QUASI Seminar Series

Presentations and Recordings

The Questions & Unanswers About Social Innovation (QUASI) Seminar Series does not provide answers but instead identifies conditions, contingencies, conundrums, and paradoxes that merit further research, in hopes that scholars will pursue these refined lines of inquiry. View the upcoming sessions, and past presentations and recordings to gain new insight on the topics discussed.

Beginning Fall 2021, the new QUASI Seminar Series

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Recorded Sessions

Do Social Movements Improve Corporate Behaviors?
Sarah Soule, Brayden King, and Mae McDonnell debate the issue. Moderated by Jerry Davis.

Presented on February 19, 2021

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Past Presentations

February 19, 2021

Do Social Movements Improve Corporate Behaviors?
Reading List Moderation by Jerry Davis Yes Positioning - Sarah Soule No Positioning - Brayden King It Depends Positioning - Mae McDonnell Recorded Session Session Transcription

January 22, 2021

Does corporate lobbying benefit society?
Reading List Moderation by Aseem Prakash Yes Positioning - Brian Richter No Positioning - David Levy It Depends Positioning - Kathleen Rehbein Recorded Session Session Transcription

December 11, 2020

Is the firm a meaningful unit of analysis for social innovation?
Reading List Moderation by Christine Beckman Yes Positioning - Johanna Mair Yes Positioning - Marc Ventresca No Positioning - Irene Henriques No Positioning - Tyler Wry Recorded Session Session Transcription

November 13, 2020

Does Corporate, Social, Environmental Responsibility Create Value for Consumers?
Reading List Moderation by Timothy Devinney Yes Positioning - Caroline Flammer It Depends Positioning - Magali Delmas No Positioning - Michael Lennox Recorded Session Session Transcription

October 16, 2020

Is Capitalism the Most Effective Way to Advance Society?
Reading List Moderation by Maurizio Zollo Yes Positioning - Peter Klein It Depends Positioning - Anita McGahan No Positioning - Paul Adler Recorded Session Session Transcription Additional Resources The Economics of Guilds on JSTOR The House Antitrust Report on Big Tech - The New York Times Journal of Management Studies The Guardian - Opinion - Nemonte Nenquimo OECD Better Life Index University College London - Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose

Is Capitalism the Most Effective Way to Advance Society?

September 18, 2020

Can Shareholder-owned Corporations Maximize Profits without Harming their Stakeholders?
Reading List Yes Positioning - Jill Brown Maybe Positioning - Rob Phillips No Positioning - Jerry Davis Recorded Session Session Transcription

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