Prof. A.E. (Arno) Kourula
Faculty of Economics and Business
Section Strategy & International Business
Visiting address
- Plantage Muidergracht 12
- Room number: M3.01A
Postal address
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Postbus 15953
1001 NL Amsterdam
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Profile
Positions
Professor (Full) of Business & Sustainability
Chair of Strategy and International Business section
Director of Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability
Co-Director of Honours Programme SustainabilitySection
Strategy & International Business
Research interests
Corporate sustainability
Cross-sector interaction
Sustainability partnerships and alliances
International corporate sustainability in context
Corporate responsibility regulation
Political roles of corporations
Business - civil society relations
Circular economy
Stakeholder strategyDissertation title
Company Engagement with Nongovernmental Organizations from a Corporate Responsibility Perspective (2009; Aalto University School of Business; Helsinki, Finland).
Prizes and honours
MBA (general management) Lecturer of the year for 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022
Executive Program in Management Studies (EPMS) Lecturer of the year for 2020
Finalist for Best reviewer award in 2018 and 2019 for Business & Society
International Association for Business & Society Best Published Paper in 2017 Award
Van der Schroeff award (Lecturer of the year) for Faculty of Economics and Business in 2016
Honorary Docent title awarded at Aalto University School of Business in 2013
Best Reviewer of Social Issues in Management Division of the Academy of Management in 2011
Individual scholarships awarded from University of Amsterdam's A Sustainable Future platform, the Foundation for Economic Education, Helsinki School of Economics Foundation, Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation, and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation.Editorial roles
Section Editor: Journal of Business Ethics
Editorial Review Board Member: Business & Society, Journal of World Business and Journal of International Business PolicyInternational ties
Invited presentations at events and universities , PhD dissertation opponent, and executive eduction in e.g., Austria, Belgium, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Vietnam, U.K., United Arab Emirates and U.S.A.
Copenhagen Business School (Denmark): Fellow (2014-2015)
Aalto University School of Business (Finland): Docent (2013-)
Stanford University (USA): Visiting Scholar (2012-2013)
Stanford University (USA): Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2010-2012)
Helsinki School of Economics / Aalto University School of Business (Finland): D.Sc. Econ in 2009
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Teaching
Teaching activities
Amsterdam Business School
Sustainability in Management Research (Doctoral)
Ethics in Management Research (Doctoral)
Ethics and the Future of Business (MScBA)
Masterclass on Revitalizing Your Sustainability Strategy (Executive)
Sustainability, Circularity and Business (Master, Honours Programme Sustainability)Previously at Amsterdam Business School
Business Strategy and the Environment (Master)
Business in Society (Executive)
Business Ethics (Master)
Ethics, Responsibility, and Sustainability (MBA)
Ethics and Sustainability in Healthcare (MBA)
Integrity Workshop (MBA)
Bachelor's and Master's thesis supervision (supervised 50+ master's theses)Previously at Aalto University (Finland)
Environment, Sustainable Development, and Responsibility (Executive MBA)
Introduction to Business Law and Business Ethics (Bachelor)
International Corporate Responsibility (Master)
Workshop of Corporate Responsibility (MBA)
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Links
Previous employer: Stanford University
Arno Kourula on Google Scholar
Journal of Business Ethics (Section Editor)
Business & Society (Editorial board member)
Journal of World Business (Editorial board member)
Journal of International Business Policy (Editorial board member)
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Publications
2024
