Against the backdrop of the neo-institutionalist and national business systems approaches to the global-local question in international management, this paper discusses the implications of the rise of CSR in continental Europe for HRM and employee representation. Europe is undoubtedly subject to...

1. The rise of corporate social responsibility as a challenge for trade unions / Lutz Preuss, Michael Gold and Chris Rees -- 2. Belgium : unions questioning the added value of CSR / Celine Louche -- 3. Finland : positive union engagement with CSR / Anna-Maija Lamsa and Soilikki Viljanen -- 4....

The growing interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR) has led to renewed attention to the relationship between businesses and key stakeholders, such as NGOs or local communities. Curiously, however, one societal actor - trade unions - is largely missing from such discussions, while the...