About the Journal

With this Honor Roll, RRBM aims to create a system to recognize a scholarly article, monograph, policy paper, or book that reflects credible science useful to society. All publications receiving this honor will be prominently displayed on the RRBM website and authors are encouraged to display the RRBM-Honor Roll emblem on their CV. Schools, journals, and publishers can also track their Honor Roll publications as one of their metrics of the likely societal impact of their research.

Starting in July 2022, recent publications may be submitted for consideration to the RRBM Honor Roll. The Selection Board is looking for works that are both rigorous and relevant, and to encourage research that achieves these goals. RRBM does not seek to add another layer of review to vouch for the rigor of published work: that is the job of editors and reviewers. Publications selected for the Honor Roll have the added distinction of being relevant and more likely to have a positive societal impact. It is not intended as a competition or award – in our ideal world, most academic publications would qualify as responsible research; it is a recognition that the work meets RRBM principles for contributing to a better society. We encourage you to peruse the listing of publications selected for the Honor Roll.

Criteria

Recently published work will be assessed according to the spirit of two principles focused on useful Responsible Research for Business and Management (RRBM) is dedicated to inspiring, encouraging, and supporting credible and useful research in the business and management disciplines. It is a virtual organization initially developed by a group of 24 leading scholars in 5 disciplines at 23 university-based business schools in 10 countries and now joined by a much larger community. We have support from many partners, including AACSB, EFMD, PRME, Aspen Institute‘s Business and Society Program, GRLI, and many business schools worldwide. Responsible research depends on an ecosystem that supports, recognizes, and rewards, in a coordinated fashion, the following seven principles:

  • Principle 1—Service to Society: Development of knowledge that benefits business and the broader society, locally and globally, for the ultimate purpose of creating a better world.
  • Principle 2—Valuing Both Basic and Applied Contributions: Contributions in both the theoretical domain to create fundamental knowledge and in applied domains to address pressing and current issues.
  • Principle 3—Valuing Plurality and Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Diversity in research themes, methods, forms of scholarship, types of inquiry, and interdisciplinary collaboration to reflect the plurality and complexity of business and societal problems.
  • Principle 4—Sound Methodology: Research that implements sound scientific methods and processes in both quantitative and qualitative or both theoretical and empirical domains.
  • Principle 5—Stakeholder Involvement: Research that engages different stakeholders in the research process, without compromising the independence of inquiry.
  • Principle 6—Impact on Stakeholders: Research that has an impact on diverse stakeholders, especially research that contributes to better business and a better world.
  • Principle 7—Broad Dissemination: Diverse forms of knowledge dissemination that collectively advance basic knowledge and practice.