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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:

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

All Sessions in Track C...

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


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