2000: Solving Societal Grand Challenges: A Debate and Future Directions (14130)

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

09:45 – 11:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

Location: Sheraton: Chicago Ballroom X

Session Number: 2000
Symposium (panel)
Orientation: Practice,Theme,Research
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/4RYEam

Panelist(s)

PA

Paul S. Adler

U. of Southern California, United States
RA

Ruth V. Aguilera

Northeastern U., United States
RD

Rodolphe Durand

HEC Paris, France
GG

Gerard George

Georgetown U., McDonough School of Business, United States
OH

Olga Hawn

U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States

Organizer(s)

DL

Dovev Lavie

Bocconi U., Italy

Panelist(s)

AM

Anita McGahan

U. of Toronto, Canada

Organizer(s)

KN

Kerstin Neumann

U. of Innsbruck, Austria

Facilitator(s)

SL

Sergio Giovanetti Lazzarini

Western U., Brazil

Despite increasing attention of management scholars to the study of societal grand challenges and the progress made with promoting sustainability programs in the private sector, societal challenges such as economic inequality, public health hazards, climate change, and social divide, have worsened. The purpose of this symposium is to bring together leading scholars to engage in a debate and discuss their views and research concerning established and emerging approaches in management research for solving societal grand challenges. The panelists will identify advantages, limitations and contingencies of focused change interventions and broad system changes as well as debate the private versus public responsibilities for solving societal grand challenges, while considering new forms of economic systems and organizational governance. Thus, the panelists will share diverse views on the topic and deliberate with the audience about emerging perspectives, practices, and promising avenues for future research on solutions to societal challenges.