Guli-Sanam Karimova Joined “Consumer Culture Theory” Conference in Odense, Denmark

12th July 2018
KCG Secretary
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Guli-Sanam Karimova, PhD Researcher of the KCG project “Cross-cultural differences in the perception of corporate social responsibility and consumer social responsibility along global supply chains”, was invited to join the Consumer Culture Theory (CCT) Conference that took place at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) from June 28 to July 1, 2018 in Odense. The overarching theme this year was […]

Holger Görg: Governments Need to Deal with Negative Impact of Globalization

15th June 2018
KCG Secretary
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The recent trade dispute, also observed at the G7 Summit last week, shows again how highly relevant and urgent it is to learn more about negative impact of globalization and to develop adequate policies and measures to deal with such impact. Imposing higher tariffs on imports may be an easy action to take. But protectionist measures cannot be the right solutions here. Protectionist measures hinder trade and investment across countries and leave parts of potential benefits of globalization unrealized[…]

A New KCG Working Paper on International Trade and Retail Market Performance and Structure

14th June 2018
KCG Secretary
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In recent decades, advanced economies have experienced a sharp increase in consumer goods imports, leading to an unprecedented degree of import penetration across many consumer goods industries. A new KCG Working Paper, co-authored by Philipp Meinen, Ph.D. (Deutsche Bundesbank and Aarhus University) and Prof. Horst Raff, Ph.D. (KCG and Kiel University), aims to determine whether this growth in consumer goods imports has contributed to observed changes in the performance of retailers and the structure of retail markets[…]

KCG Seminar on Institutional Framework for Corporate Social Responsibility: Observations on Japan and Taiwan on June 15, 2018

8th June 2018
KCG Secretary
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been a focus point within the realm of global corporate governance for decades. Firms’ engagement in CSR is, however, not driven by their altruistic motives only. Institutional framework and regulations, often considered as rules for economic exchanges, are expected to also have impact on how firms would be motived in engaging in CSR and how they would implement CSR into business operations. Against this background, Bobby, Piao-Hao Hsu, Researcher from the Tamkang University and Visiting […]