Seelos, C. and Mair, J. 2017. Innovation and Scaling for Impact – How effective Social Enterprises do it. Stanford University Press.

- 2017 Terry Mc Adam Book Award for most inspirational and useful new book contributing to nonprofit management.
- 2018 ONE Book Award for outstanding book (Awarded by Academy of Management ONE Division).
- 2019 Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Book Prize (Awarded jointly by ARNOVA and Independent Sector).

Chatterjee, I., Mair, J., and Wincent, J. 2026. Scaffolded Unlearning: Organizing the reduction of internalized stigma. Organization Studies. doi:10.1177/01708406261488615

Mena, S., Mair, J., and Bruder, I. 2026. What do we mean by democracy in management and organization studies? Organization Theory, 7(1). doi:10.1177/26317877261437803

Lührsen, R., Mair, J., and Gegenhuber, T. 2026. Trajectories of how collaborative innovation processes generate public value: insights from an open digital living lab. Public Management Review, 1-30. doi:10.1080/14719037.2026.2630990

Höllerer, M. A., Shinkle, G. A., George, G., Mair, J., Pan, S. L., Tim, Y., and Collings, D. G. 2026. “Digital Sustainability”: Addressing Managerial, Organizational, and Institutional Challenges. Academy of Management Perspectives, 40(2): 241-251. doi:10.5465/amp.2025.0278

Mair, J., and Rathert, N. 2025. The Political Side of Social Enterprises: A Phenomenon-Based Study of Sociocultural and Policy Advocacy. Journal of Management Studies, 62(6), 2358-2386. doi:10.1111/joms.13134
- Blog Version: Transforming Society: The Advocacy Role of Social Enterprises.

Lechterman, T. M., and Mair, J. 2024. Social Enterprises as Agents of Social Justice: A Rawlsian Perspective on Institutional Capacity. Organization Studies, 45(9). doi:10.1177/01708406241261435

Kourula, A., Georgallis, P., Henriques, I., and Mair, J. 2024. Introduction to the Special Issue on the Role of Place in Sustainability: Key Trends and Agenda for Future Research. Organization & Environment, 37(3), 363-375. doi:10.1177/10860266241283157

Chua, N., Miska, C., Mair, J., and Stahl, G. 2024. Purpose in Management Research: Navigating a Complex and Fragmented Area of Study. Academy of Management Annals, 18, 755-787. doi:10.5465/annals.2022.0186

Dessy, E., Mair, J., and Xhauflier, V. 2024. Organizational diversity of social-mission platforms: Advancing a configurational research agenda. Information and Organization, 34(3): 100514. doi:10.1016/j.infoandorg.2024.100514

Palmié, M., Miehé, L., Mair, J., and Wincent, J. 2024. Valuation Entrepreneurship through Product-Design and Blame-Avoidance Strategies: How Tesla Managed to Change the Public Perception of Sustainable Innovations. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 41(3): 644-676. doi:10.1111/jpim.12732

George, G., Ertug, G., Bapuji, H., Doh, J. P., Mair, J., and Prasad, A. 2024. COVID-19 and Management Scholarship: Lessons for Conducting Impactful Research. Business & Society, 63(4), 715-744. doi:10.1177/00076503241237047

Gegenhuber, T., and Mair, J. 2024. Open social innovation: Taking stock and moving forward. Industry and Innovation, 31(1), 130-157. doi:10.1080/13662716.2023.2271863

Claassen, C., Mair, J., and Bidet, E. 2023. Social Enterprises within the Public Sector’s Purview: A Taxonomy Based Study on South Korea. Voluntas. doi:10.1007/s11266-023-00622-7

Claassen, C. H., Choi, J. E., and Mair, J. 2023. Forging a Local Social Economy: On the Institutional Work of Local Governments in South Korea. Public Performance & Management Review, 1-38. doi:10.1080/15309576.2023.2243467

Buender, T., Rathert, N., and Mair, J. 2023. Sustaining the Integration of Social Objectives over Time: A Case-Based Analysis of Access to Medicine in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Business & Society, 63(5), 1110-1148. doi:10.1177/00076503231182667

Jakob Sadeh, L., and Mair, J. 2023. Reinforcing Political Inequality Through Diversity Initiatives: A Field-Level Perspective. Journal of Management, 50(3), 1066-1101. doi:10.1177/01492063231163579

Seelos, C., Mair, J., and Traeger, C. 2023. The future of grand challenges research: Retiring a hopeful concept and endorsing research principles. International Journal of Management Reviews, 25, 251-269. doi:10.1111/ijmr.12324

Gegenhuber, T., Mair, J., Lührsen, R., and Thäter, L. 2023. Orchestrating distributed data governance in open social innovation. Information and Organization, 33(1). doi:10.1016/j.infoandorg.2023.100453

Mair, J., Gegenhuber, T., Thäter, L., and Lührsen, R. 2023. Pathways and mechanisms for catalyzing social impact through Orchestration: Insights from an open social innovation project. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 19. doi:10.1016/j.jbvi.2022.e00366

