Theorizing MNE-NGO conflicts in state-capitalist contexts

This paper theorizes development of MNE-NGO-state conflicts in state-capitalist contexts. We draw on longitudinal data from the Arctic oil drilling dispute between environmental NGOs headed by Greenpeace, and Gazprom, the Russian energy giant. We propose a theory that introduces two concepts: shadow...

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Published in:Journal of World Business
Main Authors: Villo, Sofia, Halme, Minna, Ritvala, Tiina
Other Authors: Higher School of Economics, Sustainability in Business, Department of Management Studies, Aalto-yliopisto, Aalto University
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Inc. 2020
Subjects:
MNE-NGO conflict
State capitalism
Corporate social (ir)responsibility
The Arctic
Institutional pressures
Arctic
Boxing
Online Access:https://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/handle/123456789/42071
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2019.101068
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Summary:This paper theorizes development of MNE-NGO-state conflicts in state-capitalist contexts. We draw on longitudinal data from the Arctic oil drilling dispute between environmental NGOs headed by Greenpeace, and Gazprom, the Russian energy giant. We propose a theory that introduces two concepts: shadow-boxing and homeostasis. In shadow-boxing, escalation of visible action by NGOs is met with a seemingly separate but concerted response by the MNE and state bodies. In homeostasis, the contested corporate activity continues undisturbed after the escalated conflict. Beyond state capitalism, these concepts have explanatory power in settings where the corporations and the state are intertwined in various ways. Peer reviewed

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