Bruijn, K., Georgallis, P., Albino-Pimentel, J., Kourula, A., & Teegen, H. (2024). MNE-Civil Society Interactions: A Review and Research Agenda. Journal of International Business Studies, 55, 136-156. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-023-00649-4 [details]- Delalieux, G., Kourula, A., & Pezet, E. (2024). Civil Society Roles in CSR Legislation. Journal of Business Ethics, 190, 347–370. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-023-05413-0 [details]
- D’Cruz, P., Delannon, N., Kourula, A., McCarthy, L., Moon, J., & Spence, L. J. (2024). Contesting social responsibilities of business: Centring context, experience, and relationality. Human Relations, 77(7), 889-905. https://doi.org/10.1177/00187267241247647
- Kourula, A., Georgallis, P., Henriques, I., & Mair, J. (2024). Introduction to the Special Issue on the Role of Place in Sustainability: Key Trends and Agenda for Future Research. Organization and Environment, 37(3), 363-375. https://doi.org/10.1177/10860266241283157
2022
- Korsunova, A., Halme, M., Kourula, A., Levänen, J., & Lima-Toivanen, M. (2022). Necessity-driven circular economy in low-income contexts: How informal sector practices retain value for circularity. Global Environmental Change, 76, Article 102573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2022.102573 [details]
- Kourula, A. E. (2022). Contesting Social Responsibilities of Business: Experiences in Context. Human Relations, 75(2), 213-407. https://doi.org/10.1177/00187267211069303
- Luyckx, J., Schneider, A., & Kourula, A. (2022). Learning from alternatives: analyzing alternative ways of organizing as starting points for improving the corporation. In R. E. Meyer, S. Leixnering, & J. Veldman (Eds.), The Corporation: Rethinking the Iconic Form of Business Organization (Vol. 78, pp. 209-231). (Research in the Sociology of Organizations; Vol. 78). Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X20220000078011
2021
- Chowdury, R., Kourula, A., & Siltaoja, M. (2021). Power of Paradox: Grassroots Organizations’ Legitimacy Strategies Over Time. Business & Society, 60(2), 420–453. https://doi.org/10.1177/0007650318816954 [details]
2020
- Arora, B., Kourula, A., & Phillips, R. (2020). Emerging paradigms of Corporate Social Responsibility, regulation, and governance: Introduction to the thematic symposium. Journal of Business Ethics, 162(2), 265-268. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-019-04236-2 [details]
- Kolk, A., Kourula, A., Pisani, N., & Westermann-Behaylo, M. (2020). The state of international business, corporate social responsibility and development: Key insights and an application to practice. In P. Lund-Thomsen, M. W. Hansen, & A. Lindgreen (Eds.), Business and development studies: Issues and perspectives (pp. 257-285). (Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizatoins and Technology). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315163338-11 [details]
- Peterman, A., Kourula, A., & Levitt, R. (2020). Organizational roles in a sustainability alliance network. Business Strategy and the Environment, 29(8), 3314-3330. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2574 [details]
2019
- Kourula, A., Moon, J., Salles-Djelic, M.-L., & Wickert, C. (2019). New Roles of Government in the Governance of Business Conduct: Implications for Management and Organizational Research. Organization Studies, 40(8), 1101-1123. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840619852142 [details]
- Kourula, A., Paukku, M., Peterman, A., & Koria, M. (2019). Intermediary roles in regulatory programs: Toward a role‐based framework. Regulation & Governance, 13(2), 141-156. https://doi.org/10.1111/rego.12226 [details]
2017
- Kolk, A., Kourula, A., & Pisani, N. (2017). Multinational enterprises and the Sustainable Development Goals: what do we know and how to proceed? Transnational Corporations, 24(3), 9-32. https://doi.org/10.18356/6f5fab5e-en [details]
- Kourula, A., & Mäkinen, J. (2017). Bringing political context back into international business studies of human rights. Management and Organization Review, 13(1), 193-197. https://doi.org/10.1017/mor.2017.3 [details]
- Kourula, A., Pisani, N., & Kolk, A. (2017). Corporate sustainability and inclusive development: highlights from international business and management research. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 24, 14-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2017.01.003 [details]