Cunha, M. P., Gomes, E., Kamoche, K., Mair, J., Miner, A., and Tarba, S. 2022. Improvisation, strategy, and strategic improvisation in emerging markets. European Management Review, 1-8. doi:10.1111/emre.12543

Mair, J., and Seelos, C. 2021. Organizations, Social Problems, and System Change: Invigorating the Third Mandate of Organizational Research. Organization Theory, 2(4). doi:10.1177/26317877211054858

Chandra, Y., Shang, L., and Mair, J. 2021. Drivers of success in social innovation: Insights into competition in open social innovation contests. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 16. doi:10.1016/j.jbvi.2021.e00257

Weber, C. E., Okraku, M., Mair, J., and Maurer, I. 2021. Steering the transition from informal to formal service provision: labor platforms in emerging-market countries. Socio-Economic Review, 19(4), 1315-1344. doi:10.1093/ser/mwab008

Uzo, U., and Mair, J. 2021. How informality affects habitual improvisation in firms: insights from the Nigerian movie industry. International Studies of Management & Organization, 51(2), 162-184. doi:10.1080/00208825.2021.1898102

Uzo, U., Mair, J., and Adewusi, A. 2021. How firms strategically navigate informal and formal copyright practices: insights from Nollywood. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, ahead-of-print. doi:10.1108/IJOA-06-2020-2236

Mair, J., and Rathert, N. 2021. Alternative organizing with social purpose: revisiting institutional analysis of market-based activity. Socio-Economic Review, 19(2), 817-836. doi:10.1093/ser/mwz031

Bitektine, A., Haack, P., Bothello, J., and Mair, J. 2020. Inhabited Actors: Internalizing Institutions through Communication and Actorhood Models. Journal of Management Studies, 57(4): 885-897. doi:10.1111/joms.12560

Chliova, M., Mair, J., and Vernis, A. 2020. Persistent category ambiguity: The case of social entrepreneurship. Organization Studies, 41(7): 1019-1042. doi:10.1177/0170840620905168

Amis, J. M., Mair, J., and Munir, K. A. 2020. The Organizational Reproduction of Inequality. Academy of Management Annals, 14(1), 195-230. doi:10.5465/annals.2017.0033

Hehenberger, L., Mair, J., and Metz, A. 2019. The Assembly of a Field Ideology: An Idea-Centric Perspective on Systemic Power in Impact Investing. Academy of Management Journal, 62(6), 1672-1704. doi:10.5465/amj.2017.1402

Uzo, U., Mair, J., and Adewusi, A. 2019. Relational activities and channel contracts: Insights from channel intermediaries in Nigeria. Journal of Strategic Contracting and Negotiation, 4(1-2): 75-97. doi:10.1177/2055563619867341

Wolf, M., and Mair, J. 2019. Purpose, Commitment and Coordination around Small Wins: A Proactive Approach to Governance in Integrated Hybrid Organizations. Voluntas, 30(3): 535-548. doi:10.1007/s11266-019-00116-5
- Best Paper Award in Voluntas for 2019

Mair, J. 2018. Scaling innovative ideas to create inclusive labour markets. Nature Human Behaviour, 2: 884. doi:10.1038/s41562-018-0352-1

Romme, A.G.L., Ansell, C., Buck, J., Choi, Y., Van der Eyden, R., Figueroa Huencho, V., John, E., Kunckler, T., Mair, J., Meijer, A., Meyer, R.E., Stephenson, K., Välikangas, L., Whitestone, N., Yu, C. 2018. United People: Designing a New Model of Global Governance. Journal of Asian Scientific Research, 8(4): 152-170. doi:10.18488/journal.2.2018.84.152.170

Reischauer, G., and Mair, J. 2018. How Organizations Strategically Govern Online Communities: Lessons from the Sharing Economy. Academy of Management Discoveries, 4(3): 220-247. doi:10.5465/amd.2016.0164

Mair, J., and Reischauer, G. 2017. Capturing the dynamics of the sharing economy: Institutional research on the plural forms and practices of sharing economy organizations. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 125: 11-20. doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2017.05.023

Moschieri, C., and Mair, J. 2017. Corporate Entrepreneurship: Partial Divestitures as Real Option. European Management Review, 14(1): 67-82. doi:10.1111/emre.12099

Mair, J., Wolf, M., and Seelos, C. 2016. Scaffolding: A Process of Transforming Patterns of Inequality in Small-Scale Societies. Academy of Management Journal, 59(6): 2021-2044. doi:10.5465/amj.2015.0725
- Finalist for Best AMJ Paper Award for 2016

Markman, G. D., Russo, M., Lumpkin, G. T., Jennings, D., and Mair, J. 2016. Entrepreneurship as a Platform for Pursuing Multiple Goals: A Special Issue on Sustainability, Ethics, and Entrepreneurship. Journal of Management Studies, 53(5): 673-694. doi:10.1111/joms.12214

Stephan, U., Patterson, M., Kelly, C., and Mair, J. 2016. Organizations driving positive social change: a review and an integrative framework of change processes. Journal of Management, 42(5): 1250-1281. doi:10.1177/0149206316633268

