We review two important schools within business and society research, which we label positivist and post-positivist corporate social responsibility (CSR). The former is criticized because of its instrumentalism and normative vacuity, and the latter because of its relativism, foundationalism, and...

The Handbook of Research on Global Corporate Citizenship identifies and fosters key interdisciplinary research on corporate citizenship and provides a framework for academic debate on corporate responsibility in a global society. Leading academics have been invited from various disciplines such...

In this paper we will discuss what role Transnational Corporations (TNCs) are playing in the process of legalization in international relations. Bruetsch and Lehmkuhl (2007) introduced international 'legalization' as a concept that explains the current move to law in international politics and...

Research in management has become more and more differentiated and complex. In organization theory and strategic management one can find different approaches, concepts, and theories, which are not only diverse, but often give contradictory advice. Therefore, it has become difficult for both the...

Modern society is challenged by a loss of efficiency in national governance systems and a growing pluralism of beliefs, values, and lifestyles. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) discourse builds upon a conception of organizational legitimacy that does not appropriately reflect these changes....

This article takes stock of the discourse on ‘political CSR' (PCSR), reconsiders some of its assumptions, and suggests new directions for what we call ‘PCSR 2.0'. We start with a definition of PCSR, focusing on firms' contribution to public goods. We then discuss historical antecedents to...

The grand challenges that humanity faces—poverty, inequality, hunger, conflict, climate change, deforestation, pandemic, among others—hinder the progress of sustainable development. These issues can be addressed only by fundamental changes in behavior, as well as in the modes and processes...

Missbrauch mathematischer Methoden durch Messwut, Qualitäten als Quantitäten abzubilden -- A sketch of a mechanism-based explanation of cognitive path processes, lock-in of individual mental models and institutional rigidity -- Zur Methodologie der technologischen Forschung in der...

Unternehmensethik in der BWL -- Grundsätzliche Überlegungen zur Allgemeinen Ethik und zur Rolle der Unternehmensethik in der Unternehmenstheorie -- Die Relevanz der Unternehmensethik im Rahmen der Betriebswirtschaftslehre -- Economics with Ethical Preferences -- Verbranntes Land?—Normative...