SIG OFFICERS (2019-2021):
Edoardo Mollona (University of Bologna), SIG CHAIR (edoardo.mollona@unibo.it)
Francesco Gangi (Università Degli Studi Della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli), SIG PAST CHAIR (Francesco.gangi@unicampania.it)
Lucia Michela Daniele (Università Degli Studi Della Campania, Luigi Vanvitelli), GT CO-CHAIR, PROGRAMME CHAIR (luciamichela.daniele@unicampania.it)
Davide Bizjak (University of Naples Federico II), GENERAL TRACK CHAIR (davbiz@unina.it)
Marika Carboni (Università degli Studi Roma Tre), COMMUNICATION OFFICER (marika.carboni@uniroma3.it)
Luigi Corvo (Università degli Studi Roma Tor Vergata), PROGRAMME CHAIR (luigi.corvo@uniroma2.it)
GT01_00 Busines for Society General Track
The Business for Society General Track addresses how organizations interact with their social, political and natural environment. Consistently with the interdisciplinary nature of this field, the general track aims at cross-fertilisations with colleagues from economics, political sciences, sociology, humanities, who investigate the conditions under which organizations may contribute to sustainable development. Coherently with EURAM 2020 theme: “The business of now: the future starts here”, the track welcomes work that explores how demographic, political and technological trends challenge management scholars. The general track particularly welcomes contributions not explicitly covered by other B4S tracks.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth,
Goal 10: Reducing inequalities,
Goal 13: Climate action
Davide Bizjak , University of Naples Federico II, davbiz@unina.it
BUSINESS FOR SOCIETY SIG STANDING TRACKS
ST01_01/ST02_01 – Rethinking the Responsible Corporation: Bridging Management, Law, Governance & Purpose
(co-sponsored by Business for Society SIG-01 and Corporate Governance SIG-02)
This track aims at developing new perspectives between law & management studies in order to facilitate the rethinking of the legal constitution and governance of corporations. There is a growing awareness of the necessity to revise the principles of corporate governance, particularly in relation to innovations that aim to strengthen progress toward responsible and sustainable management practices. This track seeks to identify such innovations and support their implementation by examining current management and legal theories of the corporation, alternative and emergent forms of corporations, and new avenues in law & management to enable governance designs fostering responsible business and innovation.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 4: Quality education,
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth,
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure,
Goal 10: Reducing inequalities,
Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production
Kevin Levillain , MINES ParisTech, PSL Research University, kevin.levillain@mines-paristech.fr
ST01_02 Measuring, managing and communicating on performance for sustainability: new trends and innovative tools
Measuring, managing and communicating performance for sustainability play a central role in the implementation of the sustainability strategy, and developing relationships with stakeholders. It comprises practices and mechanisms to measure, represent, report and communicate firm’s performance, embracing environmental, social and economic aspects. We aim to attract papers which critically review and advance theory, methodology and practice on: sustainability and environmental reporting, social balance sheet, Integrated reporting, non financial disclosure, management control and performance measurement systems for sustainability, quality and assurance of sustainability disclosure and IR, the effects on the organization and its stakeholders, the role of CFO and the controller.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people,
Goal 5: Gender equality,
Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation,
Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy,
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth,
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure,
Goal 10: Reducing inequalities,
Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production,
Goal 13: Climate action,
Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Lucrezia Songini , University of Eastern Piedmont, lucrezia.songini@uniupo.it
ST01_03 – Finance and Economy for Society: Inclusion, Empowerment and Sustainability
The dysfunctioning of the global financial system which culminated in the 2008 global economic meltdown calls for an in-depth analysis of financial, banking, investment, monetary and fiscal mechanisms. The growing pace of financialization coupled with insufficient regulation and oversight have been at the origin of market and institutional failures. The track invites theoretical, conceptual and empirical contributions that investigate the existing business and management practices and propose alternative innovative financial and investment models to accelerate economic and social transformation. A particular emphasis is placed on the role of institutional investors, asset managers and the banking industry to enhance financial sustainability.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 1: No poverty,
Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people,
Goal 4: Quality education,
Goal 5: Gender equality,
Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy,
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth,
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure,
Goal 10: Reducing inequalities,
Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production,
Goal 13: Climate action,
Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions,
Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Sharam Alijani , NEOMA Business School, sharam.alijani@neoma-bs.fr
BUSINESS FOR SOCIETY SIG TRACKS
T01_04 – Arts Organizations and Business Education for society
We welcome contributions that put arts and business education at the core of ‘business for society’ research. Arts and Business education have been studied as separated concepts either looking at how applying Business and Education to the artistic field or Viceversa. We look at art as a source of knowledge, by which management should learn. Accordingly, we refer to the etymological meaning of art, which derives from the latin word Ar-tem (the practice of giving value to the human action) and formerly from the Aryan root Ar (moving onwards).
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 10: Reducing inequalities,
Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production
Davide Bizjak , University of Naples Federico II, davbiz@unina.it
T01_06 – Environmental, Social, Governance: A New Paradigm for Businesses
Since concept of CSR went through a progressive rationalization (Lee, 2008), we think that it is time explain how and why ESG related changes in society issues take place. This is the role we expect ESG paradigm will play. In this context of change in the companies’ way of facing the market and their competitors, an important slot is reserved also by Industry 4.0 paradigm, namely the digital dimension of future industrial structures. Thus, there are some questions that the researchers will need to wrestle with going forward. For example, how firms increase the long-run viability and the value, focusing on ESG factors? How recent societal and industrial changes, such as Industry 4.0 paradigm could affect ESG? Are we able to look beyond ESG? How will firms be judged if not following ESG factors? We encourage submissions of both theoretical and empirical papers that explore “new” ESG paradigm.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 5: Gender equality,
Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities,
Goal 13: Climate action.
Nicola Cucari , Sapienza University of Rome, ncucari@unisa.it
T01_06 - Environmental, Social, Governance: A New Paradigm for Businesses
T01_09 – Philosophy for business ethics
The topic aims to collect any kind of study that successfully applies and adopt philosophical paradigms to explain, interpret, and impact ethical behaviours in management and business. We are looking for novel or established approaches to create synergies between philosophical studies and managerial disciplines. Both in terms of theoretical paradigms and methods of analysis employed, we are open to a broad range of elements: Consequential, Non-consequential and Virtue Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Corporate misconduct and corporate political activity, Ancient Philosophies, Continental Philosophy, Business and Human Rights, Philosophies of Diversity, Organizational Aesthetics, non-Western tradition, Artificial Intelligence and business ethics, etc.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people,
Goal 5: Gender equality,
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth,
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure,
Goal 10: Reducing inequalities,
Goal 13: Climate action, Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
Guglielmo Faldetta , Kore University of Enna, guglielmo.faldetta@unikore.it