Ethics in International Value Chain Networks: The Case of Telenor in Bangladesh

Falkenberg, Andreas W.; Falkenberg, Joyce

doi:10.1007/s10551-010-0429-x

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“…These examples may be extreme but they demonstrate the essence of the BoP strategy when firms encourage selfgoverning entrepreneurs to generate incomes from sales of products that have detrimental effects on the poor such as cosmetics (e.g., Karnani 2007b) and candy (see Prahalad and Hammond 2002), or when a firm engages in litigation toward the potential ruin of a local BoP partner over control of a profitable business that was intended to focus on poverty alleviation (see Falkenberg and Falkenberg 2009 for ethical analysis of the dispute between Telenor of Norway and Grameen Telecom of Bangladesh).…”

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Governmentality at the Base-of-the-Pyramid

Bonsu

Polsa

2011

Journal of Macromarketing

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The Base-of-the-pyramid (BoP) corporate strategy perceives market-based solutions to the problem of global poverty. The strategy is premised on the view that people in BoP markets live in fundamental lack, which can be overcome with business intervention. The merits of this idea seem obvious, but its ideological premise within contemporary capitalism is often lost on many. The purpose of the authors in this paper is to explore the ideological premise of the BoP strategy. The authors employ Foucault's notion of ''governmentality'' to suggest that corporate adoption of the BoP strategy mimics a neocolonial incursion into heretofore inaccessible markets, by constituting the poor as free, self-governing individuals-modern citizens in the Western liberal sense-toward facilitating market control and exploitation for corporate ends.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Governmentality at the Base-of-the-Pyramid

Bonsu

Polsa

2011

Journal of Macromarketing

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“…We can consider Englesson's decision not to accommodate bribery demands as “benign civil disobedience” in the face of an ethical dilemma (Falkenberg & Falkenberg, ). Benign civil disobedience is considered an adequate response to a situation in which one operates under inadequate formal institutions and decides to go against them.…”

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More than makeup: How Atsoko overcame the challenges of entrepreneurship in Tanzania

Alon¹,

Shneor²

2017

Glob Bus Org Exc

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Africa is an emerging economy with many institutional obstacles that complicate efforts to do business there. These include limited access to capital, a lack of skilled labor, inferior infrastructure, and corruption. The experiences of Marie Englesson, a Swedish entrepreneur, in establishing Atsoko, a thriving cosmetics distribution and retailing firm in Tanzania, offer valuable lessons in addressing those challenges through creativity, dedication, and wise and principled deployment of capital.Securing first mover advantage, establishing early brand identity, providing employee training, offering a basic salary higher than the local standard, rewarding good performance, and focusing on making a positive social impact were all part of her beauty company's formula for success.

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“…24;2015 companies establish platforms without understanding local cultural-specific situations, which may also be a potential risk for their future sustainable development. For instance, Telenor Group expands its market to Bangladesh via acquisitions (Falkenberg & Falkenberg, 2009). However, this has proved to be a complicated undertaking for Telenor Group as both countries embody different cultures, languages and laws, making it difficult for Telenor Group to gauge the overall environment and discern cultural discrepancies (Falkenberg & Falkenberg, 2009).…”

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“…For instance, Telenor Group expands its market to Bangladesh via acquisitions (Falkenberg & Falkenberg, 2009). However, this has proved to be a complicated undertaking for Telenor Group as both countries embody different cultures, languages and laws, making it difficult for Telenor Group to gauge the overall environment and discern cultural discrepancies (Falkenberg & Falkenberg, 2009). This would generate a bad influence on Telenor Group's reporting performance.…”

Section: Disadvantages Of Risk Management Approach In Reporting Practicementioning

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Corporate Social Responsibility Demonstrated in Different Approaches to Corporate Extended Performance Reporting

Che¹,

Li²

2015

ASS

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Corporate social responsibility is becoming a very popular tool for companies in outlining their own strategies (Stancu, Grigore, & Rosca, 2011). Different approaches have been developed to perform corporate social responsibility due to increased market competition. The purpose of this essay is to analyze the importance of carrying out corporate responsibility by demonstrating three different approaches: value creation, risk management, and corporate philanthropy. This will include a particular focus on the advantages and disadvantages of these approaches to extended performance reporting, followed by recommendations and suggestions with an emphasis on the importance of corporate social responsibility. Finally, with detailed analysis, it will be demonstrated that there is not a perfect approach which can meet all the requirements from companies. The approaches to Corporate Extended Performance Reporting for realizing corporate social responsibility still lack sophistication and maturity.

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Ethics in International Value Chain Networks: The Case of Telenor in Bangladesh

Abstract: ethics, emerging markets, Grameenphone, institutions, international value chain networks,

Cited by 13 publications

References 7 publications

Governmentality at the Base-of-the-Pyramid

Governmentality at the Base-of-the-Pyramid

More than makeup: How Atsoko overcame the challenges of entrepreneurship in Tanzania

Corporate Social Responsibility Demonstrated in Different Approaches to Corporate Extended Performance Reporting

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