Working Papers

Working Papers

17-February-2001

English, , 85kb

2001/3 - Making Codes of Corporate Conduct Work: Management Control Systems and Corporate Responsibility

This paper describes the management tools companies use to make good on the commitments set forth in their codes of conduct.

16-February-2001

English, , 98kb

2001/2 - Corporate Responsibility: Results of a fact-finding mission on private initiatives

This paper summarises the results of a fact-finding mission to which looked at private initiatives in the area of corporate responsibility -- that is, at what companies do to promote legal and ethical compliance.

15-February-2001

English, , 166kb

2001/1 - Private Initiatives for Corporate Responsibility: An Analysis

This paper analyses the results of a fact-finding project on business approaches to corporate responsibility. In so doing, it places the corporate responsibility in its broader governance setting, recognising...

2-December-2000

English, , 201kb

2000/5 - Recent Trends, Policies and Challenges in South East European Countries

This study was prepared by Dr Gabor Hunya for an OECD Conference on "FDI in South East Europe - Implementing Best Policy Practices" which was held in Vienna on 8-9 November 2000 under the SEE Compact for Reform, Investment, Integrity and Growth.

1-December-2000

English, , 212kb

2000/4: Main Determinants and Impacts of FDI on China's Economy

December 2000. Because of its size, China's "open door policy" launched twenty years ago constitutes a unique and vast laboratory for the study of major structural changes in China and the world economy.

1-July-2000

English, , 490kb

2000/3 - Lithuania: Foreign Direct Investment Impact and Policy Analysis

July 2000. This working paper on FDI in Lithuania, and the evolution of the underlying institutional framework, examines the main policy changes made to create a hospitable business environment in the country.

1-April-2000

English, , 156kb

2000/2 - Investment Patterns in a Longer-Term Perspective

April 2000. Reports on trends in international direct investment tend to focus on recent developments. While such information is clearly of most relevance for policymakers and others interested in the pace and scale of globalisation...

1-April-2000

English, , 86kb

2000/1 - Bribery and the business sector: Managing the relationship

This paper looks at business approaches to commitment and implementation in the fight against bribery by examining the texts of 246 codes of corporate conduct issued by individual firms, business associations...

28-March-2000

English, , 97kb

1999/3 - Rules for the Global Economy: Synergies between Voluntary and Binding Approaches

Voluntary efforts to ensure that firms adhere to appropriate standards of business conduct have been an important recent development in international business.

30-November-1999

English, , 142kb

1999/2 - Deciphering Codes of Corporate Conduct: A Review of their Contents

This working paper concentrates on the relevance of the aspirations and commitments set forth in corporate codes in addressing public concerns, focusing in some detail on how these issues are addressed.

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