- Pedersen, E. R. G., Lauesen, L. M., & Kourula, A. (2017). Back to basics: exploring perceptions of stakeholders within the Swedish fashion industry. Social Responsibility Journal, 13(2), 266-278. https://doi.org/10.1108/SRJ-08-2016-0148 [details]
- Pisani, N., Kourula, A., Kolk, A., & Meijer, R. (2017). How global is international CSR research? Insights and recommendations from a systematic review. Journal of World Business, 52(5), 591-614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2017.05.003 [details]
2016
- Halme, M., Kourula, A., Lindeman, S., Kallio, G., Lima-Toivanen, M., & Korsunova, A. (2016). Sustainability Innovation at the Base of the Pyramid Through Multi-Sited Rapid Ethnography. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 23(2), 113–128. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.1385 [details]
- Kourula, A., & Delalieux, G. (2016). The micro-level foundations and dynamics of political corporate social responsibility: hegemony and passive revolution through civil society. Journal of Business Ethics, 135(4), 769-785. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2499-7 [details]
2015
- Joutsevirta, M., & Kourula, A. (2015). The role of nongovernmental organizations in corporate social responsibility. In E. R. G. Pedersen (Ed.), Corporate social responsibility (pp. 267-288). Sage. [details]
- Midttun, A., Gjølberg, M., Kourula, A., Sweet, S., & Vallentin, S. (2015). Public Policies for Corporate Social Responsibility in Four Nordic Countries: Harmony of Goals and Conflict of Means. Business & Society, 54(4), 464-500. https://doi.org/10.1177/0007650312450848 [details]
2014
- Peterman, A., Kourula, A., & Levitt, R. (2014). Balancing act: Government roles in an energy conservation network. Research Policy, 43(6), 1067-1082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2013.12.007 [details]
2013
- Mäkinen, J., & Kourula, A. (2013). Yritysvastuun yhteiskuntafilosofiaa. In I. Niiniluoto, R. Vilkko, & J. Kuorikoski (Eds.), Talous ja filosofia (pp. 155-167). Gaudeamus. [details]
2012
- Laasonen, S., Fougère, M., & Kourula, A. (2012). Dominant articulations in academic business and society discourse on NGO-business relations: a critical assessment. Journal of Business Ethics, 109(4), 521-545. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-011-1143-z [details]
- Mäkinen, J., & Kourula, A. (2012). Pluralism in political corporate social responsibility. Business Ethics Quarterly, 22(4), 649-678. https://doi.org/10.5840/beq201222443 [details]
- Peterman, A., Kourula, A., & Levitt, R. (2012). A roadmap for navigating voluntary and mandated programs for building energy efficiency. Energy Policy, 43, 415-426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2012.01.026 [details]
2011
- Delalieux, G., & Kourula, A. E. (2011). Nongovernmental organizations influence and capacity in management literature: The implicit influence of Tocqueville and explicit reference to Habermas. In R. Hull, J. Gibbon, O. Branzei, & H. Haugh (Eds.), The Third Sector (pp. 57-73). (Dialogues in critical mangement studies; No. Vol. 1). Emerald.
2010
- Kourula, A. E. (2010). Corporate engagement with nongovernmental organizations in different institutional contexts: A case of a forest productys company. Journal of World Business, 45(4), 395-404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2009.08.010
- Kourula, A. E., & Laasonen, S. (2010). Nongovernmental organizations in business and society, management, and international business research: Review and implications from 1998 to 2007. Business & Society, 49(1), 35-67. https://doi.org/10.1177/0007650309345282
2009
- Kourula, A. E. (2009). Company engagement with nongovernmental organizations from a corporate responsibility perspective. (Acta Universitatis Oeconomicae Helsingiensis; No. A-355). Helsinki School of Economics. http://epub.lib.aalto.fi/pdf/diss/a355.pdf
2008
- Kourula, A. E., & Halme, M. (2008). Types of corporate responsibility and engagement with nongovernmental organizations: An exploration of business and social outcomes. Corporate Governance, 8(4), 557-570. https://doi.org/10.1108/14720700810899275
- Makinen, J., & Kourula, A. E. (2008). The politics of corporate responsibility. niin & näin, 2008(4), 92-101.
2007
- Haltsonen, I., Kourula, A. E., & Salmi, A. (2007). Stakeholder pressure and socially responsible purchasing. Finanza, Marketing e Produzione: rivista di economia d'impresa dell'Università Bocconi, 2007(September), 47-56.
