Craig Smith

Research output

Research output per year 1987 1987 1989 2001 2004 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2023 2024

• 49 Article
• 5 Book
• 4 Chapter (peer-reviewed)
• 2 Other chapter contribution
• 2 More
  • 1 Conference article
  • 1 Review article

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2024

  What Makes Leaders Do the Right Thing?

  Smith, C. & Scholz, M., 31 Jul 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: MIT Sloan Management Review.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• 2023

  A Rawlsian Rule for Corporate Governance

  Ronnegard, D. & Smith, C., 5 Apr 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Business Ethics.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Corporate Governance 100%
  • corporate conduct 81%
  • corporate governance 79%
  • business ethics 62%
  • Business Ethics 50%
  72 Downloads (Pure)

• Public Health and Political Corporate Social Responsibility: Pharmaceutical Company Engagement in COVAX

  Scholz, M., Smith, C., Riegler, M. & Burton, A., 13 Apr 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Business & Society. 38 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Vaccine 100%
  • corporate social responsibility 96%
  • Public Health 79%
  • pharmaceutical 76%
  • Pharmaceuticals 68%
  27 Downloads (Pure)
• 2021

  Boards and sustainability: from aspirations to action

  Smith, N. C. & Soonieus, R., 31 Jan 2021, In: Management and Business Review. 1, 1, p. 101-109 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Sustainability 100%
  • Aspiration 83%
  • Wayfinding 9%
  • Archetypes 7%
  • Mindset 7%

• Does your business need a human rights strategy?

  Smith, C., Scholz, M. & Williams, J., 7 Dec 2021, In: MIT Sloan Management Review. 63, 2

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Human Rights 100%
  • Moral Obligation 95%
  • Abuse 91%
  • Obligation 76%
  • Labor 54%
  544 Downloads (Pure)

• Marketing strategy and corporate social responsibility

  López-Rodríguez, S. & Smith, N. C., 9 Dec 2021, The Routledge Companion to Strategic Marketing. Schlegelmilch, B. & Winer, R. (eds.). 1st ed. New York; Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, p. 364-376 13 p. (Routledge Companions in Business, Management and Marketing).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
• 2020

  Ethics or Compliance in a Crisis?

  Smith, N. C. & Pepe, P., 29 Sept 2020, In: MIT Sloan Management Review.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Ethical aspects 100%
  • Compliance 67%
  • Industry 33%

• In the Face of a Pandemic, Can Pharma Shift Gears?

  Smith, N. C. & Schölz, M., 16 Apr 2020, In: MIT Sloan Management Review.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Vaccine 100%
  • Gears 70%
  • Liability 70%
  • Pharmaceuticals 68%
  • Drugs 67%

• Six Ways Companies Can Promote and Protect Human Rights

  Smith, N. C. & Schölz, M., 3 Nov 2020, In: MIT Sloan Management Review.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Human Rights 100%
  • Abuse 91%
  • Government 48%
  • Industry 36%
• 2019

  How board members really feel about ESG, from Deniers to true believers

  Smith, C. & Soonieus, R., 19 Apr 2019, In: Harvard business review.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Managing Sustainable Business: An executive education case and textbook

  Smith, C. (ed.) & Lenssen, G. (ed.), 2019, Springer. 682 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

• Shareholder primacy vs. stakeholder theory: The law of constraint and potential enabler of stakeholder concerns

  Smith, C. & Ronnegard, D., May 2019, The Cambridge Handbook of Stakeholder Theory. Harrison, J. S., Barney, J. B. & Philips, R. A. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, p. 117-131

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

  2 Citations (Scopus)

• The enduring potential of justified hypernorms

  Scholz, M., Smith, C. & de los Reyes, G., Jul 2019, In: Business Ethics Quarterly. 29, 3, p. 317-342 26 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Hypernorms 100%
  • Integrative Social Contracts Theory 91%
  • Social Contract Theory 88%
  • Discursive 34%
  • Guidance 24%
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2018

  Alternative objective functions for firms

  Smith, C. & Lankoski, L., 1 Sept 2018, In: Organization and Environment. 31, 3, p. 242-262 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • firm 100%
  • Objective Function 94%
  • profit 69%
  • development theory 48%
  • Alternatives 48%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Companies can't avoid politics - and shouldn't try to

  Smith, C. & Korschun, D., 7 Mar 2018, In: Harvard business review.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Politics 100%
  • Abstention 64%
  • Corporate Political Activity 61%
  • Learning 60%
  • Psychology 55%

• Finding good news for human rights after Khashoggi

  Scholz, M. & Smith, C., 30 Oct 2018, In: MIT Sloan Management Review. 60, 1, p. 1-4 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Human Rights 100%
  • News 70%
  • Industry 36%
  • Journalists 35%
  • Saudi Arabia 34%

