Journal of Business Ethics - R. Edward Freeman Journal of Business Ethics Philosophy in Practice Best Paper Award

This award honors Professor R. Edward Freeman’s objective of developing the depth and range of philosophy published in business ethics. It is given annually to the best paper invoking a philosophical approach in examining and improving business in practice.

2023

Winner

Gherardi, S., Laasch, O. Responsible Management-as-Practice: Mobilizing a Posthumanist Approach. J Bus Ethics 181, 269–281 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-021-04945-7 (this opens in a new tab)

Highly commended (Runner ups)

Mahalingam, R., Selvaraj, P. Ambedkar, Radical Interdependence and Dignity: A Study of Women Mall Janitors in India. J Bus Ethics 177, 813–828 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-022-05096-z (this opens in a new tab)

2022

Winner

Weitzner, D., Deutsch, Y. Harm Reduction, Solidarity, and Social Mobility as Target Functions: A Rortian Approach to Stakeholder Theory.  (this opens in a new tab)J Bus Ethics (2022).

Highly commended (Runner up)

McVea, J.F., Dew, N. Unshackling Imagination: How Philosophical Pragmatism can Liberate Entrepreneurial Decision-Making (this opens in a new tab). J Bus Ethics 181, 301–316 (2022).

2021

Winner

Moosmayer, D.C., Waddock, S., Wang, L., Huhn, M.P., Dierksmeier, C., and Gohl, C., 2019. Leaving the Road to Abilene: A Pragmatic Approach to Addressing the Normative Paradox of Responsible Management Education (this opens in a new tab). Journal of Business Ethics. 157: 913-932

Runner ups

Hiller, A., and Woodall, T., 2019. Everything Flows: A Pragmatist Perspective of Trade-Offs and Value in Ethical Consumption (this opens in a new tab). Journal of Business Ethics. 157: 893-912

Resch, B., and Steyaert, C. 2020. Peer Collaboration as a Relational Practice: Theorising Affective Oscillation in Radical Democratic Organizing. (this opens in a new tab) Journal of Business Ethics. 164:715-730