Responsibility and neglect in global production networks
The uneven significance of codes of conduct in Indonesian factories
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4263304 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T Bartley (0000-0002-0049-0607, Department of Sociology Ohio State University Columbus OH 43206 USA, corresponding author), Niklas Egels‐zandén (Department of Business Administration School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg SE‐405 30 Gothenburg Sweden) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | s1 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Networks (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1470-2266 • E-ISSN: 1471-0374 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/glob.12086 |
| OpenAlex | W1906303860 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
| References cited | 60 |
In response to anti-sweatshop activism, lead firms in global production networks (GPNs) have adopted voluntary corporate social responsibility commitments such as codes of conduct. Scholars have begun to examine whether and how these shape labour conditions at the point of production, but existing research either focuses on a small number of cases or lacks a control group of factories that are not exposed to codes of conduct. In addition, scholars have sometimes suggested that codes of conduct can only influence certain types of factory conditions, or that government labour inspection can accomplish as much or more than codes. These possibilities have rarely been assessed systematically. In this article, we analyse data on 192 electronics, apparel/textile and footwear factories in Indonesia and show how the significance of codes varies across issues. Our findings also suggest that codes and government labour inspection fill different niches, although neither guarantees decent factory conditions. The findings have implications for the study of 'labour agency' and the 'complementarity' of public and private governance in GPNs
Business · Corporate governance · Corporate social responsibility · Economics · Indonesian · Industrial organization · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · International Labor and Employment Law · Labor Movements and Unions · Finance · Marketing
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| Unique citing works | 28 |
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| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 28 |