Venkataraman, H., Vermeulen, P., Raaijmakers, A., and Mair, J. 2016. Market Meets Community: Institutional Logics as Strategic Resources for Development Work. Organization Studies, 37(5): 709-733. doi:10.1177/0170840615613370

Mair, J., Mayer, J., and Lutz, E. 2015. Navigating Institutional Plurality: Organizational Governance in Hybrid Organizations. Organization Studies, 36(6): 713-739. doi:10.1177/0170840615580007

Daskalaki, M., Hjorth, D., and Mair, J. 2015. Are Entrepreneurship, Communities, and Social Transformation Related? Journal of Management Inquiry, 24(4): 419-423. doi:10.1177/1056492615579012

Ebrahim, A., Battilana, J., and Mair, J. 2014. The Governance of Social Enterprises: Mission drift and accountability challenges in hybrid organizations. Research in Organizational Behavior, 34: 81-100. doi:10.1016/j.riob.2014.09.001

Mair, J., and Hehenberger, L. 2014. Front-Stage and Backstage Convening: The Transition from Opposition to Mutualistic Coexistence in Organizational Philanthropy. Academy of Management Journal, 57(4): 1174-1200. doi:10.5465/amj.2012.0305
- Featured in Stanford Social Innovation Review Fall 2012
- Best Paper Award 2016 by the Organizational Theory section of the German Business Research Association

Uzo, U., and Mair, J. 2014. Source and Patterns of Organizational Defiance of Formal Institutions: Insights from Nollywood, the Nigerian Movie Industry. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 8: 56-74. doi:10.1002/sej.1171

Tobias, J. M., Mair, J., and Barbosa-Leiker, C. 2013. Toward a theory of transformative entrepreneuring: Poverty reduction and conflict resolution in Rwanda’s entrepreneurial coffee sector. Journal of Business Venturing, 28(6): 728-742. doi:10.1016/j.jbusvent.2013.03.003

Moschieri, C., and Mair, J. 2012. Managing divestitures through time – expanding current knowledge. Academy of Management Perspectives, 26(4): 35-50. doi:10.5465/amp.2011.0115

Mair, J., Battilana, J., and Cárdenas, J. 2012. Organizing for Society: A Typology of Social Entrepreneuring Models. Journal of Business Ethics, 111(3): 353-373. doi:10.1007/s10551-012-1414-3

Mair, J., Martí, I., and Ventresca, M. 2012. Building Inclusive Markets in Rural Bangladesh: How Intermediaries Work Institutional Voids. Academy of Management Journal, 55(4): 819-850. doi:10.5465/amj.2010.0627
- Winner of the Academy of Management Journal Impact Award 2024
- Featured in Stanford Social Innovation Review Fall 2012
- Finalist for Best AMJ Paper Award for 2012

Moschieri, C., and Mair, J. 2011. Adapting for innovation: including divestitures in the debate. Long Range Planning, 44(1): 4-25. doi:10.1016/j.lrp.2010.11.002

Mair, J. 2011. Social entrepreneurship: On origins and future of a concept. Planning Administration, 34(3): 31-37.

Mair, J., and Martí, I. 2009. Entrepreneurship in and around institutional voids: A case study from Bangladesh. Journal of Business Venturing, 24(5): 419-435. doi:10.1016/j.jbusvent.2008.04.006

Ganly, K., and Mair, J. 2009. Small Steps toward Institutional Change – social entrepreneurship in rural India. Ökologisches Wirtschaften, Special Issue, December: 5-10.

Ganly, K., and Mair, J. 2009. Kleine Schritte zum institutionellen Wandel. Ökologisches Wirtschaften, 2: 15-17.

Mair, J., and Ganly, K. 2008. Social Entrepreneurship as Dynamic Innovation. Innovations: Technology, Governance, Globalization, 3(4): 79-84. doi:10.1162/itgg.2008.3.4.79

Moschieri, C., and Mair, J. 2008. Research on Corporate Divestitures: A Synthesis. Journal of Management & Organization, 14(4): 399-422. doi:10.1017/S1833367200003163

Mair, J., and Thurner, C. 2008. Going global: how middle managers approach the process in medium-sized firms. Strategic Change, 17(3-4): 83-99. doi:10.1002/jsc.818

Mair, J., and Mitchell, J. 2008. Waste Concern: Turning a Problem into a Resource. Journal of Business Ethics Education, 5: 223-246.

Seelos, C., and Mair, J. 2007. Profitable business models and market creation in the context of deep poverty: A strategic view. Academy of Management Perspectives, 21(4): 49-63. doi:10.5465/amp.2007.27895339
- Gold Prize “IFC - Financial Times Essay Competition” on Private Sector Development – Creating Markets, Transforming Lives
- SMS Best Conference Paper for Practice Implication Award. Strategic Management Society Conference 2007

Mair, J., Martí, I., and Ganly, K. 2007. Social entrepreneurship: Seeing institutional voids as spaces of opportunity. European Business Forum, 31: 34-39.
- Translated into Chinese http://www.sinaworld.cn/znpy/2008/7/t2b4tdso8u.asp

Mair, J., and Martí, I. 2007. Entrepreneurship for social impact: Encouraging market access in rural Bangladesh. Corporate Governance: An International Journal, 7(4): 493-501. doi:10.1108/14720700710820579

Mair, J., and Schoen, O. 2007. Successful social entrepreneurial business models in the context of developing economies: An explorative study. International Journal of Emerging Markets, 2(1): 54-68. doi:10.1108/17468800710718895

Mair, J., and Seelos, C. 2006. Digital democracy. European Business Forum, 26: 59-61.

