SAGE

Business & Society Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for Business & Society in one click — DocuGuru applies the official SAGE template with author–year references and exports a submission-ready PDF plus the editable LaTeX source. Free to start.

About the Business & Society format

Business & Society is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, Management and Organizational Studies, Environmental Sustainability in Business.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Business & Society, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

Formats any DOI in Business & Society style. No sign-up.

Publishes research inCorporate Social Responsibility Reporting Management and Organizational Studies Environmental Sustainability in Business Ethics in Business and Education Corporate Finance and Governance
ISSN0007-6503
Citation impact (2-yr)2.73
h-index139
i10-index802
Total citations85,744
Top institutions publishing hereCopenhagen Business School
Journal websitewww.iabs.net
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Business & Society per year

24
2014
64
2015
53
2016
47
2017
42
2018
35
2019
55
2020
33
2021
61
2022
57
2023
67
2024
55
2025

Citation impact of Business & Society by publication year

785
2014
6.6K
2015
3.9K
2016
3.1K
2017
3.2K
2018
1.5K
2019
3.6K
2020
1.2K
2021
1.8K
2022
763
2023
340
2024
83
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Business & Society

Corporate Social Responsibility

Archie B. Carroll · 1 Sep 1999

There is an impressive history associated with the evolution of the concept and definition of corporate social responsibility (CSR). In this article, the author traces the evolution of the CSR construct beginning in the 1950s, which marks the modern era of CSR. Definitions expanded during the 1960s and proliferated during the 1970s. In the 1980s,…

6,179 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Corporate Social Performance and Corporate Financial Performance Debate

Jennifer J. Griffin, John F. Mahon · 1 Mar 1997

This article extends earlier research concerning the relationship between corporate social performance and corporate financial performance, with particular emphasis on methodological inconsistencies. Research in this area is extended in three critical areas. First, it focuses on a particular industry, the chemical industry. Second, it uses multiple sources of data-two that are perceptual based (KLD Index…

2,280 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Corporate Social Performance As a Competitive Advantage in Attracting a Quality Workforce

Daniel W. Greening, Daniel B. Turban · 1 Sep 2000

Several researchers have suggested that a talented, quality workforce will become a more important source of competitive advantage for firms in the future. Drawing on social identity theory and signaling theory, the authors hypothesize that firms can use their corporate social performance (CSP) activities to attract job applicants. Specifically, signaling theory suggests that a firm’s…

2,063 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Corporate Social-Financial Performance Relationship

Lee E. Preston, Douglas P. O'Bannon · 1 Dec 1997

This research note analyzes the relationship between indicators of corporate social and financial performance within a comprehensive theoretical framework. The results, based on data for 67 large U.S. corporations for 1982-1992, reveal no significant negative social-financial performance relationships and strong positive correlations in both contemporaneous and lead-lag formulations.

1,456 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Green Governance: Boards of Directors’ Composition and Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility

Corinne Post, Noushi Rahman, Emily Rubow · 24 Feb 2011

This study contributes to the work on board composition and firm corporate social responsibility by extending it to the environmental domain. It evaluates the relationship between boards of directors’ composition and environmental corporate social responsibility (ECSR) by integrating literatures on board composition, firm corporate social responsibility, and individual differences in attitudes toward and information about…

1,189 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Business & Society template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Business & Society format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Business & Society template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Business & Society use?
Business & Society uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Business & Society, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Business & Society?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Business & Society document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Business & Society template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Business & Society format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Business & Society?
Business & Society is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Business & Society template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Business & Society PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Business & Society template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Business & Society template cost?
You can start writing in the Business & Society template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Business & Society PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
Use the Business & Society template