Politicization and political contests in and around contemporary multinational corporations: An introduction

Clegg, S; Geppert, M; Hollinshead, G

Politicization and political contests in and around contemporary multinational corporations: An introduction

Clegg, S

Geppert, M Hollinshead, G

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Citation:: Human Relations, 2018, 71 (6), pp. 745 - 765
Issue Date:: 2018-06-01

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dc.contributor.author	Clegg, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6083-4283	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Geppert, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hollinshead, G	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:17:04Z
dc.date.issued	2018-06-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Human Relations, 2018, 71 (6), pp. 745 - 765	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0018-7267	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/132776
dc.description.abstract	© 2018, © The Author(s) 2018. This article looks at core arguments in international business, organization studies and surrounding academic fields that focus on the study of politicization and political contests in and around multinational corporations (MNCs). Two evident streams of debate are identified. Equally evident is that these streams hardly connect. One stream is mainly interested in studying politicization from the outside, whereas the other is mainly interested in politicization from within. As a way of connecting both streams, we introduce the circuits of power framework. Next, we introduce the contributions of our Special Issue, followed by concluding comments which distinguish five emergent themes. First, we show how the application of the circuits of power framework sheds new light on the study of political contests of MNCs. Second, we highlight that the role of nation states has not lost its significance as, for example, political corporate social responsibility (CSR) approaches would have us believe. Third, dominant ideologies play an important role in establishing and controlling circuits of power in and around MNCs. Fourth, it is vital to take labour issues into account in this field of study. Fifth, there is increasing evidence that asymmetric and hierarchical forms of organizing do not disappear in new MNC network forms.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Human Relations	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/0018726718755880	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Business & Management	en_US
dc.title	Politicization and political contests in and around contemporary multinational corporations: An introduction	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	71	en_US
utslib.for	1503 Business and Management	en_US
utslib.for	1608 Sociology	en_US
utslib.for	1701 Psychology	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	6	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	71	en_US

Abstract:

© 2018, © The Author(s) 2018. This article looks at core arguments in international business, organization studies and surrounding academic fields that focus on the study of politicization and political contests in and around multinational corporations (MNCs). Two evident streams of debate are identified. Equally evident is that these streams hardly connect. One stream is mainly interested in studying politicization from the outside, whereas the other is mainly interested in politicization from within. As a way of connecting both streams, we introduce the circuits of power framework. Next, we introduce the contributions of our Special Issue, followed by concluding comments which distinguish five emergent themes. First, we show how the application of the circuits of power framework sheds new light on the study of political contests of MNCs. Second, we highlight that the role of nation states has not lost its significance as, for example, political corporate social responsibility (CSR) approaches would have us believe. Third, dominant ideologies play an important role in establishing and controlling circuits of power in and around MNCs. Fourth, it is vital to take labour issues into account in this field of study. Fifth, there is increasing evidence that asymmetric and hierarchical forms of organizing do not disappear in new MNC network forms.

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