Outsourcing Coercion and Social Control

Law, Social Responsibility, and Outsourcing

Previous research into enforcement of law and corporate social responsibility mostly assumes that the vertical structure of the entities causing harm is exogenous. By outsourcing, the source of harm may avoid some liability and responsibility, while losing direct control over the evasive actions that cause harm. Here, we analyze the trade off between avoidance of liability and control over evas...

Management Control of Outsourcing Relationships

Corporate Social Performance and Internal Control

This study examines the relationship between corporate social performance and the Company's internal control. For the study, the definition of corporate social performance is used Wood (Wood, 1991) and social performance into the process (internal processes, management) and outcome (social impact) is divided. To assess the social performance of corporate social performance version of the questi...

AMlTAl ETZIONI On Solving Social Problems - Inducements or Coercion ?

The case for using economic incentives to solve social problems has acquired some ideological overtones. Frequently, the incentive approach is characterized as advancing core values of the American society, such as freedom. individual dignity, and economic welfare, while “command and contro1”techniques (C&C) are said to entail oppression, coercion, and waste. Adjectives attached to C&C systems ...

Social Networks and Contract Enforcement in IT Outsourcing

Most prior research on Information Technology Outsourcing(ITO) has characterized the dominant governance modes as either ‘Formal’ or ‘Relational,’ which rely on stringent assumptions of perfect foresight or about the extent to which one party can punish unilateral deviations by the other. We propose a third alternative in addition to dyadic measures of inter-firm reputation. The reputation of a...