Mair, J., and Martí, I. 2006. Social entrepreneurship research: A source of explanation, prediction, and delight. Journal of World Business, 41(1): 36-44. doi:10.1016/j.jwb.2005.09.002

Seelos, C., and Mair, J. 2006. Social entrepreneurship. The contribution of individual entrepreneurs to sustainable development. The ICFAI Journal for Entrepreneurship Development, March 2006: 30-46.

Mair, J. 2005. Exploring the determinants of unit performance: The role of middle managers in stimulating profit growth. Group & Organization Management, 30(3): 263-288. doi:10.1177/1059601104269113

Mair, J., Seelos, C., and Borwankar, A. 2005. Social entrepreneurial initiatives within the sustainable development landscape. Journal of Entrepreneurship Education, 2(4): 431-452.

Seelos, C., and Mair, J. 2005. Sustainable development, sustainable profit. European Business Forum, 20: 49-53.
- Translated into Chinese http://www.sinaworld.cn/znpy/2008/4/i84zevhuzs.asp

Seelos, C., and Mair, J. 2005. Social Entrepreneurship: Creating new business models to serve the poor. Business Horizons, 48(3): 241-246. doi:10.1016/j.bushor.2004.11.006
- Translated into Arabic

Mair, J. and Wieser, T. 2024. Lessons from Europe- 22 Essays on the Future of Our Continent. CSV GmbH. ISBN 978-3-903461-06-2

Mair, J. and Wieser, T. 2024. Lehren aus Europa - 22 Essays zur Zukunft unseres Kontinents. CSV GmbH. ISBN 978-3-903461-05-5

Maurer, I., Mair, J. and Oberg, A. 2020. Theorizing the Sharing Economy: Varieties and Trajectories of New Forms of Organizing. Research in the Sociology of Organizations, Vol. 66: Emerald Publishing Limited: Bingley, UK.

Zilber, T.B., Amis, J.M. and Mair, J. 2019. The Production of Managerial Knowledge and Organizational Theory: New Approaches to Writing, Producing and Consuming Theory. Research in the Sociology of Organizations, Vol. 59: Emerald Publishing Limited: Bingley, UK.

Hockerts, K., Mair, J. and Robinson, J. 2010. Values and Opportunities in Social Entrepreneurship. Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke, UK and New York.

Robinson J., Mair, J. and Hockerts, K. 2009. International Perspectives on Social Entrepreneurship Research. Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke, UK and New York.

Mair, J., Robinson J. and Hockerts, K. 2006. Social Entrepreneurship. Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke, UK and New York.
- Nominated for “Most Promising Forthcoming Management Book” by the European Academy of Management

Mair, J., and Rathert, N. 2027. Social Enterprises in and for Society. In F. de Bakker, F. den Hond, M. Morsing, H. Bapuji, & S. E. Ibrahim (Eds.), Sage Handbook of Business in Society. SAGE. Forthcoming.

Ginting-Carlström, C., Chliova, M., and Mair, J. 2026. The Power of Ambiguity in Social Entrepreneurship: Implications for Research and Policymaking. In I. Qureshi, N. Slawinski, & S. Teasdale (Eds.), De Gruyter Handbook of Social Entrepreneurship Research. De Gruyter. Forthcoming.

Mityushina, N., Hehenberger, L., and Mair, J. 2026. Developing the Impact Investing Field Through Meta-organizational Governance: The Case of the European Venture Philanthropy Association. In G. Reischauer, H. Berkowitz, A. Metz, & S. Michel (Eds.), Meta-Organizations for Transformative Change. Research in the Sociology of Organizations, Vol. 106. Emerald Publishing Limited: Bingley: 147-168. doi:10.1108/S0733-558X20260000106008

Dobusch, L., Füreder, N., Gegenhuber, T., and Mair, J. 2026. Open social innovation: an experience-based learning approach to ignite civic virtues. In E. J. Schwarz, D. B. Audretsch & M. Marković (Eds.), Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Social Innovation. Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, UK: 167-179. doi:10.4337/9781035318308.00021

Beishenaly, N., Mair, J., and Block, E. S. 2026. Institutional Perspectives on Social Enterprise – Relevance for Policy in Democratizing Contexts. In N. Eng, K. Heales, A. S. Shantz & E. S. Block (Eds.), Putting Institutional Theory to Work During Times of Crisis. Research in the Sociology of Organizations, Vol. 100. Emerald Publishing Limited: Bingley: 229-243. doi:10.1108/S0733-558X20260000100010

