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Michael Pollitt - Project Leader

Research The role of firms in building social capital

Projects
Corporate Governance Programme
Email   m.pollitt@jbs.cam.ac.uk

Links Michael's page on Judge Business School website.

Personal Background

Michael Pollitt is Acting Executive Director of the Electricity Policy Research Group and University Senior Lecturer in Business Economics, both at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. He is also Director of Studies in Management and Economics and Fellow of Sidney Sussex College. He was a lecturer in applied industrial organisation at the Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge, from 1994-1999. In the first half of 2003 Michael was a Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at MIT. From 2001-2005 Michael was co-leader of the Cambridge-MIT Electricity Project.

Michael Pollitt is a member of the editorial board of the Review of Industrial Organization. He is also a Research Associate in the Department of Applied Economics and the Centre for Business Research. He was a board member and trustee of Viva Network, Oxford, from 1999-2004. Since 2000 he has been convenor of the Association of Christian Economists, UK.

Publications:

CBR Working Papers | Other Publications


Selected publications:

Bek, D., Jones, I.W. and Pollitt, M.G. (2005) 'How do multinationals build social capital? Diageo's Corporate Citizenship Programme', CBR Working Paper No. 302.

Jones, I.W., Nyland, C.M., and Pollit, M.G. (2004) 'How do multinationals build social capital? Evidence from Mexico', December, submitted to World Development.

Jones, I.W. and Pollitt, M.G. (2004) 'Understanding How Issues in Corporate Governance Develop: Cadbury Report to Higgs Review', Corporate Governance, April 2004, vol 12, no. 2, p162.

Jones, I.W., Nyland, C.M., and Pollitt, M.G. (2004) 'Multinationals in Developing Communities', CBR Working Paper No. 285.

Jones, I.W. and Pollitt, M.G. (2002) 'Who influences debates in Business Ethics? An Examination of UK Corporate Governance since 1990', New Academy Review, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 68-82.

Pollitt, M.G and Jones, I. (2002)(eds) 'Understanding How Issues in Business Ethics Develop', Palgrave/Macmillan, London.

Pollitt, M.G. (2002) 'The Economics of Trust, Norms and Networks', Business Ethics - A European Review, April, Vol 11, No. 2, pp119-128.

Jones, I.W., Nyland, C.M., and Pollitt, M.G. (2001) 'How do multinationals build social capital? Evidence from South Africa'. CBR Working Paper No. 220.

Pollitt, M.G. (2001) 'Raising Social Capital - Whys and Wherefores'; Reviews of R.D.Putnam, 'Bowling Alone - The Collapse and Revival of American Community'; and D.Cohen and L.Prusak 'In Good Company - How Social Capital Makes Organizations Work', Faith in Business, Vol.5, No.1, pp.23-25.

Pollitt, M.G. (2000) 'A lesson in how to stop the capitalist rot: Review of Gorringe, Reisman and Sedgwick', Times Higher Educational Supplement, 21 January 2000, p.35.

Pollitt, M.G. (2000) 'Review Article: Global Capitalism: fatally flawed or just in need of radical reform', Faith in Business, Vol.4, No.1, pp.25-28.

Pollitt, M.G. and Jones, I.W. (1999) 'Competition: biblical themes and empirical evidence', Journal of the Association of Christian Economists, June, No.26, pp.23-38.

Pollitt, M.G. and Jones, I.W. (1999) 'From Promise to Compliance: A study of the development of an 'Integrity' value at SmithKline Beecham', Long Range Planning, Vol.32, No.2, pp.190-198.

Pollitt, M.G. and Jones, I.W. (1999) 'Putting Values into Action: Lessons from Best Practice', Long Range Planning, Vol.32, No.2, pp.162-165.

Jones, I.W., and Pollitt, M.G. (1999) 'The development of ethical issues facing Boards of Directors: A model with implications, (29pp), CBR Working Paper No. 151.

Pollitt, M.G. and Jones, I.W. (1999) 'Critical Review: From Promise to Performance: A Journey of Transformation at SmithKline Beecham by Robert P.Bauman, Peter Jackson and Joanne T.Lawrence', Business Ethics - A European Review, Vol.8, No.3, July, pp.192-195.

Jones, I.W. and Pollitt, M.G. (1999) 'Putting Values into Action in Business', (40pp), CBR Working Paper No.121.

Pollitt, M.G. and Jones, I.W. (eds) (1998) 'The Role of Business Ethics in Economic Performance', (227pp), Basingstoke: Macmillan/St Martin's Press. 2nd printing 1999.

Pollitt, M.G. and Jones, I.W. (1998) 'The Role of Business Ethics in Economic Performance - A Christian Critique', Journal of the Association of Christian Economists, Vol.24, pp.33-44.

Pollitt, M.G. and Jones, I.W. (1998) 'Ethical and Unethical Competition: Establishing the Rules of Engagement', Long Range Planning, Vol.31, No.5, pp.703-710.

Pollitt, M.G. and Jones, I.W. (1996) 'Economics, Ethics and Integrity in Business', Journal of General Management, Vol.21, No.3, pp.30-47.

Jones, I.W. and Pollitt, M.G. (1995) 'Economics, Ethics and Unfair Competition', (47pp), CBR Working Paper No.22.

Pollitt, M.G. (1995) 'The Ethical Investor by Russell Sparkes', Journal of the Association of Christian Economists, No.20 pp.27-32.

Pollitt, M.G. (1993) 'The R-Factor by M.Shulter and D.Lee', Journal of Association of Christian Economists, No. 15. pp. 23-28.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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