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…
As we struggle with how best to combat COVID-19 in many parts of the world, stark differences have emerged in both the strategies and relative success rates of individual countries in stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus. Remarkably, China and South Korea have successfully arrested the expansion of the virus, while others, including the…
2023 “Responsible Research in Management” Award Sponsored by the Academy of Management Fellows Co-sponsored by the Responsible Research in Business and Management Supported by the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business Call for Nominations Submission deadline: January 31, 2023 Objectives This award recognizes rigorously conducted and societally beneficial research contributing knowledge with the…
The current system is falling short of fulfilling our collective potential. The goal for researchers and their institutions should include business and societal impact, not simply to publish in a small set of journals with limited readership. The results of research are an important input into the curriculum and are the basis for informing public…
Our world is facing challenging tensions in all aspects of society: economic, political, technological, social, and environmental. All 195 member-states of the United Nations have pledged to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity within the next 15 years.3 http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/ The National Academy of Engineering encourages the profession to meet 14 grand challenges in the…
Including Practitioners in Co-Creating Desirable Future Speaker: Dr Garima Sharma (Georgia State University) Management research fails to impact practice because our focus is on evidence from the past that may not reflect practitioners’ current reality. Further, we use this historical evidence to predict the future. However, as the current crises has shown, often…
Chinese Business Deans’ Summit on Responsible Research Based on news in the IACMR’s (www.iacmr.org) December 2019 issue of Bimonthly Briefing, and the Chinese websites of Peking University Guanghua School of Management, Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management, and Zhejiang University School of Management Business and management schools worldwide should make…
This post was originally published on Network for Business Sustainability Earlier this month, my son was tested for his next belt at the local karate dojo. For a karate learner, every test is a special occasion as they look to advance in belt colours: each signifying progress (and a rank). As a father, these occasions…