With this Honor Roll, RRBM aims to create a system to recognize a scholarly article, monograph, policy paper, or book that reflects credible science useful to society. All publications receiving this honor will be prominently displayed on the RRBM website and authors are encouraged to display the RRBM-Honor Roll emblem on their CV. Schools, journals, and publishers can also track their Honor Roll publications as one of their metrics of the likely societal impact of their research.
Starting in July 2022, recent publications may be nominated to the RRBM Honor Roll. The Selection Board is looking for works that are both rigorous and relevant, and to encourage research that achieves these goals. RRBM does not seek to add another layer of review to vouch for the rigor of published work: that is the job of editors and reviewers. Publications selected for the Honor Roll have the added distinction of being relevant and more likely to have a positive societal impact. It is not intended as a competition or award – in our ideal world, most academic publications would qualify as responsible research; it is a recognition that the work meets RRBM principles for contributing to a better society. We encourage you to peruse the listing of publications selected for the Honor Roll.
Announcement of New Co-Editors-in-Chief
RRBM is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Vana Zervanos , Associate Dean at the Haub School of Business, Saint Joseph’s University, USA, and Prof. Marina Papanastassiou , Chair in International Business at Leeds University Business School and the Centre for International Business at the University of Leeds, UK, and Fellow of the European International Business Academy, as Co-Editors-in-Chief of the RRBM Honor Roll, effective 1 July 2026. They succeed Prof. Ronald Paul Hill, Dean’s Professor of Marketing and Public Policy, Kogod School of Business, American University, USA, whose leadership and dedication were instrumental in strengthening the development, governance, and visibility of the RRBM Honor Roll. His work continued the vision and legacy established by Prof. William (Bill) H. Glick, Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Rice University and founding editor of the RRBM Honor Roll. A sincere thank you also goes to Dr. David Steingard, Head of PRME, for his invaluable operational, strategic, and visionary contributions to the development and growth of the RRBM Honor Roll prior to assuming his current leadership role at PRME. As Co-Editors-in-Chief, Dr. Zervanos and Prof. Papanastassiou will work together to advance the RRBM Honor Roll initiative, which recognizes scholarly publications that exemplify credible science in service to society and in support of RRBM’s vision. The RRBM Honor Roll highlights research that is both methodologically rigorous and societally relevant, aligned with the RRBM Seven Principles and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Honor Roll is designed not as a traditional competitive ranking system, but rather as a recognition of scholarly contributions that advance responsible research and positive societal impact globally. Both scholars bring extensive international academic experience, longstanding engagement with responsible research themes, and a shared commitment to fostering an inclusive, impactful, and globally connected scholarly community. We warmly welcome Vana and Marina to their new roles and look forward to this next chapter in the continued development of the RRBM Honor Roll.
Professor Marina Papanastassiou holds a Chair in International Business at the Department of International Business and at the Centre for International Business University of Leeds (CIBUL) at the University of Leeds, UK. She has a BSc in Economics from the Department of Economics at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece and an MSc in International Business and Economic Integration from the Department of Economics, at the University of Reading, Reading, UK. She earned her PhD in International Business at the Department of Economics at the University of Reading, Reading, UK in 1995. Professor’s Papanastassiou research focuses on the international R&D strategies of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs); the impact of MNEs’ Global Value Chains (GVCs) on sustainability (SDGs). She has published extensively in academic journals such as the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business and Research Policy, among others. Since 2011 Professor Papanastassiou has been a Fellow of the European International Business Academy (EIBA) and between 2022-2025 was the co- Chair of EIASM Danny van Den Bulcke Doctoral Symposium. In 2025 she was appointed as the first Chair of the newly founded Ethics Committee of the European International Business Academy (EIBA)
Vana Zervanos is the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and External Affairs at the Haub School of Business, and adjunct Professor at Saint Joseph’s University. She earned a B.A. degree in psychology from Dickinson College; a Master’s degree in counseling psychology from the University of Connecticut; an MBA in international marketing from Saint Joseph’s University and earned an Ed.D. in Higher Education Management from the University of Pennsylvania.
Vana is a board member of Mid-Atlantic Associate of College of Business Administrators (MAACBA), and a member of the North America Chapter of Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME). Zervanos is a consultant with other business schools who are in the process of becoming accredited by AACSB. Vana is also an inaugural Graduate School of Education/Netter Center Alumni Fellow in Democratic Civic Engagement at the University of Pennsylvania, and was recently appointed as member of the Executive Committee of the Alumni Advisory Board of the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Vana also serves on the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia Board.
Criteria for “RRBM Honor Roll”
Recently published work will be assessed according to the spirit of two principles focused on usefulness articulated in RRBM’s Vision for Responsible Research in Business and Management:
- Service to Society: Development of knowledge likely to benefit business and the broader society, locally and globally, for the ultimate purpose of creating a better world.
- Impact on Stakeholders: Research that is likely to have an impact on diverse stakeholders, especially research that contributes to better business and a better world.
Selection Board of the Responsible Research in Business and Management Honor Roll.
The Editor-in-Chief is Ron Hill from American University.
Each board member is selected for their interest in the larger societal good and their scholarly profile. They also represent all major areas of research in the business domain.
You may access the list of the Selection Board by clicking on the title below.
Editorial Board
Please submit your peer reviewed journal article for responsible research published from January 2020 to Editor-in-Chief Ron Hill through the portal below.
If you have any question regarding the Honor Roll, the process or the Selection Board, don’t hesitate to send an email to editor.rrbm@gmail.com.