DAX-firms and human rights : understanding institutional and stakeholder pressures along the value chain / Carlo Manuel Drauth

Carlo Manuel Drauth explores under which conditions multinational enterprises systematically manage their human rights impacts with a view to preventing corporate human rights violations across their operations. Using a multi-method research design and focusing on the 30 largest German firms, the author finds that it is neither institutional forces (e.g., standards or norms) nor stakeholder pressures (e.g., from NGOs or trade unions) alone, but their combined effect that leads to a systematic human rights management at the firm-level. This finding informs a new theoretical approach to the study of CSR, integrating institutional and stakeholder theories while taking an explicit value chain perspective. Contents Global Governance Gaps and Human Rights Abuses A Systematic Human Rights Management as a Response to Rising Societal Expectations QCA Analysis and Case Studies: Human Rights Management at the 30 DAX Firms Implications of Findings for Current Theoretical Debate and Governance Regime Target Groups Researchers and students in the fields of sustainability management, corporate social responsibility, governance, and public policy Sustainability managers, national and international policy-makers, representatives of associations, trade unions, and NGOs The Author Dr. Carlo Manuel Drauth works on governance issues, with a particular focus on corporate social responsibility (CSR). He holds a PhD from the Hertie School of Governance and has professional experience in government and business Front Matter ....Pages I-XVI Introduction (Carlo Manuel Drauth)....Pages 1-9 Introduction to Topic and Research Question (Carlo Manuel Drauth)....Pages 11-30 Literature Review (Carlo Manuel Drauth)....Pages 31-48 Theoretical Framework (Carlo Manuel Drauth)....Pages 49-74 Methods (Carlo Manuel Drauth)....Pages 75-92 QCA Analysis on DAX 30 (Carlo Manuel Drauth)....Pages 93-140 Case Studies (Carlo Manuel Drauth)....Pages 141-201 Findings and Discussion (Carlo Manuel Drauth)....Pages 203-216 Back Matter ....Pages 217-229