text: The Corporate Social Responsibility Story of Chiquita : GuiléAcademicAssessment Arbeitsbericht https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/241457 en This is an in-depth study on the challenges of Corporate Social Responsibility at Chiquita, which I conducted together with Prof. Guido Palazzo and which was accompanied by Fondation Guilé. The study is based on an open-book policy through which we were granted unlimited access to internal and external resources. The result is an unprecedented piece of work offering an insider's view into the complexity of a multinational company's CSR, within one of the tightest markets. Key elements of the research: - In the early 1990s, Chiquita began an impressive assessment of its work so that it could evolve from a multinational that did not take into account the social and environmental impacts of its activities, into a "citizens" organisation with a comprehensive commitment to its stakeholders. Despite the resulting global CSR strategy and policy, Chiquita has hardly reaped any benefits. Neither retailers nor consumers or shareholders seem to have recognised the merits of this transformation towards becoming a highly engaged company acting as a good corporate citizen. - The fact that Chiquita has been in financial difficulty in recent years has clearly limited the scope of its possible CSR. The company has had to constantly address the problem of trying to continue to do good, while not doing well. Despite its financial problems, Chiquita has never abandoned its belief in the strategic value of its CSR policy. - Chiquita's controversial past and the debate on its payments to paramilitary factions in Colombia continue to haunt the company and undermine the credibility of its CSR efforts. - Chiquita's claim that it produces socially responsible bananas with respect for the environment without guaranteeing a minimum price, as supported by the Rainforest Alliance, has come under significant criticism from Fairtrade Organization activists, who believe that there can be no equity without guaranteed prices. Chiquita strives to position itself as a credible producer of an equivalent alternative to Fairtrade via its CSR policy. - Despite the fact that Chiquita was, in many respects, a pioneer in terms of protecting the environment, it sometimes faces greenwashing criticisms. The study shows that Chiquita has made significant efforts and spent a lot of time on protecting its social and environmental commitment by anchoring it to daily and routine processes within its teams and building its CSR policy into an integral part of its corporate culture. However the viability of this strategy will be shown by its sustainability in the long term and one cannot help but wonder whether the Cutrale group, the new owners of Chiquita, and one of the world leaders in the production of oranges, will continue the CSR commitment Chiquita began more than 20 years ago. It also remains to be seen whether Chiquita's CSR efforts can become more credible and be converted into tangible returns to the company's stakeholders. The study is particularly aimed at practitioners, teachers and their students, and university researchers. Its goal: to improve the general understanding of Chiquita's corporate responsibility strategy in order to draw lessons for other companies. http://www.guile.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Book-Interactif_300dpi.pdf Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability, Complicity, Leadership, NGO-business partnerships, trade unions, Fairtrade Baur, Dorothea Palazzo, Guido 2015 2015 Baur, Dorothea ; Palazzo, Guido: The Corporate Social Responsibility Story of Chiquita : GuiléAcademicAssessment : in-depth assessment of the CSR of a multinational company : Guilé, 2015. https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/export/DL/241458.pdf none ''Why Should We Care about Marriage Equality?' : Political Advocacy as a Part of Corporate Responsibility Artikel (wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift) https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/240258 en urn:ISSN:0167-4544 doi:10.1007/s10551-015-2631-3 Journal of Business Ethics More and more companies are publicly taking a stand on social and political issues such as gay marriage legislation. This paper argues that this type of engagement, which can be called ''corporate political advocacy,'' raises new conceptual and normative challenges especially for theories of corporate responsibility. Furthermore, it poses practical challenges for managers who are confronted with it. This paper addresses all three challenges: first, it defines and conceptualizes corporate political advocacy and dis- tinguishes it from other forms of corporate political in- volvement. Second, it makes normative sense of corporate advocacy as an element of corporate responsibility. Third, it reflects on the practical implications for managers deal- ing with this issue. Corporate political advocacy, Corporate responsibility, Political CSR, Lobbying, Marriage equality, Corporate character Wettstein, Florian Baur, Dorothea 29-03-2015 2015 Wettstein, Florian ; Baur, Dorothea: ''Why Should We Care about Marriage Equality?' : Political Advocacy as a Part of Corporate Responsibility. In: Journal of Business Ethics (2015), Nr. online, S. 1-15, DOI:10.1007/s10551-015-2631-3. https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/export/DL/245201.pdf none Organizational identity in CSOs : Examining Discursive Strategies of Resistance in an Ideological Contest Präsentation https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/231978 en Under the umbrella of what has been termed as 'new public management', government policies and practices in many