corporate Social Responsibility. A Theory of the Firm Perspective, in: Academy of Management Review, Vol. 26,1, 2001, pp.117–127.

    Google Scholar 

  • McWilliams, A., Siegel, D., Wright, P.M. (2006), Corporate Social Responsibility. Strategic Implications, in: Journal of Management Studies, Vol. 43,1, 2006, pp.1–18.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Mitchell, R. K., Agle, B. R., Wood, D.J. (1997), Toward a Theory of Stakeholder Identification and Salience. Defining the Principle of Who and What Really Counts, in: Academy of Management Review, Vol. 22,4, 1997, pp.853–886.

    Google Scholar 

  • Moon, J., Crane, A., Matten, D. (2005), Can Corporations be Citizens? Corporate Citizenship as a Metaphor for Business Participation in Society, in: Business Ethics Quarterly, Vol. 15,3, 2005, pp.429–454.

    Google Scholar 

  • Norberg, J. (2003), In Defence of Global Capitalism, Washington D. C. 2003.

    Google Scholar 

  • Novo Nordisk (2003), What Does Being There Mean to You? Sustainability Report 2003, http://www.novonordisk.com/sustainability/sustainability_report_2003/downloads.asp (December 19, 2004).

  • Nozick, R. (1974), Anarchy, State and Utopia, New York 1974.

    Google Scholar 

  • Orts, E.W. (1995), The Legitimacy of Multinational Corporations, in: Mitchell, L. (ed.), Progressive Corporate Law, Boulder, Columbia 1995, pp.247–279.

    Google Scholar 

  • Orlitzky, M., Schmidt, F. L., Rynes, S.L. (2003), Corporate Social and Financial Performance. A Meta-Analysis, in: Organization Studies, Vol. 24,3, 2003, pp.403–441.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Oosterhout, J.v. (2005), Dialogue. Corporate Citizenship. An Idea Whose Time Has Not Yet Come, in: Academy of Management Review, Vol. 30,4, 2005, pp.677–681.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Palan, R. (2003), The Offshore World. Sovereign Markets, Virtual Places, and Nomad Millionaires, Ithaca 2003.

    Google Scholar 

  • Palazzo, G., Scherer, A. G. (2006), Corporate Legitimacy as Deliberation. A Communicative Framework, in: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 66,1, pp.71–88.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Parker, C. (2002), The Open Corporation, Cambridge 2002.

    Google Scholar 

  • Parker, C., Braithwaite, J. (2003), Regulation, in: Cane, P., Tushnet, M. (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Legal Studies, Oxford 2003, pp.119–145.

    Google Scholar 

  • Phillips, R. (2003), Stakeholder Theory and Organizational Ethics, San Francisco 2003.

    Google Scholar 

  • Pike, F. B., Stritch, T. (1974), The New Corporatism, London 1974.

    Google Scholar 

  • Porter, M. E., Kramer, M.R. (2002), The Competitive Advantage of Corporate Philanthropy, in: Harvard Business Review, Vol. 80,12, 2002, pp.57–68.

    Google Scholar 

  • Quinn, D. P., Jones, T.M. (1995), An Agent Morality View of Business Policy, in: Academy of Management Review, Vol. 20,1, 1995, pp.22–42.

    Google Scholar 

  • Reich, R.B. (1998), The New Meaning of Corporate Social Responsibility, in: California Management Review, Vol. 40,2, 1998, pp.8–17.

    Google Scholar 

  • Reinicke, W. H., Witte, J.M. (2000), Interdependence, Globalization, and Sovereignty. The Role of Non-binding International Legal Accords, in: Shelten, D. (ed.), Commitment and Compliance, Oxford 2000, pp.75–100.

    Google Scholar 

  • Reinicke, W.H. et al. (2000), Critical Choices, Ottawa 2000.

    Google Scholar 

  • Risse, T. (2002), Transnational Actors and World Politics, in: Carlsnaes, W. V., Risse, T., Simmons, B. (eds.), Handbook of International Relations, London 2002, pp.255–274.

    Google Scholar 

  • Risse, T. (1999), International Norms and Domestic Change. Arguing and Communicative Behaviour in the Human Rights Area, in: Politics and Society, Vol. 27,4, 1999, pp.529–559.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Roach, B.(2005), A Primer on Multinational Corporations, in: Chandler, A. D.Jr., Mazlish, B. (eds.), Leviathans. Multinational Corporations and the New Globl History, Cambridge, UK 2005, pp.19–44.

    Google Scholar 

  • Romme, A.G.L. (1999), Domination, Self-determination, and Circular Organizing, in: Organization Studies, Vol. 20,5, 1999, pp.801–832.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Rondinelli, D. A. (2002), Transnational Corporation. International Citizens or New Souvereigns?, in: Business and Society Review, Vol. 107,4, 2002, pp.391–413.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Rugman, A. (2000), The End of Globalization, London 2000.

