Society and Business Review: Volume 14 Issue 1

Between ethics and law: TNCs’ behaviour in modern economic globalisation

Lara Carminati

The purpose of this paper is to offer a critical and broad perspective on how transnational companies (TNCs) behave in the global context, focussing its attention on the…

A pragmatist perspective on sustainable global value chain governance – the case of Dr. Bronner’s

Hedda Ofoole Knoll, Sarah Margaretha Jastram

This paper aims to highlight the challenges and opportunities of sustainable global value chain governance, it demonstrates strong theoretical deficits in this field and offers…

Revisiting the fairness paradigm in India: Synthesis of literature and application of the self-concept theory

Varisha Rehman

The paper answers three research questions: How does the extant literature explain fairness and whiteness? What Indian standards of beauty were historically, and how are they…

The features and management of identity threats within a nonprofit organization: The case of the French Red Cross

Monique Combes-Joret, Laëtitia Lethielleux

After eight years of reforms, the French Red Cross (FRC) changed status from humanitarian association to nonprofit organization (NPO). This in-depth study of the organization’s…

Reification and praxis of public private partnerships in history

Bhabani Shankar Nayak

The purpose of this paper is to reject the essentialist and neoliberal approach to public–private partnerships (PPPs) by critically evaluating both normative and empirical…

Empowering subsistence women entrepreneurs in India: Insights from Lijjat, Mulukanoor and MPWPCL

Bhavani Shankar Saripalli, Vinaysingh Chawan, Srinivas Gunta

Empowerment of women by social enterprises in emerging economies has received attention from researchers. This paper aims to study three social enterprises in India that aim to…

Rituals and routines: A joint approach to the rebellious life of teams in organizational stability and change

Pascal Jouxtel

The terms rituals and routines are often conflated in everyday speech about teams, which betrays a common ontology. Yet these concepts have long been researched in two segregated…

Bargaining with the devil? A politicized view on cross-sector partnerships targeting the BoP

Caroline Hussler, Marielle Payaud

This paper aims to investigate whether and how cross-sector partnerships (a growing yet controversial phenomenon) contribute to both non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and…