Session 47
On the Emerging B Corp Phenomenon and the Future of Capitalism
Track M |
Date: Sunday, October 4, 2015 |
Track C |
Time: 11:15 – 12:30 |
Interest Group Panel |
Room: Governor's Square 14 |
Session Chair:
- David Hongquan Zhu, Arizona State University
Panelists:
- Kimberly Coupounas, B Lab
- Pete Dignan, Renewable Choice Energy
- Suntae Kim, University of Michigan
- Peter Roberts, Emory University
Shareholder return is under increased scrutiny as the default measure of firm performance, with implications for those who study and run organizations. Emerging out of critiques of cold-hearted capitalism is the B-Corp phenomenon. B-Corp refers both to “Benefit Corporation,” a legal status conferred by state law in the US, and, alternatively, to a certification issued by the nonprofit “B Lab.” In both cases, the B-Corp represents an alternative form of economic organization, gaining popularity worldwide. B-Corps set out not only to make money, but also to have a positive social impact. Why do B-Corps matter to strategy research and business practice? How might we utilize available data about B-Corps to inform strategy research? What are the challenges and opportunities that B-corps present for business professionals? Join our panel of scholars and B-Corp CEOs for a lively discussion of how to “B the change” through your research and your business activities.
All Sessions in Track M...
- Sun: 08:00 – 09:15
- Session 49: Stakeholder Strategy and Corporate Growth
- Sun: 09:45 – 11:00
- Session 48: On Teaching CSR as a Strategic Management Topic
- Sun: 11:15 – 12:30
- Session 47: On the Emerging B Corp Phenomenon and the Future of Capitalism
- Sun: 17:45 – 00:00
- Session 322: Stakeholder Strategy Business Meeting
- Mon: 08:00 – 09:15
- Session 39: Who is a stakeholder?
- Mon: 11:15 – 12:30
- Session 34: New Explanations of Contextual Differences in CSR
- Session 244: Legitimacy, Stakeholders, and Competition
- Session 257: Explaining CSR: Internal Factors
- Mon: 13:45 – 15:00
- Session 37: Political Ties: Knots or Bows?
- Mon: 16:45 – 18:00
- Session 42: The Word is Out! Stakeholder Responses to Public Signals of Firms' Behaviors
- Session 89: Integrating Theories of Stakeholders, Ownership, Governance and Boards
- Tue: 08:00 – 09:15
- Session 43: First Principles in Creating Value: Stakeholder Theory
- Tue: 11:00 – 12:15
- Session 260: CSR Challenges
- Tue: 14:15 – 15:30
- Session 44: What's New? Intersecting Stakeholders with Entrepreneurial Industries, Firms, and Organizational Forms
- Tue: 15:45 – 17:00
- Session 46: Accidents, Disasters, and Stakeholder Demands
- Session 265: Performance Effects of CSR and Non Market Strategy
- Tue: 17:30 – 18:45
- Session 90: Stakeholder Strategies in Emerging Markets
- Sun: 11:15 – 12:30
- Session 47: On the Emerging B Corp Phenomenon and the Future of Capitalism
- Sun: 16:15 – 17:30
- Session 223: Hybrid organizations and business model heterogeneity
- Mon: 08:00 – 09:15
- Session 39: Who is a stakeholder?
- Mon: 11:15 – 12:30
- Session 34: New Explanations of Contextual Differences in CSR
- Session 222: Profit and nonprofit organizations: Patterns of collaboration and competition
- Mon: 13:45 – 15:00
- Session 224: Balancing profit and nonprofit objectives across different business models
- Tue: 08:00 – 09:15
- Session 43: First Principles in Creating Value: Stakeholder Theory
- Tue: 11:00 – 12:15
- Session 225: Institutional logics, legitimacy, and embeddedness in profit and nonprofit organizations
- Tue: 15:45 – 17:00
- Session 46: Accidents, Disasters, and Stakeholder Demands
- Session 93: Blending CSR, Non-Profit, Symbolic Management and Practitioner Focus Perspectives
- Session 226: Trust, loyalty, compassion: The role of resources in balancing multiple objectives