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We had a fantastic time at EURAM, where we hosted our sub-track and enjoyed many engaging presentations, discussions, and exchanges with colleagues from across the field. Thank you to everyone who contributed and joined us!

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Reading HUB

Ideas worth reading, research worth sharing. Explore some of the work shaping conversations around the common good, sustainable HRM, and the future of work.

Foundations of the Common Good

Argandoña (1998) — The Stakeholder Theory and the Common Good A foundational connection between stakeholder theory and the common good.
Etzioni (2014) — The Common Good A broader theoretical treatment of what the common good means for society.
Sandel (2020) — The Tyranny of Merit A contemporary critique of meritocracy and its implications for the common good.
Albareda & Sison (2020) — Commons Organizing Connects the common good with collective action, institutions, and alternative forms of organizing.
Schlag & Melé (2020) — Building Institutions for the Common Good Explores the role and purpose of business within an economy oriented toward the common good.
Aust, Matthews & Muller-Camen (2020) — Common Good HRM: A Paradigm Shift in Sustainable HRM? The foundational article introducing Common Good HRM as an alternative approach to sustainable HRM.

Common Good HRM

Aust, Cooke, Muller-Camen & Wood (2024) — Achieving Sustainable Development Goals Through Common-Good HRM Develops the Common Good HRM perspective in relation to the SDGs, context, and organizational practice.
Cooke (2025) — From Strategic HRM to Sustainable HRM? Critically examines the development of HRM and the potential of a common-good approach.
Pham et al. (2023) — Common Good Human Resource Management, Ethical Employee Behaviors, and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors Provides empirical evidence connecting Common Good HRM with employee ethical and citizenship behaviors.

Work, Platforms & the Commons

Le Brocq, Hughes & Donnelly (2023) — Sharing in the Gig Economy Examines the tension between equitable work relations and exploitative HRM in the gig economy.
Lei (2021) — Delivering Solidarity Shows how platform structures shape worker solidarity and collective action.

Sustainable and Responsible HRM

Lu et al. (2023) — Sustainable HRM Practices, Employee Resilience, and Employee Outcomes Examines sustainable HRM through common-good values and employee outcomes.
Järlström et al. (2024) — Integrating ‘Common Good’ Authenticity for Sustainable HRM Reporting Connects common-good principles with sustainability and HRM reporting.
Matthews & Müller-Camen (2024) — Sustainable HRM – A Critical and Commons-Centric Perspective Offers a critical, commons-oriented perspective on sustainable HRM.
Guest (2025) — Strengthening Links Between HRM Theories, HR Practices and Outcomes Addresses broader theoretical questions about how HRM practices connect to outcomes.
Brewster & Machado (2025) — Continuity and Change in HRM Provides a more critical perspective on the direction and development of HRM.

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