countries have been directed at the 'marketization' of civil society organizations (CSOs) and subjected them to managerialist activities, often in contest with these organizations' experienced raison d'être. This paper explores how CSOs ideologically resist these trends through public discourse, and the implications of this resistance for understanding alternative organization using a government-CSO public dialogue as an illustrative case. An Australian government public review into the social contribution of the nonprofit sector provided CSOs with such an opportunity; that is, to use public dialogue for the purpose of ideological resistance. A critical discourse analysis of CSOs' public written submissions to the enquiry reveals that CSOs primarily invoke their organisational identity (formed around social purposes distinct from government and business) as a means to resist market ideologies. By revealing CSOs' discursive strategies of resistance, we gain insight into how nonmarket organizations manage ideological tensions and construct agonistic relationships with government (in this instance) and business. This analysis contributes to a deeper understanding of organizational identity and alternative organization. Civil society organizations, marketization, critical discourse analysis, resistance, organizational identity, ideological contests, agonism, alternative organization Neesham, Cristina Baur, Dorothea Greenwood, Michelle 22-05-2014 2014 Neesham, Cristina ; Baur, Dorothea ; Greenwood, Michelle: Organizational identity in CSOs : Examining Discursive Strategies of Resistance in an Ideological Contest. 9tth Organization Studies Summer Workshop and Special Issue. Corfu (Greece), 2014. 217116 The value of unregulated business-NGO interaction: a deliberative perspective Artikel (wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift) https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/230019 en urn:ISSN:0007-6503 doi:10.1177/0007650312452868 Business & Society Political theories in general and deliberative democracy in particular have become quite popular in business ethics over the past few years. However, the model of deliberative democracy as generally referred to in business ethics is only appropriate for conceptualizing interaction between business and society which occurs within a context which is more or less institutionalized. The model cannot account for "unregulated" interaction between business and civil society. The authors argue that scholars need to resort to the so called "critical strand" of deliberative democracy if we want to conceptualize interaction that happens without the involvement of decision-making institutions as political action in a deliberative sense. Adopting this approach allows us to identify cases in which unregulated interaction between business and civil society is preferable over institutionalization. deliberative democracy, NGO-business interaction, political role of the corporation, public sphere, corporate social responsibility (CSR) Baur, Dorothea Vives, Daniel Arenas 0-03-2014 2014 Baur, Dorothea ; Arenas Vives, Daniel: The value of unregulated business-NGO interaction: a deliberative perspective. In: Business & Society 53 (2014), Nr. 2, S. 157-186, DOI:10.1177/0007650312452868. none Moderne Aussenpolitik von Unternehmen - wenn Macht durch Verantwortung abgelöst wird Buchkapitel https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/230018 de urn:ISBN:978-3-7272-1363-2 Das weitverbreitete Verständnis der Aussenpolitik von Unternehmen als reine Machtpolitik mittels Lobbying zielt an der Realität vorbei, denn genauso wie moderne Staaten sich in ihrer Aussenpolitik längst nicht mehr nur auf die Sicherung des eigenen Überlebens konzentrieren, so engagieren sich auch moderne Unternehmen aussenpolitisch über die Wahrung ihrer unmittelbaren Geschäftsinteressen hinaus. Kurz: moderne Unternehmen beschränken ihre Aussenpolitik nicht auf den Erhalt oder Ausbau von Macht, sondern nutzen sie auch dazu, um Verantwortung zu übernehmen. Lobbying, Public Affairs, Corporate Social Responsibility Baur, Dorothea 2014 2014 Baur, Dorothea: Moderne Aussenpolitik von Unternehmen - wenn Macht durch Verantwortung abgelöst wird. In: Hugi, Andreas (Hrsg.): Innen- und Aussenpolitik von Unternehmen. Corporate Governance und Public Affairs in der Praxis - ein Managementbuch. Bern : Stämpfli, 2014, S. 31-41. - ISBN 978-3-7272-1363-2. none "Why Should We Care About Gay Marriage?" : Political Advocacy as a Part of Corporate Responsibility? Konferenzpapier https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/225170 en Recent months have heralded a surge in companies publicly taking a stand on social and political issues such as gay marriage legislation. This paper argues that such "corporate political advocacy" raises new conceptual challenges, which have not been accounted for in existing theories of the firm. Furthermore, it poses normative challenges not yet addressed in current theories of corporate responsibility. And lastly, it poses practical challenges and dilemmas for managers who are confronted with it in their own organizations. This article addresses all three challenges: first, it defines corporate political advocacy and distinguishes it from other, perhaps more familiar forms of corporate political involvement. Second, it attempts to make normative sense of corporate advocacy by depicting it as an element of corporate responsibility. Third, it reflects on the practical implications deriving for managers dealing with this issue in practice. Corporate Political Advocacy, Corporate Responsibility, Political CSR, lobbying Wettstein, Florian Baur, Dorothea 12-08-2013 2013 Wettstein, Florian ; Baur, Dorothea: "Why Should We Care About Gay Marriage?" : Political Advocacy as a Part of Corporate Responsibility?. In: Capitalism in Question. New York : Academy of Mangement, 2013. - 73rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. - Orlando (FL), S. 32. 