Stakeholder engagement has grown into a widely used yet often unclear construct in
business and society research. The literature lacks a unified understanding of the essentials …

Multinational enterprises are deeply engaged in nonmarket strategy (NMS), including both
corporate political activity (CPA) and strategic corporate social responsibility (SCSR). In this …

Society is demanding that its institutions be accountable for more than economic
performance. However, much research in the social and environmental accounting (SEA) …

Organizations turn to multistakeholder partnerships (MSPs) to meet challenges that they
cannot handle alone. By tapping the resources of diverse stakeholders, MSPs develop the …

Two parallel strands of nonmarket strategy research have emerged largely in isolation. One
strand examines strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR), and the other examines …

The study of institutional change is a core research area in organization theory and is of
increasing relevance for scholarship in other disciplines. In this article, we review the …

Corporate governance (CG) research has largely focused on internal governance
mechanisms (ie the board of directors, controlling owners, and managerial incentives) …

The promise of a closer union between organizational and historical research has long been
recognized. However, its potential remains unfulfilled: the authenticity of theory development …

Organizations are frequent targets for social activists aiming to influence society by first
altering organizational policies and practices. Reflecting a steady rise in research on this …

Sustainability has become a popular topic, not only in business research at large, but
specifically in the supply chain management (SCM) discipline. In addition, the business …