2023
- Kourula, A., & Halme, M. (2023). Ecological approaches to corporate sustainability and responsible business. In A. Rasche, M. Morsing, J. Moon, & A. Kourula (Eds.), Corporate Sustainability: Managing Responsible Business in a Globalised World (2nd ed., pp. 134-152). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009118644.009 [details]
- Kourula, A., Rasche, A., Morsing, M., & Moon, J. (2023). Corporate Sustainability: Where Are We Going? In A. Rasche, M. Morsing, J. Moon, & A. Kourula (Eds.), Corporate Sustainability: Managing Responsible Business in a Globalised World (2nd ed., pp. 550-557). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009118644.031 [details]
- Rasche, A., Morsing, M., Moon, J., & Kourula, A. (2023). Corporate Sustainability: Managing Responsible Business in a Globalised World. (2nd ed.) Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009118644 [details]
- Rasche, A., Morsing, M., Moon, J., & Kourula, A. (2023). Corporate sustainability – What it is and why it matters. In A. Rasche, M. Morsing, J. Moon, & A. Kourula (Eds.), Corporate Sustainability: Managing Responsible Business in a Globalised World (2nd ed., pp. 1-26). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009118644.002 [details]
- Stadtler, L., & Kourula, A. (2023). Sustainability partnerships. In A. Rasche, M. Morsing, J. Moon, & A. Kourula (Eds.), Corporate Sustainability: Managing Responsible Business in a Globalised World (2nd ed., pp. 370-387). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009118644.022 [details]
2022
- Böhm, S., Carrington, M., Cornelius, N., de Bruijn, B., Greenwood, M., Hassan, L., Jain, T., Karam, C., Kourula, A., Romani, L., Riaz, S., & Shaw, D. (2022). Ethics at the Centre of Global and Local Challenges: Thoughts on the Future of Business Ethics. Journal of Business Ethics, 180(3), 835-861. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-022-05239-2 [details]
- Kourula, A., & Vishwanathan, P. (2022). Media Review: Research Handbook of Responsible Management [Review of: O. Laasch, R. Suddaby, R.E. Freeman and D. Jamali (Eds.) (2020) Research Handbook of Responsible Management]. Organization Studies, 43(7), 1161-1167. https://doi.org/10.1177/01708406211030655 [details]
2019
- Kourula, A. (2019). Inclusive innovation through alliance networks. In G. George, T. Baker, P. Tracey, & H. Joshi (Eds.), Handbook of Inclusive Innovation: The Role of Organizations, Markets and Communities in Social Innovation (pp. 451-463). (Research Handbooks in Business and Management series). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786436016.00037
2015
- Peterman, A., Kourula, A., & Levitt, R. (2015). The roles within the structure: interorganizational roles in an environmental alliance network. Academy of Management. Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2015, Article 16008. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2015.16008abstract [details]
2014
- Chowdury, R., Kourula, A., & Siltaoja, M. E. (2014). Theorizing grassroots organizations' network strategies across an issue life-cycle. Academy of Management. Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2014, Article 11601. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2014.11601abstract [details]
- Mäkinen, J., & Kourula, A. (2014). Globalization, National Politics and Corporate Social Responsibility. In R. Tainio, S. Meriläinen, J. Mäkinen, & M. Laihonen (Eds.), Limits to Globalization: National Borders Still Matter (pp. 219-235). Copenhagen Business School Press. [details]
2013
- Midttun, A., Gjølberg, M., Kourula, A., Sweet, S., & Vallentin, S. (2013). Public policies for corporate social responsibility in advanced welfare states. In A. Midttun (Ed.), CSR and beyond: a Nordic perspective (pp. 261-286). Cappelen Damm Akademisk. http://www.cappelendamm.no/main/katalog.aspx?f=10108&isbn=9788202412159 [details]
2012
- Kourula, A. E. (2012). [Review of: A. Rasche, G. Kell. The United Nations Global Compact: Achievements, Trends and Challenges]. Business & Society, 52, 170-176. https://doi.org/10.1177/0007650312459922
2011
- Delalieux, G., & Kourula, A. (2011). Commentary on chapter 1. Dialogues in Critical Management Studies, 1, 29-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2046-6072(2011)0000001007
- Joutsenvirta, M., & Kourula, A. E. (2011). Kansalaisaktivistit yritysten vastuun asialla (Civil society activists and corporate responsibility). In M. Joutsenvirta, M. Halme, M. Jalas, & J. Makinen (Eds.), Vastuullinen liiketoiminta kansainvalisessa maailmassa (Corporate responsibility in an international world) (pp. 210-230). Gaudeamus.
