Streams

Stream 1

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Room 309

Articulating the political role of business through CR: Paradigm shift or business as usual?

Convenors: Martin Fougère and Jukka Mäkinen

Session 1, April 8 11:15-12:45 Corporate Citizenship: political underpinnings and societal implications

Chair: Martin Fougère

Introduction

Jukka Mäkinen and Petri Räsänen, 'Libertarian Underpinnings of Extended Corporate Citizenship'

Siri Granum Carson, 'Global corporate citizenship: A play for legitimacy?'

Karen Bogdanski, 'Corporate Citizenship and the Corporate Environment: New Institutionalism as a Theoretical Framework for Analysis'

Session 2, April 8 14:15-15:45 Agents of social justice: corporations or governments?

Chair: Jukka Mäkinen

Maria Joutsenvirta and Guido Palazzo, 'Political CSR and executive pay: Discourse semiotic analysis on finnish bonus furore'

Merja Porttikivi (WIP), '(De)legitimation of Executive Compensation in Online Public Sphere'

P.K. Gupta and Monica Singhania, 'Corporate Social Responsibility and Tax Behavior of Indian Firms-Myths and Realities'

Session 3, April 8 16:00-17:30 CSR as powerful emancipator or dangerous oxymoron?

Chair: Maria Joutsenvirta

Martin Fougère, 'The business firm as a political and unpolitical actor'

Maria Humphries and Fiona Hurd, 'The PRME - Emancipator or Oxymoron in the muddied waters of responsibility for life'

Ville-Pekka Sorsa and Jukka Mäkinen, 'Is Corporate Social Responsibility Good for Democracy?'

Session 4, April 9 9:00-10:30 Ambivalences and multilayeredness of CSR

Chair: Martin Fougère

Steen Vallentin (WIP), 'Organization, Governance, Publicity: Three Realms of Politics and Professionalization in Corporate Social Responsibility'

Marjo Siltaoja, 'The significance of CSR information for the political role of businesses'

Maarit Laihonen, 'Corporate Political Power and Responsibility - Changes in nuclear power discourses'

Eeva Houtbeckers, 'The politics of social entrepreneurship compared to the politics of corporate responsibility'

Stream 2

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Room 308

Responsible Management Education: Beyond Complacency and Contestation

Convenors: Nikodemus Solitander and Ligia Coelho Martins

April 8 11:15-12:45

Chair: Ligia Coelho Martins

Introduction

Nikodemus Solitander, Martin Fougère, André Sobczak and Heidi Herlin, 'PRME as Education for Change: The role of faculty champions'

Amy Klemm Verbos, Maria Humphries, 'Indigenous Rights and the PRME: Inclusion or Illusion'

Roger Levermore, 'The extent to which programme of study, age, gender and place of origin influence students opinion of the role of CSR in the social and economic development process'

Stream 3

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Room 307

Business-NGO relations: Power, challenges and opportunities

Convenors: Heidi Herlin and Arno Kourula

Session 1, April 8 11:15-12:45

Chair: Salla Laasonen

Heidi Herlin and Arno Kourula, 'Keep your enemies closer: Intrapreneurial cooptation in nonprofit governance and company relations'

Annekatrin Meissner and Christopher Stehr, 'Social Franchising: Challenges of Business-NGO Partnerships'

Session 2, April 8 14:15-15:45

Chair: Arno Kourula

Anna Heikkinen, 'Responding to climate change: A stakeholder collaboration perspective'

Anne Toppinen, Kaisa Korhonen-Kurki and Antti Lempiäinen, 'GRI reporting and stakeholder relations in managing corporate responsibility: case study of three multinationals in the forest industry'

Vargas-Hernández, 'Trapped development: The shrinkage of mining towns in Mexico - The Cerro de San Pedro case'

Stream 4

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Room 306

The Base of the Pyramid: Empowering the poor while exploiting new markets?

Convenors: Pia Polsa, Minna Halme and Sara Lindeman

Session 1, April 8 11:15-12:45

Chair: Pia Polsa

Sofia Nilsson Altafi, Marijane Luistro Jonsson and H. Emre Yildiz, 'Towards a post-colonial critique of the base of the pyramid discourse'

Minna Halme, Arno Kourula, Sara Lindeman, Galina Kallio, Maria Lima-Toivanen and Angelina Korsunova, 'Toward understanding low-income users in emerging markets: Doing multi-location ethnography at the BOP in Brazil, India, Russia and Tanzania'

Ronald Venn and Kalpana Ravi, 'Benefits beyond profits: Exploring potential benefits acquired by MNCs through active engagement in Base-of-the-Pyramid initiatives'

Session 2, April 8 14:15-15:45

Chair: Sara Lindeman

Sridevi Shivarajan and Aravind Srinivasan, 'Bottom of the Pyramid: Served "by" the World's Poor Profitability? (A Social Networks Approach for Sustainable Poverty Alleviation)'

Pia Polsa, Sammy Bonsu and Linda Lehto, 'Evaluation of a BoP business model: Case Tikau'

Marjo Hietapuro and Minna Halme, 'Partnerships in BOP business: A systematic analysis of partners and their roles in 20 business models'

Session 3, April 8 16:00-17:30 (joint session with stream 8)

Chair: Suzanne Young

Ludovic Urgeghe, 'The Challenge of the double bottom line: what can Microfinance Investment Vehicles learn from the SRI world?'

