Small firms and Corporate Social Responsibility: comparing the social contract in Brazil, China and India

by Chris Jordan | Oct 8, 2014 | Brazil, China, India, Khalid Nadvi, Labour Standards and Global Production Networks, Peter Knorringa, Uncategorized

By Peter Knorringa and Khalid Nadvi image by David Castillo Dominici/FreeDigitalPhotos.netIn a recent article published in the Journal of Business Ethics, Peter Knorringa and Khalid Nadvi compare the local institutional context for socially and...

Asian firms and the restructuring of global value chains

by Chris Jordan | Sep 24, 2014 | Uncategorized

By Shamel Azmeh and Khalid Nadviimage by hyena reality/FreeDigitalPhotos.netIn their article on Asian firms and the restructuring of global value chains published in International Business Review, Shamel Azmeh and Khalid Nadvi analyse the roles of...

Low carbon standards made in China?

by Chris Jordan | Sep 5, 2014 | Uncategorized

By Clara Brandiimage by domdeen/FreeDigitalPhotos.netIn a recent article on Low-Carbon Standards and Labels in China, published in Oxford Development Studies, Clara Brandi asks how Chinese actors respond to the proliferation of environmental...

The state and the enforcement of labor laws in Brazil

by Chris Jordan | Aug 27, 2014 | Uncategorized

By Salo Coslovskyimage by S. CoslovskyIn a recent article in Oxford Development Studies, Salo Coslovsky examines how labour inspectors and prosecutors have addressed enforcement of labour regulation in four critical sectors in Brazil. This post summarises...

Rising Powers’ FDI in Europe: a threat or an opportunity?

by Chris Jordan | Aug 21, 2014 | Uncategorized

By Elisa Giuliani, Sara Gorgoni, Christina Günther and Roberta Rabellottiimage by Stuart Miles/FreeDigitalPhotos.netIn a recent paper in International Business Review, Elisa Giuliani, Sara Gorgoni, Christina Günther and Roberta Rabellotti explore the...