217115 Relaxing the Focus on the Postnational Constellation : Political CSR in Due Consideration of the State Konferenzpapier https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/225169 en In this paper, I map the territory in terms of the different emphases that CSR-related research puts on the state. Despite evidence that suggests that the state plays an important role as an actor in CSR, the majority of research on CSR focuses on contexts where the state plays at best the role of a stakeholder of corporations. I argue that the neglect of the state is particularly evident in normative research on CSR and I explore what a normative model of CSR that overcomes this neglect would have to look like. I suggest that one option is to develop a notion of political CSR that extends its research focus by providing a normative theory of lobbying, that critically reconsiders its restriction to voluntary arrangements, and that rethinks the appropriateness of the normative political model on which its theoretical framework rests. CSR, global governance, democracy, lobbying, multi-stakeholder initiatives Baur, Dorothea 11-08-2013 2013 Baur, Dorothea: Relaxing the Focus on the Postnational Constellation : Political CSR in Due Consideration of the State. In: 2013 Annual Meeting of the Society for Business Ethics. Chicago : Society of Business Ethics, 2013. - 2013 Annual Meeting of the Society for Business Ethics. - Orlando (FL), S. 27. 217115 Gender issues as a responsibility of corporations : Navigating beyond debates on CSR and business and human rights Präsentation https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/224180 en Gender and gender inequality, particularly for women in developing economies, have tended to be ignored in much of the CSR literature and practice. This is problematic, given that corporations wield significant power in developing economies, that many states are unable or unwilling to enforce respect for and promote women's human rights, and given that corporations themselves are sometimes, though not solely, responsible for the exacerbation of women's inequality. This is starting to change, albeit slowly, and there is increasing attention being paid to gender within both CSR practice and research. In this context, continued reflection on the intersection between gender equality and corporate responsibility is required. CSR, gender, human rights, corporations as political actors, women's rights, gender equality Kilgour, Maureen Baur, Dorothea 20-06-2013 2013 Kilgour, Maureen ; Baur, Dorothea: Gender issues as a responsibility of corporations : Navigating beyond debates on CSR and business and human rights. ICCSR Symposium. Nottingham, 2013. 217115 Reconsidering the 'hard facts' in CSR : From voluntary CSR on a postnational level to post-voluntarist CSR on a national level Konferenzpapier https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/216936 en This paper sets out to explore venues for taking normative analysis in CSR one level down from the postnational to the national level and for 'tightening' it from voluntary to postvoluntarist conceptions. The goal is a) to overcome the deficit of normative orientation in research on the interaction between corporations and governmental institutions and b) to reflect on a normative model of democracy that prepares the ground for postvoluntarist forms of CSR. CSR, global governance, postnational constellation, democracy Baur, Dorothea 26-04-2012 2012 Baur, Dorothea: Reconsidering the 'hard facts' in CSR : From voluntary CSR on a postnational level to post-voluntarist CSR on a national level. In: CSR Futures: Knowledge & Practice. Nottingham : ICCSR, 2012. - ICCSR 10th Anniversary Conference 2012. - Nottingham (UK), S. 17. none A deliberative perspective on private-private partnerships : Epistemic vs. procedural accounts of legitimacy Präsentation https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/216935 en deliberative democracy, CSR, NGOs, legitimacy Baur, Dorothea 07-05-2012 2012 Baur, Dorothea: A deliberative perspective on private-private partnerships : Epistemic vs. procedural accounts of legitimacy. TRANSDEMOS Workshop: The Legitimacy and Legitimation of Transnational Governance. Lund, 2012. none Corporate political advocacy: Exploring a new phenomenon Arbeitspapier https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/216934 en In this paper, we analyze an emerging problem area in CSR and the ongoing debates on corporations as political actors which we call corporate political advocacy. Advocacy denotes the phenomenon of corporations taking a stance, politically, by showing explicit and public support for certain ideals or values with the aim of convincing others to embrace them as well. An example of advocacy is Ben and Jerry's active support of a law legalizing gay marriage in Vermont. Yet, such behavior raises normative challenges: what, if any, notion of moral responsibility can account for corporate political advocacy? Under what circumstances and from what perspective can it be considered legitimate or even desirable? We argue that while advocacy shares some overlaps with existing debates on the political role and responsibility of corporations (e.g. Political CSR and Corporate Political Activity), none of these debates succeeds in making conceptual and normative sense of the phenomenon. advocacy, CSR, political activity, corporations as political actors, gay marriage Baur, Dorothea Wettstein, Florian 2012 2012 Baur, Dorothea ; Wettstein, Florian: Corporate