Responsible Research for Better Business: Creating Useful and Credible Knowledge for Business and Society (Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business In Association with Future Earth)

Preface
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
Introduction
The Call for Responsible Research in Business and Management
	1 Issues and Themes
	References
Methodologies for Responsible Business Research
Critical Realism: A Philosophy of Science for Responsible Business and  Management Research
	1 Critical Realism
	2 The Transformational Model of Social Activity
	3 The Theory of Explanatory Critiques
	4 Conclusion: A Critical Realist Praxis for Responsible Research
	References
Identifying and Solving the Right Problem by Using Multidimensional Systems Thinking
	1 Introduction
	2 Problem Formulation
	3 Developing Substantively Adequate and Ethically Acceptable Solutions
	4 Conclusion
	References
Relational Objectivity as Responsibility in Management Research
	1 Introduction
	2 Toward a Relational Conception of Objectivity as Responsibility
		2.1 Traditional Conception of Objectivity
		2.2 Relational Conception of Objectivity as Responsibility
		2.3 The Bonds of Responsibility
	3 The Bonds of Responsibility in Management Research
		3.1 Acknowledging Responsibility
		3.2 Fulfilling Responsibility
		3.3 Expanding Responsibility
	4 Relevance of Objectivity as Responsibility for Management Research
		4.1 Responsibility to the Features and Qualities of Relating
		4.2 Action Research
		4.3 Insider/Outsider Research
		4.4 Engaged Scholarship
		4.5 Responsibility for Our Actions/Judgments
		4.6 How Do We Decide Appropriate Forms of Interaction Among Participants?
		4.7 How Do We Decide Appropriate Ways, Inquiry Participants and Venues for Communicating the Results?
	5 Implications and Conclusion
	References
Reflections on Standards for Responsible—and High-Quality—Research: A Call for Peace
	1 Introduction
	2 Responsible Research: A Brief Overview
	3 Standards of High-Quality Research Vis-à-Vis Principles of Responsible Research
	4 The Ultimate “Service to Society”: Fostering Peace Through Research
	5 Conclusion: A New Paradigm for Business and Management Scholarship
	References
Responsible Research and Diversity in Methods: Contributions of Mixed Methods Research for Better Business and a Better World
	1 Introduction
	2 Foundations of Mixed Methods Research
	3 Examples of Contributions of Mixed Methods Research to Better Business and a Better World
		3.1 Poverty Alleviation and the Role of Management Research Using Mixed Methods
		3.2 Promoting Environmental Sustainability in Tourism Through Mixed Methods
	4 Mixed Methods and Principles of Responsible Research
	5 Conclusions
	References
From Being Observed to Becoming an Active Participant: How Visual Research Methods Contribute to Producing Useful and Credible Knowledge
	1 Extant Literature on Visual Methodologies in Organization and Management Studies
	2 Methodology: A Longitudinal Visual Inquiry into Game Industry Ecosystems in Helsinki, Finland
	3 Analyzing Drawings: From Research Subjects to Co-creators of Knowledge
	4 Concluding Remarks: From Moments of Reflection to Reflective Practitioners
	References
Getting Closer to Real World Business
Sustainable Value Management: Pluralistic, Multi-Criteria, and Long-Term Decision-Making
	1 Introduction
	2 Review of the Prevailing Narratives on Sustainability and Social Responsibility
	3 Sustainable Value Creation
	4 The Case for Pluralistic, Multiple Criteria and Long-Term Decision-Making
	5 Where Do We Go From Here?
	References
Responsible Research for Responsible Investment—JUST Capital Case Study
	1 Introduction
	2 The Importance of Being Responsible
	3 Responsible Investment Demands Responsible Research
	4 What Is JUST Capital?
	5 JUST Capital Ranking Methodology
		5.1 Principle One: Service to Society
		5.2 Principle Two: Stakeholder Involvement
		5.3 Principle Three: Impact on Stakeholders
		5.4 Principle Four: Valuing Both Basic and Applied Contribution
		5.5 Principle Five: Valuing Plurality and Multidisciplinary Collaboration
		5.6 Principle Six: Sound Methodology
		5.7 Principle Seven: Broad Dissemination
	6 Conclusion
	References
Obstacles to Sustainable Change in Business Practice
	1 Business and a Better World
	2 The Desire for Sustainable Change
	3 The Gap
	4 Obstacles to Sustainable Change in Business Practice
		4.1 Obstacle 1: Ambiguity of Objective
		4.2 Obstacle 2: Narrow Frame of Reference
		4.3 Obstacle 3: Adversarial External View
		4.4 Obstacle 4: Functional Isolation
		4.5 Obstacle 5: Unsuitable Performance Standards
	5 The Underlying Paradigmatic Challenge
	6 Guidance in the Literature
		6.1 Business and Society
		6.2 Strategy and Innovation
	7 Conclusion: Responsible Research for an Enabling Paradigm
	References
Index