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Multinational enterprises and the Sustainable Development Goals: An institutional approach to corporate engagement

Journal of International Business Policy, 2018-12, Vol.1 (3-4), p.208-233

Academy of International Business 2018 ;Academy of International Business 2018. ;ISSN: 2522-0691 ;EISSN: 2522-0705 ;DOI: 10.1057/s42214-018-0008-x

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Title:
Multinational enterprises and the Sustainable Development Goals: An institutional approach to corporate engagement
Author: van Zanten, Jan Anton ; van Tulder, Rob
Subjects: Business and Management ; Business Strategy/Leadership ; Companies ; Emerging Markets/Globalization ; Foreign policy ; Industrial policy ; Industry ; Institution building ; Institutional theory ; International Business ; International finance ; Multinational corporations ; Objectives ; Partnerships ; Private sector ; Sustainability ; Sustainable development ; Value chain
Is Part Of: Journal of International Business Policy, 2018-12, Vol.1 (3-4), p.208-233
Description: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) cannot be achieved without the contributions of multinational enterprises (MNEs). However, extant international business research hardly covers the private sector’s role in achieving international policy goals. This article conceptualises the SDGs as a goal-based institution. Building on institutional theory, it develops propositions that help explain MNEs’ engagement with SDGs. Exploratory survey results from 81 European and North American Financial Times Global 500 companies indicate that MNEs engage more with SDG targets that are actionable within their (value chain) operations than those outside of it, and more with SDG targets that “avoid harm” than those that “do good”. Differences in SDG engagement based on MNEs’ home- and host-countries and their industrial sectors are also explored. We draw policy conclusions for a more pro-active involvement of MNEs in sustainable development, and we define avenues for future international business research. In particular, cross-sector partnerships deserve further attention.
Publisher: London: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 2522-0691
EISSN: 2522-0705
DOI: 10.1057/s42214-018-0008-x
Source: AUTh Library subscriptions: ProQuest Central

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Multinational enterprises and the Sustainable Development Goals: An institutional approach to corporate engagement

Academy of International Business 2018 ;Academy of International Business 2018. ;ISSN: 2522-0691 ;EISSN: 2522-0705 ;DOI: 10.1057/s42214-018-0008-x

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