“Understanding and Tackling Societal Grand Challenges through Management Research” (2016), by Gerard George et al. Business and Management research paper. Original abstract below, unchanged. No free PDF was found.

Understanding and Tackling Societal Grand Challenges through Management Research

Gerard George, Jennifer A. Howard-Grenville, Aparna Joshi et al. · December 1, 2016 · Business and Management

Abstract

“Grand challenges” are formulations of global problems that can be plausibly addressed through coordinated and collaborative effort. In this Special Research Forum, we showcase management research that examines societal problems that individuals, organizations, communities, and nations face around the world. We develop a framework to guide future research to provide systematic empirical evidence on the formulation, articulation, and implementation of grand challenges. We highlight several factors that likely enhance or suppress the attainment of collective goals, and identify representative research questions for future empirical work. In so doing, we aspire to encourage management scholars to engage in tackling broader societal challenges through their collaborative research and collective insight.

Source page DOI: 10.5465/amj.2016.4007