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Business Models for Sustainability

Business Models for Sustainability: Who creates value, who bears the risk, and who gets to decide? Introducing the Business & Society Special Issue “Business Models for Sustainability and the Future of Business–Society Relationships: Value Creation, Power, Risk, and Responsibility”Guest Editors:…

Conversations with the Editors: Global Indigenous Peoples: Expanding the Intersection of Business and Society

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.

Sharing Economy at the Base of the Pyramid: Societal Impact and Challenges

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.

Conversations with the Editors: Responsible Leadership Action for Business and Society: Addressing the Grand Societal Challenges of Our Time

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.

Special Issue Call for Papers: “Responsible Leadership Action for Business and Society: Addressing the Grand Societal Challenges of Our Time”

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.