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Multinationals in their Communities

A Social Capital Approach to Corporate Citizenship Projects

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  1. Ian W. Jones

    1. Somerville College, University of Oxford, UK

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  2. Michael G. Pollitt

    1. Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK

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  3. David Bek

    1. Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, UK

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Multinationals in their Communities: A Social Capital Approach to Corporate Citizenship Projects

    • Ian W. Jones, Michael G. Pollitt, David Bek
    Pages 1-19

  3. Corporate Citizenship: Definitions and Expenditure

    • Ian W. Jones, Michael G. Pollitt, David Bek
    Pages 20-48

  4. Key Players in the Corporate Citizenship Debate: CSR’s Rapidly Evolving Institutional Matrix

    • Ian W. Jones, Michael G. Pollitt, David Bek
    Pages 49-89

  5. Social Capital and Multinationals

    • Ian W. Jones, Michael G. Pollitt, David Bek
    Pages 90-128

  6. Multinationals and Community Engagement in South Africa and Mexico

    • Ian W. Jones, Michael G. Pollitt, David Bek
    Pages 129-173

  7. Multinationals and Community Engagement in Poland

    • Ian W. Jones, Michael G. Pollitt, David Bek
    Pages 174-198

  8. Diageo and its Corporate Citizenship Programme

    • Ian W. Jones, Michael G. Pollitt, David Bek
    Pages 199-226

  9. Anglo American and its Corporate Citizenship Programme

    • Ian W. Jones, Michael G. Pollitt, David Bek
    Pages 227-259

  10. GlaxoSmithKline and its Corporate Citizenship Programme

    • Ian W. Jones, Michael G. Pollitt, David Bek
    Pages 260-281

  11. Vodafone Group and its Corporate Citizenship Programme

    • Ian W. Jones, Michael G. Pollitt, David Bek
    Pages 282-304

  12. What Makes for Good Corporate Citizenship Projects and Programmes?

    • Ian W. Jones, Michael G. Pollitt, David Bek
    Pages 305-332

  13. Learning the Lessons: What Directions should Corporate Citizenship Programmes Take in the Future?

    • Ian W. Jones, Michael G. Pollitt, David Bek
    Pages 333-346

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 347-359
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About this book

Multinationals can impact significantly on the quality of social relations within their communities, partly through corporate citizenship projects. This book analyzes the nature and effectiveness of these projects, using theoretical and empirical insights of recent literature. It demonstrates how MNCs can build communities in developing countries.

Reviews

'...an important contribution to a lagely neglected area. Furthermore, its laudable attempt to bridge the academic and corporate worlds...will certainly reward the dedicated reader.' - Wayne Visser, Ethical Performance

Authors and Affiliations

  • Somerville College, University of Oxford, UK

    Ian W. Jones

  • Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK

    Michael G. Pollitt

  • Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, UK

    David Bek

About the authors

IAN W. JONES is a Management Lecturer at Somerville College, University of Oxford, UK, a Fellow of St Andrews Management Institute, UK, and DBA Research Director at the Edinburgh Business School, UK. He, together with Michael Pollitt, leads the Ethics, Regulation and Globalisation project at the Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, UK.

MICHAEL POLLITT is a Reader in Business Economics at the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK. He is also Fellow and Director of Studies in Economics and Management at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, UK.

DAVID BEK is a freelance research consultant specialising in economic, social and development geographies. Since 2004 he has conducted research on corporate citizenship at the Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, UK.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Multinationals in their Communities

  • Book Subtitle: A Social Capital Approach to Corporate Citizenship Projects

  • Authors: Ian W. Jones, Michael G. Pollitt, David Bek

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230211056

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Ian W. Jones, Michael G. Pollitt and David Bek 2007

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-54568-7Published: 16 May 2007

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-36107-6Published: 16 May 2007

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-21105-6Published: 16 May 2007

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 359

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Organization, Business Ethics, International Economics

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