This paper contextualises and analyses global norm-making concerning the nature of work within multinational companies. We develop a framework for analysing the relations between formal and informal elements of global norm-making, stressing dynamic interdependencies between formality and informality on four dimensions: the codification of norms; enforcement mechanisms; the use of ‘platforms’ and aggregation with wider contexts. We investigate four cases of transnational norm-making spaces across two multinationals, and analyse how these interdependencies work, both for norms and practices that emanate from the upper levels of corporate hierarchies, and those developed at lower levels among global operational teams.

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当代跨国公司的全球规范制定流程

本文对有关跨国公司工作性质的全球规范制定进行了背景分析。我们开发了一个框架来分析全球规范制定的正式和非正式要素之间的关系，强调正式和非正式之间在四个方面的动态相互依赖关系：规范的编纂；执行机制；使用“平台”并在更广泛的背景下进行聚合。我们调查了两家跨国公司跨国规范制定空间的四个案例，并分析了这些相互依赖关系如何发挥作用，包括来自公司高层的规范和实践，以及全球运营团队中较低层制定的规范和实践。