This essay traces the roots of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Norway. It is argued that a basic tenet of CSR, an orientation toward the concerns of stakeholders, has a long history in Norwegian business, predating the modern CSR movement. The essay underscores certain qualities of the Norwegian business system and the Norwegian political culture in order to explain how this stakeholder orientation grew and how CSR is perceived and practiced today. Corporatism and dialog are traits which position Norwegian businesses well to address CSR in a globalized economy. Present-day examples of companies and practices are provided to illustrate key features of Norwegian CSR, as it has developed over the course of more than 150 years.
Schlierer, Hans-Jörg; Werner, Andrea, Signori, Silvana, Garriga, Elisabeth, Høivik, Heidi von Weltzien, Rossem, Annick Van & Fassin, Yves (2012)
How Do European SME Owner-Managers Make Sense of 'Stakeholder Management'?: Insights from a Cross-National Study
Business students early on should be offered a course presenting and analyzing ethical dilemmas they will face as human beings both in the business world and in society. However, such a course should use literature, plays, and novels to illustrate ethical norms and values in the intertwined relationships of human activities. Better than business case studies, literature offers portraits of characters as leaders, employees, consultants, and other professionals, as ordinary human beings with conflicting desires, drives, and ambitions. Literary texts offer excellent descriptions of the circumstances or the organizational settings in which people find themselves. I believe this is the best way to sensitize students without business experience when they are still open to such a formative learning process. At the same time, this pedagogical method linking ethics and literature may help to critically expose some of the weak or missing aspects of various management theories students encounter in their business curriculum and make them more observant and critical.
Hoivik, Heidi von Weltzien & Mele, D. (2009)
Can an SME become a global corporate citizen - evindence from a case study
Journal of Business Ethics, 88(3) , s. 551-563.
Argandoña, Antonio & Høivik, Heidi von Weltzien (2009)
Corporate Social Responsibility: One Size Does Not Fit All. Collecting Evidence from Europe
East meets West: Tacit Messages about Business Ethics in Stories Told by Chinese Managers
Journal of Business Ethics, 4(74) , s. 457-469.
Hoivik, Heidi von Weltzien (2005)
Consultants as destructive confidants and the unethical games that people play
Scandinavian Perspectives on Management Consulting, , s. 9-9.
Hoivik, Heidi von Weltzien (2005)
Business Ethics, Corporate Governance and a Harmonious Society
Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Press
Hoivik, Heidi von Weltzien (2004)
Learning experiences from designing and teaching a mandatory MBA course on ethics and leadership
?, 1(2) , s. 239-256.
Hoivik, Heidi von Weltzien (2004)
The concept of moral imagination ? an inspiration for writing and using case histories in business ethics
?, 1(1) , s. 31-45.
Hoivik, Heidi von Weltzien (2004)
Le sfide per l'affermazione di standard universali per l'integrita dell'impresa
Rusconi, Gianfranco and Michele Dorigatti (eds.): Modellidi Redicontazione Etico-Sociale e Applicazioni pratichi,
Hoivik, Heidi von Weltzien (2004)
The Orissa Case
Lene Bomann-Larsen and Henrik Syse (eds.): Responsibilityin world business : managing harmful side-effects of corporate activity, , s. 221-244.
Hoivik, Heidi von Weltzien (2003)
CSR challenges for setting universal standards for corporate integrity (translated into Polish)
W.Gasparski (ed): Europejskie standardy etyk i spolecznej odpowiedzialnosci biznesu,
Hoivik, Heidi von Weltzien (2003)
Verden etter ENRON og Finance Credit
?, 6(4) , s. 45-40.
Hoivik, Heidi von Weltzien (2003)
La responsabilidad social de las empresas: Retos para el establecimiento de estandares universals para el compromise corporativo
?, 4(abril-junio) , s. 10-16.
Hoivik, Heidi von Weltzien (2002)
Moral Leadership in Action,Building and Sustaining Moral Competence in European Organizations
Edward Elgar
Becerra, Manuel; Huemer, Lars & Hoivik, Heidi von Weltzien (2002)
Moral character and relationship effectiveness: an empirical investigation of trust within organizations
Moral Leadership in Action,
Hoivik, Heidi von Weltzien (2002)
Accessing, managing and sustaining moral values in organizations
Moral Leadership in Action,
Hoivik, Heidi von Weltzien (2002)
Professional Ethics - A Managerial Opportunity in Emerging Organizations
Journal of Business Ethics, 39, s. 3-11.
Hoivik, Heidi von Weltzien (2001)
Accessing, managing and sustaining moral competence in organizations: a case study
Moral leadership in action : building and sustaning moral competence in euroean organizations/Høivik,H.v.W. (red.),
Høivik, Heidi von Weltzien (1999)
Finnes det etikkfrie soner i næringslivet?
?, (8) , s. 56-67.
Høivik, Heidi von Weltzien (1999)
Adapting implementation of the CRT Principles to various cultures
Perspectives - CAUX Round Table report,
Høivik, Heidi von Weltzien (1998)
The Moral Aspects of Work: A European Perspective
?, 12, s. 23-37.
Høivik, Heidi von Weltzien (2015)
The heart of leadership is ethics
[Journal]
Høivik, Heidi von Weltzien (2020)
Importance of Morality and Creativity for Leadership of Corporate Social Responsiblity?
Høivik, Heidi von Weltzien (red.). Morality and Creativity
Høivik, Heidi von Weltzien (2013)
Importance of Creativity and Morality for Leadership of Corporate Responsibility (CSR)
[Conference Lecture]. Event
Høivik, Heidi von Weltzien (2010)
SMEs owner-manager perception of Business Ethics and CSR
[Conference Lecture]. Event
Høivik, Heidi von Weltzien (2010)
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): A Participatory Approach to Implementing CSR in a Cluster
[Report Research]. Samfunns- og næringslivsforskning (SNF)
This report is focused on why and how a participatory approach to implement Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in a cluster would be beneficial for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the Norwegian Center of Expertise (NCE) Subsea cluster in Bergen, Norway. The political and strategic reasons, as well as internal motivation, for SMEs to incorporate CSR into their business strategies are discussed with support from relevant literature. Furthermore, the report reviews different approaches to incorporating CSR as part of a business strategy and provides examples from the European and Norwegian context. In conclusion, an action plan is outlined on how a participatory cluster approach can be implemented with the help of ISO 260000.
Høivik, Heidi von Weltzien (2010)
Corporate Social Responsibility: One size does not fit all. Collecting Evidence from Europe
[Report Research]. A. Argandona
Høivik, Heidi von Weltzien (2009)
What characterizes Norwegian SMEs managers’ cognition with regard to CSR and Business Ethics?
[Conference Lecture]. Event
Høivik, Heidi von Weltzien; Pettersen, Inger Beate, Lindberg, Ylva & Ronæss, Ola (2008)
Prosjektene Internasjonalisering, Merkevare og Corporate Social Responsibility, Funn og forslag til tiltak for NCE Subsea
