Soonkwan Hong, associate professor of marketing in the College of Business, is an invited editorial advisory board member of the Journal of Social Impact in Business Research, which was founded in July 2024.
The journal explicitly responds to AACSB’s new standards, which underscore “Societal Impact” as encompassing “…activities undertaken by business schools that over time lead to meaningful, discernible change for the betterment of people, economies and the environment” (AACSB and Societal Impact: Aligning With the AACSB 2020 Business Accreditation Standards, February 2023, p.2).
Researchers are invited to submit publications with ongoing or future research that discusses social impact. The journal is particularly interested in the works that:
- Conceptualise, define and measure social impact of business research. This includes articles that develop new theories and frameworks for understanding social impact in business research, as well as articles that develop and validate new methods for measuring social impact in business research.
- Analyse the social impact of business research interventions, programmes, or policies. This includes articles that assess the effectiveness of business research social interventions, as well as articles that identify the mechanisms through which interventions produce their impact.
- Explore the social impact of broader business phenomena and trends, such as globalisation, climate change, population movement and technological innovation. This includes articles that examine the social consequences of these business phenomena, as well as articles that identify opportunities to mitigate negative social impacts and promote positive social impacts.
In addition, the journal has issued a call for papers for an upcoming special issue. View the CPF.
Please contact Hong with questions.