Corporate Social Responsibility and Queen's School of Business Faculty Research

Currently, the research of many faculty members within the School of Business is driven by issues of Corporate Social Responsibility. The following is a list of faculty who engage in such research, and a brief statement of the nature of that research.

Business Ethics Research
Here, researchers examine the transparent and legal conduct of business whereby the business operates with a high degree of integrity.
Teri Shearer
Teri Shearer, Associate Professor, Accounting

Dr. Shearer's research involves the examination of philosophical ethics and corporate accountability as applied to multinationals and their activities.

Community Involvement
Research in this area examines the interface between corporations and their multiple constituents. In particular, this research seeks an understanding of the importance of and link between corporate citizenship and the bond that forms between businesses and the communities in which they operate.
Peter Dacin
Peter Dacin, Professor, Marketing

Dr. Dacin examines the associations that consumers develop towards corporations as prompted by not only the organization's economic-oriented strategies, but also their socially responsible strategies.

Tina Dacin
Tina Dacin, Professor, Strategy

Dr. Dacin's research takes an embeddedness perspective and the organization's relationship with its constituents to examine such issues as the organization's social capital.

David Detomasi
David Detomasi, Assistant Professor, International Business

Dr. Detomasi's research focuses on the key business constituent of government by examining international political economy and international business, government-business relations, and international security.

Jay Handelman
Jay Handelman, Associate Professor, Marketing

Dr. Handelman's research explores the ways in which marketers integrate social responsibility into their marketing strategies and, on the flip side, the tactics used by consumer activist to target and punish corporations.

Environmental Issues
This area of research generally examines ways in which business can by conducted that minimizes the negative impact on the environment.
Chailin Chen
Chailin Chen, Assistant Professor, Operations Management

Dr. Chen's research has examined optimal models for “green” product development.

Daniel Thornton
Daniel Thornton, Professor, Financial Accounting

Dr. Thornton's research has examined issues of environmental disclosure and its resulting value.

Human Rights
Researchers in this area attempt to understand the corporation's responsibility to be aware of and respect human rights in all jurisdictions in which the company operates.
John McHale
John McHale, Associate Professor, Economics

Dr. McHale's research has examined the political economy of immigration policy in developed countries, the economics of health care reform, and the economic policy instruments that developing countries can use to tap the potential of skilled emigrants.

Carol McKeen
Carol McKeen, Associate Professor, Accounting

Dr. McKeen's research centers on women in the workplace and addresses such issues as career versus family expectations, career advancement for women and the glass ceiling effect, and fostering a work environment that enhances women's international and career mobility.

Employee Relations
Researchers in this area examine development of business practices that foster the fair, respectful, and dignified treatment of employees.
Julian Barling
Julian Barling, Professor, Associate Dean, and Queen's Research Chair, Organizational Behavior

Dr. Barling's research has examined the training of managers towards occupational health and safety issues. These issues include workplace stress, workplace aggression, and the impact on family life.