Inaugural OB Division Award for Societal Impact Sponsored by Pepperdine Graziadio Business School and the OB Division The 2020 recipient from the OB Division Award for Societal Impact is Laura Morgan Roberts from the University of Virginia Scholarly work with societal impact is both scientifically credible and useful to society; it produces societally…
As many of you know, I research resilience, that is, the capacity of individuals, organisations and communities to recover from substantial adversity. In this essay, I offer some of my own experiences and observations, and hope that they can contribute to tackling major global challenges such as the Covid-19 health emergency and climate change. I…
RRBM on Tour Symposium Date: Thursday, 10 March 2022 Time: 10:30 – 16:15 (local time) Virtually hosted on Zoom by the Poznan University of Economics and Business (Poland) Overall Objective: The overall objective of the symposium is to advance a critical and ethical understanding of what responsible science is so that credible and trustworthy knowledge…
RRBM PRO WEBINAR Responsible Research in pandemic times EVENT DETAILS Crises often create opportunities for creative responses because of the inspiration they provide to think differently. A pandemic crisis is unique in its that its impact is universal, impacting upon every country and every sector. It can wreak havoc. Thankfully, business and management research, embracing…
List of participants (alphabetical order) First Name Last Name Affiliation Position Discipline Country RRBM status** Africa Ariño IESE Professor of Strategic Management Management Spain Endorser Atalay Atasu INSEAD Professor of Technology and Operations Management Operations Management France Peter Bamberger Tel Aviv University Professor of Management Management Israel Endorser Sudipta Basu Temple University…
The societal aspects of education provide some of its main benefits, its purpose being to contribute to society’s welfare. Universities should accordingly produce responsible and accountable leaders in their respective domains through education. However, higher education’s quest for revenue and reputation has led universities to sideline or even neglect this stated societal purpose. While it…
The coronavirus, or COVID-19, and climate change are very different problems. But the global response to the coronavirus gives me hope that we can tackle other global threats. It is hard to see the positive in the novel coronavirus and its associated disease, COVID-19. Not only has COVID-19 made people very sick, it has…
Colorado State University, College of Business Implementing “Business for a Better World” though Research with Impact The College of Business at Colorado State University is encouraging its faculty and others to conduct well-grounded research addressing pressing societal problems. Initiatives include several aligned recognition/award programs, complementary academic centers, an annual ethics/sustainability conference, public policy-oriented journal…
The COVID-19 pandemic currently wreaking havoc across the world has pushed millions of people into confinement, and is raising uncertainty over the extent of the crisis and a deep fear that successive waves of infections could occur in the future. One alleged advantage of quarantine is that it can be used to renew ideas and…