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SIM "Best Paper in the History of Corporate Responsibility"

The "Best Paper in the History of Corporate Responsibility" award was first given at the 2011 Academy of Management meeting in San Antonio. The award was created by the Social Issues in Management (SIM) Division. The award includes a $500 honorarium provided for the first five years by the Center for Ethical Business Cultures (CEBC), University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, MN, in honor of Mr. Harry R. Halloran, Jr., for his business leadership and support of ethics and corporate responsibility research.

At the August 2011 SIM Business meeting, the first award was given to Prof. Jo Crotty, Salford University, UK, for her paper titled "Corporate Social Responsibility in the Russian Federation."  The award was presented by selection committee chair, Archie Carroll, University of Georgia and committee members Jim Post, Boston Univ. and Patricia Werhane, DePaul Univ.

Scholars are encouraged to submit their papers for next year's award through the regular submission process set up by AOM and the SIM Division. The SIM Program Chair will identify a set of "finalist" papers to be evaluated by next year's selection committee. The criteria for selection will include papers with demonstrated contributions to knowledge in history of CSR, domestically, regionally or globally. Other criteria:  papers must conform to all scholarly submission requirements; demonstrate importance/significance to history of corporate responsibility; demonstrate noteworthy insights into CR thought and practice; demonstrate innovative contributions to the field; acceptance by SIM Division for presentation at the annual meeting.