The rise of CSR

implications for HRM and employee representation

authored by

Lutz Preuss, Axel Haunschild, Dirk Matten

Abstract

Against the backdrop of the neo-institutionalist and national business systems approaches to the global - local question in international management, this paper discusses the implications of the rise of CSR in continental Europe for HRM and employee representation. Europe is undoubtedly subject to convergence processes, not least through the emergence of global CSR tools, yet the influence of national business systems remains visible too, as European companies tend to foreground different aspects of CSR to Anglo-American ones. Both HR managers and employee representatives are jostling for positions to shape the resulting adaptation processes. This situation highlights not only the importance of first-mover advantages in such a contested terrain but also the need for both HRM and employee representatives to gain internal legitimacy before being able to play an active role in CSR.

External Organisation(s)

Royal Holloway University of London
Trier University
York University

Type

Article

Journal

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volume

20

Pages

953-973

No. of pages

21

ISSN

0958-5192

Publication date

29.04.2009

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Strategy and Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Management of Technology and Innovation

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1080/09585190902770893 (Access: Unknown)