The rise of global corporate social responsibility : mining and the spread of global norms / Hevina S. Dashwood.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Combining insights from international relations theory with institutional approaches from organization theory and public policy, this book provides a complete explanation for the adoption of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), showing how global norms influenced CSR adoption in the mining industry. Global normative developments have clearly had an important influence on major mining companies: by the mid 2000s the majority had adopted sustainable development as a normative frame for their CSR policies and practices. However, there is significant variation between firms in terms of the timing, degree of commitment and the willingness to assume a leadership role in promoting global standards for the mining industry. The author finds that attributes internal to the firm, including the critical role of leadership, and the way in which management responds to the institutional context and operational challenges faced in different countries are important influences on CSR adoption and important factors explaining variation"-- Provided by publisher

"The Rise of Global Corporate Social Responsibility Combining insights from international relations theory with institutional approaches from organization theory and public policy, this book provides a complete explanation for the adoption of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), showing how global norms influenced CSR adoption in the mining industry. Global normative developments have clearly had an important influence on major mining companies: by the mid-2000s the majority had adopted sustainable development as a normative frame for their CSR policies and practices."-- Provided by publisher

Print version record.

1 Introduction. The changing global context -- Global norms and mining -- Corporate social responsibility and sustainable development in mining : emerging patterns -- CSR : a brief definition -- The normative weight of sustainable development -- Explaining the mining industry's response to sustainable development -- Convergence : common response to external systemic constraints -- Country-of-origin effects -- Weighing the evidence -- Research design and method -- Data sources -- Case selection -- Company profiles -- Noranda -- Placer Dome -- Barrick Gold Corporation -- Organization of book -- 2 Theoretical explanation of CSR adoption. Introduction -- Elaboration of the three-level institutional approach -- Rational choice institutionalism -- "New" institutionalism -- Historical institutionalism -- Weighing the influence of global CSR norms -- A multi-level framework for explaining CSR norms socialization -- Internal factors -- Organizational factors, culture, and the learning process -- Corporate culture -- Role of learning -- External environment -- Stakeholder theory -- Conceptualizing global norms -- Norms socialization and sustainable development -- The norms life cycle -- Conclusion -- 3 Major developments in the global mining industry. Introduction -- Structural changes in the global mining industry -- Canada's place in the global mining industry -- Hard-rock mining and smelting process -- Implications for CSR -- Historical institutionalism : the critical juncture -- Mining's bad reputation -- Role of NGOs -- Role of international organizations, international treaties, and "soft law" -- Conditions attached to financing -- Rational choice institutionalism -- Domestic institutional context -- Institutional context in developing countries -- Canadian institutional context -- Canadian private sector response to external pressures -- Conclusion -- 4 Noranda Inc. Introduction -- Institutional setting : external pressures (global and domestic) -- Organizational and managerial response -- Policy development -- Experiences that shaped the learning process -- External engagement -- The path to sustainable development -- Environment -- Social -- Economic -- Learning and sustainable development -- Conclusion -- 5 Placer Dome Inc. Introduction -- Institutional setting : external pressures (global and domestic) -- Organizational and managerial response -- Shift in thinking -- Lessons from the experience of mining -- The path to sustainable development -- Sustainable development policy -- From "sustainable development" to "sustainability" -- Conclusion -- 6 Barrick Gold Corporation. Introduction -- Environmental/social challenges -- Institutional setting : external pressures -- Organizational and managerial response -- Shift in thinking and role of leadership -- Organizational and policy changes -- Experiences shaping the learning process -- Engagement with external stakeholders -- Approach to sustainable development.

English.

Added to collection customer.56279.3