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Table III.

Research themes and Sub-themes

Research theme	Sub-theme	Example reference
Bottom of the pyramid	Business model design Ethical dimensions Capabilities Strategic dimensions The role of innovation Sustainable supply chain management	Arnold and Valentin (2013), Gold et al. (2013), Hall et al. (2014), London and Hart (2004), Perrot (2017), Schrader et al. (2012), Sinkovics et al. (2014)
Conflict–peace	Facilitating peace and conflict resolution Contributing to conflict Investment in conflict regions	Driffield et al. (2013), Getz and Oetzel (2009), Idemudia (2014b), Kolk and Lenfant (2010), Srikantia (2016)
Corporate governance	Codes of conduct Reporting Regulatory frameworks and institutional dynamics Taxation	Bondy et al. (2008), Chiu and Wang (2015), Lauwo et al. (2016), Venter et al. (2017)
Corporate irresponsibility	Corruption (firm and institutional level) The dark side of CSR Unfair treatment of employees Falsification in reporting Consumer retaliation	Buldybayeva (2014), Chai et al. (2016), Giraudo (2005), Halter et al. (2009), Lindgreen (2004), Williams and Zinkin (2008)
Ethics	Leadership Country-level variance Employee ethics Company culture Outcomes of (un)ethical behaviour	Bell et al. (2012), Calderon-Cuadrado et al. (2009), Chang et al. (2017), Kelly (2004), Li and Murphy (2012), Myer et al. (2016), Nygaard et al. (2017), Verhezen, 2010)
Social value creation in subsidiary firms	Antecedents and motivations Implementation	Gruber and Schlegelmilch (2015), Jamali (2010a), Momin and Parker (2013), Surroca et al. (2013))
Human resource management (HRM)	Ethical dimensions CSR and HRM Workplace conditions The role of trade unions	Kim and Scullion (2011), Lorenzo et al. (2010), Shen (2011), Tsai and Shih (2013))
Institutional dynamics and social value creation	Institutional distance Operating in institutional voids The role and impact of formal and informal institutions	Alas and Edwards (2011), Busse et al. (2016), Dam and Scholtens (2012), El Ghoul et al. (2017), Husted and Allen (2006), Lattemann et al. (2009), Marano and Kostova (2016)
International law and regulation	International Framework Agreements (IFAs) Consumer regulation Influence of international law Impact of national regulations on firm behaviour	Compa (2002), Egels-Zanden (2009), LeBaron and Ruhmkorf (2017), Lustig (2014), Palmer (2001), Tan (2009)
Legitimacy–liability of foreignness (LOF)	Social value creation as a form of legitimacy Overcoming the LOF	Campbell et al. (2012), Crilly et al., 2016; Gifford and Kestler (2008), Mithani (2017)
Other	SMEs vs MNEs Business education Corporate political activity Health-related impacts of MNEs Country-specific CSR development Organisational learning and social value creation Impact of internationalisation and diversification social value creation Firm-level outcomes of social value creation	(Brammer et al. (2006), Frynas (2010), Ha-Brookshire et al. (2017), Jamali et al. (2009), Ma et al. (2016), Monfort and Villagra (2016), Morsing and Perrini (2009), Pedersen and Neergaard (2009), Salcito et al. (2014), Sampson and Ellis (2015), Smith (2010), Yang et al. (2012)
Responsibility in GVCs	Governance Labour and employment Developmental outcomes of GVCs Power in GVCs Implementation of social value creation in GVCs Upgrading	Bair and Palpacuer (2015), Barrientos et al. (2016), Bostrom (2015), Franz and Hassler (2010), Giri and Singh (2016), Henderson et al. (2002), Jorgensen and Milanez (2017), Lee and Gereffi (2015), Pipkin (2011), Smith and Barrientos (2005), Touboulic et al. (2014)
MNEs and development	Positive and negative impacts Approaches Challenges Contextual	Crisan-Mitra et al. (2016), Frynas (2005), Garcia-Rodriguez et al. (2013), Gupta (2017), Hartman et al. (2011), Idemudia (2014a), Lyons et al. (2016), Ramamurti (2004)
Stakeholder management	Governmental impact Business–NGO relationships Public–community influence Stakeholder management	Beckman et al. (2009), Burchell and Cook (2013), Ibanez (2015), Imbun (2007), Ritvala et al. (2014), Wang and Sengupta (2016)
Sustainability	Environmental sustainability Capability building in sustainability	Acquaye et al. (2015), Aguilera-Caracuel et al. (2012), Golini et al. (2014), Riikkinen et al. (2017)
Theoretical integration efforts	Conceptual contributions The concept of power in CSR CSR and global strategy Ethical obligations across countries Social value creation as social constraint alleviation Rights and responsibilities of corporations towards the poor Libertarian views of the corporation The end of virtuous capitalism Human rights discourses Review studies GVC research Ethics and IB Economic and human rights impact on developing countries FDI in China, CSR as an emerging theme Non-market research and global strategy MNEs and development The triple bottom line and cyber security Sustainable and responsible supply chain governance	Arnold, 2010; Devinney, 2011; Doh and Lucea, 2013; Drebes, 2016; Giuliani and Macchi, 2014; Hemphill and Lillevik, 2011; Oetzel and Doh, 2009; Sinkovics et al., 2015

