Behavioural Insights
Introduction
Into Business for Social Good, Vancouver, 14-15 Jun 2024; Deadline 28 Nov
INTEREST CATEGORY: CONSUMER BEHAVIOR, MARKETING AND SOCIETY
POSTING TYPE: Calls: Conferences
Posted by: Katherine White
Call for Papers
Behavioural Insights into Business for Social Good
Join us in Vancouver to discuss how business can be a force for good!
The Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics is once again hosting the conference to foster a cross-disciplinary dialogue about how insights from behavioral science research and business can be harnessed in a synergistic fashion to facilitate the greater social good.
Date: June 14-15, 2024
Location: Downtown Vancouver
Registration: Registration will open in early 2024
Call for Submissions
We invite submissions of projects using behavioural science to explore business for social good, which we define as business actions that benefit the planet and the people that live on it. Here are some examples of the types of research talks we are interested in:
- Perceptions and outcomes of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Encouraging Justice, Equity, Decolonization, Diversity, Indigenization, and Inclusion
- Cause related marketing, philanthropy, promoting diversity, promoting prosocial actions, and ethical (unethical) business practices
- Unique models of business that have social impact
- Encouraging positive behaviors such as prosocial behaviors (e.g., donating money and volunteering), sustainable behaviors, citizenship behaviors, etc.
The conference will have:
- Research talks: Competitive paper submissions about completed research projects, maximum of 15 minutes to present and 4 minutes to take questions.
- Lightning round talks: Working paper submissions about research in progress, maximum of 5 minutes to present and 1 minute to take questions. This session will be followed by time for general discussion.
To submit a research project for presentation at the conference, please use the , which requires basic project information, a brief description for inclusion in the program, and a short abstract (approx. 500 words). The deadline for submission is 11:59pm on Tuesday, November 28, 2023.
If you have any questions, please contact Kirstin Appelt at kirstin.appelt@sauder.ubc.ca.