Florian Wettstein
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Prof. Dr.
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Wettstein
First name
Florian
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florian.wettstein@unisg.ch
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+41 71 224 3145
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Item type:Publication, Human Rights: A Promising Perspective for Business & Society(Sage Periodicals Press)Scopus© Citations 47 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Winning the ‘Right’ Way? Normative Perspectives on the Business-Government InterfaceIn light of recent mandatory human rights due diligence (mHRDD) legislation, many emerging economies face both an opportunity - for a competitive advantage should they meet the required human rights and environmental criteria - as well as a challenge - if they are unable to meet the requirements and are excluded from increasingly compliant global supply chains. This paper, therefore, makes three contributions to scholarship at the intersection of business and human rights (BHR) and international business (IB). First, we advance the literature on the governance of the global factory, by investigating the implications of mHRDD for emerging markets. Second, drawing from the institutional systems literature, we develop a conceptual framework to shed light on three additional factors pertaining to mHRDD implementation that have been largely overlooked, namely, 1) a minimum living wage, 2) a National Action Plan on BHR, and 3) a ‘smart-mix’ of adequate labour protections. Finally, drawing from the VIS framework proposed by Fainshmidt and colleagues (2018), we develop illustrative examples and propositions, before suggesting future research directions. Building upon extant IB and BHR literature, we argue for more normative scholarship on regulatory isomorphic pressures and propose that mHRDD may provide an opportunity to bridge the ‘great divide’ between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and BHR.Type:journal articleJournal:Academy of Management ProceedingsVolume:2026Issue:1 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Responsible Business Conduct in Commodity Trading—A Multidisciplinary Review(2024-03); ; ; ; <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Responsible business conduct (RBC)—the corporate activities and initiatives that proactively address corporate involvement in human rights, environmental, and governance threats—has become an increasingly used means to counteract and prevent adverse effects of global businesses. Unlike other business sectors whose adverse impacts and RBC efforts (or lack thereof) are well documented, a comprehensive understanding of the state of commodity trading (CT), has been missing. In response, this paper uses a multidisciplinary literature review to provide an integrative understanding of the current state of research on the relationship between CT and RBC. Based on a review of 131 articles, we advance a granular understanding of the current and prospective role of commodity traders in RBC by grouping extant research into three overarching themes: (1) industry self-regulation and co-regulatory initiatives, (2) government-led regulatory initiatives and policy responses, and (3) company-level management strategies impacting RBC practices. In addition to illustrating the themes through existing research and identifying gaps along the overarching themes, we use our literature review to suggest avenues for future research. The paper’s overarching contribution is, first, to synthesize previously fragmented findings into a coherent framework of CT and RBC. And second, to offer guidance on how scholarship in this important domain can be developed into a more mature, legitimate and practical stream of research.</jats:p>Type:journal articleJournal:Journal of Business EthicsVolume:195Scopus© Citations 6 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Moral Repair: Toward a Two-Level ConceptualizationType:journal articleJournal:Business Ethics QuarterlyScopus© Citations 14 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Betting on the Wrong (Trojan) Horse: CSR and the Implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human RightsType:journal articleJournal:Business and Human Rights JournalVolume:6Issue:2Scopus© Citations 32 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Business and Human Rights(Oxford University Press, 2020-02-26); - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Business and Human Rights Scholarship: Past Trends and Future Directions(Cambridge University Press, 2019-07)Scopus© Citations 24 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, International business and human rights: A research agenda(Journal of World Business, 2019); Scopus© Citations 175 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Human Rights and International Business Research: A Call for Studying Emerging Market MultinationalsElisa Giuliani, Grazia D. Santangelo, and Florian Wettstein invite internationalbusiness scholars to study emerging market multinationals from the perspective oftheir human rights impact. Human rights is a new challenging issue in corporatesocial responsibility research, yet so far international business scholars have largelyoverlooked their role in the quality of work, access to water, and education inmarkets they operate. The perspective continues the leadership by Professor AnneTsui, the founder ofManagement and Organization Review, in calling for a study ofmultinationals as part of global governance affecting people’s lives.Type:journal articleJournal:Management and Organization ReviewVolume:12Issue:3Scopus© Citations 25 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Beyond Guilty Verdicts: Human Rights Litigation and its Impact on Corporations' Human Rights PoliciesDuring the last years there has been an increasing discussion on the role of business in human rights violations and an increase in human rights litigation against companies. The result of human rights litigation has been rather disillusioning because no corporation has been found guilty and most cases have been dismissed. We argue that it may nevertheless be a useful instrument for the advancement of the business and human rights agenda. We examine the determinants of successful human rights litigation in terms of judicial, educational, and regulatory effects. This article reviews more than forty corporate foreign direct liability cases and their effects on corporate human rights policies and conduct. The review shows that most corporations adjusted their human rights policies and adopted additional measures to cope with human rights issues during or shortly after the legal proceedings. Opening legal channels for human rights litigation may be one way for governments to incentivize firms to respect human rights. These findings have implications for the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights as well as on our interpretation of the most recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kiobel v. Shell.Type:journal articleJournal:Journal of Business EthicsVolume:145Issue:3Scopus© Citations 82