Conference Agenda
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Session Overview |
| Date: Sunday, 01/June/2025 | |
| 2:00pm - 5:00pm |
PhD Workshop (Invite Only): PhD Development Session (Pre-selected Attendees) Location: Association HEC Chair: Rodolphe Durand, HEC Paris Pledges and Politics: Understanding the Effect of Corporate Climate Targets on Lobbying Behavior
Weather disasters and risk perception
Collective Action and Institutional Legacy: Explaining the Commitment to Preserving the Commons
Do workers care about CSR? Compensating differentials and sorting implications of sustainability ratings
Edible Insects: Legitimating Nascent Industries Addressing Grand Challenges
Inventors' Personal Experience of Natural Disasters and Green Innovation
The Power of ESG Labels
Biodiversity Physical Risk, Firm Performance, and Market Mispricing
Why is EV Charging So Unreliable? The Role of Competition in Supplementary Services
Can investor coalitions drive corporate climate action?
Eponymy, Reputation, and ESG Reporting in Private Family Firm
Bouncing Back Stronger: Heterogeneity in Organizational Resilience to Nonmarket Crises
When do External Audiences Negatively Evaluate Hybrid Organizations? The Effect of Inconsistent Practices on Legitimacy Judgments
Employee Turnover in Penalized Firms: The Moderating Role of Corporate Purpose
Value Capture in AI-enabled Business Models Focusing on Responsibility or Sustainability Issues
Mind and Bridge the CSR Gaps: How Do MNE Subsidiaries Perceive and Manage CSR-related tensions
DO CONSUMERS PREFER SUSTAINABILITY-LABELED WINES? EVIDENCE FROM A LARGE-SCALE NATURAL FIELD EXPERIMENT
How Firms Respond to Being Rated Ambiguously?
Climate-related incentives and corporate climate performance: The role of employees
All eyez on me: the role of commitment in managing external negative attention
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| Date: Monday, 02/June/2025 | ||
| 8:30am - 9:00am |
Registration & Welcome Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) |
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| 9:00am - 10:00am |
ARCS Plenary: Plenary 1: The past, present, and future of ARCS Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) Chair: Caroline Flammer, Columbia University Glen Dowell (Cornell Johnson College of Business), Aline Gatignon (The Wharton School), Maurizio Zollo (Imperial College Business School), Yuxia Zou (Nanyang Technological University) |
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| 10:00am - 10:30am |
1: Sketches: Research Sketches 1 Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) Chair: Anne Jacqueminet, ESSEC Business School WHEN CLIENTS ARE OWNERS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COOPERATIVES AND ALTERNATIVE ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS IN VULNERABLE MARKETS
FIGHT OR FLIGHT? THE REACTION OF SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTORS TO ROADBLOCKS IN THE PURSUIT OF THEIR PURPOSE
Competent or Clumsy Partnership: The Conditional Impact of Government Participation in Multi-partner Collaborations
Strategic CSR Orchestration
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| 10:30am - 11:00am |
Coffee Break Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) |
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| 11:00am - 12:15pm |
1: Local Communities 1: Parallel Session 1: Local Communities 1 Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) Chair: Olga Hawn, UNC STAKEHOLDER ORIENTATION AND ACQUISITION LIKELIHOOD
Supply Chain Relationship Resilience at the Base of the Pyramid: Evidence from India
Embedded in Unrest: The Paradox of Embeddedness in the Wake of Nascent Social Movements
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2: Energy: Parallel Session 2: Energy Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) Chair: Shon Hiatt, University of Southern California Managing Payment Flexibility in Rent-to-Own Contracts for Off-Grid Energy Products
REGULATORY AMBIGUITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE GEOTHERMAL POWER SECTOR
Environmental Violations in the Power Sector: Accountability and Community Welfare
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| 12:15pm - 1:15pm |
Monday Lunch Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) |
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| 1:15pm - 2:30pm |
3: Ethics and Inclusion: Parallel Session 3: Ethics and Inclusion Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) Chair: Crystal Shi, HEC Paris Business Ethics and Normative Reconstruction
The Market Value of Pay Gaps: Evidence from EEO-1 Disclosures
Oscar voters so White? Hiring effects of an evaluator’s diversity intervention
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4 Firm Performance: Parallel Session 4: Firm Performance Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) Chair: Romain Boulongne, IESE Business School Corporate Social Responsibility Gap and Firm Value: The Moderating Role of Trust
Opioid Crisis Along the Supply Chain
TEMPORAL TRADE-OFFS IN STAKEHOLDER GOVERNANCE: WHO BENEFITS, WHEN, AND HOW?
