Category: Special Issue

Invitation for submissions for a Business & Society Special Issue seeking incisive research that illuminates how corruption and wrongdoing may emerge in contemporary organizations and societies, as well as strategies to effectively address these challenges.

Even though the lives of Indigenous peoples have been impacted by business practices (often negatively), they have been largely excluded from business and management research. Yet, Indigenous peoples have rich experiences and holistic community-based enterprises that can contribute significantly to management research and in exploring sustainable pathways urgently required for planetary health. In this e-conversation, the Editors of an upcoming Special Issue at Business & Society on Global Indigenous Peoples: Expanding the Intersection of Business and Society give deeper insights on the need to rightly recognize Indigenous populations, the role of businesses, and the role of management scholarship in elevating and amplifying Indigenous research.

The sharing economy is a socio-technical system where people or organizations share assets or services with each other, either for free or for a fee. However, the role of sharing economy models in addressing social issues is not well understood, especially in contexts with weak institutions. Therefore, the guest editors of an ongoing Call for Papers invite submissions seeking to shed light on the societal impacts, benefits, and potential risks of sharing economy models at the base of the pyramid.

There are increasing calls for responsible leadership, but how exactly is the research on responsible leadership relevant for the intersection of business and society? Can this form of leadership truly address the grand challenges confronting the world? In this e-conversation, the Editors of a Special Issue at Business & Society on Responsible Leadership Action for Business and Society: Addressing the Grand Societal Challenges of Our Time give deeper insights on these and more questions.

What is the link between public health and business? Can businesses contribute to the population health of regions with inadequate health regulations or infrastructure? Editors of a Special Issue at Business & Society answer these and more.

What are fake news, propaganda, alternative facts, and post-truths? How does fake news impact the social evaluations of businesses? What can businesses do when their reputation is threatened by fake news? Editors of a Special Issue at Business & Society answer these questions and more....

The Special Issue (SI) we envision, therefore, seeks (1) to revisit the study of leadership at the intersection of business and society, both conceptually and empirically, and (2) to advance knowledge about how and under what conditions organizational leaders address selected GSCs’ impact on society, which then affects their responsibility as change agents, activists, stewards and through other roles.

The Special Issue intends to open a place for advancing the discussion of the role of business in tackling health challenges and the impact of business on the health of all relevant stakeholders including employees, consumers, and communities. Second, this Special Issue will be a springboard to propose ideas for business and management scholars and practitioners interested in health and the advancement in the SDGs for not only SDG 3 but all of the SDGs that have health impacts. Third, the Special Issue will offer research opportunities and interdisciplinary insights in the business-health literature along with some recommendations for an interdisciplinary approach to the literature.