SDGs: A Responsible Research Assessment Tool toward Impactful Business Research

Abstract

An alternative research assessment (RA) tool was constructed to assess the relatedness of published business school research to the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The RA tool was created using Leximancer™, an on-line cloud-based text analytic software tool, that identified core themes within the SDG framework. Eight (8) core themes found to define the ‘spirit of the SDGs’: Sustainable Development, Governance, Vulnerable Populations, Water, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Food Security, Restoration, and Public Health. These themes were compared to the core themes found in the content of 4576 academic articles, published in 2019, in journals that comprise the Financial Times (FT) 50 list. Their relatedness to the SDGs was assessed. Overall, 10.6% of the themes found in the FT50 journal articles had an explicit relationship to the SDG themes while 24.5% were implied. Using themes generated from machine learning (ML), augmented by researcher judgement (to account for synonyms, similar concepts, and discipline specific examples), improved the robustness of the relationships found between the SDG framework and the published articles. Although there are compelling reasons for business schools to focus research on advancing the SDGs, this study and others highlight that there is much opportunity for improvement. Recommendations are made to better align academic research with the SDGs, influencing how business school faculty and their schools prioritize research and its role in the world.

Research agenda for using artificial intelligence in health governance: interpretive scoping review and framework

“…Stability and harmony of society, economy, and environment are followed by AI towards achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs), [ 30 , 32 , 56 ], as well as the international and national priorities [ 57 ], e.g., analyzing safety, quality of agricultural products, [ 30 ] pollution and their impacts on health and economic losses from different aspects such as losses due to lost work, and medical expenses due to illness [ 30 , 58 ]. A study proved geospatial system as a viable tool for assisting governmental agencies to devise appropriate plans toward SDGs [ 36 ].…”

Responsible innovation assessment tools: a systematic review and research agenda

“…Three systematic literature reviews subsequently emerged four years later. Mohammadi (2021) investigates the evolution of the concept of responsible innovation, Rodenburg et al (2021) explore the alignment of responsible innovation with the 17 UN sustainable development goals, while Khan et al (2021) explore the potential of 3D printing to address the potential and challenges of sustainability.…”

Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence Empowered People Analytics: A Novel Framework Towards Sustainability

“…Moreover, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) constitute a comprehensive framework of objectives that member countries of the United Nations have pledged to achieve by 2030, with an aim to foster global sustainability on multiple fronts (UN United Nations, 2022). In the UN 2030 Agenda, there are 17 SDGs outlined to address three sustainability respects: economic (SDG #1, 2, 3, 8, 9), social (SDG #4, 5, 10, 11, 16, 17), and environmental (SDG #6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15) (Kostoska & Kocarev, 2019; Rodenburg et al, 2021). Taken together, the ideas of CSR, ESG, and SDGs present a natural fit with overlapping components such as economic, social, and environmental aspects and ultimately, they all target sustainability.…”