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| 2:30pm - 3:00pm |
2 Sketches: Research Sketches 2 Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) Chair: Chang-Wa Huynh, ESCP Business School When Businesses Violate Human Rights and Dodge Taxes: The Dual Crisis of Democracy
Blending Digital and Personal Engagement: Enhancing Recycling Participation in Social-Mission Platforms
STRATEGIES AT ENTRY OF FOR-PROFIT FIRMS IN SOCIAL SERVICES: INSIGHTS FROM BRAZILIAN HIGHER EDUCATION
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| 3:00pm - 3:30pm |
Coffee Break Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) |
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| 3:30pm - 4:45pm |
5: CEOs and Boards: Parallel Session 5: CEOs and Boards Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) Chair: Ben W. Lewis, Brigham Young University Beyond the Issues: CEO Activism and the Dynamics of Stakeholder Beliefs
Catalysts of Change: How Social Movement Organizations Accelerate Shifts in Social Norms
Implicit versus Explicit Contracting in Executive Compensation for Environmental and Social Performance
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6: Green Investment 1: Parallel Session 6: Green Investment 1 Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) Chair: Michael Toffel, Harvard Business School Interdependent Agendas in Sustainability: Examining Trade-off between Decarbonization and Workforce Diversity.
Green Patenting Distinctiveness: How Firms Gain Value when Balancing Distinctiveness Across Strategic Dimensions
LEVIATHAN AS A CLIENT: PUBLIC VERSUS PRIVATE PROMOTION OF DESALINATION TECHNOLOGIES TO ADDRESS WATER SCARCITY
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| 4:45pm - 5:15pm |
Coffee Break Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) |
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| 5:15pm - 6:15pm |
Plenary 2: Global South: Plenary 2: Panel Discussion on Global South Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) Chair: Leandro Nardi, HEC Paris Sylvie Lemmet (French Ambassador for the Environment), Gregoire Lurton (CDO, Bluesquare), Bouchra Rahmouni (UMP6) |
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| 6:15pm - 7:30pm |
Monday Cocktail Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) |
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| 7:30pm | Free Evening in Paris |
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| Date: Tuesday, 03/June/2025 | ||
| 8:15am - 8:30am |
Morning Coffee Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) |
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| 8:30am - 9:45am |
7: Greenwashing: Parallel Session 7: Greenwashing Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) Chair: Rodolphe Durand, HEC Paris “I’m Not Working for You!” Mitigating Stigma-By-Association in Hiring
Beyond Green and Brown: Nuances in Sustainability Communication Under Reputational and Legitimacy Pressures
Mirror Mirror On The Wall, Are The Firms Green At All?
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8: Human Rights & Human Capital: Parallel Session 8: Human Rights & Human Capital Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) Chair: Max Kagan, Columbia Business School Bridging the Gap: Human Rights Due Diligence and the Evolution of Parent Corporate Liability in the EU
BRINGING ROLE THEORY AND ISSUE-SELLING THEORY TOGETHER: PART-TIME EMPLOYEES AND FIRM-LEVEL ESG
VRscores: A Voter Registration-Based Approach for Measuring Workforce Politics
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| 9:45am - 10:30am |
Coffee Break Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) |
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| 10:30am - 11:30am |
Plenary 3: Regulation & EU: Plenary 3:Panel Discussion on Regulation and EU Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) Chair: Marieke Huysentruyt, HEC Paris Elsa Savourey (Lawyer, Independent Legal Advisor and Permanent Lecture Science Po Paris), Sabine Lochmann (CEO of Ascend) and Alexis Krycève (Founder and CEO of HAATCH) |
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| 11:30am - 12:00pm |
3 Sketches: Research Sketches 3 Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) Chair: Narae Lee, KAIST Are we a good match? The (in)congruence of brand personality and perceived brand sustainability
THE RISK OF MARGINAL RANKING REVISITED
Supplier Responses to Media Scrutiny in the Voluntary Carbon Market
Multiple Intermediaries and Reactivity
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| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Tuesday Lunch Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) |
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| 1:00pm - 2:15pm |
10: Public Pressure: Parallel Session 10: Public Pressure Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) Chair: Catherine Summers, University of Michigan Directed Technical Change with Disclosure: Evidence from US Fracking
No Profit but Bringing in the Green: How Marketization Shapes Social Movements
The Social Production of Corporate Targets by the ESG Countermovement
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9: Green Investment 2: Parallel Session 9: Green Investment 2 Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) Chair: Shipeng YAN, The University of Hong Kong Assessing the Costs of Industrial Decarbonization
Hybridizing Investors: Governing Financial Organizations for Systemic Impact, the Case of Private Equity
Investment Fund Ownership and Corporate Decarbonization: The Role of Normative Drivers
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| 2:15pm - 2:45pm |
4:Sketches: Research Sketches 4 Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) Chair: Caroline Flammer, Columbia University The Role of Business in Solving Grand Challenges: Evidence from Corporate Climate Lobbying
Releasing Supply Chain Regeneration Through Indigenous Polyrhythmic Governance
Unfolding responses to stakeholder demands and the role of organizational implementation capacities: Evidence from firms’ consumer safety policies
How do Firms Respond to Climate Risks?
