Theorizing MNE-NGO conflicts in state-capitalist contexts

• 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

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...