Seelos, C., Mair, J., Traeger, C., and Nolting, F. (2025). Advancing Phenomenon-Based Research on Complex Societal Challenges: The Case of Homelessness. In S. Dorado, H. Haugh, R. D. Wadhwani & R. Hamann (Eds.), Big Picture Approaches to the Impact of Social Innovations. Research in the Sociology of Organizations Vol. 96, Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley: 25-50. doi:10.1108/s0733-558x20250000096002

Mair, J., and Rathert, N. 2025. Social Entrepreneurship. In I. Schulz-Schaeffer, A. Windeler & B. Blättel-Mink (Eds.), Handbook of Innovation: Perspectives from the Social Sciences (pp. 1-15). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-25143-6_25-1

Bünder, T., Rathert, N. and Mair, J. 2022. Understanding firm- and field-level change toward sustainable development: insights from the pharmaceutical industry and access to medicines, 1960‒2020. In G. George, M. R. Haas, H. Joshi, A.M. McGahan, and P. Tracey (Eds.), Handbook on the Business of Sustainability. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, UK: 300-319.

Mair, J. and Wolf, M. 2021. Hybrid organizations as sites for reimagining organizational governance. In G. Donnelly-Cox, M. Meyer & F. Wijkström (Eds.), A Nonprofit Governance Research Handbook. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, UK: 311-326.

Sezgi F. and Mair J. 2021. To Control or Not Control: A Coordination Perspective to Scaling. In R. Bali Swain & S. Sweet (Eds.) Sustainable Consumption and Production, Volume II. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan: 355-376. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-55285-5_15.

Mair, J., Wolf, M. and Ioan, A. 2020. Governance in Social Enterprises. In H. K. Anheier and T. Baums (Eds.), Handbook on Advances in Corporate Governance: Comparative Perspectives. Oxford University Press: Oxford: 180-202.

Mair, J. and Rathert, N. 2020. Let’s Talk about Problems: Advancing Research on Hybrid Organizing, Social Enterprises, and Institutional Context. In L. B. Marya and C. M. Bjoern (Eds.), Organizational Hybridity: Perspectives, Processes, Promises. Research in the Sociology of Organizations Vol. 69. Emerald Publishing Limited: Bingley: 189-208. doi: 10.1108/S0733-558X20200000069009

Mair, J. and Rathert, N. 2020. Sozialunternehmertum. In B. Blättel-Mink, I. Schulz-Schaeffer, and A. Windeler (Eds.), Handbuch Innovationsforschung. Springer Fachmedien: Wiesbaden: 1-16. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-17671-6_51-1.

Mair, J. and Reischauer, G. 2020. Sharing Economy. In R. A. List, H. K. Anheier, and S. Toepler (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Civil Society. Springer International Publishing: Cham: 1-6.

Mair, J. 2020. Social Entrepreneurship: Research as Disciplined Exploration. In W.W. Powell and P. Bromley (Eds.), The Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook. Stanford University Press: Stanford: 333-357.

Seelos, C., and Mair, J. 2020. Social Innovation: Specifying Pathways for Impact. In O. Laasch, D. Jamali, R. E. Freeman & R. Suddaby (Eds.), Research Handbook of Responsible Management. Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, UK: 624-639.

Maurer, I., Mair, J. and Oberg, A. 2020. Variety and Trajectories of New Forms of Organizing in the Sharing Economy: A Research Agenda. In I. Maurer, J. Mair & A. Oberg (Eds.), Theorizing the Sharing Economy: Varieties and Trajectories of New Forms of Organizing, Research in the Sociology of Organizations Vol. 66. Emerald Publishing Limited: Bingley, UK: 1-23. doi: 10.1108/S0733-558X20200000066002.

Mair, J. and Rathert, N. 2019. Social Entrepreneurship: Prospects for the Study of Market Based Activity and Social Change. In A. McWilliams, D. E. Rupp, D. S. Siegel, G. K. Stahl, and D. A. Waldman (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Social Responsibility: Psychological and Organizational Perspectives. Oxford University Press: Oxford: 359-373.

Mair, J., and Reischauer, G. 2019. Plurality and Effects of the Sharing Economy. In J. Howaldt, C. Kaletka, A. Schröder and M. Zirngiebl (Eds.), Atlas of Social Innovation, Vol. 2nd: A World of New Practices). Munich: oekoem verlag: 30-33.

Battilana, J., Butler, B., Kimsey, M., Mair, J., Marquis, C., and Seelos, C. 2019. Problem, person and pathway: a framework for social innovators. In G. George, T. Baker, P. Tracey, & H. Joshi (Eds.), Handbook of Inclusive Innovation: The Role of Organizations, Markets and Communities in Social Innovation. Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, UK: 61-74. doi:10.4337/9781786436016

Zilber, T. B., Amis, J. M., and Mair, J. 2019. Dismantling the Master’s House Using the Master’s Tools: On the Sociology of Organizational Knowledge. In T.B. Zilber, J. Amis and J. Mair (Eds.), The Production of Managerial Knowledge and Organizational Theory: New Approaches to Writing, Producing and Consuming Theory, Research in the Sociology of Organizations Vol. 59. Emerald Publishing Limited: Bingley, UK: 1-19.

