Barrie Litzky, Drexel University

This special issue of Business and Society Review is exclusively for doctoral students and seeks to showcase emerging scholarship examining the relationship between business and society. The initiative emphasizes developmental support alongside rigorous peer review, recognizing that doctoral research operates at varying stages of completion and methodological advancement.

The special issue welcomes both empirical and conceptual contributions addressing core topics in business ethics, corporate responsibility, stakeholder relations, sustainability, social innovation, and governance. Manuscripts need not conform to standard journal article length and may present abbreviated, developmental, or complete projects. All submissions will undergo the journal's standard double-blind review process.

Three manuscript development workshops are offered throughout 2026 to strengthen submissions, featuring feedback from senior scholars and peer dialogue opportunities. While participation in a workshop is encouraged, it is not required for manuscript submission.

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Potential topics

• Ethical decision-making and moral responsibility
• Stakeholder theory and value creation
• Inequality, justice, and organizational impacts
• Sustainability and social innovation
• Technology, AI, and data ethics
• Corporate governance and responsibility
• Business-government relations and policy
• Institutional and global perspectives
• Conceptual and methodological advancements
• Pedagogical research in business ethics

Timeline

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• June 1, 2026: IABS Developmental Workshop
• August 1, 2026: AOM Developmental Workshop
• March 1, 2027: Full Manuscript Submissions for Special Issue