The United Nations Global Compact: An Institutionalist Perspective

The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) has generated a lively debate among academics, activists, and policy practitioners. Given the scope and ambition of this program, and the prestige of the United Nations associated with it, its supporters believe it will fundamentally reshape how businesses pr...

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Authors: Berliner, Daniel (Author) ; Prakash, Aseem (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2014
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2014, Volume: 122, Issue: 2, Pages: 217-223
Further subjects:B Monitoring and enforcement
B CSR clubs
B United Nations Global Compact
B Institutional design
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