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2007

The UN Global Compact in Sub-Sahara Africa - Decentralization and Effectiveness
Lothar
Rieth, Melanie Zimmer, Ralph Hamann and Jonathan Hanks
Journal of Corporate Citizenship (2007) 7(28): 99-112.

Capitalism with a Human Face: The UN Global Compact
Klaus M. Leisinger
The Journal of Corporate Citizenship, Sheffield: Winter 2007.  Iss. 28, 

Does it Pay to be Good? A Meta-Analysis and Redirection of Research on the Relationship Between Corporate Social and Financial Performance.
Joshua D. Margolis, Hillary Anger Elfenbein, James P. Walsh
The Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government
John F. Kennedy School of Government

'A Necessary Supplement' - What the United Nations Global Compact Is and Is Not
Andreas Rasche
Helmut-Schmidt-University, University of the Federal Armed Forces

Corporate Social Responsibility Practices and Environmentally Responsible Behavior: The Case of The United Nations Global Compact.
Dilek Cetindamar / Kristoffer Husoy. 
Journal of Business Ethics.  Dordrecht: Dec 2007.  Vol. 76,  Iss. 2,  p. 163-176 (14 pp.)

Structural Violence and Productivity: The Role of Business and the United Nations Global Compact. 
Fred Dubee. 
International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management.  Bradford: 2007.  Vol. 56,  Iss. 3,  p. 252-258

Corporate Complicity in Internet Cencorship in China: Who Cares for the Global Compact or the Global Online Freedom Act?
Surya Deva. 
The George Washington International Law Review.  Washington: 2007.  Vol. 39,  Iss. 2,  p. 255-319 (65 pp.)

Global Governance Campaigning and MDGs: from Top-down to Bottom-up Anti-Poverty Work
Patrick Bond. 
Third World Quarterly.  London: 2006.  Vol. 27,  Iss. 2,  p. 339-354

The UN Global Compact and Substantive Equality for Women: Revealing a 'Well Hidden' Mandate
Maureen A Kilgour. 
Third World Quarterly.  London: 2007.  Vol. 28,  Iss. 4,  p. 751-773

Islam and CSR: a Study of the Compatibility Between the Tenets of Islam, the UN Global Compact and the Development of Social, Human and Natural Capital.
John Zinkin.
Corporate Social - Responsibility and Environmental Management.  Chichester: Sep 2007.  Vol. 14,  Iss. 4,  p. 206

Social Responsibility in India Towards Global Compact Approach
Aruna Das Gupta. 
International Journal of Social Economics.  Bradford: 2007.  Vol. 34,  Iss. 9,  p. 637-663

The Melbourne Model and its All Sector Taskforces: Theoretical Framework and Delivery Mechanism for the United Nations Global Compact Cities Programme (UNGCCP).
David Teller. 
The Journal of Corporate Citizenship.  Sheffield: Summer 2007.  Iss. 26,  p. 43-52 (10 pp.)

Are Emerging Market TNCs Sensitive to Corporate Responsibility Issues? Observations from the United Nations Global Compact 
Carrie Hall. 
The Journal of Corporate Citizenship.  Sheffield: Summer 2007.  Iss. 26,  p. 30-37 (8 pp.)

Global Compact Membership in Europe and the US: A Case Study of the Automobile Industry
Oliver Ziegler. 
The Journal of Corporate Citizenship.  Sheffield: Summer 2007.  Iss. 26,  p. 53-68 (16 pp.)

2006

Global Compact: A Critique of the UN's "Public-Private" Partnership for Promoting Corporate Citizenship. 
Surya Deva. 
Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce.  Syracuse: Fall 2006.  Vol. 34,  Iss. 1,  p. 107-151 (45 pp.)

The Advantages of a Proactive Business Response to Human Rights Reporting
Linda Hancock. 
The Journal of Corporate Citizenship.  Sheffield:Autumn 2006.  Iss. 23,  p. 21-24 (4 pp.)

The UN and Corporate Environmental Responsibility: Between International Regulation and Partnerships 
Elisa Morgera. 
Review of European Community & International Environmental Law.  Oxford: Apr 2006.  Vol. 15,  Iss. 1,  p. 93-109

The Global Compact: Shifting the Politics of International Development?
Jean-Philippe Thérien / Vincent Pouliot. 
Global Governance.  Boulder: Jan-Mar 2006.  Vol. 12,  Iss. 1,  p. 55-75 (21 pp.)

The Global Compact: Shifting the Politics of International Development?
Therien, Jean-Philiippe / Pouliot, Vincent.
Global Governance, Vol. 12, No. 1 2006

Partnerships are catalysts for change
UN Chronicle, Vol. 42, No. 4 (Dec. 2005-Feb. 2006)

2005

Up to Code: Does Your Company's Conduct Meet World-Class Standards?
Lynn Paine, Rohit Deshpande, Joshua D. Margolis, Kim Eric Bettcher
Harvard Business Review, 1 December 2005 

Global Environmental Governance for Corporate Responsibility and Accountability
Clapp, Jennifer
Global Environmental Politics, Vol. 5, No. 3 (August 2005) 

Redistributing responsibilities: the UN Global Compact with Corporations
Kuper, Andrew
Chapter in: Real world justice: grounds, principles, human rights, and social institutions
Follesdal, Andreas / Pogge, Thomas (eds.)