    Google Scholar 

  • Santoro, M.A. (2000), Profits and Principles, Ithaca, New York 2000.

    Google Scholar 

  • Scherer, A. G., Palazzo, G. (2007), Towards a Political Conception of Corporate Responsibility. Business and Society Seen from a Habermasian Perspective, in: Academy of Management Review, Vol. 32, 2007, forthcoming.

    Google Scholar 

  • Scherer, A. G., Smid, M. (2000), The Downward Spiral and the U. S. Model Business Principles. Why MNEs Should Take Responsibility for the Improvement of Worldwide Social and Environmental Conditions, in: Management International Review, Vol. 40,4, 2000, pp.351–371.

    Google Scholar 

  • Sengenberger, W., Wilkinson, F. (1995), Globalization and Labour Standards, in: Michie, J., Smith, J.G. (eds.), Managing the Global Economy, New York 1995, pp.111–134.

    Google Scholar 

  • Sethi, P.S. (2003), Setting Global Standards, Hoboken 2003.

    Google Scholar 

  • Sethi, P.S. (2002), Standards for Corporate Conduct in the International Arena. Challenges and Opportunities for Multinational Corporations, in: Business and Society Review, Vol. 107,1, 2002, pp.20–40.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Sharma, S., Starik, M. (2002), Research in Corporate Sustainability, Cheltenham, UK 2002.

    Google Scholar 

  • Shell, G.R. (2004), Make the Rules or your Rivals Will, New York 2004.

    Google Scholar 

  • Shelton, D. (2000), Law, Non-Law and the Problem of “Soft Law”, in: Shelton, D. (ed.), Commitment and Compliance, Oxford 2000, pp.1–18.

    Google Scholar 

  • Siedel, G.J. (2002), Using the Law for Competitive Advantage, San Francisco, California 2002.

    Google Scholar 

  • Simons, R. (1995), Levers of Control, Boston, Massassuchetts 1995.

    Google Scholar 

  • Smith, J. (2002), Briding Global Divides? Strategic Framing and Solidarity in Transnational Social Movement Organizations, in: International Sociology, Vol. 17,4, 2002, pp.505–528.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Steinmann, H., Scherer, A. G. (2000), Corporate Ethics and Management Theory, in: Koslowski, P.(ed.), Contemporary Economic Ethics and Business Ethics, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York 2000, pp.148–192.

    Google Scholar 

  • Steinmann, H., Scherer, A.G. (1998), Corporate Ethics and Global Business. Philosophical Considerations on Intercultural Management, in: Kumar, B. N., Steinmann, H. (eds.), Ethics in International Business, Berlin, New York 1998, pp.13–46.

    Google Scholar 

  • Steinmann, H., Löhr, A. (1996), A Republican Concept of Corporate Ethics, in: Urban, S. (ed.), Europe’s Challenges, Wiesbaden 1996, pp.21–60.

    Google Scholar 

  • Stephens, B. (2002), The Amorality of Profit. Transnational Corporations and Human Rights, in: Berkeley Journal of International Law, Vol. 20,1, 2002, pp.45–90.

    Google Scholar 

  • Stone, C.D. (1975), Where the Law Ends, New York 1975.

    Google Scholar 

  • Streeck, W., Schmitter, P. (1985), Privat Interest Government. Beyond Market and State, London 1985.

    Google Scholar 

  • Sundaram, A. K., Inkpen, A.C. (2004), The Corporate Objective Revisited, in: Organization Science, Vol. 15,3, 2004, pp.350–363.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Teegen, H., Doh, J. P., Vachani, S. (2004), The Importance of Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) in Global Governance and Value Creation. An International Business Research, in: Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 35,6, 2004, pp.463–483.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Teubner, G. (1987), Juridification. Concepts, Aspects, Limits, Solutions, in: Teubner, G. (ed.), Juridification of Social Spheres, Berlin 1987, pp.3–48.

    Google Scholar 

  • Trevino, L. K., Weaver, G.R. (1994), Business ETHICS/BUSINESS Ethics. One Field or Two?, in: Business Ethics Quarterly, Vol.4,2, 1994, pp.113–128.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ulrich, P. (2002), Ethics and Economics, in: Zsolnai, L. (ed.), Ethics in the Economy, Oxford 2002.

    Google Scholar 

  • Ulrich, P. (2000), Integrative Economic Ethics. Towards a Conception of Socio-Economic Rationality, in: Koslowski, P. (ed.), Contemporary Economic Ethics and Business Ethics, Berlin 2000, pp.37–54.

