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Multinational Firms and the Pursuit of Social Benefits

Review of Economics and Institutions

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Title Multinational Firms and the Pursuit of Social Benefits
 
Creator Zanfei, Antonello; DEMQ, University of Urbino
 
Subject
multinational firms, social responsibility, spillovers
F23, L26, M14
 
Description It is argued that a new actor is emerging in international business, which can be dubbed “Social Multinational”, that is a blend of international rent-creation and pursuit of social objectives. However, it would be misleading to state that the emergence of Social Multinationals will be the natural outcome of a market driven process. Too much is left to the understanding and sensitiveness of individual entrepreneurs. Signals of the emergence of this new and promising breed are still very weak. Important institutional innovations will have to be enacted to favour its strengthening and growth
 
Publisher University of Perugia
 
Contributor
 
Date 2011-10-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.rei.unipg.it/rei/article/view/35
10.5202/rei.v2i3.35
 
Source Review of Economics and Institutions; Vol 2, No 3 (2011); 18
2038-1379
2038-1344
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.rei.unipg.it/rei/article/view/35/55
 
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