Scholars in management and economics widely share the assumption that business firms focus on profits only, while it is the task of the state system to provide public goods. In this view business firms are conceived of as economic actors, and governments and their state agencies are considered the only political actors. We suggest that, under the conditions of globalization, the strict division of labour between private business and nation-state governance does not hold any more. Many business firms have started to assume social and political responsibilities that go beyond legal requirements and fill the regulatory vacuum in global governance. Our review of the literature shows that there are a growing number of publications from various disciplines that propose a politicized concept of corporate social responsibility. We consider the implications of this new perspective for theorizing about the business firm, governance, and democracy.
n this paper we set out a holistic approach that incorporates recent developments in assessing the net cost of the USO and presents a robust methodology for practical implementation. We analyse the issues relating to assessing the net costs of the USO with particular focus on the benefits associated with USO and current empirical approaches to calculating the net costs. We then present an overview of approaches that have been applied in various countries and highlight their strengths and shortcomings in light of the necessarily theoretical aspects discussed in the first part of the paper. Finally, we present a practical approach that we believe assesses robustly the net cost of the USO.
Wie gross ist bei Beschäftigten in der Schweiz die Sorge, die Arbeitsstelle zu verlieren? Wie stark vertrauen Arbeitnehmende ihrem direkten Vorgesetzten und ihrem Arbeitgeber? Welche HRM-Praktiken wirken sich förderlich auf das Vertrauen aus? Wirkt Vertrauen als Versicherung für unsichere Zeiten? Personalabbau, Restrukturierungen und Firmenzusammenschlüsse verunsichern die übriggebliebene Belegschaft, vergrössern die Angst um den eigenen Arbeitsplatz und reduzieren das Vertrauen der Mitarbeitenden. Wichtig für Arbeitgeber und Führungskräfte, aufschlussreich für Beschäftigte!
