...Mirella Kleijnen; Gaby Odekerken-Schröder Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, the authors reconceptualize societal impact for business schools by shifting the focus from static outcomes to the dynamic process of societal impacting. Second, drawing on systemic reforms and lessons...

... to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence maybe seen at Link to the terms of the CC BY 4.0 licence. Social impact AACSB Legitimacy theory Higher education Business school research Societal impact A growing movement in business scholarship emphasizes...

...Joseph M. Phillips; Madhu T. Rao; Dayle M. Smith Purpose Business schools face increasing pressure to demonstrate the relevance and societal impact of their research in response to critiques of academic insularity and growing expectations from accreditation bodies and external stakeholders...