Should Global Rules Have Legal Teeth? Policing (WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control) vs. Good Citizenship (UN Global Compact)
Sagafi Nejad, Tagi
International Journal of Business, Vol. 10, No. 4 (2005)

The Global Compact: Selected Experiences and Reflections.
Kell, Georg
Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 59, No. 1-2 (June 2005)

Transnational Corporate Responsibility: A Tri-Dimensional Approach to International CSR Research
Arthaud-Day, Marne
Business Ethics Quarterly, Vol. 15, No. 1 (January 2005)

The United Nations' Compact with Business: Hindering or Helping the Protection of Human Rights?
Nolan, Justine
University of Queensland Law Journal, Vol. 24, No. 2 (January 2005)

The United Nations Global Compact: The Business Implementation and Accountability Challenge
Hemphill, T. A.
International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, Vol. 1. No. 3 (2005)

Using the Principle of Non-Discrimination to Reconcile the National Contract with the Global Compact
Taylor, S.
Global Society, vol. 19, no. 2 (2005)

2004

 

Bluewashed and boilerplated.
Economist, 6/19/2004, Vol. 371, Issue 8380

Building on the Leaders Summit
Shapiro, Adam.
UN Chronicle, Vol. 41, No. 3 (Sept.-Nov. 2004)

Corporate Responsibility: the UN Global Compact, Complexity and Corporations
McIntosh, M.
New Academy Review, vol. 3, no. 2 (2004)

From the New International Economic Order to the Global Compact: Development Discourse at the United Nations.
Bair, Jennifer 
Conference Papers, International Studies Association, 2004 Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada

Global Business Ethics: Regulation, Code or Self-restraint
Cavanagh, Gerald F.
Business Ethics Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 4 (October 2004)

The Global Compact Initiative : Corporate Citizenship in the World Economy
European Foundation for Management Development.
Efmd Forum, 2004

Global Compact, Little Impact
Engardio, Pete
Business Week, 7/12/2004, Issue 3891

Harnessing Corporate Power: Lessons from the UN Global Compact
Kuper, Andrew
Development, Vol. 47, No. 3 (Sept. 2004)

Human Rights and Corporate Profits : the UN Global Compact : Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem?
Elson, Diane
Chapter in: Global tensions : challenges and opportunities in the world economy.
Beneria, Lourdes / Bisnath, Savitri (eds.)
New York and London: Routledge, 2004

Implementing global standards : the emerging role of the non-state sector.
Kohona, Palitha
Environmental Policy and Law, vol. 34, no. 6 (November 2004)

Reconstituting the Global Public Domain : Issues, Actors, and Practices
Ruggie, John Gerard
European Journal of International Relations, vol. 10, no. 4 (December 2004)

Responsabilita sociale dell'impresa e responsabilita etica del professionista. Dal Global Compact alla deontologia individuale
Sistemi E Impresa, vol. 50, no. 3 (2004)

Two Views of the Global Compact
Engardio, Pete
Business Week Online, 7/20/2004

The UN Global Compact : Towards a New Model of Global Governance?
Pouliot, Vincent / Thérien, Jean-Philippe.
Conference Papers, International Studies Association, 2004 Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada

Responsible Excellence Pays!
Fussler, Claude
Journal of Corporate Citizenship, Issue 16 (Winter 2004), pp. 33-44
 
Unternehmen in der Weltpolitik
Brühl, Tanja/Feldt, Heidi et. Al.
Dietz, Bonn
 
Public-Private Partnership within the United Nations System
Friedrich, Alexander G./ Gale, Valence E.
Bertelsmann, Bielefeld
 
Der VN Global Compact: Was als Experiment begann…
Rieth, Lothar
Friedenswarte 79 (1-2), pp. 151-170
 
Redefining citizenship for the 21st century: from the National Welfare State to the UN Global Compact
Wagner, Antonin
International Journal of Social Welfare. - Oct. 2004, vol. 13, no.4, pp. 278 - 286(9)
 
The UN Global Compact: The Challenge and the Promise
Williams, Oliver F.
Business Ethics Quarterly. - Vol. 14, Issue 4
 
Institutionalising global standards of responsible corporate citizenship - Assessing the role of the UN Global Compact
Hernandez, Mara I.
Learning to Talk: Corporate Citizenship and the Development of the UN Global Compact. McIntosh/Waqddock/Kell (Eds.), pp. 114-128
 
Labour and the Global Compact: The early days
Baker, Jim
Learning to Talk: Corporate Citizenship and the Development of the UN Global Compact. McIntosh/Waqddock/Kell (Eds.), pp.72 - 101
 
Business and Human Rights
Leisinger, Klaus M.
Learning to Talk: Corporate Citizenship and the Development of the UN Global Compact. McIntosh/Waqddock/Kell (Eds.), pp.72 - 101
 
Learning by doing - The Global Compact and the the ethic of corporate citizenship
Post, James E./ Carroll, Tanja D.
Learning to Talk: Corporate Citizenship and the Development of the UN Global Compact. McIntosh/Waqddock/Kell (Eds.), pp.312-317
 
Corporate Social Responsibility in Global Economic Governance. A Comparison of OECD Guidelines and the UN Global Compact
Rieth, Lothar
Public and Private Governance in the World Economy. New Rules for Global Markets. Stefan Schirm (ed.), New York, Palgrave MacMillan, 177-192.
 