Stephen Gates, 'Proactive Investor Relations: How Corporations Respond to Pressures from Social Responsibility Investors'

Merie Joseph, Mari Suoranta and Dhrubes Biwas, 'Entrepreneurial marketing dimensions in the efforts of a social enterprise for attracting donors'

Stream 5

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Room 305

CSR in the Supply Chain

Convenors: Gyöngyi Kovács and Joe Miemczyk

Session 1, April 8 11:15-12:45

Chair: Joe Miemczyk

Risso, 'Intra Sector collaborative approach for responsible global supply chains'

Chkanikova & Kogg, 'Greening food supply chains: Analyzing the potential role of retailers in triggering/ensuring environmentally and socially responsible production of food'

Haavisto & Kovács, 'Sustainability in Humanitarian Operations'

Levy & Larson (WIP), 'Modeling Response to Corruption in Development Aid'

Session 2, April 8 14:15-15:45

Chair: Gyöngyi Kovács

Li, Toppinen & Lantta, 'How SMEs in wood industry supply chain perspective corporate responsibility and competitive advantage: Evidence from Finland and China'

Miemczyk & Johnsen, 'Sustainable purchasing and supply management: a review of definitions and measures at dyad, chain and network levels of analysis'

Uzzell (WIP), 'Corporate Social Responsibility in the Banana Value Chain in Colombia'

Stream 6

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Room 305

Differences within and/or outside organizations: Diversity as Corporate Social Responsibility

Convenors: Jonna Louvrier and Christine Naschberger

April 8 16:00-17:30

Chair: Jonna Louvrier

Christine Naschberger, 'Women Empowerment Programs as an Attempt to Promote Gender Equality - The Case of Gender Diversity in Latin America'

Marjut Jyrkinen & Charlotta Niemistö, 'Contradictions and Challenges of Age/generations, Careers and Gender in Organisations and Management'

Helena Desivilya Syna, Michal Raz, Ifat Maoz, 'Managing diversity in medical teams: The challenge of social responsibility in the context of protracted national conflict'

Marja-Liisa Trux, 'Not going back to the cages: Alternatives to mainstream diversity management'

Stream 7

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Room 304

Great expectations: Stakeholder Engagement for Global Responsibility

Convenors: André Sobczak and Ariane Berthoin Antal

Session 1, April 8 11:15-12:45

Chair: Christine Naschberger

Berthoin Antal & Soczak, 'Culturally Embedded Organizational Learning for Global Responsibility'

Ihugba & Osuji, 'Stakeholder Engagement and Corporate Social Responsibility: Setting a sustainable agenda'

Session 2, April 8 14:15-15:45

Chair: André Sobczak

Madu, 'Power of Responsibility and CSR: Niger Delta Crisis in Nigeria'

Moraes, 'Managing risks and establishing relationships with stakeholders in the Guanabara Bay, Brazil'

Kasvio, Räikkönen & Moilanen, 'Engaging employees to promote sustainable development'

Stream 8

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Room 306

Social Responsibility Investors: How Do They Use Their Power? How Can Corporations Respond to SRI Power?

Convenors: Stephen Gates and Suzanne Young

Session 1, April 8 16:00-17:30 (joint session with stream 4)

Chair: Suzanne Young

Ludovic Urgeghe, 'The Challenge of the double bottom line: what can Microfinance Investment Vehicles learn from the SRI world?'

Stephen Gates, 'Proactive Investor Relations: How Corporations Respond to Pressures from Social Responsibility Investors'

Merie Joseph, Mari Suoranta and Dhrubes Biwas, 'Entrepreneurial marketing dimensions in the efforts of a social enterprise for attracting donors'

Session 2, April 9 9:00-10:30

Chair: Stephen Gates

Minna Suutari, 'Environmental items in Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) top component companies' disclosures'

Suzanne Young, ' Responsible Investment, ESG and Institutional Investors in Australia'

Michelle St Jane and Maria Humphries, 'A Social Stock Exchange for Social Responsibility Investors?'

Open stream

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Room 308

Session 1, April 8 14:15-15:45 Contesting and constructing responsibility

Chair: Nikodemus Solitander

Betsan Martin, Maria Humphries, Te Kawehau Hoskins, 'The PRME as an ethic of relationality'

David D. Zhang, Lee A. Swanson, 'Social orientation: Developing competitive advantage and differentiation by doing the right thing'

Magdalena Rojek-Nowosielska, 'CSR Model Approaches and the Objective of Profit Maximisation'

Tarja Ketola, 'The Paradigm of Universal Responsibility - and how business can get there'

Session 2, April 8 16:00-17:30 CSR: Between global responsibilities and local practice

Chair: Nikodemus Solitander

Andris Ozols and Elena Ozola, 'Corporate Responsibility Development in Latgale Region, Latvia'

Mirja Airos, 'Integrative Approach to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Organizations as Image Constructors in Our Global Society'

Veronika Bashtovaya, 'A comparative study of CSR reporting in the United States and Russia'

Session 3, April 9 9:00-10:30 Regulation and compliance

Chair: André Sobczak

Bethel Ihugba and Onyeka Osuji, 'Meeting the corporate regulation challenge: dynamic approaches to CSR accountability'

Anu Lähteenmäki-Uutela, 'The Power of Responsibility in the Food Sector'

Waheed Mohiuddin, 'A Battle of Trust: Donors, NGOs and Government relations in Pakistan'