Corona Crisis and Inequality: Why Management Research Needs a Societal Turn

Hari Bapuji; Charmi Patel; Gokhan Ertug; David G. Allen

doi:10.1177/0149206320925881

Corona Crisis and Inequality: Why Management Research Needs a Societal Turn

Hari Bapuji
, Charmi Patel
, Gokhan Ertug (Lead / Corresponding author)
, David G. Allen

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Abstract

As the world struggles to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, the stark inequalities in our societies have been laid bare, and the interplay between organizations and societies has also become evident yet again. This crisis underscores the need for management scholars to take a societal turn and examine how organizational practices interact with societal economic inequality. To illustrate this approach, we discuss organizational practices—corporate social responsibility, work design, recruitment and selection, and compensation management—that can contribute to the normalization, reinforcement, and reduction of economic inequalities in society. We conclude by calling on scholars of inequality, as well as of broader management research, to take a societal turn to enhance the relevance and impact of management research.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1205-1222
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journal of Management
Volume	46
Issue number	7
Early online date	10 May 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206320925881
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2020

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

COVID-19
economic inequality
organizational practices
pandemic
socioeconomic status

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Finance
Strategy and Management

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