Der Beitrag beruht auf der Vorstellung, dass Vertrauen im Rahmen einer "embedded agency" zu verstehen ist, wobei Vertrauensgeber und -empfänger als Akteure den sozialen Kontext, in den sie eingebettet sind, interpretieren. Sofern dieser Kontext institutionalisiert ist, kann Vertrauen durchaus...

Although accountability standards (e.g., the Global Reporting Initiative and SA 8000) have made their way onto the agendas of managers and researchers, a model to compare and analyze these tools in a systematic way is a conspicuous omission. This article aims to develop such a model. First, we...

I explore the limits of corporate responsibility standards - for example Social Accountability 8000 (SA 8000), the Global Reporting Initiative, the Fair Labor Association workplace code - by looking at these initiatives through Derrida's aporias of justice as set out in 'Force of Law: The...