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RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH IN BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT

Paradise Valley, AZ · EIN 844657122 · Form 990EZ · FY2022 · NTEE V03 · Social Science · Micro (<$100K) · www.rrbm.network
revenue
$90K
expenses
$77K
net assets
$41K
employees
mission · from form 990

To provide education and a platform for information, discussions, collaboration, and conferences to facilitate systematic changes to enable business and management research to serve society and not only shareholders.

profile · synthesized from sources

Community for Responsible Research in Business and Management (RRBM) supports scholars conducting rigorous, socially impactful research in business and management. It promotes responsible science through initiatives like the Dare to Care Dissertation Scholarship, which funds doctoral research addressing social justice and inequality through actionable business-focused solutions. RRBM also advances its mission by collaborating on special journal issues that prioritize societal relevance and methodological rigor.

named programs · 1 · from sources

what they call their work

Dare to Care Dissertation Scholarship
Annual scholarship award of $10,000 to doctoral candidates in business schools conducting responsible, empirical research that addresses social justice, inequality, or sustainability with actionable implications for business organizations.
activities · 2 clusters

what they do

  • Responsible Research Advocacy in Business & Management 19 activities
    • Advances research integrity and assessment reform
      Leads advocacy efforts to improve research assessment by promoting the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) and developing science-based criteria for evaluating research contributions. Organized a global convening of 155 editors and publishers to support reform.
    • Advocates for research transparency and integrity
      Leads advocacy efforts to improve research assessment and integrity by promoting the TOP guidelines and a voluntary Code of Conduct. Organized a global convening of 155 editors and publishers who signed the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment.
    • Advocating for Openness, Transparency, and Reproducibility in Research
      Advocates for openness, transparency, and reproducibility in research by encouraging journals and organizations to sign on to support and adopt TOP guidelines. The organization also encourages editors and associate editors to sign a voluntary Code of Conduct for ethics and integrity in scientific inquiry.
    • Conducting and Publishing Research on Responsible Business and Management
      Conducts and publishes research to identify processes and systems that enhance collective work at organizational and national levels, focusing on responsible financial resource use, societal impact accounting, innovative products for low-income populations, sustainable marketing and supply chains, and inclusive logistics. This includes publishing special issues in academic journals on topics such as grand societal challenges, social and institutional change, well-being, and economic inequality.
    • Conducting and publishing research on responsible business and management
      Conducts and publishes research focused on improving collective work, responsible financial resource use, societal impact accounting, innovative products for low-income populations, sustainable marketing and supply chains, and inclusive logistics. This includes publishing special issues in academic journals on topics such as grand societal challenges, social and institutional change, well-being, and economic inequality.
    • Conducts research on responsible business and management practices
      Produces scholarly research focused on improving organizational and societal outcomes through responsible financial resource use, societal impact accounting, inclusive logistics, sustainable marketing and supply chains, and innovation for low-income populations. Research is disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and special journal issues.
    • Conducts research on responsible business and management practices
      Produces research focused on improving organizational and societal outcomes through responsible financial resource use, societal impact accounting, inclusive logistics, sustainable supply chains, and innovation for low-income populations. Research outputs include peer-reviewed publications and position papers advancing socially relevant and credible business scholarship.
    • Designating pioneering institutions
      Designates business schools, journals, or academic associations as "RRBM Pioneering Institutions" when they demonstrate a commitment to RRBM's principles and vision through observable actions.
    • Developing Principles and Guidelines for Responsible Research
      Develops and promotes principles and stakeholder actions to advance responsible research in business and management, including publishing position papers outlining a vision for transforming business and management research to be more socially relevant and credible.
    • Developing principles and position papers for responsible research
      Develops principles and publishes position papers to advance responsible research in business and management, outlining a vision for transforming research to be more socially relevant and credible.
    • Develops and promotes frameworks for responsible research
      Created foundational principles and position papers to guide the transformation of business and management research toward greater social relevance and credibility. Includes development of actionable recommendations for research assessment and stakeholder engagement.
    • Develops and promotes principles for responsible research
      Created a foundational set of principles and stakeholder actions to guide the transformation of business and management research toward greater social relevance, credibility, and responsibility.
    • Improving Research Assessment Practices
      Organizes global gatherings of editors and publishers to sign the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment, aiming to improve the accuracy of research contribution assessment. The organization also develops and promotes specific recommendations for funding agencies, institutions, publishers, and metric providers to improve research assessment through science-based criteria and methods.
    • Promoting openness, transparency, and reproducibility in research
      Advocates for openness, transparency, and reproducibility in scientific inquiry by encouraging journals and organizations to sign on and adopt the TOP guidelines, and by having editors and associate editors sign a voluntary Code of Conduct for ethics and integrity.
    • Publishes special issues on societal challenges and responsible management
      Collaborates with academic journals to publish special issues addressing grand societal challenges, inequality, sustainability, well-being, and transformative service research. Examples include special issues in Journal of Marketing, Organization Studies, Human Relations, and Academy of Management Discoveries between 2015 and 2023.
    • Recognizes and supports responsible research through awards and designations
      Administers the RRBM Honor Roll to recognize rigorous and relevant scholarly publications, awards $10,000 scholarships and intellectual support to doctoral students committed to responsible research, and designates institutions as "RRBM Pioneering Institutions" based on demonstrated alignment with RRBM principles.
    • Recognizes rigorous and relevant scholarly contributions
      Administers the RRBM Honor Roll to recognize high-impact publications and designates "RRBM Pioneering Institutions" for business schools, journals, or academic associations demonstrating commitment to responsible research principles. Also offers awards to scholars and journals advancing responsible research.
    • Recognizing Scholarly Publications and Institutions for Responsible Research
      Establishes and maintains the RRBM Honor Roll to recognize scholarly publications that demonstrate both rigor and relevance. The organization also designates business schools, journals, or academic associations as "RRBM Pioneering Institutions" for their commitment to RRBM's principles and vision.
    • Recognizing scholarly publications for rigor and relevance
      Establishes and maintains the RRBM Honor Roll to recognize scholarly publications that demonstrate both rigor and relevance in business and management research.
  • Targeted Educational Scholarships 3 activities
    • Awarding scholarships to doctoral students
      Awards $10,000 scholarships and intellectual support to doctoral students in business and management who are committed to responsible research.
    • Supporting Doctoral Students in Responsible Research
      Awards $10,000 scholarships and provides intellectual support to doctoral students in business and management who are committed to responsible research.
    • Supports next-generation responsible researchers
      Provides $10,000 scholarships and intellectual support to doctoral students in business and management who demonstrate a commitment to conducting responsible research.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2022

