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Session 221

Global Stakeholder Networks

Track M

Date: Sunday, September 21, 2014

Track G

Time: 09:30 – 10:45

Interest Group Panel

Room: Paris

Session Chair:

  • Jonathan Doh, Villanova University

Panelists:

The social and political environment in which MNCs and representatives of civil society organizations interact has become increasingly complex. As MNCs develop more concerted and strategic approaches to their stakeholders, they are confronted by a broad diversity of civil society actors that span geographic and temporal space, but are often linked together in overlapping networks of interest, issues and firm targets. Building on the conference theme of “Strategies in a Networked World”, and specifically the theme track of “multi-level governance relationships in a networked environment”, this panel seeks to explore the emergence, dynamics, and impact of global stakeholder networks. According to the call for papers under the multi-level governance relationships in a networked environment theme, “There is a need to better understand the multilevel governance relationships of multinational and not-for-profit firms.” We intend for this panel to respond specifically to that call.

As MNCs with substantial investment and presence locate, operate, and seek legitimacy and a license to operate in these various geographies, they are confronted by a constellation of local, regional, and global stakeholders, often working independently but just as often, in consort. Moreover, a given stakeholder – say an NGO – may interact with an MNC in multiple locations concurrently, often with different partners that represent interests at multiple levels. These interests may vary based on the project or activity in question, as well as myriad other considerations, such as culture, institutional development and ideology of the local government(s), and firm and stakeholder characteristics.

All Sessions in Track M...

Sun: 08:00 – 09:15
Session 220: Applying Stakeholder Analysis in the Classroom
Sun: 09:30 – 10:45
Session 221: Global Stakeholder Networks
Sun: 11:15 – 12:30
Session 222: The Questions Stakeholder Theory Does or Could Answer Best
Sun: 15:45 – 17:00
Session 215: Yikes: What Now (Reloaded)?: Firm Responses to Stakeholder Activism
Sun: 17:15 – 18:30
Session 609: Stakeholder Strategy IG Business Meeting
Mon: 11:00 – 12:15
Session 213: What is In It For Us? How Sustainability Matters for Firm Strategy
Mon: 16:30 – 17:45
Session 216: What should we say? The benefits and risks of communication with stakeholders.
Tue: 08:00 – 09:15
Session 218: Willing and able to engage? Firm interactions with their stakeholders.
Tue: 11:00 – 12:15
Session 217: Value creation for whom? Stakeholder management and shareholder interests.
Tue: 15:30 – 16:45
Session 219: Managing or resolving stakeholder issues? Of governments, politics and scandals.
Tue: 17:15 – 18:30
Session 214: Can-do stakeholders? How stakeholders impact CSR and sustainability management.

All Sessions in Track G...

Sun: 08:00 – 09:15
Session 389: Managing the Multinational Organization in an Increasingly Complex World
Sun: 09:30 – 10:45
Session 221: Global Stakeholder Networks
Session 390: Local Determinants of Competitive Advantage and Disadvantage
Sun: 11:15 – 12:30
Session 2: Offshore Outsourcing, Dynamic Capabilities, and the Changing Nature of Firm Boundaries
Sun: 15:45 – 17:00
Session 270: Innovation in MNCs and Global Networks
Session 371: Inter and Intra Organizational Learning Across Borders: A Knowledge Management Perspective
Session 380: Small, Young and Entrepreneurial Firms: A Unique Perspective in Globalization
Sun: 17:15 – 18:30
Session 603: Global Strategy IG Business Meeting
Mon: 08:00 – 09:15
Session 335: Internationalization and Strategic Decisions
Session 379: Emerging Markets: Understanding the Importance of Context
Mon: 11:00 – 12:15
Session 372: The Challenges of Global Operations: Managing R&D and Complexity
Session 373: Global Diversification: Governance and Performance Implications
Mon: 14:45 – 16:00
Session 375: Changing External Environments: How do Multinationals Respond?
Session 381: Firm boundaries in Multinational Organizations: Antecedents and Consequences
Session 414: Global Networks and Business Groups
Mon: 16:30 – 17:45
Session 226: Culture, Norms and Institutions: The contextual influences on Entrepreneurship
Session 374: Antecedents and Consequences of Multinational Location Decisions
Session 382: Drivers of Multinational Performance:What, Where and When?
Tue: 08:00 – 09:15
Session 383: Globalization of R&D: Implications for Learning and Innovation
Tue: 11:00 – 12:15
Session 376: Headquarters Subsidiary Relationship: New Approaches to an Old Question
Session 384: Multinational Location Decisions: New Approaches Across Different Perspective
Tue: 15:30 – 16:45
Session 263: Innovation Models in Emerging Economies
Session 377: Organizing Assets Across Borders: Drivers and Consequences
Session 385: Multinational firms and the External Environment: The Role of Institutions
Tue: 17:15 – 18:30
Session 378: Global Outsourcing & Offshoring: Implications for Multinational Decisions


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