Aspen Institute Publications

Aspen Institute publications are listed below. Many are available for purchase through Google Checkout, a secure system for handling credit card transaction online. For assistance with ordering publications, please contact our Publications office by email or by phone at (410) 820.5433. Please note: Orders are shipped two times a week from our warehouse in Queenstown, MD, on the Eastern Shore.

Social Impact Management: A Definition

September 1, 2002

In defining its role and engaging with others, Aspen ISIB uses the term 'Social Impact Management' to frame our focus in an area where existing widely-used terms can be confusing and subject to different interpretations. More.

What Do We Teach When We Teach Social Impact Management?

September 1, 2002

Business schools are under increased pressure to demonstrate that they are preparing their students to be more "ethical" managers.

Business Leaders Dialogue 2002

July 1, 2002

The theme of the 2002 Dialogue was "Business and Trust: The Role of Global Business in the 21st Century." This is a July 2002 report.

Where will They Lead? Executive summary of Aspen ISIB's Student Attitudes Survey

December 1, 2001

The survey, published in December 2001, is the first ever longitudinal survey of MBA student attitudes on the relationship of business to society. Download PDF.

Misery Loves Companies

June 22, 2001

A comprehensive literature review of research investigating the link between corporate social performance and financial performance.

Preparing Business Leaders to Manage Social Impacts: Lessons from the Field

June 1, 2001

A systematic look at both the "demand" for, and the "supply" of, business education that addresses the complex interdependency between business needs and wider societal concerns. 2001

Business Leaders Dialogue 2001: Executive Summary

January 1, 2001

"Wealth Creation and the Global Community: The Role of Corporations in the 21st Century."

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