Why Sparing the Rod Does Not Spoil the Child: A Critique of the “Strict Father” Model in Transnational Governance

The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) is one of the largest transnational governance schemes (TGSs). Its success or failure, however, is a matter of debate. Drawing on research in cognitive linguistics, we argue that when evaluators discuss the UNGC, they apply the metaphorical concept of the fam...

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Authors: Haack, Patrick (Author) ; Scherer, Andreas Georg (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2014
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2014, Volume: 122, Issue: 2, Pages: 225-240
Further subjects:B Social judgment formation
B United Nations Global Compact
B Evaluators
B Transnational governance
B Metaphor
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