Laurence Vigneau
Nottingham University
Laurence Vigneau is a PhD student at the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR) at the University of Nottingham, UK since October 2010. Her research interests include corporate social responsibility (CSR) in multinational corporations (MNCs), CSR management, as well as corporate CSR reporting and communication. Her PhD research explores the processes involved in the integration of CSR in an MNC, and highlights issues involved in the international management of CSR with a particular focus on the parent-subsidiary relationships inside the MNC. She holds a Masters degree (MA) in CSR from the ICCSR. Prior to doing an MA, she has gain CSR related work experience working as a project manager at National Public Relations in Montréal. Laurence also holds a Bachelor degree in Communication Science from the University of Montréal and studied Journalism at the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
How can global governance institutions influence MNC's behaviour: The case of the global reporting initiative
In this paper, we address the question of the influence of a global governanceinstitution, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), on a multinational corporation's (MNC) management practices. More precisely, this article provides an empirical view into the impact of sustainability reporting on organizational practices; and explores the effects of one of the key sustainability reporting institutions, the GRI, on a firm's international management of corporate social responsibility (CSR). The research is based on a qualitative case study conducted in an MNC and investigates the firm's response to institutional pressures by comparing the stated intention of the use of the GRI versus its actual use and consequent effects within an MNC.