Globalisation, Free Trade and Corporate Citizenship in Pacific Forum Island Countries: How Relevant is the United Nations Global Compact?
Prasad, Biman C.
Journal of Corporate Citizenship, No. 13 (Spring 2004), 65-76
 

 

2003

 

Political Activities by Transnational Corporations : Bright Lines Versus Grey Boundaries
Kline, John M.
Transnational corporations. - 12(1) Apr. 2003 ([TD/]UNCTAD/ITE/IIT/33(Vol.12,No.1)) : [2]-25
 
Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Citizenship and the Global Compact: A New Approach to Regulating Corporate Social Power?
Whitehouse, Lisa
Global Social Policy. - Dec. 2003, vol 3(3), pp. 299-318
 
Development at Risk: Reconsidering UN-Business Relations
Zammit, Ann
Geneva, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
 
The United Nations and Globalization: Patterns and Limits of Institutional Adaptation
Ruggie, John Gerard
Global Governance, 9(3): pp. 301-321
 
El comercio internacional, a responsibilidad corporative y los derechos humanos
Rosas, Maria Cristina
Comercio Exterior. Sept. 2003, no. 53, pp. 860-872
 
La responsibilidad social corporativa en un marco de desarollo sostenible
Nunez, Georgina
CEPAL Seria 72: medio ambiente y desarollo. - Nov. 2003 (UN Publication)
 
Labour Standards through International Organisations: The Global Compact in Comparative Perspective
Hurd, Ian
Journal of Corporate Citizenship, No. 11 (Autumn 2003), pp. 99-111
 
Corporate Citizenship in the Extended Enterprise: How the Global Compact Links Business and Society
Post, James E./ Carroll, Tanja D.
Journal of Corporate Citizenship, No. 11 (Autumn 2003), pp. 73-84
 
Deutsche Unternehmen, Soziale Verantwortung und der Global Compact
Rieth, Lothar
Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik, 4, 3, 372-391.
 
The Global Compact Network: An Historic Experiment in Learning and Action
Kell, Georg/ Levin, David
Business and Society Review, Summer 2003 108:2, pp. 151-181
 

 

2002

 

Time for a United Nations 'Global Compact' for Integrating Human Rights into the Law of Worldwide Organizations: Lessons from European Integration
Petersmann, E.-U.
Journal of Environmental Law. - Apr. 2002, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 621-650(30)
 
Education and Health: A role for Private Actors in Meeting Human Rights Obligations?
Malby, S.J.
The International Journal of Human Rights. - Fall 2002, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 1-36(36)
 
Doing the Business: The ICC, the UN and the Global Compact
Hooking, Brian/ Kelly, Dominic
In: Andrew Fenton Cooper, John English and Ramesh Chandra Thakur (Eds): Enhancing Global Governance: Towards a New Diplomacy? New York, United Nations University Press
 
Global Compact als Beitrag zu Global Governance : Bestandsaufnahme und Entwicklungsperspektiven
Brinkmann, Johanna/ Pies, Ingo
Wittenberg Centre for Global Ethics. - Discussion Paper No. 03-5
 
Public-Private Partnership und der Global Compact der Vereinten Nationen
Hamm, Brigitte (Ed.)
INEF Report No. 62/2002
 
The Theory and Practice of Learning Networks: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Global Compact.
Ruggie, John Gerard
Journal of Corporate Citizenship, No. 5 (Spring 2002), pp. 27-36
 

 

2001

 

The Global Compact and the Human Economy
Banuri, T./ Spanger-Siegfried, E.

Journal of Human Development. - Jan. 2001, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 7-17 (11)
 
The UN Global Compact and other ILO Instruments
Tapiola, Kari
OECD, Annual Report series: OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 2001. Paris and Washington, D.C.: 2001; 107-14
 
Global governance.net: the Global Compact as learning network.
Ruggie, John Gerard
Global Governance, vol. 7, no. 4, Oct.-Dec. 2001: 371-378
 
The Global Compact: Promoting corporate responsibility?
Hughes, Steve/ Wilkinson, Rorden
Environmental Politics. London: Spring 2001. Vol. 10, Iss. 1; p. 155
 

 

2000

 

The United Nations and Business: A Partnership Recovered
Kell, Georg / Tesner, Sandrine
St. Martin's Press, New York
 

 

1999

 

Global markets and social legitimacy : the case for the "Global Compact"
Kell, Georg  / Ruggie, John Gerard
Transnational corporations. - 8(3) Dec. 1999 ([TD/]UNCTAD/ITE/IIT/12[Vol.VIII,No.3]) : [101]-120