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ABOUT THE BUSINESS vs SOCIETY PROJECT
The Business vs Society project examines
the economic, social, and political role of the capitalist enterprise in
contemporary society. The firm is more than a unit of production: it has
become the main unit of contemporary society. Its strategies, investment and
research policies, and employment practices have a great impact on society as
a whole. The firm's actions within society, as reflected in its practices of
social responsibility, can open the way to positive change. Firm actions can
also, however, contribute to social problems. Work undertaken in this
project seeks to deepen knowledge of the relationship between social policies
and economic performance.
Find out more about research topics in this project,
or read the main publications.
WHAT'S NEW AROUND THE PROJECT
Pierre-Yves Gomez at the Macif University Campus
The Macif University Campus hosted a conference for its resident executive and senior management staff on the topic: "Repurposing entrepreneurship: hype or reality?" ». EMLYON debated with three other elite grandes écoles: INSEAD, HEC, & the Essec. Pierre-Yves GOMEZ discoursed on "governance in social economics as a paradigm shift".
 Publication Best paper proceedings AOM
The article "Institutional determinants of the extent to which new technologies diffuse: a comparative study of prefabricated elements 1945-1965" by Eva Boxembaum and Thibault Daudigeos has been accepted to Best Paper proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2008.
Democracy and governance. A benchmark paper
Published by IFGE Director P.-Y. Gomez, with H. Korine from the London Business School, the paper entitled "Democracy and the evolution of Corporate Governance" in Corporate Governance: An International Review, 13, 6, 2005, pp. 739-752 led Cambridge University Press to publish the book Entrepreneurs and Democracy in 2008.
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