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Pilar Acosta was initially trained as an engineer and obtained her Ph.D. in management from ESCP and Université Paris 1 Panthéon -Sorbonne (France). Her research focuses on the evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability-related practices in developing countries. In particular, she is interested in the interaction between private and public actors to advance sustainability. She also does research on meaningful student-centered learning experiences to change conventional business mindsets. Her work has been published in international journals such as ‘Organization Studies’ and the ‘Journal of Business Ethics’, and management education journals. Before integrating École Polytechnique, she was an assistant and associate professor in the school of business and economic sciences at Universidad Icesi in Colombia.
Research interests
Business, Management and Accounting ; Social Sciences ; Economics, Econometrics and Finance ; Computer Science ; Engineering
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The early origins of social responsibility in family businesses: constructing strategic philanthropy at Ingenio Manuelita, 1929–1947
Zuluaga, J. C. & Acosta, P., 2 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Management History. 31, 1, p. 44-63 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Accounting for Plural Cognitive Framings of Growth and Sustainability: Rethinking Management Education in Latin America
Murcia, M. J. & Acosta, P., 1 Jun 2023, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 185, 2, p. 299-313 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Corporate foundations as vehicles for sustainable development: How do corporate foundations work with parent companies to achieve sustainability?
Acosta, P., 1 Jan 2021, Handbook of Sustainability-Driven Business Strategies in Practice. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 18-34 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Revisiting Politics in Political CSR: How coercive and deliberative dynamics operate through institutional work in a Colombian company
Acosta, P., Acquier, A. & Gond, J. P., 1 Jul 2021, In: Organization Studies. 42, 7, p. 1111-1134 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Teaching sustainability: complexity and compromises
Anastasiadis, S., Perkiss, S., Dean, B. A., Bayerlein, L., Gonzalez-Perez, M. A., Wersun, A., Acosta, P., Jun, H. & Gibbons, B., 20 Jan 2021, In: Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education. 13, 1, p. 272-286 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Advancing Sustainability Education in Business Studies through Digital Service Learning
Perkiss, S., Anastasiadis, S., Bayerlein, L., Dean, B., Jun, H., Acosta, P., Gonzalez-Perez, M. A., Wersun, A. & Gibbons, B., 1 Jan 2020, In: American Business Review. 23, 2, p. 283-299 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An exploration of student learning for sustainability through the WikiRate student engagement project
Wersun, A., Dean, B. A., Mills, R., Perkiss, S., Acosta, P., Anastasiadis, S., Gibbons, B., Gonzalez-Perez, M. A., Heithaus, T., Jun, H., Mesicek, R. H. & Bayerlein, L., 1 Nov 2019, In: International Journal of Management Education. 17, 3, 100313.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ecological footprint: a tool for environmental management in educational institutions
Ortegon, K. & Acosta, P., 19 Jul 2019, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 20, 4, p. 675-690 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Learning experientially for corporate contribution to global sustainable development: International applications of the WikiRate project
Perkiss, S., Dean, B. A., Gonzalez-Perez, M. A., Heithaus, T., Acosta, P., Mills, R., Gibbons, B., Anastasiadis, S., Bayerlein, L., Jun, H., Mesicek, R. H. & Wersun, A., 5 Sept 2019, The Palgrave Handbook of Learning and Teaching International Business and Management. Springer International Publishing, p. 697-720 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Unearthing Sedimentation Dynamics in Political CSR: The Case of Colombia
Acosta, P. & Pérezts, M., 20 Mar 2019, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 155, 2, p. 425-444 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review