political advocacy: Exploring a new phenomenon, 2012. none Corporations and NGOs: When Accountability leads to Co-optation Artikel (wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift) https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/209002 en urn:ISSN:0167-4544 doi:10.1007/s10551-011-1057-9 Journal of Business Ethics Interactions between corporations and nonprofits are on the rise, frequently driven by a corporate interest in establishing credentials for corporate social responsibility (CSR). In this article, we show how increasing demands for accountability directed at both businesses and NGOs can have the unintended effect of compromising the autonomy of nonprofits and fostering their co-optation. Greater scrutiny of NGO spending driven by self-appointed watchdogs of the nonprofit sector and a prevalence of strategic notions of CSR advanced by corporate actors weaken the ability of civil society actors to change the business practices of their partners in the commercial sector. To counter this trend, we argue that corporations should embrace a political notion of CSR and should actively encourage NGOs to strengthen 'downward accountability' mechanisms, even if this creates more tensions in corporate–NGO partnerships. Rather than seeing NGOs as tools in a competition for a comparative advantage in the market place, corporations should actively support NGO independence and critical capacity. NGOs, CSR, NGO-business partnerships, Accountability, Co-optation, Watchdogs Baur, Dorothea Schmitz, Hans Peter 0-03-2012 2012 Baur, Dorothea ; Schmitz, Hans Peter: Corporations and NGOs: When Accountability leads to Co-optation. In: Journal of Business Ethics 106 (2012), Nr. 1, S. 9-21, DOI:10.1007/s10551-011-1057-9. none NGOs as legitimate partners of corporations : a political conceptualization Buch https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/205601 en doi:10.1007/978-94-007-2254-5 urn:ISBN:978-94-007-2253-8 The interaction between corporations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has become an important topic in the debate about corporate social responsibility (CSR). Yet, unlike the vast majority of academic work on this topic, this book explicitly focuses on clarifying the role of NGOs, not of corporations, in this context. Based on the notion of NGOs as political actors it argues that NGOs suffer from a multiple legitimacy deficit: they are representatives of civil society without being elected; the legitimacy of the claims they raise is often controversial; and there are often doubts regarding the legitimacy of the behaviour they exhibit in putting forward their claims. Set against an extended sphere of political action in the postnational constellation this book argues that the political model of deliberative democracy provides a meaningful conceptualization of NGOs as legitimate partners of corporations and it develops a conceptual framework that specifically allows distinguishing legitimate partner NGOs from two related actor types with whom they share certain characteristics but who differ with respect to their legitimacy. These related actor types are interest groups on the one hand and activists on the other hand. In conclusion it argues that a focus on the behaviour of NGOs is most meaningful for distinguishing them from interest groups and activists. Business Ethics - Business-NGO partnerships - CSR - Civil Behaviour - Civil Disobedience - Civil Society - Communitarianism - Corporate Social Responsibility - Deliberative Democracy, Democracy, Legitimacy, Liberalism, NGOs, Oppression, Political Action, Political Process, Political Theory, Postnational Constellation, Public Sphere Baur, Dorothea 2012 2012 Baur, Dorothea: NGOs as legitimate partners of corporations : a political conceptualization. Issues in Business Ethics. Dordrecht : Springer, 2012, DOI:10.1007/978-94-007-2254-5. - ISBN 978-94-007-2253-8. none Zivilgesellschaft Buchkapitel https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/205630 de urn:ISBN:978-3-476-02270-7 Zivilgesellschaft Baur, Dorothea 2011 2011 Baur, Dorothea: Zivilgesellschaft. In: Aßländer, Michael Stefan (Hrsg.): Handbuch Wirtschaftsethik. Stuttgart : Metzler, 2011, S. 472-474. - ISBN 978-3-476-02270-7. none Non-Governmental Organizations Buchkapitel https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/205629 de urn:ISBN:978-3-476-02270-7 NGOs Baur, Dorothea 2011 2011 Baur, Dorothea: Non-Governmental Organizations. In: Aßländer, Michael Stefan (Hrsg.): Handbuch Wirtschaftsethik. Stuttgart : Metzler, 2011, S. 440-441. - ISBN 978-3-476-02270-7. none The Moral Legitimacy of NGOs as Partners of Corporations Artikel (wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift) https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/205600 en urn:ISSN:1052-150X Business Ethics Quarterly Partnerships between companies and NGOs have received considerable attention in CSR in the past years. However, the role of NGO legitimacy in such partnerships has thus far been neglected. We argue that NGOs assume a status as special stakeholders of corporations which act on behalf of the common good. This role requires a particular focus on their moral legitimacy. We introduce a conceptual framework for analysing the moral legitimacy of NGOs along three dimensions, building on the theory of deliberative democracy. Against this background we outline three procedural characteristics which are essential for judging the legitimacy of NGOs as potential or actual partners of corporations. CSR, NGOs, NGO-business partnerships, legitimacy, deliberative democracy Baur, Dorothea Palazzo, Guido 01-12-2011 2011 Baur, Dorothea ; Palazzo, Guido: The Moral Legitimacy of NGOs as Partners of Corporations. In: Business Ethics