The ONE Division will sponsor a Professional Development Workshop (PDW) titled “Managing with Purpose: Situating B Corps Within the Landscape of Purpose-Driven Organizations” at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Participants will have the chance to receive developmental feedback from scholars with expertise in the field of purpose-driven organizations, specifically B Corps and hybrid organizations.

**Please note: In order to attend this event you must also register separately for the AOM 2025 conference.

Date: Sunday, July 27th
Time: 11:00-14:00PM CEST (GMT +2)
Location: Bella Center, Hall A-A2-M2

Organizers:
Leonardo Boni, Polytechnic of Milan, leonardo.boni@polimi.it
Joel Gehman, George Washington University School of Business, gehman@email.gwu.edu
Emily Landry, Washington and Lee University, elandry@wlu.edu
Alyssa Menz, Yale University School of the Environment, alyssa.menz@yale.edu
Martina Pasquini, IE Business School, martina.pasquini@ie.edu
Garima Sharma, Kogod Business School, American University, gsharma@american.edu
Natalia Vidal, University of New Mexico, nvidal@unm.edu

Panelists:
Rachida Justo, IE Business School
Marco Giarratana, IE Business School
Garima Sharma, Kogod Business School, American University
Julie Yen, Questrom School of Business, Boston University

Discussant:
Emily Landry, Washington and Lee University

Round Table Facilitators:
Leonardo Boni, Polytechnic of Milan
Martina Pasquini, IE Business School
Natalia Vidal, University of New Mexico
Garima Sharma, Kogod Business School, American University

The PDW is structured in two sections: the first section will be dedicated to a panel discussion, in which panelists will cover different purpose-driven organizational forms – those committed to making positive impacts on society – and how they relate to the B Corp movement. Panelists and the Discussant will converse about current research gaps and emerging themes involving purpose-driven companies such as governance and legitimacy, integrative frameworks, and sustainable development. Specifically, scholars will explore how B Corps compare with other purpose-driven organizational forms, social enterprises, or other hybrid organizations; the critical governance challenges facing B Corps, including certification-related controversies and stakeholder skepticism; and how insights from B Corps can inform broader debates on the governance of purpose-driven businesses and vice-versa. The final part of this section will be dedicated to Q&A with the audience.

The second section of the PDW is dedicated to participants who have submitted short papers. The admitted participants will receive feedback from the Round Table Facilitators and other participants. The Round Table Facilitators represent different backgrounds and methodological expertise, but all share interests, experience and ongoing research activities about purpose-driven organizations. The organizers will develop themes for each round table so that participants sharing similar interests will be grouped together.

Registration:

Registration is required for Part 2 of the workshop. To register, participants must submit:

• a short (maximum 4,000 words) paper, extended abstract, or project related to purpose-driven organizations (B Corps, benefit corporations, hybrid organizations) structured as follows:
  • title page
  • abstract
  • introduction
  • literature and theoretical framework
  • data
  • results or expected results
  • potential contributions
• please indicate the stage of the project and the type of feedback that would be most helpful to you

We are no longer accepting paper submission.

Questions? Please contact the organizers: Leonardo Boni, Polytechnic of Milan, leonardo.boni@polimi.it; Joel Gehman, George Washington University School of Business, gehman@email.gwu.edu; Emily Landry, Washington and Lee University, elandry@wlu.edu; Alyssa Menz, Yale University School of the Environment, alyssa.menz@yale.edu; Martina Pasquini, IE Business School, martina.pasquini@ie.edu; Garima Sharma, Kogod Business School, American University, gsharma@american.edu; Natalia Vidal, University of New Mexico, nvidal@unm.edu

Participants will be notified about the acceptance of their submissions by June 30th, 2025.