We are pleased to introduce the newly formed Community Development Team (CDT). This team brings together the journals’ blog and social media initiatives under one umbrella with the aim of strengthening the journal’s community engagement, professional development, and impact beyond academia. With the support of the journals’ community, especially the authors of recent articles, CDT will produce and curate engaging content, including blog posts, videos, and podcasts, and other resources (e.g., information on novel data and methodologies) to support the journals’ mission. 

The team will be co-led by Mehdi Samimi and José-Carlos García-Rosell (JC).  JC has done a remarkable job in building the journal’s social media presence and will continue as the journal’s social media editor. Mehdi will join the team as the content editor, while Emilia Filippi, Bart Leyen, and Joyce Treptow will serve as its associate content editors. 

Here are their brief bios and contact information: 

Emilia Filippi is an Assistant Professor of Management at the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, Italy. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics and Management from the University of Trento. Her research examines automation, corporate governance, sustainability, and gender, with a focus on how technological change shapes organizations and society. She has published several articles and a monograph on these topics.

José-Carlos García-Rosell is Professor of Business Ethics at Oulu Business School, University of Oulu. His work focuses on corporate social responsibility, business ethics, human-animal relations in organizations, responsible tourism business, and responsible management education. His research explores practical approaches to responsible business and has been widely published across leading journals.

Bart Leyen is a PhD student at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium. His research focuses on the governance and organization of social entrepreneurship ecosystems, with a particular emphasis on universities’ role in enabling social impact. He serves as an educational assistant at VUB’s Department of Social Sciences & Solvay Business School, and his work extends to international development initiatives, including projects in DR Congo.

Mehdi Samimi is an Assistant Professor of Management at the City College of New York (CUNY). His research focuses on managerial cognition, strategic leadership, innovation, and corporate social responsibility. His work has been published in leading journals, and he serves on the editorial board of Business & Society.

Joyce Treptow is a final-year PhD researcher at UNU-MERIT / Maastricht University. Her research explores how indigenous values and local knowledge can inform equitable and resilient AI-driven sustainability innovation, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. She works in a participatory manner and contributes to translating research into accessible blog and social media content.