Globally Responsible Leadership

Joanne T. Lawrence is Global Professor of Corporate Responsibility and Social Innovation at Hult International Business School (Boston-Dubai-London-San Francisco-Shanghai). Prior to Hult, she was an adjunct professor of strategy and management at INSEAD (1993-2007) where she addressed the critical role of strategic communication, stakeholder relationships and aligned organizational cultures in realizing strategy and was involved in Project RESPONSE. She has worked across multiple industries, with multinational companies and global organizations such as BP and the World Bank as well as with smaller, socially-focused enterprises such as Tom’s of Maine and Economic Development Imports. While vice president at UK-based healthcare company SmithKline Beecham (today part of GlaxoSmithKline), she coordinated ‘Simply Better,’ a ground-breaking, global organizational change initiative that was the subject of From Promise to Performance: The Journey of Transformation at SmithKline Beecham (Harvard Business School Press, 1997) and an award-winning INSEAD case study. Paul W. Beamish holds the Canada Research Chair in International Business at the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. He is the author or co-author of over 50 books and 100 refereed articles, and is the recipient of numerous best research awards. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Journal of International Business Studies from 1993-97 and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Academy of International Business, and Asia Pacific Foundation. At Ivey, he has taught on a variety of programs, including the Executive MBA offered at its campus in Hong Kong and the MSc program, with its major in International Business. From 1999-2004 he served as Associate Dean Research. He worked for Procter and Gamble and Wilfrid Laurier University before joining Ivey’s faculty in 1987. Beamish also has responsibility for Ivey Publishing, the distributor of Ivey’s case collection. He has authored over 100 case studies, which have appeared in case journals, and in over 125 books. Over 2.5 million copies of his cases have been studied worldwide.

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• Foreword - Georg KellIntroduction - Joanne T. Lawrence, Paul W. BeamishAcknowledgmentsAbout the EditorsAbout the ContributorsPART I. BACKGROUND1. Responsible Business: A Brief Perspective - Joanne T. Lawrence2. The Business of Business Is (Responsible) Business - Danial Malan3. The United Nations and the Transnational Corporations: How the UN Global Compact Has Changed the Debate - Andreas Rasche4. Context and Dynamics of the UN Global Compact: An Idea Whose Time Has Come - Sandra WaddockPART II. THE TEN PRINCIPLES OF THE UN GLOBAL COMPACT5. Human Rights as Ethical Imperatives for Business: The UN Global Compact′s Human Rights Principles - Florian Wettstein6. Our Role as Managers in Understanding and Fulfilling the Labour Principles of the UN Global Compact - Michael J. D. Roberts7. Embedded Sustainability and the Innovation-Producing Potential of the UN Global Compact′s Environmental Principles - David Cooperrrider, Nadya Zhexembayeva8. The Challenges of Corruption in Business, Government, and Society - Peter RodriguezPART III. CASE STUDIES: THE TEN PRINCIPLES IN PRACTICEHuman RightsKiller Coke: The Campaign Against Coca-Cola - Henry W. Lane, David T. A. WesleyGoogle in China - Deborah Compeau, Prahar ShahEthics of Offshoring: Novo Nordisk and Clinical Trials in Emerging Economies - Klaus MeyerTalisman Energy Inc. - Lawrence G. Tapp, Gail RobertsonLabourNetcare′s International Expansion - Saul Klein, Albert WockeNestle′s Nescafe Partners′ Blend: The Fairtrade Decision (A) - Niraj Dawar, Jordan MitchellJinjian Garment Factory: Motivating Go-Slow Workers - Tieying Huang, Junping Liang, Paul W. BeamishTextron Ltd. - Lawrence A. BeerBayer CropScience in India (A): Against Child Labor - Charles Dhanaraj, Oana Branzei, Satyajeet SubramanianL′Oreal S.A.: Rolling Out the Global Diversity Strategy - Cara C. Maurer, Ken MarkHuxley Maquiladora - Paul W. Beamish, Jaechul Jung, Joyce MillerStaffing Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (A) - Alison Konrad, Ken MarkEnvironmentRBC--Financing Oil Sands (A) - Michael Sider, Jana Seijts, Ramasastry ChandrasekharBarrick Gold Corporation--Tanzania - Aloysius Newenham-Kahindi, Paul W. BeamishHost Europe: Advancing CSR and Sustainability in a Medium-Sized IT Company - Rudiger HahnVeja: Sneakers With a Conscience - Oana Branzei, Kim PoldnerCanadian Solar - Paul W. Beamish, Jordan MitchellScandinavian Airlines: The Green Engine Decision - Jennifer LynesAnti-corruptionPhil Chan (A) - Paul W. Beamish, Jean-Louis SchaanMedical Equipment Inc. in Saudi Arabia - Joerg Dietz, Ankur Grover, Laura GuerreroGovernance Failure at Satyam - Ajai Gaur, Nisha KohlPART IV. APPENDIXES: EXCERPTS FROM THE UN GLOBAL COMPACT WEBSITEAppendix A. The Corporate CommitmentAppendix B. The Communication on Progress ReportAppendix C. Leadership Blueprint: Blueprint for Corporate Sustainability Leadership Within the Global CompactAppendix D. UN Global Compact Communication on Progress and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)