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The Changing Role of Business in Global Society: Implications for Governance, Democracy, and the Theory of the Firm

In: Transnational Corporations and Transnational Governance

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  • Andreas Georg Scherer
  • Guido Palazzo
  • Hannah Trittin

Abstract

During the past decades business firms have started to engage in activities that have traditionally been regarded as actual governmental activities (Margolis & Walsh, 2003; Matten & Crane, 2005; Scherer & Palazzo, 2008a). This is especially true for multinational corporations (MNCs). They engage in public health, education, social security, and protection of human rights while often operating in countries with failed state agencies (Matten & Crane, 2005); address social ills such as AIDS, malnutrition, homelessness, and illiteracy (Margolis & Walsh, 2003; Rosen et al., 2003); define ethics codes (Cragg, 2005); protect the natural environment (Hart, 2005; Marcus & Fremeth, 2009); engage in self-regulation to fill global gaps in legal regulation and moral orientation (Scherer & Smid, 2000); and promote societal peace and stability (Fort & Schipani, 2004).

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  • Andreas Georg Scherer & Guido Palazzo & Hannah Trittin, 2015. "The Changing Role of Business in Global Society: Implications for Governance, Democracy, and the Theory of the Firm," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Sarianna Lundan (ed.), Transnational Corporations and Transnational Governance, chapter 13, pages 355-387, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-46769-0_13
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137467690_13
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    1. Emrah SÖYLEMEZ & Çiğdem VAROL, 2020. "Developing a cross-border governance framework for the EU and Turkish border regions," Eastern Journal of European Studies, Centre for European Studies, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, vol. 11, pages 184-207, November.

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