Center for Business in Society (CBS)
Director: Joan Fontrodona
We are dedicated to corporate social responsibility, contributing to research in this field and working to offer useful answers to the business community.
We are characterized by our international scope, our desire to generate action-oriented knowledge and our multi-disciplinary, integrative approach so as to stimulate dialogue and the exchange of ideas.
Objectives
- Develop well-founded concepts and arguments as a basis for the positive impact of business activity on society.
- Formulate proposals with conceptual rigor and a practical nature.
- Create corporate cultures that favor human development and sustainability.
- Help to understand the relation between business, society and the environment and inspire management procedures with competitive advantages.
- Encourage business to be governed by the criteria of social responsibility and sustainable development.
- Communicate the importance of ethical conduct and corporate reputation in professional environments and in public opinion, publicizing good practices and problem-solving criteria.
- Promote dialogue between business and its stakeholders, to encourage innovative behavior and responses to societal demands.
Board of Patrons
Jordi Canals, Board of Patrons President
Research lines:
- Sustainability and the balanced scorecard
- Sustainability and senior governing bodies
- Social responsibility and economic value
- Socially responsible investment
- The sustainable company
- Corporate reputation and companies’ social behavior
- Values, codes of conduct, accreditations and ethical-social audits
- Company-stakeholder dialogue for innovation
- Public administration and sustainable companies
- Companies’ ability to create value
- The base of the social pyramid and profitable growth
- The company as a social institution
- Globalization and corporate social responsibility
- Ethics and corporate governance
Researchers.
Researchers.
Tommaso Ramus
Senior Research Fellow, Director, Center for Business Ethics, CLSBE Lisbon
Luca Mongelli
Marie Curie Fellow
Bai Yan
Research Fellow
Silvia King
Senior Research Fellow
Prof. Giuseppe Giura
Senior Research Fellow
Rosa Fioravante
Researcher
Publications
Journal Articles (refereed)
Journal Articles (refereed)
FIORAVANTE, R., VACCARO, A., DEL BALDO , M. (2025). Integral human development through culture. The Olivetti blueprint for unleashing creative forces, business ethics, the environment and responsibility. Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility. doi:10.1111/beer.12807. (Online first)
ROSZKOWSKA, P., MELÉ, D. (2021). Organizational factors in the individual ethical behaviour. The Notion of the "Organizational Moral Structure". Humanistic Management Journal, 6, 187-209. doi:10.1007/s41463-020-00080-z.
MEIER, S., PIERCE, L., VACCARO, A., LA CARA, B. (2016). Trust and In-Group Favoritism in a Culture of Crime. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 132 (A), 78 - 92. doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2016.09.005.
Working Papers
Working Papers
MACGREGOR, S. P., FONTRODONA, J. (2008). Exploring the fit between CSR and innovation (DI-759-E).
ARGANDOÑA, A., FONTRODONA, J., PIN ARBOLEDAS, J. R., GARCÍA-LOMBARDÍA, P. (2008). El perfil emergente del directivo de RSC (Responsabilidad Social Corporativa) (DI-756).
AYUSO, S., RODRÍGUEZ BADAL, M. Á., RICART, J. E. (2006). Using stakeholder dialogue as a source for new ideas. A dynamic capability underlying sustainable innovation (DI-633-E).
Proceedings
Proceedings
VELMER, S., RAMUS, T., VACCARO, A. (2023). Union with diverging goals. How collaboration unfolds if partners are driven by heterogeneous logics. In Academy of Management (Ed.), Academy of Management Proceedings.
MONGELLI, L., RULLANI, F., VACCARO, A., VERSARI, P. (2020). Social business hybrids' diversification. Effects on socioeconomic combined performance. Academy of Management Proceedings.
Books
Books
VACCARO, A. (2022). Compliance beyond compliance. Managing organizations with integrity. Madrid: McGraw Hill.
MELÉ, D. (2022). Ética Profesional. Ediciones UC - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
DI TRAPANI, P., VACCARO, A. (2016). Addiopizzo: Leveraging Consumers Responsible Purchase to Fight Mafia. Aravaca: McGraw-Hill Interamericana de España.
Edited books
Edited books
Book Chapters
Book Chapters
MELÉ, D., FONTRODONA, J. (2021). Ethics and corporate social responsibility. In Poff, Deborah C. ; Michalos, Alex C. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Business and Professional Ethics (pp. 1-5). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
MELÉ, D. (2017). Christianity and business ethics. In Poff, D. ; Michalos, C. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Business and Professional Ethics. Cham: Springer International Publishing.
MELÉ, D. (2017). Religion, spirituality and business ethics. In Poff , D. ; Michalos A. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Business and Professional Ethics. Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Non-refereed articles
Non-refereed articles
Studies
Studies
SETOLA, R., ASSENZA, G., VACCARO, A. (2021). Complessità, intelligenza artificiale e infrastrutture critiche. Società Italiana di Intelligence.
FONTRODONA, J., SANZ FERNÁNDEZ, P. (2015). La apuesta del Impact Investing. Invertir contribuyendo a la mejora de la sociedad. IESE.
RICART, J. E., RODRÍGUEZ BADAL, M. Á. (2005). Código de gobierno para la empresa sostenible. Guía para su implantación.
Cases
Cases
VACCARO, A., FIORAVANTE, R. (2025). Managing serious interpersonal conflicts at ZaiT. General part. IESE, NEG-55-E.
VACCARO, A., FIORAVANTE, R. (2025). Managing serious interpersonal conflicts at ZaiT. Carlos's role. IESE, NEG-57-E.
VACCARO, A., FIORAVANTE, R. (2025). Managing serious interpersonal conflicts at ZaiT. Juliette's role. IESE, NEG-58-E.
Technical Notes
Technical Notes
VACCARO, A., GONZÁLEZ-PERALTA, O. (2025). Who picks up the errors of artificial intelligence? IESE, BEN-167-E.
GONZÁLEZ-PERALTA, O. (2024). Los cuatro componentes del comportamiento ético. IESE, BEN-156.
GONZÁLEZ-PERALTA, O. (2024). Four components of ethical behavior. IESE, BEN-156-E.