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
Contact details
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Publications
2025
Pujalte Vidal, S., Kourula, A. E., & Kolk, A. (2025). Necessity social enterprises: Community resilience strategies of ‘kitchen rebellions’. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 32(6), 7697-7712. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.70095 [details]- Sendlhofer, T., & Kourula, A. E. (2025). “Sustainability Comes First”: An Institutional Entrepreneur Enacting Its Principles to Challenge a Dominant Norm. Business Strategy and the Environment, 34(8), 9743-9760. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.70077
- van den Broek, O. M., Schrempf-Stirling, J., de Bakker, F., & Kourula, A. E. (in press). Business Participation in Regulation: A Multifocal Perspective on Management Studies. Regulation & Governance, 1-41.
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 [details]
- 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 [details]
- Kouwenberg, L. H. J. A., Cohen, E. S., Hehenkamp, W. J. K., Snijder, L. E., Kampman, J. M., Küçükkeles, B., Kourula, A., Meijers, M. H. C., Smit, E. S., Sperna Weiland, N. H., & Kringos, D. S. (2024). The Carbon Footprint of Hospital Services and Care Pathways: A State-of-the-Science Review. Environmental Health Perspectives, 132(12), Article 126002. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP14754 [details]
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
- Kolk, J. E. M., Kourula, A. E., Pisani, N., & Westermann - Behaylo, M. K. (2019). The state of international business, corporate social responsibility, and development: Key insights and an application to practice. In Business and Development Studies (pp. 257-285). Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315163338-11/state-international-business-corporate-social-responsibility-development-ans-kolk-arno-kourula-niccol%C3%B2-pisani-michelle-westermann-behaylo
- 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). [Review of: O. Laasch, R. Suddaby, R.E. Freeman, D. Jamali (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. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786436016.00037 [details]
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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Aalto University Executive Education
Pujalte Vidal, S., Kourula, A. E., & Kolk, A. (2025). Necessity social enterprises: Community resilience strategies of ‘kitchen rebellions’. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 32(6), 7697-7712.