Radeke J., Mair J., Seelos C. 2019. Waste Concern: Fixing Market Failures. In G. Lenssen and N. Smith (Eds). Managing Sustainable Business. Springer: Dordrecht: 561-578.

Reischauer, G. and Mair, J. 2018. Platform Organizing in the New Digital Economy: Revisiting Online Communities and Strategic Responses. In L. Ringel; P. Hiller and C. Zietsma (Eds.), Towards permeable boundaries of organizations? Research in the Sociology of Organizations, Vol. 57. Emerald Publishing Limited: Bingley, UK 57: 113-135. doi:10.1108/S0733-558X20180000057005.

Hehenberger, L., Mair, J., and Seganti, S. 2018. Impact Investing: Financing Social Entrepreneurs. In L. Alemany & J. J. Andreoli (Eds.), Entrepreneurial Finance: The Art and Science of Growing Ventures. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 485-529.

Amis, J., Munir, K. and Mair, J. 2017. Institutions and Economic Inequality. In R. Greenwood, C. Oliver; T.B. Lawrence and R.E. Meyer (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Institutionalism. SAGE: 705-736.

Mair, J. 2017. Middle Managers and Corporate Entrepreneurship: Unpacking Strategic Roles and Assessing Performance Implications. In S. W.Floyd and B. Woolridge (Eds.) Handbook of Strategy Process Research from a Middle Management Perspective. Edward Elgar: 448-472.

Mair, J. 2016. Soziale Innovationen – Ideologie oder Prozess? In Kongress der Sozialwirtschaft e (Ed.), Tradition und Innovation: Strategien für die Zukunft der Sozialwirtschaft. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH: 27-32. doi:10.5771/9783845265551-27.

Seelos, C. and Mair, J. 2014. Organizational Closure Competencies and Scaling: A Realist Approach to Theorizing Social Enterprise | Emerald Insight. In J. C. Short (Ed.), Research Methods in Social Entrepreneurship. Emerald: 147-188.

Mair, J. and Ganly, K. 2014. Social Entrepreneurship: Innovation on dual frontiers. In Wiley Encyclopedia of Management, 3rd edition. Wiley: Volume 6.

Moschieri, C. and Mair, J. 2014. Successful Divestitures Need Proper Cultivation. In A. A. Thompson, Jr., M.A. Peteraf, J. E. Gamble, and A.J. Strickland III (Eds.) Crafting & Executing Strategy: The Quest for Competitive Advantage, Concepts and Cases. 19th Edition. McGraw-Hill: Reading 16.

Mair, J. and Sharma, S. 2012. Performance Measurement and Social Entrepreneurship. In C.K.Volkmann, Tokarski, K.O. and Ernst, K. (Eds.) Social Entrepreneurship and Social Business: An Introduction and Discussion with Case Studies. Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler: 175-189.

Rimac, T., Mair, J. and Battilana, J. 2012. When Social Entrepreneurs Act as Institutional Entrepreneurs: The Case of Sekem. In K. Golden-Biddle and Dutton, J. E. (Eds.) Using a Positive Lens to Explore Social Change and Organizations: Building a Theoretical and Research Foundation. Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group: 71-89.

Seelos, C., Mair, J., Battilana, J. and Dacin, T. 2011. The embeddedness of social entrepreneurship: Understanding variation across geographic communities. In C. Marquis, M. Lounsbury, & R. Greenwood (Eds.), Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Communities and Organizations. 33: 333 – 363. doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X(2011)0000033013.

Mair, J. 2010. Social entrepreneurship: taking stock and looking ahead. In A. Fayolle and Matlay H. (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Social Entrepreneurship. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar: 16-33.

Sezgi, F. and Mair, J. 2010. To Control or Not Control: A Coordination Perspective to Scaling . In Bloom, P., Dees, J. G., Skolot, E. (Eds.) Scaling Social Impact: New Thinking. New York: Palgrave Macmillan: 29-44.

Mair, J., and Ganly, K. 2010. Social Entrepreneurs: Innovating towards sustainability. In E. Assadourian (Ed.), State of the World 2010, Vol. Transforming Cultures: From Consumerism to Sustainability. Washington DC, Worldwatch Institute: 103-109.

Martí, I. and Mair, J. 2009. Bringing change into the lives of the poor: Entrepreneurship outside traditional boundaries. In Lawrence, T., Suddaby, R. and Leca B. (Eds.), Institutional Work. Cambridge University Press: 92-119.

Seelos, C. and Mair, J., 2009. Hope for Sustainable Development: How Social Entrepreneurs Make it Happen. In Rafael Ziegler (Ed.), An Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship: Voices, Preconditions and Contexts. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham: 228-246.

Mair, J. and Martí, I., 2009. Social entrepreneurship as institution building. In Robinson J., Mair, J. and Hockerts, K. (Eds.), International Perspectives on Social Entrepreneurship Research. Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke, UK and New York: 144-159.

Mair, J. and Mitchell, J. 2009. Waste Concern: Turning a Problem into a Resource. In Smith, C. and Lenssen, G. (Eds.), Mainstreaming Corporate Responsibility . Wiley: p. 332-351.

