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2020 Global B Academics Paper Development Workshop Call for Papers “Nuts and Bolts of Research on B Corps: Empirical Methods and Research Designs”
Research on Certified B Corporations and Benefit Corporations (B Corps), has grown manifold in the past few years. With a strong mission to pursue social good, B Corps offer opportunities to examining important questions related to sustainability and the sustainable development goals, entrepreneurship, equity and diversity, and corporate social responsibility, among others. The many layers in the B Corp phenomenon, ranging from a comprehensive certification mechanism to Benefit Corporation legislation have attracted a wide array of research questions and continue to inform theories related to institutions, social movements, social evaluations, certifications, and
categorization. Further, as avant-garde social enterprises that are also for-profit businesses, B Corps offer an important new context for entrepreneurship scholars to test mainstream theories and push new boundaries of understanding.
In responding to the increasing plurality of research on B Corps, this paper development workshop aims to help the research community define and push boundaries of B Corps research, especially as related to empirical methods and research design. In addition to roundtable discussions on working papers/research ideas, we have invited accomplished scholars and journal editors to take stock of the vibrant research in this area, showcase compelling research approaches, and discuss challenges and opportunities ahead.
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B ACADEMICS NETWORK HOSTS THE GLOBAL 2020 B ACADEMICS PAPER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
By Nikki Hensley
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Presentations and Paper AbstractsWatch the Workshop Videos Below
Jessica Thomas
President, B Academics
Poole College of Management, NC State University
Ben Anderson
Co-CEO, B Lab US & Canada
Dan Osusky
Director of Standards, B Lab
Joel Gehman
VP, B Academics
George Washington University
Oana Branzei
Western University
Michael Conger
Miami University
Suntae Kim
Boston College
Nancy Kurland
Franklin & Marshall College
Breakout Room: Social Impact Story
In small breakout rooms, B Corps/other social enterprises will share their stories toward impact. This is the time to grab coffee/lunch (depending on your time zone!) and join these story rooms.
DANIKA PADILLA
Sr. Director of Social Impact
Meow Wolf
Topic: Creativity, art and inclusion
SANDRA KWAK
Founder & CEO
10Power
Topic: Community resilience through renewable energy
BRENT MACON
Chief Partnerships Officer
Daymaker
Topic: Making philanthropy work
NATHAN STUCK
Director of Corporate Culture
Ad Victoriam Solutions
Topic: Regional collective action, corporate culture
CRAIG HILL
VP, Client & Treasury Manager
Beneficial State Bank
Topic: Growing the B Corp movement from ground up
DAVION ZIERE
Founder and CEO
Origyn and Culturebase
Topic: 2020: Orienting ourselves for Optimal Impact with Data as the Foundation
THOMAS KIMBER
Founder & CEO
Karün
Nature and organizational design
JUANJO MANZANO
Co-Founder
Alma Natura
Topic: Kickstarting a movement as the first Spanish B Corp
KEVIN CHRISTOPHER
Venture Lead
Rockridge Venture Law
Topic: Creating a sustainable business in an on-demand, make-it-cheap e-commerce culture
From among the extended abstracts we receive, approximately three papers will be
selected for presentation to the entire group.
Chris Marquis
Cornell University
Small Group Paper Development Discussion (60 mins)
Alim Bevridge
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Michael Conger
Miami University
Rosanna Garcia
University of Denver
Emily Landry
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Kendall Park
Vanderbilt University
Garima Sharma
Georgia State University
Chris Marquis
Cornell University
Nancy Kurland
Franklin & Marshall College
Plenary Reflection And Wrap Up (10 mins)
Organizing Committee
GARIMA SHARMA
Georgia State University
JOEL GEHMAN
George Washington University
EMILY LANDRY
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
MARÍA BALLESTEROS-SOLA
California State University, Channel Islands
KE CAO
University of Alberta
‘ALIM BEVERIDGE
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
