A Public Role for the Private Sector: Industry Self-Regulation in a Global EconomyCarnegie Endowment, 25.01.2013 - 160 Seiten Increasing economic competition combined with the powerful threat of transnational activism are pushing firms to develop new political strategies. Over the past decade a growing number of corporations have adopted policies of industry self-regulation—corporate codes of conduct, social and environmental standards, and auditing and monitoring systems. A Public Role for the Private Sector explores the phenomenon of industry self-regulation through three different cases—environment, labor, and information privacy—where corporate leaders appear to be converging on industry self-regulation as the appropriate response to competing pressures. Political and economic risks, reputational effects, and learning within the business community all influence the adoption of a self-regulatory strategy, but there are wide variations in the strength and character of it across industries and issue areas. Industry self-regulation raises significant questions about the place of the private sector in regulation and governance, and the accountability, legitimacy and power of industry at a time of rapid globalization. |
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... Risk, Reputation, and Learning 20 The Case of International Environmental Protection Environmental Codes, Management Systems, and Programs 32 Risk, Reputation, and Learning 40 Enforcement, Accountability, and Participation 46 The Case ...
... risk of government regulation at the national or international level ; rela- tively low economic competition but high asset specificity ; high prob- ability of transnational activist pressure ; reputation as a key asset of the company ...
... and many companies are respond- ing to these changes with their own principles , guidelines , practices , and codes . Factors Driving Industry Self - Regulation : Risk , Reputation Public and Private Interests in Global Regulation 19.
... risk , reputation , and learning . Self - regulatory strategies are chosen to reduce risk , enhance reputation , and respond to new ideas within the business community . Risk : Political and Economic Challenges and Uncertainties The ...
... risk, then the calculations may favor investment even in conflict-rid- den territories (Berman 2000; Haufler I997).25 In the extreme cases, for instance, the oil companies that continue operating in Burma despite the repressive military ...
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chapter 2 | 31 |
chapter 3 | 53 |
chapter 4 | 81 |
chapter 5 | 105 |
notes | 123 |
references | 137 |
index | 147 |
author bio | 159 |