We deliver interdisciplinary research and public scholarship exploring the connections between markets, organizations, and social outcomes.
Business & Society Institute Research
Research Advancing Business & Society
Faculty Research Select Papers & Projects
Social Enterprise & Impact-Driven Organizations
- Observing Acceleration: Uncovering the Effects of Accelerators on Impact-Oriented Entrepreneurs (2019). Peter Roberts and Saurabh Lall. Palgrave-Macmillain.
- Are we Accelerating Equity Investment into Impact-Oriented Ventures? (2020). Peter Roberts and Saurabh Lall. World Development.
- Contentions over World Culture: The Rise of Legal Restrictions on Foreign Funding to NGOs, 1994-2015 (2020). Patricia Bromley, Evan Schofer, and Wesley Longhofer. Social Forces.
- NGOs and International Development: A Review of 35 Years of Scholarship (2018). Jennifer Brass, Wesley Longhofer, Rachel Sullivan Robinson, and Allison Schnable. World Development.
- Organizing for Education: Cross-National, Longitudinal Study of Civil Society Organizations and Education Outcomes (2018). Patricia Bromley, Evan Schofer, and Wesley Longhofer. Voluntas.
Working Papers / Projects
- Entrepreneurial Activity and the College Admissions Process. Wesley Longhofer and Joe Nixon.
- Accelerators as Filters: Exploring the Ordering Effect of Impact-Oriented Accelerators. Peter Roberts, Li-Wei Chen, Saurabh Lall, and Amisha Miller.
Climate Change & Sustainability
- Super Polluters: Tackling the World’s Largest Sites of Climate-Disrupting Emissions (2020). Don Grant, Andrew Jorgenson, and Wesley Longhofer. Columbia University Press.
- Structural Pathways to Carbon Pollution: The Conjoint Effects of Organizational, World System, and World Society Factors on Power Plants’ CO2 Emissions (2018). Don Grant, Andrew Jorgenson, and Wesley Longhofer. Sociological Science.
- The Effects of Economic and Political Integration on Power Plants’ Carbon Emissions in the Post-Soviet Transition Nations (2017). Andrew Jorgenson, Wesley Longhofer, and Don Grant. Environmental Research Letters.
- Decoupling Reconsidered: Does World Polity Integration Influence the Relationship Between the Environment and Economic Development? (2016). Andrew Jorgenson and Wesley Longhofer. Social Science Research.
- How Organizational and Global Factors Condition the Effects of Energy Efficiency on Rebounds in CO2 Emissions among the World’s Power Plants (2016). Don Grant, Andrew Jorgenson, and Wesley Longhofer. Energy Policy.
- NGOs, INGOs, and Social Change: Environmental Policy Reform in the Developing World, 1970-2010 (2016). Wesley Longhofer, Evan Schofer, Natasha Miric, and David Frank. Social Forces.
Working Papers / Projects
- How Policy Affects Power Plants in Age of Experimentalist Governance. Don Grant, Andrew Jorgenson, and Wesley Longhofer.
Inequalities within Organizations, Markets, & Communities
- The Changing Effectiveness of Local Civic Action: The Critical Nexus of Community Organization (2018). Wesley Longhofer, Giacomo Negro, and Peter Roberts. Administrative Science Quarterly.
- MOSAIC: A Model of Stereotyping through Associated and Intersectional Categories (2019). Erika Hall, Alison Hall, Adam Galinsky, and Katherine Phillips. Academy of Management Review.
- Composition and Compensation: The Moderating Effect of Individual and Team Performance on Racial Stigma-by-Association and Salary (2019). Erika Hall, Derek Avery, Patrick McKay, Jaalen Blot, and Marjani Edwards. Journal of Applied Psychology.
- Reexamining the Link between Economic Downturns and Racial Antipathy: Attitudinal and Cultural Evidence that Prejudice against Blacks Rises in Recessions (2018). Emily Bianchi, Erika Hall, and Sarah Lee. Psychological Science.
- Black and Blue: Exploring Racial Bias and Law Enforcement in the Killings of Unarmed Black Male Civilians (2016). Allison Hall, Erika Hall, and Jamie Perry. American Psychologist.
Working Papers / Projects
- Confronting the Commodification of Specialty Coffee Farmers. Peter Roberts. Under contract with Oxford University Press.
- Cupping in Context: Establishing Quality-Based Conventions for Pricing Specialty Coffees. Peter Roberts, Seemee Yoon, and Ozgecan Kocak
- Identifying and Understanding Neighborhood Business Gaps in Majority Black Neighborhoods. Peter Roberts.
- Women’s Participation in the Post-Liberal Era. Julia Lerch, David Frank, Christine Min Wotipka, Francisco Ramirez, Evan Schofer, Kristopher Velasco, and Wesley Longhofer.
Select Faculty Thought Leadership
- How to Talk to Your Team About the Violence at the U.S. Capitol (2021). Ella Washington, Allison Hall Birch, and Erika Hall. Harvard Business Review.
- Opinion: The COVID-19 Pandemic Will Only Make the Price Crisis Worse (2020). Peter Roberts and Chad Trewick. Daily Coffee News.
- Opinion: This Long-Standing Tenet of American Capitalism Must Change – Now (2020). Christine Bader and Wesley Longhofer. Ensia.
- The Macro Benefits of Microbusinesses (2018), Peter Roberts and Deonta Wortham. Stanford Social Innovation Review.
Public Scholarship Books & Podcasts
Super Polluters
Tackling the World’s Largest Sites of Climate-Disrupting Emissions
Professor Wes Longhofer’s book, Super Polluters, co-authored by sociologists Don Grant (University of Colorado) and Andrew Jorgenson (Boston College) identifies which fossil-fueled power plants around the world discharge the most carbon. The book points to more feasible and effective emission reduction strategies that target the world’s most profligate polluters.
Observing Acceleration
Uncovering the Effects of Accelerators on Impact-Oriented Entrepreneurs
Goizueta Effect Podcast
The Power of Inclusive Brands
From Barbie to Dove and Dasani to Sephora, brands are constantly shifting to reflect their markets and make their customers feel seen. Emory University's Goizueta Business School Professor Omar Rodríguez-Vilá joins to discuss the power of brand inclusivity, how to serve the needs of historically underrecognized communities, and what sets inclusive brands apart.
Goizueta Effect Podcast
Climate Crossroads
Climate change is real and it’s worsening. Goizueta Business School’s Professor Wes Longhofer and Cameron Bard join to discuss the business imperative for carbon neutrality – and how human creativity, technological progress, and a strong commitment to a sustainable future can drive us toward net zero.
Goizueta Effect Podcast
Shop Small, Shop Local
Dive into the fascinating world of micro-businesses and explore their remarkable impact on local economies and communities. Discover how these micro-businesses drive innovation, create employment opportunities, racial equity, and contribute to the overall economic landscape. Our guests Brian Goebel, Managing Director of The Business & Society Institute at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School and Mercedes Uzuegbunam, Heart Mercedes Founder share their insights into the stories and strategies behind microbusiness.
Goizueta Effect Podcast
What Goes into Your Cup of Coffee?
Coffee is big business. From bean to cup, it represents a $102 billion global industry. So, who reaps the rewards? Goizueta Professor Peter Roberts shares, “Way too many people get not nearly enough. And it has nothing to do with what they’re bringing to the table; it has everything to do with how the table’s been set.”