When do Multinational Companies Consider Corporate Social Responsibility? A Multi-Country Study in Sub-Saharan Africa

10th November 2016
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Authors: Holger Görg, Aoife Hanley, Stefan Hoffmann and Adnan Šerić (Business & Society Review, 2017, Vol. 122(2), 191-220)

While African countries are becoming more and more relevant as host countries for suppliers of multinational companies little is known about corporate social responsibility (CSR) in this region. To fill this gap, the present paper explores CSR considerations of foreign affiliates of multinational companies when choosing local African suppliers. The paper suggests a model of three types of determinants, namely firm characteristics, exports[…]


Linkages with Multinationals and Domestic Firm Performance: The Role of Assistance for Local Firms

10th November 2016
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Authors: Holger Görg and Adnan Šerić (European Journal of Development Research, 2016, Vol. 28(4), 605-624)

This paper uses firm level data for 19 African countries to look at the link between domestic firms’ business relationship with multinationals and their performance in terms of innovation and productivity. Quite uniquely, we also evaluate the importance of support received by the domestic firm, either from the government or the multinational business partner, for this link. Overall, our data analysis shows that for the average domestic firm, supplying to a foreign multinational in the country is positively associated with product innovation. Buying from a multinational is positively associated with labour productivity. These results are independent of any type of support from the government or multinationals […]


Finn Ole Semrau Joined the KCG

3rd November 2016
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In October Finn Ole Semrau started his work as a PhD researcher at the Kiel Centre for Globalization. He obtained his master’s degree in Economics at the Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel. During his studies he worked for the Kiel Institute for the World Economy as a student assistant and gained international research experience with a research stay at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. His research interests are the impact of globalisation on sustainable world […]

Thilo Kroeger Joined the KCG

3rd November 2016
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Thilo Kroeger joined the Kiel Centre for Globalization in October 2016 as PhD Researcher. Previously, he obtained a double Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Mannheim and Stockholm University specialising in Industrial Organization, particularly Competition Economics, and International Economics. Having completed his Bachelor studies at Kiel University with a stay abroad at the University of Glasgow he returned in fall 2016 to participate in the doctoral programme Quantitative Economics.[…]

KCG Working Paper No. 1: When Do Multinational Companies Consider Corporate Social Responsibility?

1st November 2016
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Holger Görg, Aoife Hanley, Stefan Hoffmann and Adnan Seric

While African countries are becoming more and more relevant as host countries for suppliers of multinational companies little is known about corporate social responsibility (CSR) in this region.To fill this gap, the present paper explores CSR considerations of foreign affiliates of multinational companies when choosing local African suppliers.[…]

Interview: The Globalization Paradox

5th October 2016
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Recently, KCG Managing Director Prof. Holger Görg gave an interview to the Capital magazine to discuss about the Globalization Paradox gradually emerging in many countries in the world, the future and the challenges of globalization and the role of emerging economies in the world economy. In the interview he also shares his views of the current development and future perspective of Germany’s economy and of whether China’s “weaker” economic development is or may become a substantial challenge for both the […]

On Its Way: Kiel Centre for Globalization Officially at Work

3rd October 2016
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The new interdisciplinary Leibniz ScienceCampus “Kiel Centre for Globalization” (KCG) officially started working in early October. KCG is jointly financed by the Leibniz Association and the State (Bundesland) Schleswig-Holstein. During Leibniz President Prof. Dr. Matthias Kleiner’s visit at the Kiel Institute late September, the KCG Managing Director Prof. Holger Görg discussed with Prof. Dr. Kleiner about the planned operation and research directions of the KCG for the final preparation before its official start. The KCG jointly operated by the Kiel […]