Quarterly 21 (2011), Nr. 4, S. 579-604. https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/export/DL/225626.pdf none Corporate Social Responsibility in Non-Profit-Organisationen – notwendig oder überflüssig? Buchkapitel https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/205628 de urn:ISBN:978-3-452-27362-8 Non-Profit Organisationen, CSR, Verantwortung, Ko-Optation, Spenderinteressen Baur, Dorothea 2010 2010 Baur, Dorothea: Corporate Social Responsibility in Non-Profit-Organisationen – notwendig oder überflüssig?. In: Non Profit Law Yearbook 2009. Köln : Carl Heymanns Verlag, 2010, S. 149-166. - ISBN 978-3-452-27362-8. none European Business and Economic Ethics Zeitschriften-Herausgeberschaft https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/48850 en urn:ISSN:1439-880X The economic reality in Europe today is increasingly determined by pan-European and global forces that transcend the once predominant level of the nation state. As a result, the "economic ethical reality" has changed as well: economic actors, non-governmental organisations, governments – and the scientific community – have to look beyond national borders in addressing ethical issues. There are, to be sure, transnational discourses and cases of cooperation in Europe, such as the transnational discourse in German speaking countries or the close links between British and Dutch approaches to business ethics. However, the field of business and economic ethics in Europe remains largely confined to bilateral relations or even national contexts; its landscape appears to be scattered: parallel developments may exist, but they seem to be merely coincidental. Considering this situation, the Berlin Forum has organized a conference on business and economics ethics, which aimed to stimulate dialogue between scholars from different European countries and thereby to strengthen scientific cooperation in this field. The main contributions to this conference are documented in this special issue of the zfwu. The focus of the conference was academic rather than application-oriented. It addressed theoretical perspectives on both economic and business ethics. The geographical focus was on Western Europe, thereby recognising the fact that the current trends in business and economic ethics in Eastern Europe constitute a complex topic in itself – a topic that poses specific questions and would therefore go beyond the scope of a single conference. On a conceptual level the European business and economic ethics landscape can be distinguished along the lines of discipline and ethics tradition. The main disciplinary clusters are business ethics (operational cluster) and economic ethics (system cluster). Clusters grouped according to their underlying ethical traditions are liberalism (e.g. utilitarianism, contractualism), Kantian ethics / discourse ethics, virtue ethics and Catholic and Protestant social thought. The conference conceptualized these clusters as a starting point and aimed at enhancing dialogue between them. business ethics, economic ethics, values, state market relations Baur, Dorothea Birke, Franziska Fehling, Jochen Hollstein, Bettina Lee-Peuker, Mi-Yong 15-10-2008 2008 Baur, Dorothea (Hrsg.) ; Birke, Franziska (Hrsg.) ; Fehling, Jochen (Hrsg.) ; Hollstein, Bettina (Hrsg.) ; Lee-Peuker, Mi Yong (Hrsg.): European Business and Economic Ethics. 9 (2008), Nr. 1. none Sozialstandards als Quelle sozialen Wandels in einem kulturell sensiblen Umfeld : Rezension zu Julia Roloff (2006): Sozialer Wandel durch deliberative Prozesse. Die Einführung von Sozialstandards in marokkanischen Textilunternehmen Buchbesprechung https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/205606 de urn:ISSN:1439-880X Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik (ZfWU) Baur, Dorothea 20-09-2007 2007 Baur, Dorothea: Sozialstandards als Quelle sozialen Wandels in einem kulturell sensiblen Umfeld : Rezension zu Julia Roloff (2006): Sozialer Wandel durch deliberative Prozesse. Die Einführung von Sozialstandards in marokkanischen Textilunternehmen. In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik (ZfWU) 8 (2007), Nr. 2, S. 206-209. none Corporations as Political Actors - A Report on the First Swiss Master Class in Corporate Social Responsibility Artikel (wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift) https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/38134 en urn:ISSN:0167-4544 doi:10.1007/s10551-007-9418-0 Journal of Business Ethics This paper presents a report on the first Swiss Master Class in Corporate Social Responsibility, which was held between the 8th and 9th December 2006 at HEC Lausanne in Switzerland. The first section of the report introduces the topic of the master class – 'Corporations as Political Actors – Facing the Postnational Challenge' – as well as the concept of the master class. The second section gives an overview of papers written by nine young scholars that were selected to present their research. The brief summary of each paper also includes a summary of comments from the masters, practitioners, and NGO representatives at the event. The third section brings in the perspectives of one master and one NGO representative on the discussed issues. The final section offers a brief wrap-up of the discussed topics and outlines ways to structure future conceptual and empirical research. Rasche, Andreas Baur, Dorothea Huijstee, Mariëtte Van Ladek, Stephen Naidu, Jayanthi Perla, Cecilia Schouten, Esther Valente, Michael Zhang, Mingrui 01-06-2007 2007 Rasche, Andreas ; Baur, Dorothea ; van Huijstee, Mariëtte ; Ladek, Stephen ; Naidu, Jayanthi ; Perla, Cecilia ; Schouten, Esther ; Valente, Michael ; Zhang, Mingrui : Corporations as Political Actors - A Report on the First Swiss Master