Seelos, C. and Mair, J. 2007. How social entrepreneurs enable human, social, and economic development. In Rangan, V., Quelch, J., Herrero, G. and Barton, B. (Eds.), Business Solutions for the Global Poor: Creating Social and Economic Value. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco: 271-294.

Translated into Chinese http://www.sinaworld.cn/znpy/2008/11/ptmeax5d2u.asp.

Mair, J. and Seelos, C. 2006. The Sekem initiative: a holistic vision to develop people. In F. Perrini (Ed.), New Social Entrepreneurship: What awaits social entrepreneurship ventures? Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, UK: 210-223.

Mair, J. and Noboa, E. 2006. Social entrepreneurship: How intentions to create a social venture are formed. In Mair, J., Robinson, J. and Hockerts, K. (Eds), Social Entrepreneurship. Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke, UK and New York: 121-135.

Seelos, C., Ganly, K. and Mair, J. 2006. Social entrepreneurs directly contribute to global development goals. In Mair, J., Robinson, J. and Hockerts, K. (Eds), Social Entrepreneurship. Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke, UK and New York: 235-254.

Mair, J. 2005. Entrepreneurial behavior in a large traditional firm: Exploring key drivers. In T. Elfring (Ed.), Series on International Studies in Entrepreneurship Research: Corporate entrepreneurship and venturing: Vol. 10. Springer: New York: 49-72.

Mair, J. 2005. How much do middle managers really matter? In K. Cool, J. Henderson and R. Abate (Eds), Strategic Management Series: Restructuring Strategy. Blackwell Publishing: Oxford, UK: 236-250.
- Nominated for “SMS Best Conference Paper Award”. Strategic Management Society Conference 2002

Seelos, C., Beishenaly, N., & Mair, J. 2026. Tolon’s World. Stanford Social Innovation Review, 24(2), 16-25. doi: 10.48558/6R07-5513

Seelos, C., Sofer, M., Burton, C., & Mair, J. 2024. Making Health Innovations Thrive in Africa. Stanford Social Innovation Review. doi: 10.48558/XCTW-2515

Lechterman, T., and Mair, J. 2024. The Societal Role of Social Entrepreneurship. Stanford Social Innovation Review. doi: 10.48558/G78A-J256

Mair, J., Mena, S. and Özcelik, M. 2023. Political innovation: Prevention is better than cure. Alliance. December 5, 2023.

Mair, J., Kindt, J. and Mena, S. 2023. The Emerging Field of Political Innovation. Stanford Social Innovation Review, 21(2), 25-29. doi: 10.48558/R5XX-CP70

Henriques, I., Mair J., and Beckman C. 2022. Researching Social Innovation: How the Unit of Analysis Informs the Questions We Ask. Rutgers Business Review, 7 (2), 153-165.

Mair, J. and Gegenhuber, T. 2021. Open Social Innovation. Stanford Social Innovation Review, 19(4), 26-33. doi: 10.48558/Q78Z-F094

Seelos, C., and Mair, J. (2018). Mastering System Change. Stanford Social Innovation Review, 16(4), 35-41. doi: 10.48558/XNH9-8T60

Huysentruyt, M., Mair, J. and Stephan, U. 2016. Market-Oriented and Mission-Focused: Social Enterprises around the Globe. Stanford Social Innovation Review. Online October 19^th.

Seelos, C., and Mair, J. (2016). When Innovation Goes Wrong. Stanford Social Innovation Review, 14(4), 27-33. doi: 10.48558/WTSA-3B80

Seelos, C., and Mair, J. (2013). Innovate and Scale: A Tough Balancing Act. Stanford Social Innovation Review, 11(3), A12-A14. doi: 10.48558/C914-ZE82

Seelos, C., and Mair, J. (2012). Innovation Is Not the Holy Grail. Stanford Social Innovation Review, 10(4), 44-49. doi: 10.48558/40Z4-0F36.

Mair, J. and Göhringer, J. 2021: Freiwilligenarbeit in lokal ausgerichteten Sharing-Economy-Organisationen. In: Mair, J., Veit, D. and Woywode, M. (Eds.): Arbeiten in der Sharing Economy in Deutschland. i-share Report (Vol. II), Seite 46-55.

Mair, J., and Reischauer, G. 2020. Vielfalt und Online-Gemeinschaften der Sharing Economy. In: Maurer, I. and Oberg, A. (Eds): Formen, Steuerung und Verbreitung der Sharing Economy in Deutschland. i-share Report (Vol. I), Seite 40-48.

Nusser H., Mair J. and Fürst, M. 2018. Opinion: The coming evaluation revolution in corporate responsibility. October 3, 2018. https://www.devex.com/news/opinion-the-coming-evaluation-revolution-in-corporate-responsibility-93479.

Mair, J. and Seelos, C. 2017. Water is Power. Impact India. Spring 2017,24-29.

Mair, J. 2016. Teilen ist nicht gleich teilen. Süddeutsche Zeitung. July 1^st 2016.

Seelos, C., and Mair, J. 2015. Eine lohnende Investition mit ungewissem Ausgang. Neue Caritas, 17: 9-13.