2010
- Kourula, A. E. (2010). Finland. In W. Visser, & N. Tolhurst (Eds.), The world guide to CSR: A coutry-by-country analysis of corporate sustainability and responsibility (pp. 151-157). Greenleaf.
2007
- Kourula, A. E. (2007). Finnish corporations engagement with nongovernmental organizations. In M. Kamppinen, & P. Nurmi (Eds.), Responsible business (pp. 80-91). Turku University.
2022
2016
- Kourula, A., & Houtbeckers, E. (2016). 10: Finland. In W. Visser (Ed.), The world guide to sustainable entrepreneurship. - Vol. 3: Europe (pp. 85-91). Greenleaf Publishing. [details]
2010
- Halme, M., Kallio, G., Korsunova, A., Kourula, A. E., Lima-Toivonen, M. B., Lindeman, S., & Peltonen, T. (2010). Final report: Practices at the Base of the Pyramid - Packaging, primary education, and mass communication practices in Brazil, India, Russia, and Tanzania. TEKES and Forest Cluster.
2006
- Aijala, P., Kourula, A. E., Siltanen, M., & Mustonen, E. (2006). The evaluation of Finnish NGOs development cooperation capacity. Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Department for Develoment Policy.
2005
- Telford, J., Mikkola, E., Bianchi, P., & Kourula, A. E. (2005). The evaluation of Finnish humanitarian assistance 1996-2004. Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Department for Development Policy.
Prize / grant
- Pisani, N., Kourula, A. E. & Kolk, A. (2017). Award for best article published in the field in 2017 by the International Association for Business and Society. http://abs.uva.nl/content/news/2018/06/best-published-article-award-for-abs-researchers.html?origin=SKwIB6gJQ3Gjl9qlnkdvaA
Media appearance
- Boe-Lillegraven, S. & Kourula, A. (30-09-2021). Gaan wetenschappers na de coronacrisis echt minder vliegen? [Web] Folia. Gaan wetenschappers na de coronacrisis echt minder vliegen?. http://Gaan wetenschappers na de coronacrisis echt minder vliegen?
Others
- Georgallis, P. (organiser), Kourula, A. (organiser), Boe-Lillegraven, S. (organiser), Kolk, A. (organiser), van Dolen, W. (organiser) & Vishwanathan, P. (organiser) (31-5-2022 - 2-6-2022). GRONEN 2022 Conference: Sustainability in context, Amsterdam. Organization/hosting of the 2022 GRONEN research conference. (organising a conference, workshop, ...). http://www.gronenonline.com/_gronen1/gronen-research-conference/
2024
- Bruijn, K. A. & Kourula, A. E. (18-9-2024). Interview data. Universiteit van Amsterdam. https://doi.org/10.21942/uva.27045469.v2
- Bruijn, K. A. & Kourula, A. E. (17-9-2024). Archival data. Universiteit van Amsterdam. https://doi.org/10.21942/uva.27045301.v1
- Bruijn, K. A. & Kourula, A. E. (17-9-2024). Event data. Universiteit van Amsterdam. https://doi.org/10.21942/uva.27045526.v1
- Bruijn, K. A. & Kourula, A. E. (17-9-2024). Email data. Universiteit van Amsterdam. https://doi.org/10.21942/uva.27045352.v1
2023
- Bruijn, K. A., Georgallis, P., Kourula, A., Albino Pimentel, J. & Teegen, H. (19-12-2023). Database papers. Universiteit van Amsterdam. https://doi.org/10.21942/uva.24867141.v1
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Bruijn, K., Georgallis, P., Albino-Pimentel, J., Kourula, A., & Teegen, H. (2024). MNE-Civil Society Interactions: A Review and Research Agenda. Journal of International Business Studies, 55, 136-156.