Understanding the Role of Government in CSR
As Gond et al. have pointed out, ‘‘the government-CSR relationship is counter-intuitive to many, and therefore remains largely overlooked, particularly in theoretical and conceptual terms’’ (2011, p. 641). Even so, recent years have seen an increasing amount of research addressing the topic (Habisch et al. 2005; Lozano et al. 2007), and we can begin to identify distinct analytical approaches. Impor- tantly, to focus on the role of government is not to be preoccupied with formal rules and hard law—and thus government regulation in a conventional, hierarchical sense (Scherer and Pallazzo 2011). Even when government is actively involved, the governing of CSR is to a large extent taking place in networks that transcend the confines of regulatory or legislative command and control (Lepoutre
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et al. 2007). Hence, Conley and Williams (2007) consider the CSR movement as an experience in New Governance that is closely related to the coming of the post-regulatory state. Our point being that the post-regulatory state—via various intermediaries—makes use of many of the same, ‘‘softer’’ modes of governing that we usually associate with global governance and civil regulation (Vallentin and Murillo 2012; Vogel 2010; Zadek 2007). Increasingly, we have to understand CSR as an embedded and collaborative accomplishment that involves a blurring of boundaries between private, public, and civil spheres (Vallentin and Murillo 2010).
Understanding the Role of Government in CSRAs Gond et al. have pointed out, ‘‘the government-CSR relationship is counter-intuitive to many, and therefore remains largely overlooked, particularly in theoretical and conceptual terms’’ (2011, p. 641). Even so, recent years have seen an increasing amount of research addressing the topic (Habisch et al. 2005; Lozano et al. 2007), and we can begin to identify distinct analytical approaches. Impor- tantly, to focus on the role of government is not to be preoccupied with formal rules and hard law—and thus government regulation in a conventional, hierarchical sense (Scherer and Pallazzo 2011). Even when government is actively involved, the governing of CSR is to a large extent taking place in networks that transcend the confines of regulatory or legislative command and control (Lepoutre123Governmentalities of CSR35et al. 2007). Hence, Conley and Williams (2007) consider the CSR movement as an experience in New Governance that is closely related to the coming of the post-regulatory state. Our point being that the post-regulatory state—via various intermediaries—makes use of many of the same, ‘‘softer’’ modes of governing that we usually associate with global governance and civil regulation (Vallentin and Murillo 2012; Vogel 2010; Zadek 2007). Increasingly, we have to understand CSR as an embedded and collaborative accomplishment that involves a blurring of boundaries between private, public, and civil spheres (Vallentin and Murillo 2010).
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