Class in Corporate Social Responsibility. In: Journal of Business Ethics 80 (2007), Nr. 2, S. 151-173, DOI:10.1007/s10551-007-9418-0. none A normative framework for NGOs as legitimate stakeholders of civil society Arbeitspapier https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/34544 en NGOs are increasingly recognized as factual stakeholders of companies. Stakeholder Theory deals with the question whether NGOs are legitimate stakeholders of corporations. This paper argues that NGOs can only be considered legitimate stakeholders of companies if they are legitimate representatives of civil society. It is based on the assumption that NGOs act as organizations with normative claims. The aim is to outline to what normative framework NGOs as organizations with normative claims are geared. This is done by outlining the central terms of the research question and by investigating which political model provides the most adequate interpretations of these notions. It will be that the deliberative model of democracy represents the most fruitful approach to the research question at hand. political philosophy, deliberative democracy, civil society, NGOs Baur, Dorothea 2006 2006 Baur, Dorothea: A normative framework for NGOs as legitimate stakeholders of civil society. Institute for Business Ethics, University of St. Gallen : Dorothea Baur, 2006. none What types of criteria help judge the legitimacy of NGOs as stakeholder of corporations? Arbeitspapier https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/34543 en Partnerships between business and NGOs are a hot topic. After years of focusing on the question of corporate accountability, attention is shifting to the question of NGO accountability. Companies can benefit from this trend. The scrutiny to which NGOs are exposed makes it easier to understand the difficulties that companies face in their interaction with NGOs. Yet, companies should ideally have some guidelines with which to evaluate the legitimacy of NGOs as stakeholders. This paper identifies the types of criteria that help companies judge the legitimacy of NGOs as stakeholders and distinguishes between structural, procedural and substantive criteria. These types of criteria clarify the difference between NGOs and interest groups on the one hand, and the difference between NGOs and activists on the other hand. For companies this distinction implies that on the one hand nobody expects them to cooperate with activists, who put them under pressure just for the sake of getting public attention; on the other hand it is their duty not to 'sell' cooperation with an interest group as a business-NGO-partnership. Along the types of criteria a set of guiding questions is sketched out that companies have to keep in mind when considering a partnership with an NGO. NGOs, stakeholders, partnerships, corporations Baur, Dorothea 2006 2006 Baur, Dorothea: What types of criteria help judge the legitimacy of NGOs as stakeholder of corporations?. Institute for Business Ethics, University of St. Gallen : Dorothea Baur, 2006. none Was macht NGOs zu legitimen Repräsentanten der Zivilgesellschaft? Artikel (Zeitung etc.) https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/29495 de urn:ISSN:0947-756X Forum Wirtschaftsethik NGOs, Öffentlichkeit, Legitimität, Zivilgesellschaft, Ethik, Citizenship Baur, Dorothea 27-06-2006 2006 Baur, Dorothea: Was macht NGOs zu legitimen Repräsentanten der Zivilgesellschaft?. In: Forum Wirtschaftsethik 14 (2006), Nr. 2, S. 54-55. none NGOs als legitime Repräsentanten der Zivilgesellschaft : Was macht NGOs zu 'Organized Citizens'? Artikel (wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift) https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/29076 de urn:ISSN:1439-880X Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik (ZfWU) NGOs, Öffentlichkeit, Citizenship Baur, Dorothea 16-05-2006 2006 Baur, Dorothea: NGOs als legitime Repräsentanten der Zivilgesellschaft : Was macht NGOs zu 'Organized Citizens'?. In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik (ZfWU) 7 (2006), Nr. 1, S. 105-113. none


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Sold separately. I had to import the tank since its not available here.
I was sure you bought the tank at random toy store. I mean you bought the toy then you modify it a bit. Didnt expect the tank was solely for nendroid.
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What anime is she from?
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Panzer vor! Pantsu nani?
My favourite moment in the whole anime
My favourite moment in the whole anime
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Just watched it online - love it! Glad to see its return - even with the changes! I will definately watch it!
Just not the same! Americanise it and you get absolute crap!
I'm sorry they "Americanized" it- and put it back on TV! I mean it was looking real good off the damned air wasnt it? Shut up idiot!
I'm so glad they took Torchwood back out of the British trash- off the air- and put it back on the air. Jackasses like"americanised" have this awesome new option. Don't watch it simpleton! The utter gall of that moron.
Torchwood reboot- was action packed and "I got it"... and enjoyed seeing my old friends Jack and Rhys and Gwen- and meeting the new people. I intend to never miss and episode and I'm grateful that it is funded and back on TV (looks like with a bigger budget! (That helicopter beach scene was smashing and the fall out the window into the fountain-Woooot!).
Torchwood-rebooted wont satisfy trolls like "Americanised" - but real fans who understand that something is waaaaaaaay better than nothing (off the air)- by a long shot! It was worth the wait- I cant wait to see next episode.