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| 2:45pm - 3:15pm |
Coffee Break Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) |
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| 3:15pm - 4:30pm |
11: Market Performance: Parallel Session 11: Market Performance Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) Chair: Shipeng YAN, The University of Hong Kong A Biodiversity Stress Test of the Financial System
Socially Responsible Ownership and Stock Price Informativeness
ESG Rating Ambiguity, Institutional Incompatibility, and Investment Decisions
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12: Polarization: Parallel Session 12: Polarization Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) Chair: Vanessa Burbano, Columbia U Can Employees Shape Corporate Political Spending in an Era of Democratic Backsliding? Evidence from the Capitol Insurrection
Expectations, polarizing social issues, and criticism for corporate silence
Picking a Side: Consumer Responses to Sociopolitical Stances
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| 6:00pm - 6:15pm |
Bus Departures: Comptoir Général: Bus Departures from Cité Universitaire to Comptoir Général Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) |
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| 7:00pm - 10:00pm |
Dinner: Comptoir Général Location: Le Comptoir Général Cocktail dinner with music & dancing |
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| 10:30pm - 11:30pm |
Bus Returns to Cité Universitaire Location: Le Comptoir Général Busses begin returning guests at 10.30pm. With another bus returning at 11:30pm |
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| Date: Wednesday, 04/June/2025 | ||
| 8:15am - 8:30am |
Morning Coffee Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) |
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| 8:30am - 9:45am |
13: Financing: Parallel Session 13: Financing Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) Chair: Teodor Duevski, HEC Paris Governance & Governments: The Effects of Shareholder Engagement & Climate Laws on Firm CO2 Emissions
ESG Incidents and Fundraising in Private Equity
Immigrant Entrepreneurship and Political Clientelism: A Field Experiment
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14: Local Communities 2: Parallel Session 14: Local Communities 2 Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) Chair: Jean-Pascal Gond, City St George's, University of London Governing Sustainability Locally: A Place-based Cornish Case Study
The Spillover Effects of Environmental Transparency and Enforcement Regulation: Evidence From Commodity Trading Firms
DEVELOPING CAPABILITIES FOR SCALING PLACE-BASED INTERVENTION WORK TO ADDRESS GRAND CHALLENGES
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| 9:45am - 10:30am |
Coffee Break Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) |
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| 10:30am - 11:45am |
15: Entrepreneurship: Parallel Session 15: Entrepreneurship Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) Chair: Florencio Felipe Portocarrero, London School of Economics and Political Science CATCHING THE WAVE OR WIPING OUT? THE RISE AND FALL (AND RISE) OF OCEAN ENERGY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
The Cassandra Curse: The Liability of Identity-Issue Fit in Femtech
The Impact of Promotion versus Prevention Frames on Necessity Entrepreneurs’ Participation in Corporate-sponsored Training Programs: Field Experimental Evidence
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16: Legitimacy: Parallel Session 16: Legitimacy Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) Chair: Clara Scheve, Hamburg University of Technology Becoming a State: Nonmarket Activity and Legitimacy Maintenance in Contexts of Weak State Capacity
The Tasks and Traps of Sustainability Certification Organizations
Global Settlements and Field Evolution: How the Clean Development Mechanism Shaped the Field of Carbon Offsetting
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| 12:15pm - 1:30pm |
Awards Lunch Location: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Universitaire) |
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