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Human rights violations in global supply chains have been a focus of public discussions for nearly three decades. To address such violations in global supply chains, pressure was put on transnational corporations (TNCs) to use their economic power to prevent such harms from occurring at supplier factories, often located in the Global South. TNCs with well-known brands started to introduce codes of conduct for their suppliers as early as the 1990s. However, this approach was rarely, if ever, addressed or monitored through international or national law. Ensuring socially responsible supply chains was anchored in the voluntary assumption of responsibilities by private corporate actors. The inadequacies of the business-driven soft law approach to improve working conditions at supplier factories and natural resource collection sites drove a shift toward legal regulation. The shift toward national legal regulation consequently established a definitive link between soft and hard international human rights law and national law. The linking of international law to national through human rights due diligence is the focus of this chapter.
This entry discusses the role of sustainability in the law school. It traces the concept of sustainability in law and it argues that, in recent years, ‘Sustainability Law’ has evolved as a new field of law. This view is supported through applying theory on the creation of legal fields. There is an increasing number of regulation (particularly EU Directives) aimed at promoting sustainability and there is a growing number of journal articles as well as law school courses on this issue. There are several longstanding debates in legal modules which already overlap with the three pillars of sustainability (i.e. the economic, environmental and social pillars). Students should be alerted to these links. Finally, the chapter argues that the concept of sustainability should be integrated in modules across the curriculum in law schools as a contribution to UNESCO’s mission to promote Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
Der Beitrag fokussiert eine strategische Zusammenarbeit von Qualitätsmanagement und Hochschuldidaktik zur Förderung der Lehrqualität beim Einsatz externer Lehrender in der wissenschaftlichen Weiterbildung. Die Hochschuldidaktik unterstützt dabei die Hauptprogrammplanenden und trägt von der Mikro- bis zur Makroebene entscheidend zur Planung und Weiterentwicklung von Lehrkonzepten bei. Externe Lehrende werden hierzu in ein umfassendes Supportsystem eingebunden, das neben einem Grundlagenworkshop und Vernetzungsangeboten auch digitale Tools und KI-gestütztes Lernen umfasst, um ihre Lehre bedarfsorientiert zu optimieren. Dabei agieren sie sowohl als Lehrende als auch als Lernende, was ihre didaktischen Fähigkeiten und das Verständnis der Studierendenperspektive vertieft. Das Angebot zielt dabei gleichermaßen auf eine Steigerung der Motivation sowie der Kompetenz der Lehrenden und ist eingebunden in einen Kreislauf zur iterativen Qualitätsentwicklung.
Sustainability communication as an increasingly circumscribable research field grounds in communication, management and marketing concepts. This chapter focuses on communication of sustainability, sustainable consumption and green claiming and discusses the effects of non-transparent sustainability communication and greenwashing. It specifically presents a study on how the suspicion of greenwashing in green advertising affects attitudes towards the ad and the brand, as well as the purchase intention. The affect transfer hypothesis is used as a model to understand advertising effects in this context. Additionally, this study delves into potential influencing factors on suspicion of greenwashing, such as the type of green advertising and the “lifestyle of health and sustainability” (LOHAS). The research question is addressed through a quantitative experimental online survey. The results demonstrate that the suspicion of greenwashing has a negative effect on attitude towards the ad and on attitude towards the brand, as well as on purchase intention. The chapter therefore offers new insights into one of the critical aspects of strategic sustainable communication and lays the groundwork for future research on “washing” (green, pink, rainbow, etc.) and the need for re-framing sustainability in business-consumer discourses.
KI-Lösungen und -Systemen wird im wirtschaftlichen sowie gesellschaftlichen Kontext zunehmend Bedeutung beigemessen. Doch aufgrund damit verbundener Implikationen darf die Diskussion hinsichtlich der Verantwortung beispielsweise mit Blick auf die Haftung für die Verursachung von Schäden nicht ausbleiben. Die Frage ist jedoch: Wer trägt die Verantwortung wofür? Insbesondere unter dem Aspekt, dass sich Verantwortung nicht umfassend reglementieren lässt. Zur Beantwortung und entsprechender Handlungsweise bedarf es hier eines gemeinsamen Spielverständnisses aller Beteiligten – denn nur so lässt sich gewährleisten, dass KI verantwortungsvoll eingesetzt werden kann, auch mit Blick auf die Zukunft. Im Beitrag wird hierfür ein Lösungsansatz vorgestellt.
MARGE (Germany)
(2024)
Abstract
This case describes the difficulties of business succession from a successor’s perspective. The case is based on a real metalworking family business in an old industrial region in Germany. The key issues are challenges that, Michelle and Adrian, two second-generation successors within one company, face in teambuilding and finding their own place within the corporation and their team. The case is divided into two parts: Part 1 is a newspaper article about the succession process that points out stereotypes and writing styles in reporting on entrepreneurship/succession in the media. Part 2 is the succession story written from Michelle’s perspective and highlights challenges that female successors face in traditional male-dominated areas, for instance, when it comes to questions of balancing work and family needs. The case addresses issues relating to entrepreneurship and business succession classes, with sociological and psychological overtones.
The aim of this chapter is to address the impact of formal and informal institutions on women’s entrepreneurship and to extend our understanding of issues influencing women-owned businesses and women’s entrepreneurship in the context of a transition economy, such as Georgia. Our work specifically addresses formal institutions, such as governmental initiatives, financial institutions, and business-relevant education. It also addresses informal institutions, such as women’s role in society, the use of informal networks of connections and acquaintances, and gift-giving practices. Drawing on results from an online focus group discussion with women entrepreneurs in Georgia, we provide initial insights into the critical constraints and supporting factors that local women entrepreneurs experience. Based on the interrelation of institutions and women’s entrepreneurship, we conclude that changes in formal institutions do not lead directly to changing informal institutions. Due to the lack of trust in formal institutions, women entrepreneurs are more likely to look for business development solutions outside the official frames, including illegal or unethical means of survival. Nevertheless, increased opportunities – induced by specific entrepreneurship policies and programs – encourage women to enter entrepreneurship. In addition to this, entrepreneurship enables women in Georgia to overcome gender discrimination issues, which is more prevalent in employment relationships in the local labor market than in entrepreneurial activities.
The Integration of Refugees in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs): Case Studies from Practice
(2024)
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With the increasing number of refugees seeking protection and a new home in Germany, our society faces the task of optimally integrating those refugees. This includes integration into the labor market. This chapter deals with the integration of refugees into small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We explore why SMEs choose to integrate refugees into their business, what opportunities they see in it, what challenges integration brings, and what management considers as success factors of a successful integration. The results show that a successful integration is based on a combination of the individual commitment of the refugees, the acceptance and support of the management and workforce in the company as well as clear, reliable institutional framework conditions.
Journalism and Advertising: On the Separation of Editorial Content and Commercial Communication
(2024)
Abstract
The principle of separation between editorial content and commercial communication protects both the democratic and the commercial function of mass media. This article compiles all available statutory and professional regulations in Germany as an example of the various aspects of the principle of separation, such as the labeling obligation, the prohibition of paid content and tying transactions, as well as the handling of numerous forms of presentation of editorial advertising. Subsequently, the state of research is reported for the individual aspects of the principle of separation, in particular with regard to description and effect. Finally, proposed solutions for current application and desiderata are compiled.