Seelos, C. and Mair, J. Quand le business devient un outil contre la pauvreté, Business Digest, French edition. February 2009.

Seelos C. and Mair, J. When business becomes a tool for fighting poverty. Business Digest, UK Edition. February 2009.

Mair, J. and Seelos, C. El negocio de beneficiar los pobres. Liderazgo, Estrategia & Actualidad (Bolivia), 3rd of June, 2008.

Mair, J. Kein Hype von Champagnersozialisten. Handelsblatt, 14^th of January 2008.

Mair, J. and Ganly, K. Freeplay. Executive Digest, 2008.

Mair, J. and Martí, I. Must social-entrepreneurship be nonprofit? Business Week, 24^th of August 2007.

Mair, J. and Moschieri, C. ‘Unbundling’ incentiva a ascensão de novos negócios. Diário Económico, 4th of December 2006.

Mair, J. and Moschieri, C. Unbundling frees business for take off. Financial Times, Special Series on Mastering Transactions, 20^th of October 2006.

Mair, J. and Thurner, C. The view from the middle. Economist.com, 13^th of February 2006.

Mair, J. and Noboa, E. Emprendedores sociales: Cómo se forma la intención para crear una iniciativa de carácter social iniciativa. Emprendedora, 48, 2005: 23-39.

Seelos, C. and Mair, J. Crear espirales de desarrollo. Iniciativa Emprendedora, 48, 2005: 99-108.

Mair, J. and Noboa, E. A new kind of company. Strategy+Business, 35, 2004: 138-139

Mair, J., Seelos, C., and Borwankar A. Emprendedores sociales y desarrollo sostenible. Iniciativa Emprendedora, 43, 2004: 7-13.

Mair, J. El comportamiento emprendedor en las grandes empresas: Explorando los factores clave. Iniciativa Emprendedora, 37, 2002, 21-37

Mair, J. Mandos intermedios con iniciativa. Un estudio empírico de su comportamiento emprendedor. Iniciativa Emprendedora y Empresa Familiar, 36, 2002: 37-43

Commentaries, opinion pieces and special features on my research and educational efforts appeared in a range of international magazines and newspapers including Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Business Week, The Financial Times, The Herald Tribune, The Economist, Die Zeit, Euro, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Die Presse, Der Standard, Tagesspiegel, Wirtschaftswoche, Handelsblatt, Wirtschaftsblatt, Die Furche, and Wirtschaftskurier.

Case Studies

Battilana, J., Kimsey, M., Zogbi, P. and Mair, J. 2019. Associação Saúde Criança: Trying to Break the Cycle of Poverty and Illness at Scale. Harvard Business School Case Study.

Mair, J. and Hehenberger L. 2010. Escuela Nueva Foundation (ENF): Scaling a model of education. IESE Case Study.

Mair, J. and Shortall J. 2010. Population and Community Development Association (PDA) – Thailand. In Manuscript Form.

Mair, J. and Fruechtnicht, M. 2008. A Puma vs. Giants. IESE Case Study. DG-1519-E.

Mair, J. 2006. Waste Concern. IESE Case Study: DG-1502-E

Mair, J. 2005. The Bertelsmann Reinhard Mohn Fellowship: CSR as cultural exchange. IESE Case Study: DG-1491-E

Mair, J. 2005. A new model for the pharmaceutical industry: The Institute of OneWorld Health. IESE Case Study: DG-1480-E

Mair, J. 2005. The Freeplay Energy Group and Foundation. IESE Case Study: DG-1467-E

Mair, J. 2005. Project Impact: The affordable hearing aid project. IESE Case Study: DG-1472-E

Mair, J. and Seelos C. 2005. The Sekem Initiative. In: Improving Management: A selection of the Best Cases from IESE Business School: 269-97. McGrawHill: Madrid.

Mair, J. and Seelos C. 2005. La Iniciativa Sekem. In: Mejorar la gestión de empresas: Algunos de los mejores casos del IESE: 280-309. McGrawHill: Madrid.

Mair, J. 2004. Citigroup: Targeting leadership in global growth. IESE Case Study: DG-1439-E

Mair, J. 2004. Committee for Democracy in Information Technology (CDI). IESE Case Study: DG-1453-E

Mair, J. 2004. Entropy International: Enabling businesses to make a contribution to sustainable development. IESE Case Study: DG-1454-E

Mair, J. 2004. The Sekem Initiative. IESE Case Study: DG-1466-E

Mair, J. 2004. Zurich Financial Services (UKISA) India Programme. IESE Case Study: DG-1447-E

Mair, J. 2003. Merger of three. The Integration of Allianz, AGF and Athena in Spain. IESE Case Study: DG-1404-E

Technical Notes

Mair, J. and Sharma, S. 2010. Social Impact Measurement.

Mair, J. and Hehenberger, L. 2006. Venture Philanthropy DGDN-656-E

Mair, J. and Blahnik, H.2005. Microfinance. IESE Note: DGN-467-E

Mair, J., Seelos, C. and Borwankar A. 2004. Social entrepreneurial initiatives within the sustainable development landscape. IESE Note: DGN-638-E