Something Old, Something New: Continuity and Change at <i>Business &amp; Society</i>

Bapuji, Hari; Brown, Jill A.; Bakker, Frank C.; Higgins, Colin; Rehbein, Kathleen; Spicer, Andrew

doi:10.1177/0007650320914846

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“…In outlining our editorial values one year ago, we noted that “we are committed to impact and influence beyond publication, impact factors, and journal rankings. We aim to contribute to the development of novel and workable solutions to the urgent challenges that the world presently faces” (Bapuji, Brown, et al, 2020, p. 791). Between our writing these words and their appearance in print, COVID-19 changed the world in a way none has imagined before, revealing to us new problems at the intersection of business and society and the differential effects of such problems on individuals, business, and societies (Bapuji, de Bakker, et al, 2020).…”

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From the Editors: Introducing Business & Society Commentary

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From the Editors: Introducing Business & Society Commentary

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“…We hope someone will take up this challenge, especially because it is a simple extension of this article’s methodology. Moreover, if “Phase 4” (i.e., whatever follows after 2020) in stakeholder theory materializes as we suggest, such interdisciplinary insights will prove essential to the field’s development (Bapuji et al, 2020).…”

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Stakeholders

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Will stakeholder theory continue to transform how we think about business and society? On the occasion of this journal’s 60th anniversary, this review article examines the journal’s role in shaping stakeholder theory to date and suggests that it still has transformative potential. We conducted a bibliometric analysis of co-citations in the literature from 1984 to 2020. Reporting these results, we examine the field’s evolving structure. Contextualized theoretically as an accomplishment of institutional work—the creation of a meaningful and innovative field ideology—this structure is remarkable for how it integrates ethical and behavioral arguments, invites engagement from adjacent domains, and arrives at important insights for business and society. We advance a research agenda consistent with this larger institutional project.

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“…As we write in 2020, a new Editorial team is guiding Business & Society. This team was concerned with both the issues that motivate the business and society research field and the challenges faced by Business & Society in navigating the competition that this salience brings (Bapuji et al, 2020):…”

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“…there is greater room for fragmentation [that] does not advance the search for long-lasting and impactful solutions to complex problems and issues. (Bapuji et al, 2020) Arguably, one of the distinguishing characteristics of Business & Society research and scholarship is an intent to contribute to the betterment of the world by addressing issues and challenges that face contemporary business and society. Indeed, both the journal's first editorial "declaration of interdependence," and the latest editorial statement of intent regarding the future of Business & Society are underpinned by a deep commitment to illuminating contemporary issues and challenges.…”

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Mission Accomplished? Reflecting on 60 Years of Business & Society

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Business & Society’ s 60th anniversary affords an opportunity to reflect on the journal’s achievements in the context of the wider field. We analyze editorial commentaries to map the evolving mission of the journal, assess the achievement of the journal’s mission through a thematic analysis of published articles, and examine Business & Society’ s distinctiveness relative to peer journals using a machine learning approach. Our analysis highlights subtle shifts in Business & Society’ s mission and content over time, reflecting variation in the relative emphasis on scholarly quality versus policy/practice relevance, and building the journal and its academic community versus addressing issues of concern to wider society. While Business & Society’ s intended missions have been substantially and sequentially achieved, an increased emphasis on the society-business nexus and a critical approach to interdisciplinarity could further enhance Business & Society’ s leading role within business and society research and attract new generations of contributors and readers.

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Something Old, Something New: Continuity and Change at Business & Society

Cited by 8 publications

References 18 publications

From the Editors: Introducing Business & Society Commentary

From the Editors: Introducing Business & Society Commentary

What We Talk About When We Talk About Stakeholders

Mission Accomplished? Reflecting on 60 Years of Business & Society

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