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What types of U.S. companies join the United Nations Global Compact? An empirical analysis of voluntary initiative engagement comparing the competitive advantage, regulatory avoidance, and new moral marketplace approaches

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dc.contributor.authorWatne, Zachary Patrick, author
dc.contributor.authorStretesky, Paul, advisor
dc.contributor.authorShelley, Tara O'Connor, committee member
dc.contributor.authorStevis, Dimitris, committee member
dc.coverage.spatialUnited States
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T04:55:09Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T04:55:09Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractPrevious literature on voluntary initiatives indicates that companies are more likely to join if they are large, diverse, profitable and are experiencing more regulatory oversight. While these findings are interesting, they have yet to be replicated among a sample of United States companies in the case of the United Nations Global Compact. Thus, this study draws upon corporate social responsibility literature as it relates to the United Nation's Global Compact to explore the relationship between Global Compact participation, company characteristics, regulatory oversight, and regulatory violations. The data for this analysis comes from the United Nations Global Compact Office, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database, the Environmental Protection Agency's Enforcement & Compliance History Online Database, the Dun & Bradstreet Million Dollar Database, Reference USA, along with selected corporate websites. The sample consists of 70 companies that joined the Global Compact and 70 companies that did not join the Global Compact. Logistic regression analysis suggests that the number of Securities and Exchange Commission litigation documents filed against each company increases the likelihood of Global Compact participation, as does the size of the company (seen with both sales totals and employees per company); additionally, companies based in manufacturing are also more likely to sign into the Global Compact. Surprisingly, previous environmental compliance was not associated with participation in the Global Compact. This finding suggests that U.S. companies that join the Global Compact are not "good" or "bad" environmental actors. This study is unique in that findings suggest companies that join the Global Compact appear to be driven primarily by economic regulation as opposed to environmental regulation.
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dc.identifierWatne_colostate_0053N_10207.pdf
dc.identifierETDF2010100004SOLO
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/45974
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartof2000-2019
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dc.subjectGlobal Compact
dc.subjectvoluntary initiatives
dc.subjectcompliance
dc.subjectregulation
dc.subjectglobal compact
dc.subjectcorporate social responsibility
dc.subjectSocial responsibility of business -- United States
dc.subjectInternational business enterprises -- Moral and ethical aspects
dc.subjectCorporate culture -- United States
dc.subjectUnited Nations
dc.titleWhat types of U.S. companies join the United Nations Global Compact? An empirical analysis of voluntary initiative engagement comparing the competitive advantage, regulatory avoidance, and new moral marketplace approaches
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thesis.degree.disciplineSociology
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)

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