North America Archives - B Academics The Global B Corp Academic Community Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:45:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://bacademics.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-favicon-32x32.png North America Archives - B Academics 32 32 Business school teaching case study: sharing secrets to tackle slavery https://bacademics.org/resources/case-study/business-school-teaching-case-study-sharing-secrets-to-tackle-slavery/ Sun, 30 Nov 2025 17:42:20 +0000 https://bacademics.org/?post_type=resources&p=7101 Explore Tony’s Chocolonely’s bid to fight abuse in the cocoa supply chain and consider the dilemmas at the end.

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]]> B Academics Chat with the Board Series: The State of B Corp Research with Joel Gehman and Alyssa Menz https://bacademics.org/resources/article/b-academics-chat-with-the-board-series-the-state-of-b-corp-research-with-joel-gehman-and-alyssa-menz/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 01:05:27 +0000 https://bacademics.org/?post_type=resources&p=7041 Check out this conversation with leading scholars Joel Gehman and Alyssa Menz as they presented the State of B Corp Research. This session was a deep dive into the latest […]

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]]> Benefit Corporations: The Moral Legitimacy That RequiresMore Rules https://bacademics.org/resources/article/benefit-corporations-the-moral-legitimacy-that-requiresmore-rules/ Sun, 05 Oct 2025 17:36:20 +0000 https://bacademics.org/?post_type=resources&p=7100 This research investigates the motivations behind the conversion of Italian for-profit companies into Benefit Corporations (BCs) and explores the challenges of managing the resulting hybrid corporate structure. An analysis of […]

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]]> B Academics Chat with the Board Series: The Future of Responsible Business with Jeffrey Hollender https://bacademics.org/resources/engagement/b-academics-chat-with-the-board-series-the-future-of-responsible-business-with-jeffrey-hollender/ Mon, 28 Jul 2025 21:06:05 +0000 https://bacademics.org/?post_type=resources&p=6900 Watch a powerful conversation with Jeffrey Hollender, co-founder of Seventh Generation and the American Sustainable Business Network, and Rachel Haynes, Program Manager at the NC State Business Collaborative and B […]

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]]> Public Benefit and Private Profit https://bacademics.org/resources/article/public-benefit-and-private-profit/ Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:23:47 +0000 https://bacademics.org/?post_type=resources&p=6818 This article explores the tension between human self-interest and the altruistic aspirations of benefit corporations. Professor Jones questions whether the pursuit of profit can genuinely coexist with public benefit, given […]

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]]> A Stronger First Step: Public Benefit Corporations and Governance Reform https://bacademics.org/resources/article/a-stronger-first-step-public-benefit-corporations-and-governance-reform/ Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:51:39 +0000 https://bacademics.org/?post_type=resources&p=6816 In this introductory piece, Michael B. Dorff reflects on the scholarly and collegial collaboration behind the symposium responding to his book Becoming a Public Benefit Corporation. He highlights the importance […]

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]]> A Trinidad Tradition That Could Change Capitalism’s Shortcomings https://bacademics.org/resources/english/a-trinidad-tradition-that-could-change-capitalisms-shortcomings/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:20:30 +0000 https://bacademics.org/?post_type=resources&p=6794 What if the secret to fixing capitalism lies in a small island tradition? In this heartfelt talk, historian and business professor Leon C. Prieto shares his experiences with gayap, a […]

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]]> Transforming Changemaker Education in Business Through B Impact Teams https://bacademics.org/resources/article/transforming-changemaker-education-in-business-through-b-impact-teams/ Thu, 21 Nov 2024 01:11:33 +0000 https://bacademics.org/?post_type=resources&p=6394 Abstract: In recent years, education focused on social impact and sustainability has gained prominence in preparing future business leaders to tackle the complex social, environmental, and economic challenges facing our […]

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]]> Can the SEC Mandate Disclosures that Contain Both Financial and Social Information? The Case of Human Capital Management Disclosures https://bacademics.org/resources/article/can-the-sec-mandate-disclosures-that-contain-both-financial-and-social-information-the-case-of-human-capital-management-disclosures/ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:42:00 +0000 https://bacademics.org/?post_type=resources&p=6815 Investments in people—employees’ skills, knowledge, and well-being—are critical to a company’s financial success. Yet many businesses fall short in this area. Because employees can move between employers, companies often hesitate […]

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]]> B Academics Teaching Roundtable 2024 – Fireside Chat Conversation https://bacademics.org/resources/english/b-academics-teaching-roundtable-2024-fireside-chat-conversation/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:16:16 +0000 https://bacademics.org/?post_type=resources&p=6381 B Academics Teaching Roundtable 2024 focused on the pivotal role of academia and B Corps as catalysts for systems change. This session explored how educators and B Corps can collaborate […]

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