BusinessandSociety.org is the official blog of the Business & Society journal.
The blog publishes accessible, research-based reflections on the relationship between business and society.
It is a space for scholars, practitioners, students, and members of the wider business and society community to engage with timely ideas, current debates, and new research in a shorter and more accessible format than a traditional journal article.
Connected to the Business & Society journal
The blog is affiliated with Business & Society, a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Sage, and dedicated to scholarly work on the intersection of business and society.
The journal publishes research that develops, tests, and refines theory, and that improves our understanding of important societal issues and their relation to business. The blog complements this work by helping research travel beyond the journal article: into classrooms, public debates, professional communities, and practice.
Many blog posts are connected to articles published in Business & Society, offering authors the opportunity to present their ideas in a more accessible and conversational format.
More information about the journal’s editorial team can be found here.
What this blog publishes
The Business & Society Blog highlights, analyses, and comments on topics and research related to business and society issues.
We publish pieces that may include:
- commentaries based on recently published research;
- reflections on current societal and business challenges;
- interviews and conversations with scholars;
- teaching-oriented or practice-oriented pieces;
- essays that connect academic research to public debate;
- research resources for scholars, educators, and students;
- updates on community events, conferences, and other activities relevant to the business and society field.
The articles are written for a broad audience, including researchers, educators, students, practitioners, policymakers, journalists, and others interested in how business shapes society, and how society shapes business.
Editorial review and citation
All articles published on the blog go through editorial review. The aim is to ensure that contributions are clear, relevant, research-informed, and accessible to a wide audience.
BusinessandSociety.org is catalogued by the Swiss National Library with the ISSN 2673-6888, and articles published on the blog can be cited.
History of the blog
Business & Society Blog was created in March 2017. It was first administered by Tim Hart, former Social Media Editor of Business & Society, and later edited by Sarah Stephen.
Since its creation, the blog has served as a platform for timely commentary and discussion on business and society research. Its contributions are relevant not only to scholars in the field, but also to practitioners, media, students, policymakers, and members of society.
Editorial team
The blog is currently administered and edited by the Business & Society Community Development Team:
- Emilia Filippi, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy
- José-Carlos García-Rosell, Oulu Business School, University of Oulu, Finland
- Bart Leyen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium
- Mehdi Samimi, City College of New York (CUNY), USA
- Joyce Treptow, UNU-MERIT / Maastricht University, the Netherlands
The team welcomes comments, feedback, and ideas related to the blog, including suggestions for future posts, research resources, community updates, and event announcements at this email address: cdteam@businessandsociety.org.
