caa a22 4500 605485798 CHVBK 20210128100442.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10551-014-2142-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10551-014-2142-7 Hennchen Esther Institute for Social Innovation, ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain aut Royal Dutch Shell in Nigeria: Where Do Responsibilities End? [Elektronische Daten] [Esther Hennchen] This case study discusses the scope of responsibilities and the basis of legitimacy of multinational corporations (MNC) in a complex operating environment. In January 2013 a precedent was set when Shell was held liable in The Hague for oil pollution in the Niger Delta. The landmark ruling climaxed the ongoing dispute over the scope of Shell's responsibilities for both the company's positive and negative impact. Shell's was considered a forerunner in corporate social responsibility and had even assumed public responsibilities in a context of a public responsibility void. However, the company remained a regular target of civil society activism and legal proceedings concerned with malpractice. The court case attracted international attention for its novelty and increasing media and civil society pressure required immediate action. How can Shell respond to this negative publicity to keep its license to operate? What is the scope of the company's responsibilities in such a controversial human rights context? Students are expected to discuss these questions going beyond a simple moralistic or liability thinking. They are encouraged to take into account the complex structural processes that connect persons and institutions in very different social and geographical positions. The experiences of Shell are an excellent case in point since attention is drawn to the background conditions of globally operating companies, in which the isolation of perpetrators based on causality is not realistic. The case also reveals the particular challenges, which MNCs face in the context of increasing demands to take on public responsibilities while respecting their economic mandate. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2014 Corporate legitimacy nationallicence Corporate social responsibility nationallicence Political role of multinational companies nationallicence Public responsibility deficit nationallicence Public responsibility strategy nationallicence Sustainability nationallicence CD : Community development nationallicence CEO : Chief Executive Officer nationallicence CSR : Corporate social responsibility nationallicence ECCR : Ecumenical Council for Corporate Social Responsibility nationallicence EITI : Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative nationallicence FDI : Foreign direct investment nationallicence GDP : Gross domestic product nationallicence GGFR : Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership nationallicence GMoU : Global Memorandum of Understanding nationallicence GRI : Global Reporting Initiative nationallicence HDI : Human Development Index nationallicence HRCA : Human Rights Compliance Assessment nationallicence HSSE : Health, Safety, Security, the Environment nationallicence LNG : Liquefied natural gas nationallicence MDG : Millennium development goals nationallicence MNC : Multinational corporation nationallicence MOSOP : Movement for the survival of the Ogoni people nationallicence NGO : Non-governmental organization nationallicence NLNG : Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company nationallicence NNPC : Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation nationallicence PIB : Petroleum Industry Bill nationallicence RDS : Royal Dutch Shell nationallicence SCD : Sustainable community development nationallicence SIR : Shell international renewables nationallicence SNEPCO : Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company nationallicence SNG : Shell Nigeria gas nationallicence SP : Social performance nationallicence SPDC : Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria nationallicence UNCTAD : United Nations Commission on Trade and Development nationallicence UNEP : United Nations Environment Program nationallicence UNESCO : United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization nationallicence VP : Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights nationallicence Journal of Business Ethics Springer Netherlands 129/1(2015-06-01), 1-25 0167-4544 129:1<1 2015 129 10551 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2142-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2142-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Hennchen Esther Institute for Social Innovation, ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Business Ethics Springer Netherlands 129/1(2015-06-01), 1-25 0167-4544 129:1<1 2015 129 10551