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Research profile

Research at CBS Center for Corporate Social Responsibility represents neither a specific theoretical perspective nor a specific normative message. The basis for research at the centre is, in other words, multidisciplinary. The research group consists of a cross-disciplinary body of researchers, and we regard it as a strength and also a challenge to perceive and approach the field of study from different theoretical perspectives, including philosophy, sociology, anthropology, business economics, organisation theory, and discourse analysis.

Research at the centre focuses on modern organisations (private, public, and volunteer) and their relations to the surrounding society by establishing several analytical levels: internal organisational matters (the employee in the organisation) and the interface between the organisation and the public (the organisation in society). The centre's work is based on a notion of methodological plurality.

CBS2
Copenhagen Business School * Cluster of Business in Society (CBS2) is an attempt to draw together research within the field of Business and Society across academic departments and, thus, to encourage more interdisciplinary research collaboration. CBS2 has been running since 2006 and the intention is to meet three-four times a year for a two-three hours' research seminar.

We have chosen the title of “Business in Society” with the aim to encompass a broad number of possible topics. Although we would like to leave the definition of CBS2 open to the input from interested faculty, we would like to see contributions from at least the following fields:

  • Corporate Governance
  • Management of Philanthropic Foundations
  • Non-profit Management
  • Data Privacy Issues
  • Social Entrepreneurship
  • Sustainable Development
  • Environmental Management
  • Business Ethics
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

At each meeting we expect to have two academic papers presented that address a similar issue. Presenters should be from different departments and each paper should, furthermore, be reviewed and commented upon by a discussant, who again should not be from the same department as the presenter. It is encouraged that full papers are made available to the group a week before the meeting.


Last updated by Jonas Eder-Hansen 20/04/2009