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Rieth, Lothar. "Governance Mechanisms and the Promotion of Corporate Social Responsibility: Networks vs. Hierarchies and Markets" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Town & Country Resort and Convention Center, San Diego, California, USA, Mar 22, 2006 <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p100664_index.html>

Rieth, L. , 2006-03-22 "Governance Mechanisms and the Promotion of Corporate Social Responsibility: Networks vs. Hierarchies and Markets" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Town & Country Resort and Convention Center, San Diego, California, USA <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p100664_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: The provision of global public goods is no longer regarded as the the sole responsibility of state actors. Recently, business actors have shown an increasing interest in contributing to the the provision of public goods by engaging in activities in the field of corporate social responsibility.By integrating social and environmental concerns in their business operations and in their interaction with their stakeholders on a voluntary basis, business actors can not only demonstrate that they behave socially responsibly, but also that they contribute to the provision of public goods, such as human rights, workers? rights, environmental protection and principles of good governance. So far, research has been undertaken on why business actors engage in measures of corporate social responsibility. This is due, e.g. to a risk of further state regulation, loss of reputation, fear of NGO attacks and, to a lesser extent, to the opening of new market opportunities. Yet, it has not been analyzed why some governance mechanisms that promote corporate social responsibility and thereby contribute to the provision of public goods are more successful than others.With reference to organization theory this paper compares three different governance mechanisms that address aspects of corporate social responsibility and global public goods. The three chosen empirical cases (OECD Guidelines for multinational enterprises, UN Global Compact and Global Reporting Initiative) represent different types of governance mechanisms, which lay an emphasis either on aspects of hierarchy, market or network.It is argued that the properties of a governance mechanism (1. power/ type of conflict resolution, 2. legitimacy/ normative basis) determines its capability and effectiveness. By analyzing 25 multinational corporations that are based in Germany it will be demonstrated if and how the three chosen governance mechanisms induce social responsible behavior and thereby contribute to the provision of public goods. Finally, the results will be linked to the wider debate concerning global governance and public-private authority.

Networks, hierarchies, and markets: Aggregating collective problem solving in social systems

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