Scrutiny, Norms, and Selective Disclosure: A Global Study of Greenwashing

Marquis, Christopher; Toffel, Michael W.; Zhou, Yanhua

doi:10.1287/orsc.2015.1039

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“…In such contexts, maintaining legitimacy with key stakeholders might involve intentional deviation other than isomorphism with the global standards (Oliver, 1991). In showing that the externally legitimate practice was re-theorized to better serve the interests of key stakeholders, we join other recent efforts to develop new mechanisms by which corporations uniquely adopt global practices in an emerging economy where state influence is more salient (Marquis, Toffel, & Zhou, 2016;Okhmatovskiy & David, 2012).…”

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confidence: 94%

“…Traditional perspectives on the global spread of CSR focus on the influence of international civil society organizations (Etzion & Ferraro, 2010;Marquis, Toffel, & Zhou, 2016), and research has shown a that a growing number of Chinese firms are subject to globalization pressures (Wang, 2009;Zhu, Cordiero, & Sarkis, 2012). Yet, also salient to these actors are multiple domestic stakeholders such as central and local governments (Hofman, Moon, & Wu, 2015;Liang, Ren, & Sun, 2015).…”

Section: Marquis Et Almentioning

confidence: 99%

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State-Mediated Globalization Processes and the Adoption of Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in China

2017

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Despite the prevalence of global diffusion, little is known about the processes by which international practices are adopted and adapted within organizations around the world. Through our qualitative research on the introduction of corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting at two leading Chinese companies, we identify a unique set of political mechanisms that we label state-mediated globalization, whereby powerful nation-state actors influence the ways in which corporations adopt and adapt global norms and practices. We find that businesses' needs for political legitimacy from a key stakeholder, in this case the government, leads them to deviate systematically from the global practice in both form and content. These intentional practice adaptations are then legitimized by the government to create internationalization tools and localized standards to aid adoption by other organizations. Our findings illustrate previously unidentified mechanisms by which powerful stakeholders such as the Chinese government may mediate, and thereby direct, the ways in which corporations adopt and adapt global CSR practices. Contributions to understanding the political processes of institutional translation in the context of globalization are discussed.

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State-Mediated Globalization Processes and the Adoption of Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in China

2017

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“…The procedural and managerial value of social reporting is indirectly confirmed by the low number of schools (about 17% of the respondents) who consider social report as a marketing tool to increase the number of students enrolled. This looks positive if we consider the criticism addressed to social reporting, often considered as a mere greenwashing tool (Laufer, 2003;Marquis & Toffel, 2013).…”

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Social Reporting in Italian Public Schools in Theory and Practice

Raucci¹,

Agostinone²,

Tarquinio³

2016

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Some of the challenges that schools are currently facing include the stakeholders engagement, the necessity to open schools to the local territory and the need to be accountable for activities and results.The Italian reform of the school system has required schools to overcome their self-referentiality and to make themselves more accountable to stakeholders. The social reporting process can be considered as an effective response to enable schools to become accountable, triggering fruitful stakeholder engagement processes and, at the same time, implementing a management tool. This is an exploratory research paper. It aims to describe, through a questionnaire, the awareness and dissemination degree of social reporting in Public schools located in Southern Italy given the particularities of this area. Frequency percentage and descriptive statistical methods are used to interpret findings. Results show that, although social reporting is well known in theory, it is still under-used by schools in practice.

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“…Alternatively, they could express concern about superintelligence to portray themselves as responsible actors and likewise avoid regulation. This would be analogous to the strategy of "greenwashing" employed by companies seeking to bolster their reputation for environmental stewardship [78]. Indeed, there have already been some expressions of concern about superintelligence by AI technologists, and likewise some suspicion that the stated concern has this sort of ulterior motive [79].…”

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Superintelligence Skepticism as a Political Tool

Baum¹

2018

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This paper explores the potential for skepticism about artificial superintelligence to be used as a tool for political ends. Superintelligence is AI that is much smarter than humans. Superintelligence does not currently exist, but it has been proposed that it could someday be built, with massive and potentially catastrophic consequences. There is substantial skepticism about superintelligence, including whether it will be built, whether it would be catastrophic, and whether it is worth current attention. To date, superintelligence skepticism appears to be mostly honest intellectual debate, though some of it may be politicized. This paper finds substantial potential for superintelligence skepticism to be (further) politicized, due mainly to the potential for major corporations to have a strong profit motive to downplay concerns about superintelligence and avoid government regulation. Furthermore, politicized superintelligence skepticism is likely to be quite successful, due to several factors including the inherent uncertainty of the topic and the abundance of skeptics. The paper's analysis is based on characteristics of superintelligence and the broader AI sector, as well as the history and ongoing practice of politicized skepticism on other science and technology issues, including tobacco, global warming, and industrial chemicals. The paper contributes to literatures on politicized skepticism and superintelligence governance.

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Scrutiny, Norms, and Selective Disclosure: A Global Study of Greenwashing

Cited by 654 publications

References 93 publications

State-Mediated Globalization Processes and the Adoption of Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in China

State-Mediated Globalization Processes and the Adoption of Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in China

Social Reporting in Italian Public Schools in Theory and Practice

Superintelligence Skepticism as a Political Tool

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