This paper seeks to examine empirically the extent to which actors in subsidiaries of multinational companies (MNCs) are able to exercise some choice in the face of global pressures from the MNC headquarters (HQ). We argue that managerial practices in MNCs are not the result of a simple...

Employee Volunteering (EV) has been analysed as a human resource strategy but not yet as a form of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). As EV is increasingly regarded as a means of improving companies’ community and employee relations, this paper investigates the contribution of EV to CSR,...

Partnerships between businesses and nonprofit organisations are an increasingly prominent element of corporate social responsibility implementation. The paper is based on two in-depth partnership case studies (Earthwatch–Rio Tinto and Prince's Trust–Royal Bank of Scotland) that move beyond a...