Best of the world or better for the world? A systematic literature review on benefit corporations and certified B corporations contribution to sustainable development

RW Kirst, M Borchardt… - Corporate Social …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Benefit corporations (BCs) and certified benefit corporations (B Corps) are organizations
committed, beyond profit, to leveraging positive environmental and social impacts …

Mapping the emergence of a new organisational form: An exploration of the intellectual structure of the B Corp research

S Blasi, SR Sedita - Corporate Social Responsibility and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This paper explores the emergence of B Corp as a new research field through a bibliometric
analysis of the B Corp literature, based on a database of 142 documents collected by …

The contribution of manufacturing companies to the achievement of sustainable development goals: An empirical analysis of the operationalization of sustainable …

A Bonfanti, G Mion, F Brunetti… - … Strategy and the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study aims to identify the sustainable business practices operationalized in the
sustainable business models of manufacturing companies and highlights these companies' …

[HTML][HTML] Social entrepreneurship and values work: The role of practices in shaping values and negotiating change

I Chatterjee, J Cornelissen, J Wincent - Journal of Business Venturing, 2021 - Elsevier
Prior research on social entrepreneurship highlights the role and importance of values in
managing change, yet few studies examine processes of managing values to achieve social …

The artisans' dilemma: Artisan entrepreneurship and the challenge of firm growth

SJ Solomon, BD Mathias - Journal of Business Venturing, 2020 - Elsevier
An increasing number of entrepreneurial ventures are growing at exponential rates despite
their founders' professed intentions not to grow their firms. We refer to these individuals as …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of B Corp certification on short-term growth: European evidence

V Paelman, P Van Cauwenberge, H Vander Bauwhede - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper investigates the effect of sustainability certification on the short-term growth rates
of socially responsible companies. A changing business environment in which stakeholders …

[HTML][HTML] Convergences and divergences in sustainable entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship research: A systematic review and research agenda

A Bonfanti, V De Crescenzo, F Simeoni… - Journal of Business …, 2024 - Elsevier
Entrepreneurial ventures that explicitly address social and environmental issues have
proliferated, together with diverse but strictly connected research streams and academic …

Remaking capitalism: The strength of weak legislation in mobilizing B corporation certification

DS Lucas, MG Grimes, J Gehman - Academy of Management …, 2022 - journals.aom.org
Myriad cross-sector initiatives seek to remake capitalism into a more just, sustainable, and
inclusive system. But how do these distributed efforts—which often vary in strength …

[HTML][HTML] Algorithmic management, preferences for autonomy/security and gig-workers' wellbeing: A matter of fit?

B Felix, D Dourado, V Nossa - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The objective of this study was to understand how gig-workers interpret the effects of their
laboral activity on their wellbeing. We developed a grounded theory based on interviews …

Business model innovation as a window into adaptive tensions: Five paths on the B Corp journey

PW Moroz, EN Gamble - Journal of Business Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The B Corporation (B Corp) audit and certification acts as a third-party signal of
social purpose business model innovation. It is argued that B Corp certification helps …