Only way I felt ripped off- was I wanted a blockbuster 2 hour return episode! Damned your eyes for making the return premiere only an hour! Phoooey...but I'm hooked (again).
I think a lot of the critics are just scifi snobs.
The show looks great. Is it Brit? No. Is it American? No. Its a very good compromise of both, for the old fans and hopefully a lot of new fans. Davies & Crew and Starz seem to have found a fine line and I hope they keep up the good work. Don't take my word for it; if you are new to Torchwood, I highly recommend checking out the first episode of Miracle Day. If its the first time you have seen it, you will be a little lost on some of the backstory. All three seasons are available on Netflix along with Dr Who backstory.
Just watched "Torchwood" good to see the show back but the Americans have added a little "corn syrup" to it for the American appetite which makes it a little corny.
I've watched Torchwood since it first aired (die-hard Doctor Who fan). To be honest, much of the first two seasons left me a little cold but the ideas always intrigued me and so I kept coming back. Loved the first mini-series 'Children of the Earth' and looks like I'm going to enjoy this if the first episode is anything to go by. Can't wait until next week but I'm hoping Mekhi Phifer can tone it down a little - his gurning in the hospital grated.
It´s about time we got to see more of Jack and Gwen. I´ll take it, even if it is terribly americanized. I do miss the dead characters though and Torchwood just isnt Torchwood without the lair...I hope Davis has been given enough control so that the essence of Torchwood is still there. I wonder if the Doctor will make a cameo appearance...
Here's hoping the new TORCHWOOD US is better than the much hyped Children of Earth. I found it repetitive & hamhanded --- what might've been a good hour was stretched & IMO, broke. There was also an incredibly disturbing scene which seemed to involve a lead character murdering his wife & children then himself needlessly. Hardly family fair.
@june early: That scene was supposed to be disturbing! Don't watch if you can't handle it. Why does everything have to be catered to mothers that have lost touch with the world?
Totally Americanized. Too many guns. You have to admit it's completely different to the good old Torchwood. Too many plot holes and too much groaning Rex. I loved Torchwood, but now it seems it is made for the US audience rather than the UK... Very dissapointed.
I'm pleased it's back. I enjoyed last nights episode, a tough one to pull back after the so depressing children of men. I liked the explosions. All in all "Tidy!".
At the end of Miracle Day, they shoot down the helicopter...how come the crew didn't come out with guns abazing as the Torchwood Team were gloating on the "kill"? They didn't die, right? Inconsistency?
Being immortal doesn't necessarily make them invincible, They can still be injured,
What's up with the angry black man that sounds like Ja Rule?
Is he going to be confrontational like that all the time?
Mekhi, what's up with the "bad" acting dude?
I really hate this new Torchwood, the previous series were awesome, including CoE, but this new one, has American written all over it, and really spoils the series outright, I only see up too episode 2, (as I live in the UK) but I;m bored of the series already and may not watch anymore
shame on RTD for allowing a good show to go down hill, and the BBC, if they didn't have the funds to make another series, they shouldn't have made the series, this new so called funding model has completely destroyed Torchwood
I'm not impressed in the least
I have been a Torchwood fan for Years, this Dr. WHO Spinoff has always been entertaining. However, I think some of the scene are a bit much for us average fans who don't enjoy watching Men and Women go at it, little lone Men and Men. I fast forward the sex scenes and continued watching. We all know that Jack is Gay - please don't throw it in our faces. Just like in real life, I do not care if you are Gay, Straight or flip flopping both ways - I don't care - i just don't want to watch it in person or on my TV Set.....
Oh dear, where has Torchwood gone? It was a great British show. It's now a middle of the road American show - there are dozens of similar shows out there. Torchwood was unique. Now it's ordinary. Very sad loss. Russell T Davies -you should have known better.
this new series is so sloooooowwww and boring. i think I'm giving up watching this one.
I do not think the writers of Miracle day have ever seen an episode of Torchwood.
This is just another re-write combination of 'the 4400' and 'Flash Forward' with a few Torchwood characters thrown in.
I am a big Torchwood fan and this is just not it. The very sad destruction of an amazing TV show.
Complete waste of a budget , not a patch on the original , not on the viewing list anymore
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Steven Blane
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Steven Blane is an American Universalist rabbi and cantor who conducts all his teaching and pastoral work online. He is the founder and dean of the Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute, an online, one-year rabbinical school, and founder and spiritual leader of Sim Shalom Synagogue, an interactive Universalist cyber-synagogue that offers live weeknight and Shabbat synagogue services to an international community via computer hookup.
