Multinationals in Developing Communities: how EU Multinationals build Social Capital in Poland

Ian W. Jones, Chris M. Nyland and Michael Pollitt

Working Papers from Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge

Abstract: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is usually an area that does not lend itself easily to inter-company or cross-country analysis. This paper is an attempt to provide some metrics of multinational CSR drawing on the recent literature on social capital. We look at the self-reporting of social engagement in Poland by European multinational firms with operations there, mapping the configurations of declared engagement. Such social engagements are an important component of how these companies contribute to social capital in the communities within which they operate. We find high performance by some firms, with stronger performance depending upon the multinational’s country of origin. Two case studies - on Bayer and Danone - detailing different but successful approaches to social capital building are given.

Keywords: Social Capital; Corporate Social Responsibility; Business Ethics; Poland; Multinational companies. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M14 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004-04
Note: PRO-2
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