Bridging the great divide? Making sense of the human rights-CSR relationship in UK multinational companies

Obara, Louise J. and Peattie, Ken ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3969-0531 2018. Bridging the great divide? Making sense of the human rights-CSR relationship in UK multinational companies. Journal of World Business 53 (6) , pp. 781-793. 10.1016/j.jwb.2017.10.002

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Abstract

Human rights (HR) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) are both fields of knowledge and research that have been shaped by, and examine, the role of multi-national enterprises in society. Whilst scholars have highlighted the overlapping nature of CSR and HR, our understanding of this relationship within business practice remains vague and under-researched. To explore the interface between CSR and HR, this paper presents empirical data from a qualitative study involving 22 international businesses based in the UK. Through an analysis based on sensemaking, the paper examines how and where CSR and HR overlap, contrast and shape one another, and the role that companies’ international operations has on this relationship. The findings reveal a complex and multi-layered relationship between the two, and concludes that in contrast to management theory, companies have bridged the ‘great divide’ in varying degrees most notably in their implementation strategies.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics) Sustainable Places Research Institute (PLACES)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Human rights, corporate social responsibility, UK multinational enterprises, qualitative research, sensemaking and organizing.
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	1090-9516
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	9 November 2017
Date of Acceptance:	5 October 2017
Last Modified:	23 Nov 2024 11:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/105642

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