CSR is on the rise in the Arab World, but the initiators find it difficult to root the concept beyond the ranks of state-owned enterprises and crony capitalists. - When CSR projects are initiated in Arab countries, they do not enter an empty void. Many businessmen have pre-existing conceptions of social responsibility, originated in Islam, says CMI-researcher Kjetil Selvik.

Corporate community development projects typically do not fail due to incompetence. They fail because promoting development is not their underlying objective. Making money is.

Norske bedrifters tiltak i utviklingsland innen området samfunnsansvar er lite relevante i forhold til hovedproblemene landene står overfor. Som utviklingstiltak er tiltakene lite effektive. I dag er det stort sett frivillig for bedrifter om de vil være etiske eller ikke. "Vi trenger en offentlig politikk som gjør det kostbart å drive uetisk," sier Ivar Kolstad, seniorforsker på CMI som har ledet en studie av norske bedrifters CSR aktiviteter i utviklingsland.

The article explores the promotion and reception of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Arab world, taking Syria and Dubai as "most different" ...

While institutions are important for economic development, particularly in resource rich countries, the interaction between multinational corporations ...

Multinational corporations have been criticised for their rhetorical support to - as opposed to substantive engagement with - gender equality in their ...

The business case for CSR refers to the idea that companies should adopt socially respon­sible practices out of self-interest. This article critically ...

Norske bedrifter opererer i en rekke utviklingsland, hvor problemer med fattigdom, dårlig styresett og brudd på menneskerettigheter ofte er ...

Though corporate social responsibility (CSR) is on the agenda of most major corporations, corporate executives still largely support the view that corporations ...

Though corporate social responsibility (CSR) is on the agenda of most major corporations, corporate executives still largely support the view that corporations ...

Myndigheter, internasjonale organisasjoner og frivillige organisasjoner ser på selskapers sosiale ansvarlighet (SSA) som et effektivt virkemiddel ...

What responsibilities do oil companies in Angola have to improve the situation of the Angolan population? Standard corporate social responsibility (CSR) ...

Norwegian energy companies abroad. Expanding the anthropological understanding of corporate social responsibility. When Norwegian energy companies invest ...

Norwegian oil companies have been involved in Angola since the mid 1990s. CMI has in co-operation with A-IP initiated a new project that will analyse ...

Dette prosjektet vil se på norske bedrifters CSR virksomhet og utfordringer i fire utvalgte utviklingsland: Kina, Nepal, Angola og Brasil. Prosjektet ...

Recent CMI studies of the management of benefit streams from the extractive industries in Tanzania and Mali (CMI reports 2006:4 and 2006:11) reveal that ...

A study of the institutional context of the 2004 elections in Malawi has produced Malawi's first university textbook in political science.

Introduction Since the 1950s, there has been a growing international awareness of the need for business organizations to commit to a social role that ...

A number of studies suggest that the practices of multinational corporations in relation to corporate social responsibility and in other areas, ...

A central concern for democratic accountability is how political institutions are able to guard against executive dominance and electoral malpractice. ...