Social Science Space

Geographer Frank Donnelly notes that census geography and maps are not automatically reliable – they can be used to intentionally skew research findings.

If you missed the broadcast of the new BBC/FX version of A Christmas Carol, it is well worth tracking down on a streaming service. While the production is occasionally bonkers, it brilliantly captures Charles Dickens’s passionate anger about social injustice in Victorian Britain.

Standing in a powerful pose increases your testosterone levels. Ten thousand hours of practice leads to mastery and high achievement. Eating out of large bowls encourages overeating. These are just a few examples of big ideas that have formed the basis of popular science books, only to be overturned by further research or a closer reading of the evidence…

Many of the challenges facing today’s businesses — such as advertising claims, consumer protection, and product quality — are marketing […]

To join in celebrating Corporate Compliance and Ethics Week, we bring you an article from the Journal of Management that […]

Jinseok S. Chun of Seoul National University, Yuhyung Shin of Hanyang University, Jin Nam Choi of Seoul National University, and […]

Editor’s note: we are pleased to welcome Richard C. Hanna of Northeastern University, Victoria L. Crittenden of Boston College, and […]

As organizations’ ethical failures continue to pile up in the news headlines, there is no better moment to get a firm […]

Jeffrey Moriarty of Bentley University published “The Connection Between Stakeholder Theory and Stakeholder Democracy: An Excavation and Defense” on April […]

After a week in which outgoing executive Greg Smith accused Goldman Sachs of losing its “moral fiber,” Apple’s factory conditions […]

Are you interested in learning more about the ethical aspects of research methods? The Academy of Management recently released as […]

The September 2011 issue of Business & Society (BAS) is now available online here. This issue continues the 50th anniversary […]