    Google Scholar 

  • UNCTAD(1994), Relationship Between the Trading System and Internationally Recognized Labour Standards, in: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (ed.), The Outcome of the Uruguay Round. An Initial Assessment, Supporting Papers to the Trade and Development Report, Annex 4, New York 1994, pp.245–247.

    Google Scholar 

  • Vogel, D.J. (2005), Is there a Market for Virtue? The Business Case for Corporate Social Responsibility, in: California Management Review, Vol.47,4, 2005, pp.19–45.

    Google Scholar 

  • Walsh, J.P. (2005), Book Review Essay. Taking Stock of Stakeholder Management, in: Academy of Management Review, Vol.30,2, 2005, pp.426–452.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Walsh, J. P., Weber, K., Margolis, J.D. (2003), Social Issues and Management. Our Lost Cause Found, in: Journal of Management, Vol.29,6, 2003, pp.859–881.

    Google Scholar 

  • Werre, M. (2003) Implementing Corporate Responsibility. The Chiquita Case, in: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol.44,2-3, 2003, pp.247–260.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Whetten, D. A., Rands, G., Godfrey, P.O.(2002), What are the Responsibilities of Business to Society?, in: Pettigrew, A., Thomas, H., Whittington, R. (eds.), Handbook of Strategy and Management, London 2002, pp.373–408.

    Google Scholar 

  • Williams, O.F.(2004), The UN Global Compact: The Challenge and the Premise, in: Business Ethics Quarterly, Vol.14,4, 2004, pp.755–774.

    Google Scholar 

  • Williams, O.F. (2000), Global Codes of Conduct. An Idea Whose Time Has Come, Notre Dame 2000.

    Google Scholar 

  • Windsor, D. (2004), The Development of International Business Norms, in: Business Ethics Quarterly, Vol.14,4, 2004, pp.729–754.

    Google Scholar 

  • Windsor, D. (2001), Corporate Citizenship. Evolution and Interpretation, in: Andriof, J., McIntosh, M. (eds.), Perspectives on Corporate Citizenship, Sheffield 2001, pp.42–52.

    Google Scholar 

  • World Trade Organization (1998), Ministerial Declaration, Adopted on May 20, 1998, World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference, Second Session, Geneva, May 18 and 20, 1998, WT/MIN(98)/DEC/1, May 25 1998, No. 98-2149.

    Google Scholar 

  • Yeager, P.C. (1991), The Limits of Law, Cambridge, UK 1991.

    Google Scholar 

  • Young, I. M. (2004), Responsibility and Global Labor Justice, in: Journal of Political Philosophy, Vol.12,4, 2004, pp.365–388.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Zadek, S. (2004), The Path to Corporate Responsibility, in: Harvard Business Review, Vol.82,12, 2004, pp.125–132.

    Google Scholar 

  • Zürn, M. (2002), From Interdependence to Globalization, in: Carlsnaes, W.v., Risse, T., Simmons, B. (eds.), Handbook of International Relations, London 2002, pp.235–254.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Universität Zürich, Die Schweiz

    Univ.-Prof., Dr. rer. pol. Andreas Georg Scherer

  2. Betriebswirtschaftslehre an der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Deutschland

    Univ.-Prof., Dr. rer. pol. Andreas Georg Scherer

  3. Universität Lausanne, Bamberg, Marburg

    Dr. phil. Guido Palazzo (Assistenzprofessor, Diplom-Betriebswirt)

  4. Philipps-Universität Marburg, Deutschland

    Dr. phil. Guido Palazzo (Assistenzprofessor, Diplom-Betriebswirt)

  5. Universität Zürich, Schweiz

    Dipl. Verw.-Wiss. Dorothéee Baumann (M.A.)

  6. Universität Konstanz und an der Rutgers University, State University of the New Jersey, USA

    Dipl. Verw.-Wiss. Dorothéee Baumann (M.A.)

Authors
  1. Univ.-Prof., Dr. rer. pol. Andreas Georg Scherer
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Dr. phil. Guido Palazzo
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Dipl. Verw.-Wiss. Dorothéee Baumann
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Michael-Jörg Oesterle

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2007 Deutscher Universitäts-Verlag | GWV Fachverlage GmbH, Wiesbaden

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Scherer, A.G., Palazzo, G., Baumann, D. (2007). Global Rules and Private Actors — Towards a New Role of the Transnational Corporation in Global Governance. In: Oesterle, MJ. (eds) Internationales Management im Umbruch. Deutscher Universitätsverlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8350-9378-2_1

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8350-9378-2_1

  • Publisher Name: Deutscher Universitätsverlag

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-8350-0542-6

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-8350-9378-2

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics (German Language)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation