[Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business In Association with Future Earth] Responsible Research for Better Business (Creating Useful and Credible Knowledge for Business and Society) ||

This book gathers original, empirical and conceptual papers that address the complex challenges of conducting responsible research in the business and management professions. It includes contributions related to, and reflecting on, the vision of the Responsible Research in Business and Management (RRBM) network, which proposes that business can help provide a better world if it is informed by responsible research. The responsible research agenda requires new methods of scholarly assessment that include criteria for measuring impact, systemic solutions and practitioner relevance. Theories greatly influence business and management practices, and as the late Sumantra Ghoshal warned, bad management theories are destroying good management practices. The authors of this book believe that good management theories can help to create new and better business practices. László Zsolnai is a Professor and Director of the Business Ethics Center at the Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary. He is the Chairman of the Business Ethics Faculty Group of the CEMS − The Global Alliance in Management Education - and serves as President of the European SPES Institute in Leuven, Belgium. Mike Thompson is the Leader of People Services at Anthesis, the global sustainability services group. He was formerly a Professor of Management Practice at the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) and is now a Visiting Professor at the Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University in Suzhou, China. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria, BC. Mike is the Co-editor of The Macau Ricci Institute Journal Preface Contents Notes on Contributors List of Figures List of Tables Introduction The Call for Responsible Research in Business and Management 1 Issues and Themes References Methodologies for Responsible Business Research Critical Realism: A Philosophy of Science for Responsible Business and Management Research 1 Critical Realism 2 The Transformational Model of Social Activity 3 The Theory of Explanatory Critiques 4 Conclusion: A Critical Realist Praxis for Responsible Research References Identifying and Solving the Right Problem by Using Multidimensional Systems Thinking 1 Introduction 2 Problem Formulation 3 Developing Substantively Adequate and Ethically Acceptable Solutions 4 Conclusion References Relational Objectivity as Responsibility in Management Research 1 Introduction 2 Toward a Relational Conception of Objectivity as Responsibility 2.1 Traditional Conception of Objectivity 2.2 Relational Conception of Objectivity as Responsibility 2.3 The Bonds of Responsibility 3 The Bonds of Responsibility in Management Research 3.1 Acknowledging Responsibility 3.2 Fulfilling Responsibility 3.3 Expanding Responsibility 4 Relevance of Objectivity as Responsibility for Management Research 4.1 Responsibility to the Features and Qualities of Relating 4.2 Action Research 4.3 Insider/Outsider Research 4.4 Engaged Scholarship 4.5 Responsibility for Our Actions/Judgments 4.6 How Do We Decide Appropriate Forms of Interaction Among Participants? 4.7 How Do We Decide Appropriate Ways, Inquiry Participants and Venues for Communicating the Results? 5 Implications and Conclusion References Reflections on Standards for Responsible—and High-Quality—Research: A Call for Peace 1 Introduction 2 Responsible Research: A Brief Overview 3 Standards of High-Quality Research Vis-à-Vis Principles of Responsible Research 4 The Ultimate “Service to Society”: Fostering Peace Through Research 5 Conclusion: A New Paradigm for Business and Management Scholarship References Responsible Research and Diversity in Methods: Contributions of Mixed Methods Research for Better Business and a Better World 1 Introduction 2 Foundations of Mixed Methods Research 3 Examples of Contributions of Mixed Methods Research to Better Business and a Better World 3.1 Poverty Alleviation and the Role of Management Research Using Mixed Methods 3.2 Promoting Environmental Sustainability in Tourism Through Mixed Methods 4 Mixed Methods and Principles of Responsible Research 5 Conclusions References From Being Observed to Becoming an Active Participant: How Visual Research Methods Contribute to Producing Useful and Credible Knowledge 1 Extant Literature on Visual Methodologies in Organization and Management Studies 2 Methodology: A Longitudinal Visual Inquiry into Game Industry Ecosystems in Helsinki, Finland 3 Analyzing Drawings: From Research Subjects to Co-creators of Knowledge 4 Concluding Remarks: From Moments of Reflection to Reflective Practitioners References Getting Closer to Real World Business Sustainable Value Management: Pluralistic, Multi-Criteria, and Long-Term Decision-Making 1 Introduction 2 Review of the Prevailing Narratives on Sustainability and Social Responsibility 3 Sustainable Value Creation 4 The Case for Pluralistic, Multiple Criteria and Long-Term Decision-Making 5 Where Do We Go From Here? References Responsible Research for Responsible Investment—JUST Capital Case Study 1 Introduction 2 The Importance of Being Responsible 3 Responsible Investment Demands Responsible Research 4 What Is JUST Capital? 5 JUST Capital Ranking Methodology 5.1 Principle One: Service to Society 5.2 Principle Two: Stakeholder Involvement 5.3 Principle Three: Impact on Stakeholders 5.4 Principle Four: Valuing Both Basic and Applied Contribution 5.5 Principle Five: Valuing Plurality and Multidisciplinary Collaboration 5.6 Principle Six: Sound Methodology 5.7 Principle Seven: Broad Dissemination 6 Conclusion References Obstacles to Sustainable Change in Business Practice 1 Business and a Better World 2 The Desire for Sustainable Change 3 The Gap 4 Obstacles to Sustainable Change in Business Practice 4.1 Obstacle 1: Ambiguity of Objective 4.2 Obstacle 2: Narrow Frame of Reference 4.3 Obstacle 3: Adversarial External View 4.4 Obstacle 4: Functional Isolation 4.5 Obstacle 5: Unsuitable Performance Standards 5 The Underlying Paradigmatic Challenge 6 Guidance in the Literature 6.1 Business and Society 6.2 Strategy and Innovation 7 Conclusion: Responsible Research for an Enabling Paradigm References Index This book gathers original, empirical and conceptual papers that address the complex challenges of conducting responsible research in the business and management professions. It includes contributions related to, and reflecting on, the vision of the Responsible Research in Business and Management (RRBM) network, which proposes that business can help provide a better world if it is informed by responsible research. The responsible research agenda requires new methods of scholarly assessment that include criteria for measuring impact, systemic solutions and practitioner relevance. Theories greatly influence business and management practices, and as the late Sumantra Ghoshal warned, bad management theories are destroying good management practices. The authors of this book believe that good management theories can help to create new and better business practices. László Zsolnai is a Professor and Director of the Business Ethics Center at the Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary. He is the Chairman of the Business Ethics Faculty Group of the CEMS − The Global Alliance in Management Education - and serves as President of the European SPES Institute in Leuven, Belgium. Mike Thompson is the Leader of People Services at Anthesis, the global sustainability services group. He was formerly a Professor of Management Practice at the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) and is now a Visiting Professor at the Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University in Suzhou, China. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria, BC. Mike is the Co-editor of The Macau Ricci Institute Journal