• Finding the middle ground in a politically polarized world

  Smith, C. & Korschun, D., 11 Sept 2018, In: MIT Sloan Management Review. 60, 1, p. 1-5 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Industry 100%
  • Boycott 80%
  • Company Reputation 76%
  • Binary Choice 75%
  • Corporate Value 69%
• 2017

  Beyond the "win-win": creating shared value requires ethical frameworks

  de los Reyes, G., Scholz, M. & Smith, C., 24 Mar 2017, In: California Management Review. 59, 2, p. 142-167 25 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Ethical Framework 100%
  • Shared Values 84%
  • Win-win 73%
  • Managers 39%
  • Business and Society 17%

• The moral responsibility of firms

  Smith, C. (ed.) & Orts, E. W. (ed.), 30 Mar 2017, Oxford University Press. 256 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book
• 2016

  Shareholder primacy, corporate social responsibility, and the role of business schools

  Smith, N. & Rönnegard, D., Mar 2016, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 134, 3, p. 463-478 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • shareholder primacy norm 100%
  • shareholder primacy 77%
  • Business Schools 62%
  • Primacy 52%
  • corporate social responsibility 50%
  29 Citations (Scopus)

• Stakeholder judgments of value

  Lankoski, L., Smith, C. & Van Wassenhove, L., 1 Apr 2016, In: Business Ethics Quarterly. 26, 2, p. 227-256 30 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Stakeholder Values 100%
  • Stakeholders 61%
  • Stakeholder Theory 40%
  • Stakeholder Influence 33%
  • Reference 31%
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Will employees sacrifice pay to work for a more socially responsible organization?

  Smith, C. & Frank, D. H., 1 Jan 2016, In: Academy of Management. Annual Meeting Proceedings. 2016, 1, p. 868-873 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review

  • Social Responsibility 100%
  • Willingness-to-pay 87%
  • Compensating Wage Differentials 80%
  • Workers 78%
  • Labour Market 62%
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2015

  Upstream, downstream: toward a new morality of marketing in global supply chains

  Smith, N., Palazzo, G. & Bhattacharya, C. B., 2015, Handbook on Ethics and Marketing. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 220-237

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Other chapter contribution
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2014

  Consumers and CSR understanding: nuances in consumer perceptions of corporate responsibility initiatives

  Lopez, S. & Smith, N., 2014, Handbook of Research on Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 219-233

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Other chapter contribution
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Morality and the market: Consumer pressure for corporate responsibility

  Smith, C., 13 Nov 2014, London: Routledge. 364 p. (Routledge Revivals)

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

  • Corporate Responsibility 100%
  • Morality 98%
  • Purchase Behavior 36%
  • Business Practices 31%
  • Consumer Boycott 26%
  4 Citations (Scopus)
• 2013

  Choice without awareness: Ethical and policy implications of defaults

  Smith, C., Goldstein, D. G. & Johnson, E. J., 1 Sept 2013, In: Journal of Public Policy & Marketing. 32, 2, p. 159-172 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Policy Implications 100%
  • Marketers 29%
  • Policymaker 29%
  • Consumer Policy 25%
  • Nudges 23%
  98 Citations (Scopus)

• Shareholders vs. Stakeholders: How Liberal and Libertarian Political Philosophy Frames the Basic Debate in Business Ethics

  Smith, C. & Ronnegard, D., 2013, In: Business and Professional Ethics Journal. 32, 3-4, p. 183-220

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Business Ethics 100%
  • Politics 63%
  • Social Justice 21%
• 2012

  Marketing Ethics

  Smith, C. & Murphy, P., 2012, London: SAGE Publications.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

  • Marketing Ethics 100%
  • Marketing Practices 49%
  • Marketing Decision Making 32%
  • Marketing Theory 26%
  • Ethical Issues 25%

• Overcoming rural distribution challenges at the bottom of the pyramid

  Vachani, S. & Smith, C., Jun 2012, Global Challenges in Responsible Business. Smith, N. C. (ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 268-302 (Cambridge Companions to Management).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
• 2011

  Ethical decision making and research deception in the behavioral sciences: An application of social contract theory

  Kimmel, A. J., Klein, J. G. & Smith, C., 24 May 2011, In: Ethics & Behavior. 21, 3, p. 222-251 30 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • contract theory 100%
  • Deception 99%
  • Behavioral Sciences 99%
  • Social Theory 93%
  • social contract 84%
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• How Gap Inc. Engaged with its stakeholders

  Erez, L., Smith, C. & Ansett, S., 2011, In: MIT Sloan Management Review. 52, 4, p. 69-76 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Stakeholder Engagement 100%
  • Stakeholders 51%
  • Industry 36%
  • Human Rights 19%
  • Protest 14%
  15 Citations (Scopus)
• 2010

  Introduction: Corporate responsibility and global business

  Bhattacharya, C. B., Smith, C., Vogel, D. & Levine, D. I., 2010, Global Challenges in Responsible Business. Smith, N. C. (ed.). Cambridge University Press, p. 1-1 11 p. (Cambridge Companions to Management).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Mainstreaming Corporate Responsibility

