TY - JOUR A1 - Lattemann, Christoph A1 - Kupke, Sören A1 - Stieglitz, Stefan A1 - Fetscherin, Marc T1 - How to govern virtual corporations Y1 - 2007 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lattemann, Christoph A1 - Fetscherin, Marc A1 - Lang, Guido T1 - Kundenintegration zur Produktentwicklung in Virtuellen Welten : eine Bestandsaufnahme in second life Y1 - 2008 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lattemann, Christoph A1 - Fetscherin, Marc A1 - Alon, Ilan A1 - Li, Shaomin A1 - Schneider, Anna-Maria T1 - CSR communication intensity in Chinese and Indian multinational companies N2 - Manuscript Type: Empirical Research Question/Issue: Why do firms in China, which has a higher level of economic development, communicate less CSR than firms in India? We use a model that includes country-, industry-, and firm-level factors to predict CSR communications intensity, a proxy for CSR activities. Research Findings/Insights: Using data on 68 of the largest multinational companies in China and India, our study shows that Indian firms communicate more CSR primarily due to a more rule-based, as opposed to relation-based, governance environment. Firms in the manufacturing industry tend to communicate more CSR. Firm-level characteristics such as size, duality of CEO and board chairperson, and percentage of external members on the board also have a significant influence on CSR communications. Theoretical/ Academic Implications: The main theoretical contribution of our study is to bring a three-level perspective, relying not only on firm- and industry-specific factors, but also on the governance environment, to the study of firms' CSR behavior. We show that the national governance environment dominates the national income level in affecting CSR communications intensity. We demonstrate that the macro institutional environment in a country strongly affects firm CSR behavior. Our findings suggest that CSR should be studied by considering multilevel antecedents. Practitioner/Policy Implications: Our study suggests that in order to improve the CSR of firms, policy makers in India and China must first try to improve public governance at the national level. Executives doing business with Chinese and Indian companies need to better understand the contrasting governance and their effects on the CSR practices in each country. For the international community and those concerned about product safety and other social issues related to China and India, our findings suggest that improvement will not be immediate since the governance environment changes relatively slowly. Y1 - 2009 UR - http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/issn?DESCRIPTOR=PRINTISSN&VALUE=0964-8410 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8683.2009.00758.x SN - 0964-8410 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lattemann, Christoph A1 - Chang, Julian A1 - Fetscherin, Marc A1 - McIntyre, John R. A1 - Alon, Ilan T1 - China Rules : Globalization and political transformation Y1 - 2009 PB - Macmillan CY - United Kingdom ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Alon, Ilan A1 - Chang, Julian A1 - Fetscherin, Marc A1 - Lattemann, Christoph A1 - McIntyre, John R. T1 - Final Reflections Y1 - 2009 SN - 978-0-230-57625-4 ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Alon, Ilan A1 - Chang, Julian A1 - Fetscherin, Marc A1 - Lattemann, Christoph A1 - McIntyre, John R. T1 - Introduction Y1 - 2009 SN - 978-0-230-57625-4 ER -