Business and Peace: Sketching the Terrain

Oetzel, Jennifer; Westermann-Behaylo, Michelle; Koerber, Charles P.; Fort, Timothy L.; Rivera, Jorge

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-0237-0_2

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“…In particular, the literature argues that there are five main ways that businesses can impact peace as a result of their operations in conflict‐sensitive regions (Oetzel et al . ).…”

Section: Business and Peace Theorymentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Of the five factors, this is the highest level of explicit engagement that businesses have in the political process (Montville , Oetzel et al . ). Within track‐two diplomacy, however, there are multiple levels of engagement.…”

Section: Business and Peace Theorymentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Current literature on business and peace focuses on the theoretical justifications for how business could contribute to peace, and what such actions might look like more generally (Oetzel et al . ). It has been suggested that a decade of scholarship has established a prima facie case for business and peace (Fort ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…However, the literature lacks analysis of which business strategies and actions work to reduce violence and under what conditions (Oetzel et al . ). And there is a shortage of specific examples of business practices within conflict‐sensitive regions that have some demonstrable impact on peace (Guaqueta ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

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Business practices and peace in post‐conflict zones: lessons from Cyprus

Katsos

Forrer

2014

Bus Ethics Eur Rev

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Existing literature on business and peace is in need of more examples of business practices, and at a more dissaggregated level, within conflict-sensitive regions that promote peace. This article examines whether business practices within a conflict-sensitive region, the island of Cyprus, are consistent with existing business and peace literature and how the specific business practices promote peace. In particular, the article examines in detail two business practices: Green Line Trade and cross-territorial joint ventures and promotions. Our findings suggest that existing business activities in Cyprus are consistent with those proposed by the literature, but their significance in promoting peace was limited. We propose an alternative explanation for why such business practices were pursued in Cyprus at the time, drawing on studies of identity-based conflicts. And we suggest that business has a unique role to play compared with other public institutions when addressing identity conflict. Finally, we suggest that both theoretical and empirical studies of business and peace should include consideration of how business practices might help alleviate identity-related issues in conflict-sensitive regions.

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“…In particular, the literature argues that there are five main ways that businesses can impact peace as a result of their operations in conflict‐sensitive regions (Oetzel et al . ).…”

Section: Business and Peace Theorymentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Business and Peace Theorymentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

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Business practices and peace in post‐conflict zones: lessons from Cyprus

Katsos

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2014

Bus Ethics Eur Rev

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“…6 Alternately, an equally plausible question would be to challenge the validity of these assertions by arguing that we must learn from this history and avoid its repetition. 7 There have been too many devastating industrial accidents, such as the 2013 collapse of the Rana Plaza building near Dhaka, Bangladesh, which killed 1,127 workers, to ignore the adverse consequences of globalization for human rights and well being. Critics of classic economic theory argue that even if substandard labor practices result in economic growth in developing nations, workers cannot be subjected to extended periods of backbreaking or mind-numbing labor that put their health at risk, even if they had previously agreed to the terms of their employment.…”

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The Role of NGOs in Ameliorating Sweatshop‐like Conditions in the Global Supply Chain: The Case of Fair Labor Association (FLA), and Social Accountability International (SAI)

Sethi

Rovenpor

2016

Business and Society Review

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Over the last 201 years, globalization has made international trade and investment more efficient and productive. In the absence of coordinated global regulatory regimes, it has also made multinational corporations (MNCs) impervious to social concerns in the countries where they operate. There is considerable debate in the academic, political, and business arena as to the causes of the apparently inequitable distribution of benefits between labor and capital. Notwithstanding, the relative merits of this S. Prakash Sethi is an University Distinguished Professor at One

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Business and Social Peace Processes: How Can Insights from Post-conflict Studies Help CSR to Address Peace and Reconciliation?

Mueller-Hirth

2016

CSR, Sustainability, Ethics &Amp; Governance

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Private sector activities have often been linked to the fuelling of conflict and violence. At the same time, there has been growing interest in the contributions that the business sector can potentially make to peace, both from within academia (for example the 'peace through commerce' literature) and in the global institutional realm (for example the Business for Peace agenda). Proponents of such approaches claim that businesses have roles to play not only in contributing to growth and socio-economic development, but also in resolving orBut what is meant by peace? The chapter engages the insights of post-conflict scholarship in order to employ a more holistic concept of peace, arguing that sustainable peace relies on the success both of a political and a social peace process. Social peace processes involves social transformation that goes beyond the ending of violence. The chapter asks how companies' CSR activities can actively support such social peace processes and address the specific challenges of post-conflict societies, while critically engaging with some of the discourses that are central to the recent business for peace agenda. In reviewing current examples for CSR programming in post-conflict areas, it is demonstrated that social issues around reconciliation and reconstruction are frequently neglected.

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Business and Peace: Sketching the Terrain

Cited by 33 publications

References 60 publications

Business practices and peace in post‐conflict zones: lessons from Cyprus

Business practices and peace in post‐conflict zones: lessons from Cyprus

The Role of NGOs in Ameliorating Sweatshop‐like Conditions in the Global Supply Chain: The Case of Fair Labor Association (FLA), and Social Accountability International (SAI)

Business and Social Peace Processes: How Can Insights from Post-conflict Studies Help CSR to Address Peace and Reconciliation?

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