  Smith, C., 20 Apr 2010, In: Strategic Direction. 26, 5, p. 3-16 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Marketing’s Consequences: Stakeholder Marketing and Supply Chain Corporate Social Responsibility Issues

  Smith, C., Palazzo, G. & Bhattacharya, C. B., 2010, In: Business Ethics Quarterly. 20, 4, p. 617-641

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Stakeholder Marketing 100%
  • Marketing 53%
  • Corporate Social Responsibility 44%
  • Stakeholders 35%
  • Marketers 35%

• The New Marketing Myopia

  Smith, C., Drumwright, M. & Gentile, M., 2010, In: Journal of Public Policy & Marketing. 29, 1, p. 4-11

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Myopia 100%
  • Marketing 70%
  • Stakeholders 47%
  • Marketers 47%
  • Multiple Stakeholders 45%
• 2009

  Bounded goodness: Marketing implications of Drucker on corporate responsibility

  Smith, C., Mar 2009, In: Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. 37, 1, p. 73-84 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Drucker 100%
  • Corporate Responsibility 85%
  • Marketing Practices 78%
  • Social Responsibility 67%
  • Marketing 67%
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Social contract theory and the ethics of deception in consumer research

  Kimmel, A. J., Klein, J. G. & Smith, C., 28 May 2009, In: Journal of Consumer Psychology. 19, 3, p. 486-496 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Social Contract Theory 100%
  • contract theory 99%
  • Deception 99%
  • consumer research 96%
  • Social Theory 92%
  14 Citations (Scopus)
• 2008

  Commercializing social interaction: The ethics of stealth marketing

  Smith, C. & Martin, K. D., 1 Apr 2008, In: Journal of Public Policy & Marketing. 27, 1, p. 45-56 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Social Interaction 100%
  • Marketing 91%
  • Deception 29%
  • Covert Marketing 25%
  • Persuasion Knowledge Model 20%
  79 Citations (Scopus)

• Socially responsible distribution: Distribution strategies for reaching the bottom of the pyramid

  Vachani, S. & Smith, C., 1 Jan 2008, In: California Management Review. 50, 2, p. 52-84 33 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  124 Citations (Scopus)
• 2007

  Corporate social responsibility at a crossroads?

  Smith, C. & Ward, H., 6 Feb 2007, In: Business Strategy Review. 18, 1, p. 16-21 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Out of left field

  Smith, C., 9 Jun 2007, In: Business Strategy Review. 18, 2, p. 55-59 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Why managers fail to do the right thing: An empirical study of unethical and illegal conduct

  Smith, C., Simpson, S. S. & Huang, C-Y., Oct 2007, In: Business Ethics Quarterly. 17, 4, p. 633-667 35 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Empirical Study 100%
  • Managers 91%
  • Expectancy 70%
  • Sanctions 68%
  • Multidimensional Ethics Scale 56%
  73 Citations (Scopus)
• 2006

  Rethinking consumer boycotts

  Klein, J., Smith, C. & Ettenson, R., 2006, In: MIT Sloan Management Review. 47, 4, p. 6-7 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Consumer Boycott 100%
  • Sales 61%
  • Dairies 44%
  • Saudi Arabia 40%
  • Dairy 37%
  26 Citations (Scopus)
• 2005

  Responsibility Inc.

  Smith, C., Jun 2005, In: Business Strategy Review. 16, 2, p. 62-65 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

• When the price isn't right

  Smith, C. & Vachani, S., Jun 2005, In: Business Strategy Review. 16, 2, p. 74-79 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2004

  Socially Responsible Pricing: Lessons from the Pricing of AIDS Drugs in Developing Countries

  Smith, C. & Vachani, S., 2004, In: California Management Review. 47, 1, p. 117-144

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

• Why we boycott: Consumer motivations for boycott participation

  Smith, C., Klein, J. G. & John, A., 1 Jul 2004, In: Journal of Marketing. 68, 3, p. 92-109 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Boycott 100%
  • Consumer Motivation 93%
  • Participation 53%
  • Enhancement 16%
  • Helping Behavior 10%
  385 Citations (Scopus)
• 2003

  Corporate Social Responsibility: Whether or How?

  Smith, C., 2003, In: California Management Review. 45, Summer, p. 52-76

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2001

  Deception in marketing research: Ethical, methodological, and disciplinary implications

  Smith, C. & Kimmel, A. J., 25 May 2001, In: Psychology & Marketing. 18, 7, p. 663-689 27 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Deception 100%
  • ethical implications 80%
  • Marketing 76%
  • Marketing Research 72%
  • marketing 56%
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Ethical Guidelines for Marketing Practice: A Reply to Gaski and Some Observations on the Role of Normative Marketing Ethics

  Smith, C., Jul 2001, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 32, p. 3-18

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Marketing Ethics 100%
  • Ethical Guidelines 97%
  • ethical guidelines 89%
  • Marketing Practices 74%
  • marketing 55%