SIG OFFICERS (2023-2024):
Davide Bizjak (University of Naples Federico II), SIG CHAIR (davbiz@unina.it)
Edoardo Mollona (University of Bologna), PAST SIG CHAIR (edoardo.mollona@unibo.it)
Lucia Michela Daniele (University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”), GENERAL TRACK CHAIR (luciamichela.daniele@
Anna Pistoni (University of Insubria), PROGRAMME CHAIR (anna.pistoni@uninsubria.it)
Ilaria Tutore (Parthenope University of Naples), COMMUNICATION OFFICER (ilaria.tutore@uniparthenope.
Maria Coscia (Parthenope University of Naples), CO-COMMUNICATION OFFICER (maria.coscia001@studenti.
BUSINESS FOR SOCIETY SIG STANDING TRACKS
GT01_00 – Business for Society General Track
The Business for Society General Track examines how organizations engage with their social and natural contexts. Embracing an interdisciplinary approach, we seek insights from economics, political sciences, sociology, and the humanities. Aligned with EURAM 2024’s theme, “Fostering Innovation to Address Grand Challenges,” the track welcomes studies aimed at providing theoretical and practical answers to the following question: How, why and under what conditions can business act for society?. We especially value topics not primarily covered by other B4S tracks.
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 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 10: Reducing inequalities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Primary Contact:
Lucia Michela Daniele, Department of Economics, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli – luciamichela.daniele@unicampania.it
ST01_01/ST02_01 – Rethinking the Responsible Corporation: Bridging Management, Law & Purpose (B4S & CoGo SIGs)
With this track, we develop new perspectives on the “responsible corporation”. What are the principles of governance, the institutional conditions or legal frameworks that enable corporations to better manage sustainability-related matters and responsible innovation? We encourage contributions that further our understanding of responsible corporations from various angles: theoretical or comparative approaches to corporate governance; recent institutional developments in sustainable finance or corporate law, such as purpose-driven corporations; alternative and emerging forms of business organizations; and historical as well as recent cases like Danone and Unilever.
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
Primary Contact:
Kevin Levillain, MINES ParisTech, PSL Research University – kevin.levillain@mines-paristech.fr
ST01_02 – Performance measurement and management for sustainability
Measuring sustainability performance plays a central role in implementing sustainability strategy and developing relationships with stakeholders. It implies to adopt mechanisms to measure, represent, report and communicate firm’s performance, embracing environmental, social and financial results. A recent stimulus in this direction is the European Directive 2022/2464 on corporate sustainability reporting.
We aim to attract papers which critically review and advance theory, methodology and practice and provide empirical evidence on: 1) sustainability and environmental reporting, integrated reporting, non-financial disclosure, their quality and assurance, and main drivers, 2) management control and performance measurement for sustainability, 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
Primary Contact:
Lucrezia Songini, University of Eastern Piedmont – lucrezia.songini@uniupo.it
BUSINESS FOR SOCIETY SIG TRACKS
T01_05 – Philosophy for business ethics
The topic aims to collect any kind of study that successfully applies and adopts 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: Virtue Ethics, Consequential and Non-consequential Ethics, Marxist and Gramscian Ethics, Continental Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, CSR, Sustainability and Business Ethics, Corporate Misconduct and Corporate Political Activity, Ethics of Care, Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Business Ethics.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people,Goal 4: Quality education,Goal 5: Gender equality,Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth,Goal 10: Reducing inequalities,Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
Primary Contact:
Guglielmo Faldetta, Kore University of Enna – guglielmo.faldetta@unikore.it
T01_06 – Addressing Grand Challenges within Society: Spirituality, Practical Wisdom, and Management Education
The topic welcomes research addressing how to innovatively overcome business grand challenges – such as inequality, emerging technologies, social injustice, quality of life, knowledge risk, and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) – through spirituality and practical wisdom. We aim to receive various approaches to improve our knowledge on how practical wisdom and (religious or non-religious) spirituality support innovation, shared value creation, humanized strategies, organizational purpose, adaption to change, meaningful workplace, and work attitudes – such as ethical decision-making, knowledge sharing/creation, development of shared spaces, worker well-being, curiosity and creativity, job involvement, commitment, and satisfaction. Both theoretical and empirical studies
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 10: Reducing inequalities; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 15: Life on land; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions; Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Primary Contact:
Raysa Rocha, University of Essex – raysa.geaquinto@gmail.com
T01_08 – Arts & Philosophy for Business and Society
This track aims at providing an open, inclusive and rigorous forum to investigate how management scholars can learn from millennial knowledge of arts and philosophy. We also contribute to the fine-grained understanding of management practices of thriving artistic, cultural, heritage and creative organizations in a context of growing digitalization of cultural institutions. We invite scholars to consider arts and philosophy not only as objects of management but as also sources from which management could learn. Accordingly, we call for contributions that build from arts management research to explore wider aspects of the relationship between arts, culture, philosophy, business and society.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 4: Quality education,Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth,Goal 10: Reducing inequalities
Primary Contact:
Domenico Napolitano, Scuola Superiore Meridionale, Naples, Italy – domenico.napolitano-ssm@unina.it
T01_09 – From AI to digital transformation in the Human+ Era: what are the effects on business for society?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has transformed organizational practices, leading to innovative applications in management, manufacturing, design, and digital transformations. Researchers and policymakers emphasize human-centric AI development, leading to changes in HR, digital marketing, decision-making, and corporate governance. AI impacts multiple sectors, including healthcare and creative industries, and necessitates a revolution in education. AI also affects self-esteem and body image, posing ethical questions on human-machine interaction and human obsolescence. The path to singularity is closer, but are we ready to manage the opportunities and challenges of a Human+ society? This track invites papers investigating the impact of AI on management and society.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people,Goal 4: Quality education,Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth,Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure,Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production
Primary Contact:
Francesco Laviola, Sapienza University of Rome – francesco.laviola@uniroma1.it
T01_12 – Collective Action to Face Grand Challenges: joint power behind sustainable business and projects
Society structures and production standards deplete the planet’s life support system. The grand challenges caused by human intervention derail the business-as-usual approach. This topic inquiries how collective action promotes transformative movements. They can arise from communities, projects, social movements, organizations, and governments. Stakeholder engagement, entrepreneurship, and collaboration among different sectors tend to result in innovation and in this kind of social change. Transformative movements are geared toward social and environmental problem-solving within ecosystems that can develop sustainably. We are interested in multidisciplinary studies aimed at understanding, describing, or analysing any level of collective action and their relation to grand challenges.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 10: Reducing inequalities, Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities, Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production, Goal 13: Climate action, Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Primary Contact:
Irene Ciccarino, BRU-ISCTE-IUL Irene.Ciccarino@iscte-iul.pt
