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Why multinational enterprises may be causing more inequality than we think

Why multinational enterprises may be causing more inequality than we think PurposeThis paper aims to discuss the ways in which multinational enterprises (MNEs) may contribute to growing inequality.Design/methodology/approachBy showing some macroscopic evidence of business-related human rights infringements, this paper claims that the negative impacts of MNEs has been largely overlooked.FindingsThe extent to which MNEs contribute to income-based inequality through the abnormal accumulation of wealth by chief executive officers (CEOs), top managers and shareholders is known, and almost nothing is known about whether this is connected to MNEs’ track record of human rights infringements.Originality/valueThis paper suggest that there might be a connection between MNEs’ human rights infringements and the abnormal accumulation of wealth by companies’ CEOs, top managers and shareholders. It calls for more international business research investigating this link. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Multinational Business Review Emerald Publishing

Why multinational enterprises may be causing more inequality than we think

Multinational Business Review , Volume 27 (3): 5 – Sep 16, 2019

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISSN
1525-383X
DOI
10.1108/MBR-10-2018-0068
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Abstract

PurposeThis paper aims to discuss the ways in which multinational enterprises (MNEs) may contribute to growing inequality.Design/methodology/approachBy showing some macroscopic evidence of business-related human rights infringements, this paper claims that the negative impacts of MNEs has been largely overlooked.FindingsThe extent to which MNEs contribute to income-based inequality through the abnormal accumulation of wealth by chief executive officers (CEOs), top managers and shareholders is known, and almost nothing is known about whether this is connected to MNEs’ track record of human rights infringements.Originality/valueThis paper suggest that there might be a connection between MNEs’ human rights infringements and the abnormal accumulation of wealth by companies’ CEOs, top managers and shareholders. It calls for more international business research investigating this link.

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Multinational Business ReviewEmerald Publishing

Published: Sep 16, 2019

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