Exploring What Makes Business Good? Organizing for Social Good

The concept of “Organizing for Social Good” encompasses the idea of intentionally designing business strategies, structures, and practices that contribute to positive social outcomes. Reimagining the purpose of business beyond profit maximization involves aligning organizational activities with broader societal goals, and achieving value beyond financial gain (Green, Bradley, and Parry, 2024). Researchers often fail to explore the multitude forms of value, missing what organisations with a broader social agenda achieve. Those studies examining broader value interpretation often focus upon theory development (Bocken, Short, Rana, and Evans, 2014) and environmental concern (Joyce and Paquin, 2016). This special issue aims to expand the research area and explore the various dimensions of organizing for social good, shedding light on the factors that contribute to the beneficial contributions organisations make to society.