Corporate Social Responsibility & Activism
Social engagement and ethical firm behavior are increasingly a focus of employees, consumers, investors, and other stakeholders. Additionally, social entrepreneurs make responsible business the focus of new enterprises. Smeal researchers study the means by which firms engage in and report socially responsible activities and respond to activism demanding more sustainable businesses.
Faculty Researchers
Lisa E. Bolton
441 Business Building
Phone Number: 814-865-4175
Email Address: leb14@psu.edu
Recent Publication: "Time of Day and Sensory Complexity." Journal of Service Research, 2024
Donald C. Hambrick
Professor, Management and Organization
414 Business Building
Phone Number: 814-863-0917
Email Address: dch14@psu.edu
Recent Publication: "A Model of CEO Succession Planning as a Risky Investment: Anticipated Costs, Uncertain Results, and Contingency Conditions." Organization Science, 2024
Linda K. Trevino
Professor, Management and Organization
402 Business Building
Phone Number: 814-865-2194
Email Address: lt0@psu.edu
Recent Publication: "A positive behavioural perspective on organizationisational integrity." (Edward Elgar), 2024
Karen Page Winterich
Gerald I. Susman Professor in Sustainability and Professor of Marketing
485 Business Building
Phone Number: 814-863-4483
Email Address: kpw2@psu.edu
Recent Publication: "Knowledge Gaps and Sources of Bias in Consumer Beliefs about Effective Marketplace Actions to Mitigate Climate Change." Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 2024