Research Interests 

> Thematic interests:

• “Non-Market Strategies”, including: Corporate Political Activity; stakeholder management (in particular, Firm – NGO relations); corporate diplomacy; corporate governance; CSR; corporate sustainability and public policy;
• Entrepreneurship (including social impact; Business Models and Business Model Innovation; hybridity; entrepreneurship and public policy);
• The institutional environment of International Business;
• Practice-focused research (Strategy As Practice; Business Ethics As Practice).

> Industry interests: Food, wine, restaurant industries; agribusiness; social business ventures; higher education.

> Geographical interest:s Europe; North America; Japan.

Publications (thematic selection: click below to expand)

Corporate Political Activity/Non-Market Strategy

• Dahan, N. and Hadani, M. (2023). “Critical Perspectives on Corporate Political Activities: Emergence, Importance, and Future Directions“. Journal of Business Research, 165.
• Hadani, M., Bonardi, J-P., and Dahan, N. (2017). “Corporate Political Activity, Public Policy Uncertainty and Firm Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis“. Strategic Organization, 15(3): 338-366.
• Hadani, M., Dahan, N. and Doh, J. (2015). “The CEO as Chief Political Officer: Managerial Discretion and Corporate Political Activity“.  Journal of Business Research, 68(11): 2330-2337.
• Dahan, N., Doh, J., and Raelin, J. (2015). “Pivoting the Role of Government in the Business & Society Interface: A Stakeholder Perspective“. Journal of Business Ethics, 131(3): 665-680. [FT50]
• Dahan, N., Hadani, M. and Schuler, D. (2013). “The Governance Challenges of Corporate Political Activity“, Business & Society, 52(3).
• Dahan, N., Doh, J. P., and Teegen, H. (2010). “The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in the Business–Government–Society Interface“, Business & Society, 49(1): 20-34.
• Dahan, N. (2009). “The Four P’s of Corporate Political Activity: A Framework for Environmental Analysis and Corporate Action“, Journal of Public Affairs: An International Journal, 9(2): 111-123.
• Salorio, E., Boddewyn, J., and Dahan, N. (2005). “Integrating Business Political Behavior with Economic and Organizational Ones“, International Studies of Management and Organization, 35(2): 28-55.
• Dahan, N. (2005). “Can There be a Resource-Based View of Politics?“, International Studies of Management and Organization, 35(2): 8-27.
• Dahan, N. (2005). “A Contribution to the Conceptualization of Political Resources Utilized in Corporate Political Action“,Journal of Public Affairs: An International Journal, 5(1): 43-54.

CSR and Stakeholder Management

• Azuma, K., Dahan, N., and Doh, J. (2023) “Shareholder Reaction to Corporate Philanthropy After a Natural Disaster: An Empirical Exploration of the ‘Signaling Financial Prospects’ Explanation“. [Open access] Asia Pacific Journal of Management.
  • Recipient of the 2024 New Jersey Collegiate Business Administration Association’s “Bright Idea Award”.
• Dahan, N. (lead author), Gittens, M. (2010). “The Public Affairs of Slavery: A Discursive Approach on the Emergence of a Public Ethical Issue“, Journal of Business Ethics, 92(2): 227-249. [FT50]

Social Entrepreneurship

• Dahan., N. and Leca, B. (2025). “When Duality Fails: Addressing the Liability of Hybridity in a Field Dominated by Nonprofit Values”. [Open access]  Journal of Management Studies, 62(7): 2805-2829 [FT50].
  • Related: Dahan., N. and Leca, B. (2025, March 1). “This French company made life-saving food cheaper and boosted global nutrition”. Fast Company.
• Dahan, N., Doh, J. P., Oetzel, J., and Yaziji, M. (2010). “Cooperation and Co-Creation in Cross-Sectoral Collaboration: New Business Models for Developing Markets“, Long Range Planning, 43(2): 326-342.

International Business

• Doh, J., Dahan, N., and Casario, M. (2022). “MNEs and the practice of international business diplomacy“. International Business Review, 31(1).
• Dahan, N. (lead author), DiGregorio, D., Hadani, M., Seeton, A. (2019). “Beyond Beauty Contests: Benchmarking Undergraduate International Business Education Programs According to Best Practice Adoption“. Thunderbird International Business Review, 61(6): 961-975.
• Dahan, N. (lead author), Doh, J., and Guay, T. (2006). “The Role of Multinational Corporations in Transnational Institutional Building: A Policy-Network Perspective“, Human Relations, 59(11).

Editorial Activities     

• 2022-23: Co-guest editor of a Special Issue in Journal of Business Research, on “Critical Perspectives on Corporate Political Activities”.
• Since 2021: Member of the editorial board of Long Range Planning.
• Since 2011: Member of the editorial board of Business & Society.
• 2011-2024: Member of the editorial board of Journal of World Business.
• 2013: Co-guest editor of a Special Issue in Business & Society, on “The Governance Challenges of Corporate Political Activity”, vol. 52, iss. 3.
• 2010: Co-guest editor of a Special Issue in Business & Society, on “The Role of NGOs in the Business – Government – Society Interface”, vol. 49, iss. 1.