the money

revenue
Total revenue$90K
Contributions & grants$90K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$77K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$65K
balance sheet
Total assets$41K
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$41K
1 years on record · 2022–2022
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

board members · 2
  • David Reibstein — Chair of the Working Board
  • Michael Toffel — Vice Chair of the Working Board
relationships · 23

who they work with

  • Academy of Management Perspectives Partner — Collaborating on a special issue titled "Global Value Chains and the Natural Environment: Advancing Knowledge for Research, Practice, and Policymaking" with a submission deadline of March 15, 2024.
  • Administrative Science Quarterly Partner — Collaborated on a special issue titled "A Necessary Prescription: How Studies of Healthcare Can Advance Theory and Practice" in 2024.
  • American Economic Association Partner — Has a data availability policy for its journals, including AER, AEJ, AEL, and AEP.
  • American University Partner — Ron Hill, the Editor-in-Chief of the RRBM Honor Roll, is from American University.
  • Business & Society Partner — Collaborated on a special issue titled "Responsible Leadership Action for Business and Society: Addressing the Grand Societal Challenges of Our Time" with a submission deadline of March 1, 2023.
  • Cabells Partner — Provides additional support for the Dare to Care Dissertation Scholarship Awards.
  • Center for Open Science Partner — Offers The Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) guidelines.
  • Emerald Publishing Partner — Provides additional support for the Dare to Care Dissertation Scholarship Awards.
  • Guanghua School of Business, Peking University Partner — An early pioneering school that received major grants to support research on the Chinese economy and business.
  • International Association for Chinese Management Research Partner — Provides additional support for the Dare to Care Dissertation Scholarship Awards.
  • Journal of Applied Psychology Partner — Collaborating on a special issue titled "Social Impact Research" with a submission deadline of April 1, 2024.
  • Journal of International Business Policy (JIBP) Partner — Collaborating on a special issue titled "International Business and the Natural Environment: Advancing Knowledge for Research, Practice, and Policy-Making" with a submission deadline of September 15, 2024.
  • Journal of International Business Study (JIBS) Partner — Collaborating on a special issue titled "MNEs IN THE AGE OF RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY IMPERATIVES AND TENSIONS" with a submission deadline of January 31, 2025.
  • Journal of Management Studies Partner — Collaborated on a special issue titled "Repurposing Management for the Public Good: Processes, Obstacles and Unintended Consequences" with a submission deadline of May 1, 2023.
  • Management and Organization Review Partner — Developed policies of replication, data accessibility, and a two-stage review process to prevent post-hoc hypothesizing and cherry picking of results.
  • Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Partner — Collaborating on a special issue titled "Responsible Retail Operations" with a submission deadline of August 1, 2025.
  • Organization Studies Partner — Collaborated on a special issue titled "Trust in Uncertain Times" with a submission deadline of June 30, 2023.
  • Ross School of Business, University of Michigan Partner — An early pioneering school that established the position of Associate Dean for Business +Impact.
  • Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Partner — An early pioneering school that fully integrated the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals into its teaching, research, and outreach programs.
  • Sage Partner — Provides additional support for the Dare to Care Dissertation Scholarship Awards.
  • San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment Partner — Collaborates on promoting responsible research assessment practices through the declaration.
  • Strategic Management Journal Partner — Calls for repeatable results with emphasis on data accessibility and transparency, and will lead a major change in supporting replication research.
  • Strategic Organization Partner — Collaborated on a special issue titled "Impact Driven Strategy Research for Grand Challenges" with a submission deadline of November 30, 2022.