The rise of CSR: implications for HRM and employee representation

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Authors

  • Lutz Preuss
  • Axel Haunschild
  • Dirk Matten

External Research Organisations

  • Royal Holloway University of London
  • Trier University
  • York University
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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)953-973
Number of pages21
JournalInternational Journal of Human Resource Management
Volume20
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 29 Apr 2009
Externally publishedYes

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.

Keywords

    Corporate social responsibility, Europe, Human resource management, Labour representation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Sustainable Development Goals

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The rise of CSR: implications for HRM and employee representation. / Preuss, Lutz; Haunschild, Axel; Matten, Dirk.
In: International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 20, No. 4, 29.04.2009, p. 953-973.

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Preuss L, Haunschild A, Matten D. The rise of CSR: implications for HRM and employee representation. International Journal of Human Resource Management. 2009 Apr 29;20(4):953-973. doi: 10.1080/09585190902770893
Preuss, Lutz ; Haunschild, Axel ; Matten, Dirk. / The rise of CSR : implications for HRM and employee representation. In: International Journal of Human Resource Management. 2009 ; Vol. 20, No. 4. pp. 953-973.
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