Our research builds on existing literature examining institutional voids in emerging economies. Using data from two cases of mining FDI in Argentina, we conceptualize the triggers, processes and consequences of informal institution-building by a social movement. We found the cases to exhibit different ‘community sustainability orientations’, enabling two contrasting strategies, ‘bargaining’ and ‘gatekeeping’, to address the existing institutional void. This led to the development of new formal institutions – regulated CSR for the former and legal ban on mining operations for the latter case. Our study thus offers insights into the processes through which institutional entrepreneurship by social movements influences MNEs.

我们的研究建立在审查新兴经济体制度空白的现有文献的基础上。使用阿根廷两个采矿外国直接投资案例的数据，我们将社会运动非正式制度建设的触发因素、过程和后果概念化。我们发现这些案例表现出不同的“社区可持续发展方向”，从而启用两种截然不同的策略，“讨价还价”和“守门”，以解决现有的制度空白。这导致了新的正式机构的发展——前者为受监管的企业社会责任，后者为法律禁止采矿作业。因此，我们的研究为社会运动的制度创业影响跨国企业的过程提供了见解。