Call for papers: JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS

Call for papers for a thematic symposium: Mass entrepreneurship policy and Chinese firms’ corporate social responsibility. Welcome submissions that focus on but not limit to the following topics:

· The importance and potential contribution of mass entrepreneurship to China’s sustainable development and business ethics culture

· The partnerships among firms, university, research institutes, and the government for social or business entrepreneurship

· The role of government and public policy and regulations in facilitating or hindering sustainable entrepreneurial activities

· The role of social capital or guanxi in entrepreneurial activities and their impact on sustainability and business ethics

· Individual differences (such as personality traits, past experiences including entrepreneurial experiences, education background) in entrepreneurs and corporate social responsibility

· University based new ventures and student engagement for mass entrepreneurship and social responsibilities

· Sustainable entrepreneurship and social innovation with focuses on environmental issues and pollution reduction in China

· Venture capital, angel investing, and entrepreneurial financing in China’s unique institutional environment, and their impact on Chinese firms’ corporate social responsibility

· The mechanism at the level of organizations and institutions employed to promote social enterprises, corporate social responsibility and business ethics

· Nonmarket strategies and their impact on entrepreneurial activities and corporate social responsibility

· The applicability of West-based corporate social responsibility theories in the Chinese context and the developing of contextualized corporate social responsibility theories for entrepreneurship

· What is the interplay between individual, organizational, and institutional influence on business ethics and ethical behaviors in the era of new normal and mass entrepreneurship?

· What is the role of leadership in enhancing and maintaining ethical behaviors in mass entrepreneurship?

· How do stakeholders including employees, customers, and government agencies respond to and deal with unethical actions that occur when entrepreneurs are trying hard to keep their business afloat? 

Submission Process:

All papers must submitted through the JBE on-line submission system:

www.editorialmanger.com/busi/by Sept 01, 2018. Authors should select ‘SI: Mass Entrepreneurship Policy and CSR in China’ in the submission process.

Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the Journal of Business Ethics guide for authors at:

http://www.springer.com/philosophy/ethics+and+moral+philosophy/journal/10551

Questions about the thematic symposium may be directed at the following guest editors: 

Zhenzhong Ma: maz@uwindsor.ca

Maoliang Bu: bumaoliang@hotmail.com