Research theme	Sub-theme	Example reference
Bottom of the pyramid	Business model designEthical dimensionsCapabilitiesStrategic dimensionsThe role of innovationSustainable supply chain management	Arnold and Valentin (2013), Gold et al. (2013), Hall et al. (2014), London and Hart (2004), Perrot (2017), Schrader et al. (2012), Sinkovics et al. (2014)
Conflict–peace	Facilitating peace and conflict resolutionContributing to conflictInvestment in conflict regions	Driffield et al. (2013), Getz and Oetzel (2009), Idemudia (2014b), Kolk and Lenfant (2010), Srikantia (2016)
Corporate governance	Codes of conductReportingRegulatory frameworks and institutional dynamicsTaxation	Bondy et al. (2008), Chiu and Wang (2015), Lauwo et al. (2016), Venter et al. (2017)
Corporate irresponsibility	Corruption (firm and institutional level)The dark side of CSRUnfair treatment of employeesFalsification in reportingConsumer retaliation	Buldybayeva (2014), Chai et al. (2016), Giraudo (2005), Halter et al. (2009), Lindgreen (2004), Williams and Zinkin (2008)
Ethics	LeadershipCountry-level varianceEmployee ethicsCompany cultureOutcomes of (un)ethical behaviour	Bell et al. (2012), Calderon-Cuadrado et al. (2009), Chang et al. (2017), Kelly (2004), Li and Murphy (2012), Myer et al. (2016), Nygaard et al. (2017), Verhezen, 2010)
Social value creation in subsidiary firms	Antecedents and motivationsImplementation	Gruber and Schlegelmilch (2015), Jamali (2010a), Momin and Parker (2013), Surroca et al. (2013))
Human resource management (HRM)	Ethical dimensionsCSR and HRMWorkplace conditionsThe role of trade unions	Kim and Scullion (2011), Lorenzo et al. (2010), Shen (2011), Tsai and Shih (2013))
Institutional dynamicsand social value creation	Institutional distanceOperating in institutional voidsThe role and impact of formal and informal institutions	Alas and Edwards (2011), Busse et al. (2016), Dam and Scholtens (2012), El Ghoul et al. (2017), Husted and Allen (2006), Lattemann et al. (2009), Marano and Kostova (2016)
International law and regulation	International Framework Agreements (IFAs)Consumer regulationInfluence of international lawImpact of national regulations on firm behaviour	Compa (2002), Egels-Zanden (2009), LeBaron and Ruhmkorf (2017), Lustig (2014), Palmer (2001), Tan (2009)
Legitimacy–liability of foreignness (LOF)	Social value creation as a form of legitimacyOvercoming the LOF	Campbell et al. (2012), Crilly et al., 2016; Gifford and Kestler (2008), Mithani (2017)
Other	SMEs vs MNEsBusiness educationCorporate political activityHealth-related impacts of MNEsCountry-specific CSR developmentOrganisational learning and social value creationImpact of internationalisation and diversification social value creationFirm-level outcomes of social value creation	(Brammer et al. (2006), Frynas (2010), Ha-Brookshire et al. (2017), Jamali et al. (2009), Ma et al. (2016), Monfort and Villagra (2016), Morsing and Perrini (2009), Pedersen and Neergaard (2009), Salcito et al. (2014), Sampson and Ellis (2015), Smith (2010), Yang et al. (2012)
Responsibility in GVCs	GovernanceLabour and employmentDevelopmental outcomes of GVCsPower in GVCsImplementation of social value creation in GVCsUpgrading	Bair and Palpacuer (2015), Barrientos et al. (2016), Bostrom (2015), Franz and Hassler (2010), Giri and Singh (2016), Henderson et al. (2002), Jorgensen and Milanez (2017), Lee and Gereffi (2015), Pipkin (2011), Smith and Barrientos (2005), Touboulic et al. (2014)
MNEs and development	Positive and negative impactsApproachesChallengesContextual	Crisan-Mitra et al. (2016), Frynas (2005), Garcia-Rodriguez et al. (2013), Gupta (2017), Hartman et al. (2011), Idemudia (2014a), Lyons et al. (2016), Ramamurti (2004)
Stakeholder management	Governmental impact Business–NGO relationshipsPublic–community influenceStakeholder management	Beckman et al. (2009), Burchell and Cook (2013), Ibanez (2015), Imbun (2007), Ritvala et al. (2014), Wang and Sengupta (2016)
Sustainability	Environmental sustainabilityCapability building in sustainability	Acquaye et al. (2015), Aguilera-Caracuel et al. (2012), Golini et al. (2014), Riikkinen et al. (2017)
Theoretical integration efforts	Conceptual contributionsThe concept of power in CSRCSR and global strategyEthical obligations across countriesSocial value creation as social constraint alleviationRights and responsibilities of corporations towards the poorLibertarian views of the corporationThe end of virtuous capitalismHuman rights discoursesReview studiesGVC researchEthics and IBEconomic and human rights impact on developing countriesFDI in China, CSR as an emerging themeNon-market research and global strategyMNEs and developmentThe triple bottom line and cyber securitySustainable and responsible supply chain governance	Arnold, 2010; Devinney, 2011; Doh and Lucea, 2013; Drebes, 2016; Giuliani and Macchi, 2014; Hemphill and Lillevik, 2011; Oetzel and Doh, 2009; Sinkovics et al., 2015