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Multinationals in their Communities: A Social Capital Approach to Corporate Citizenship Projects

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  • Ian W. Jones

    (University of Oxford)

  • Michael G. Pollitt

    (University of Cambridge)

  • David Bek

    (University of Cambridge)

Abstract

A United Kingdom (UK)-based mining company funds a venture capital fund for black entrepreneurs in South Africa, a US oil-exploration firm funds an Information Technology (IT) training scheme in a Mexican town and a French food producer funds a conference for experts on child nutrition in Poland.1 These are examples of multinationals engaging in building up the social fabric of developing countries in which they operate. For the firm they represent examples of corporate citizenship projects and form part of their community engagement strategy. They are reported in their annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reports.

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  • Ian W. Jones & Michael G. Pollitt & David Bek, 2007. "Multinationals in their Communities: A Social Capital Approach to Corporate Citizenship Projects," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Multinationals in their Communities, chapter 1, pages 1-19, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-21105-6_1
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230211056_1
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    4. Klein, Peter G. & Mahoney, Joseph T. & McGahan, Anita M. & Pitelis, Christos N., 2009. "Toward a Theory of Public Entrepreneurship," Working Papers 09-0106, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Business.
    5. Bojana Radovanovic & Filip Brkovic & Slavica Stevanovic, 2011. "Corporate Social Responsibility as a Tool for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth," Book Chapters, in: Mirjana Radovic Markovic & Srdjan Redzepagic & João Sousa Andrade & Paulino Teixeira (ed.), Serbia and the European Union: Economic Lessons from the New Member States, edition 1, volume 1, chapter 25, pages 396-406, Institute of Economic Sciences.
    6. Peter Heslam & Ian Jones & Michael Pollitt, 2009. "How a Social Capital Approach can help Multinationals show Ethical Leadership," Working Papers wp388, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge.
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    Keywords

    Corporate Social Responsibility; Social Capital; Business Ethic; Corporate Citizenship; Global Reporting Initiative;
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    JEL classification:

    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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