The political role of corporate citizens [electronic resource] : an interdisciplinary approach /
Svedberg Helgesson, Karin.author.
Mörth, U.editor.
This volume provides an interdisciplinary analysis on the political role of corporations in society by using the analytical device of corporate citizenship. It questions what ideas on corporate citizenship may say about the ongoing publicization of the corporation and the implications of these developments for the public domain and welfare state.
Description based upon print version of record.
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Figures""; ""Series Editorsâ€? Preface""; ""Preface and Acknowledgements""; ""Notes on Contributors""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""1 Introduction: Corporate Citizenship and the Political Role of the Corporation""; ""2 Corporations and Clientelism: The Problem of Democratic Accountability for Corporate Citizenship""; ""3 Citizenship, Identity and the Corporation: Exploring New Avenues of Political Mediation""; ""4 Inadvertent Citizens: Corporate Citizenship and Moral Actorhood""
""5 Standards, Triple Bottom Lines and Balanced Scorecards: Shaping the Metaphor of Corporate Citizenship with Calculative Infrastructures""""6 Revisiting Corporate Citizenship Theory and Practice from the Perspective of Local Communities in Africa: Lessons from Nigeria""; ""7 Various Corporate Citizenships in BoP Markets""; ""8 Citizenship, Choice and Social Equality in Welfare Services""; ""9 Corporate Citizens and 'The War on Terror'""; ""10 Conclusions: The Political Role of Corporations""; ""Index""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume provides an interdisciplinary analysis on the political role of corporations in society by using the analytical device of corporate citizenship. It questions what ideas on corporate citizenship may say about the ongoing publicization of the corporation and the implications of these developments for the public domain and welfare state.
Political sociology.
Globalization.
Markets.
International relations.
Economic policy.
Business ethics.
Political Sociology.
Emerging Markets/Globalization.
Globalization.
International Relations.
Economic Policy.
Business Ethics.