How home country industry associations influence MNE international CSR practices: Evidence from the Canadian mining industry

Green Governance and International Business Strategies of Emerging Economies’ Multinational Enterprises: A Multiple-Case Study of Chinese Firms in Pollution-Intensive Industries

“…However, much evidence suggests that MNEs often approach ethical issues differently in different institutional contexts [130,131]. For instance, many studies have revealed that there is a trend for mining MNEs operating in developed countries to incorporate an ethical approach to corporate legitimacy, transcending profit-making and compliance with laws [6,132,133]. Some scholars have indicated that MNEs operating in underdeveloped countries generally find that regulatory environments are less sophisticated than those in their home countries; thus, they have a propensity to behave unethically in these countries [27,91,134].…”

Why organizations join voluntary sustainable tourism associations: Implications for membership and sustainability monitoring systems

“…Institutional fields shape the directions and actions that organizations must take in order to gain legitimacy to operate; that is, they define the values and norms as well as the modus operandi that allows organizations to engage with customers, suppliers, peers, and any other stakeholder (Buchanan & Marques, ; Campbell, ; Chizema & Buck, ; Greenwood, Suddaby, & Hinings, ). Institutional researchers believe external institutions construct and interpenetrate the organization in its entirety (Zucker, ; DiMaggio & Powell, ; Meyer & Rowan, ).…”

“…The more institutionally organized a field is, the greater the effect that professional organizations, as purveyors of legitimacy, have over the industry. This can be carried out through the shaping of industry discourses (Greenwood et al, ; Scott, ), the ways in which firms interact with each other internationally (Buchanan & Marques, ; Chizema & Buck, ) and the ways in which firms are expected to develop internally (Lavandoski et al, ). Industry associations have been regarded as important institutional actors in industries, markets, and organizational fields (Barley, ; Rajwani, Lawton, & Phillips, ).…”

“…The definition of a field is by some extent subjective to the ones doing the investigation (Greenwood et al, ; Scott & Meyer, ; van Wijk et al, ). Following Buchanan and Marques' () study on associations, this research will look at the interactions of one particular association, in this case The Long Run (TLR), a small membership organization that provides a platform to connect and guide their members to harness the potential of nature‐based enterprises, particularly in the realm of ecotourism (TLR, ). TLR, formerly an initiative of the Zeitz Foundation, became an independent not‐for‐profit organization in 2015.…”

“…TLR was chosen as a case study for several reasons: First, because their membership base is worldwide, it was hoped that the insights obtained would be applicable to a wider range of associations than institutions that are entrenched in a single geopolitical region. Second, because TLR is a voluntary association, this provided a different angle than the majority of the literature surrounding other trade associations, where membership is typically involuntary either due to legal requirements or strong sociocultural norms (e.g., Buchanan & Marques, ; Lavandoski et al, ; Spillman, ). Lastly, because TLR was in the midst of updating their current monitoring system, this provided an opening for the researcher to engage with existing members and the association about the validity of different aspects of the monitoring system and supply feedback for shaping the new system.…”