Blane was raised in a Orthodox family in Jersey City, New Jersey. He attended elementary and junior high school at the Yeshiva of Hudson County and had an Orthodox bar mitzvah. He attended the Rogosin Yeshiva High School run by the Lubavitch movement in Jersey City. He earned a B.A. in music education from Jersey City State College.[1][2]
After graduation he worked as an actor and singer on and off-Broadway. He wrote and produced Benjamin Poe, a 1981 off-off-Broadway musical thriller.[2][3] He also produced audiobooks for the Scholastic Corporation.[1]
At age 30 Blane undertook private studies to become a cantor and was accepted into the Cantors Assembly, the association of Conservative cantors.[1] From 1994 to 1998 he served as the cantor of the First Hebrew Congregation of Peekskill, New York, a Conservative congregation, and also served as that congregation's spiritual leader from 1997 to 1998. In 1996 he was the cantor of Temple Beth Haverim of Mahwah, New Jersey, a Reform congregation. From 1999 to 2006 he was the cantor of Congregation Beth Israel of Northern Valley, Bergenfield, New Jersey, a Conservative congregation. From 2006 to 2009 he officiated as rabbi and cantor at Congregation Beth Tikvah/New Milford Jewish Center.[2]
Blane received his rabbinic ordination in June 2001 from Rabbi Joseph Gelberman of the Rabbinical Seminary International in New York City.[2] He chose this trans-denominational seminary for its short ordination time (two years) as opposed to five years at the Reform Hebrew Union College and four years at the nondenominational Academy for Jewish Religion. His experience pursuing his ordination influenced his development of the Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute, whose graduates are "not necessarily trying to minister to mainstream communities ... [and] are not likely to be accepted by much of the organized Jewish world, either".[1] Blane is also a member of the non-denominational International Federation of Rabbis.[2]
Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute[edit]
Blane founded the Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute in New York City in 2010.[4] The one-year rabbinical school is student-driven, with Blane serving as moderator for student online chats.[4] Blane conducts a once-weekly, 2-hour videoconferencing session which teaches "traditional davening and praying"[4] followed by student-led discussions on subjects such as Jewish law, holidays, or festivals. Each student also prepares a weekly D'var Torah (talk on a topic in the weekly Torah portion).[1] Rabbinical candidates are required to participate in online chats and submit "a 2,000-word research paper in a Jewish area of their choice".[5] Students meet each other in person for the first time at their ordination.[1]
In line with his belief in Jewish Universalism and religious pluralism, Blane actively courts students from Jewish and non-Jewish backgrounds. "I don't believe that Jewish people were uniquely chosen for a relationship with God – God doesn't choose a favorite child", he is quoted as saying.[6] He believes that converts in particular are able to establish an affinity with the estimated 50% of Jews who are unaffiliated or intermarried. One-third of his rabbinical school students are converts. In 2012 Blane ordained an openly gay man born to a Muslim father and African American mother, and a former Catholic from Brazil.[6][7]
As of December 2012, Blane has ordained a total of 35 rabbis.[5] Graduates of the school are not recognized by the Conservative Rabbinical Assembly or the Reform Central Conference of American Rabbis; however, they do conduct their own weddings, funerals, and High Holy Day services.[5]
Sim Shalom Online Synagogue[edit]
Blane is also the founder and dean of Sim Shalom Synagogue, an interactive Universalist cyber-synagogue, which offers live weeknight and Sabbath synagogue services to an international community via computer hookup.[4][6]
The liturgy of the synagogue is fully participatory in that everything is viewable on the computer screen of the worshiper.[8] The Synagogue's siddurim (prayerbooks) and prayers are transliterated into English.[4] The Sim Shalom Synagogue is a USA not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation.[4]
Blane has expressed repugnance for the traditional brit milah (ritual circumcision) ceremony, and instead advocates the brit shalom, a non-invasive naming ceremony for Jewish male infants.[9]
Blane is listed as the officiating rabbi at various types of wedding ceremonies, including interfaith weddings between Jews and Christians.[10][11]
Blane had previously lived in Haworth, New Jersey and lives with his wife and children in Manhattan.[1] He plays piano and guitar.[2]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Palmer, Joanne (24 August 2012). "A new way to become a rabbi?: Former local cantor Steven Blane opens controversial one-year online seminary". Jewish Standard. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "New York, NY: Premium Member". officiants.org. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ "Off-Off Broadway". New York 14 (22): 73. 1 June 1981. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f Lipowsky, Josh (31 August 2012). "School is back in session". Jewish Standard. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ a b c Nathan-Kazis, Josh (7 December 2012). "Online-Ordained Rabbis Grab Pulpits: With Money Tight, Some Congregations Avoid Seminary Grads". The Forward. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ a b c "NYC: Ex-Muslim to be ordained as rabbi". Ynetnews. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ "Muslim-born American to be ordained as rabbi in New York". Al Arabiya. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ The Radio Rabbi, 13th November 2011
- ^ "Progressive Rabbis On Creating A Jewish Covenant Without Circumcision". Intact News. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ Weddings/Celebrations (July 15, 2011). "Melissa Wilder, Alexander Levine". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ Weddings/Celebrations. "Sarah Seltzer, Craig Blackburn". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 April 2013.


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