Publications
Natalie Carlson and Vanessa C. Burbano (2025) The Use of LLMs to Annotate Data in Management Research: Foundational Guidelines and Warnings. Strategic Management Journal. (Also available here)
Tommaso Bondi, Vanessa C. Burbano, and Fabrizio Dell'Acqua (2025) When (Not) to Talk Politics in Business. Strategic Management Journal 46(5):1105-1119. (Also available here)
Vanessa C. Burbano, Stephan Meier and Nicolas Padilla (2024) Gender Differences in Preferences for Meaning at Work. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 16(3):61-94.
Florencio Portocarrero and Vanessa C. Burbano (2023) The Effects of a Short-term Corporate Social Impact Activity on Employee Turnover: Field Experimental Evidence. Management Science 70(9): 1526-5502.
Vanessa C. Burbano, Olle Folke, Stephan Meier, and Johanna Rickne (2024) The Gender Gap in Meaningful Work. Management Science. 70(10):6483-7343.
Vanessa C. Burbano, Magali A. Delmas, and Manuel J. Cobo Martin (2024) "The Past and Future of Corporate Sustainability Research" Organization & Environment 37(2):133-158.
Vanessa C. Burbano and Bennett Chiles (2022) Mitigating Gig and Remote Worker Misconduct: Evidence from a Real Effort Experiment. Organization Science 33(4):1251-1699. Available here.
Vanessa C. Burbano (2021) The Demotivating Effects of Communicating a Social-Political Stance: Field Experimental Evidence from an Online Labor Market Platform. Management Science 67(2): 1004-1025.
Mabel Abraham and Vanessa C. Burbano (2022) Congruence between Leadership Gender and Organizational Claims Affects the Gender Composition of the Applicant Pool: Field Experimental Evidence. Organization Science 33(1):393-413.
Vanessa C. Burbano and James Ostler (2021) Differences in Consumer-Benefiting Misconduct by Nonprofit, For-profit, and Public Organizations. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 166:117-136.
Vanessa C. Burbano (2021) Getting Gig Workers to Do More by Doing Good: Field Experimental Evidence from Online Platform Labor Marketplaces. Organization & Environment 34(3):387-412.
Vanessa C. Burbano, John Mamer and Jason Snyder (2018) Pro Bono as a Human Capital Learning and Screening Mechanism: Evidence from Law Firms. Strategic Management Journal 39: 2899-2920.
Vanessa C. Burbano (2016) Social Responsibility Messages and Worker Wage Requirements: Field Experimental Evidence from Online Labor Marketplaces. Organization Science, 27(4): 1010-1028.
Magali Delmas and Vanessa C. Burbano (2011) The Drivers of Greenwashing. California Management Review. 54(1): 64-87.
Tommaso Bondi, Vanessa C. Burbano, and Fabrizio Dell'Acqua (2025) When (Not) to Talk Politics in Business. Strategic Management Journal 46(5):1105-1119. (Also available here)
Vanessa C. Burbano, Stephan Meier and Nicolas Padilla (2024) Gender Differences in Preferences for Meaning at Work. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 16(3):61-94.
Florencio Portocarrero and Vanessa C. Burbano (2023) The Effects of a Short-term Corporate Social Impact Activity on Employee Turnover: Field Experimental Evidence. Management Science 70(9): 1526-5502.
- Winner, Best Paper Award, International Association for Business and Society, 2019
Vanessa C. Burbano, Olle Folke, Stephan Meier, and Johanna Rickne (2024) The Gender Gap in Meaningful Work. Management Science. 70(10):6483-7343.
Vanessa C. Burbano, Magali A. Delmas, and Manuel J. Cobo Martin (2024) "The Past and Future of Corporate Sustainability Research" Organization & Environment 37(2):133-158.
Vanessa C. Burbano and Bennett Chiles (2022) Mitigating Gig and Remote Worker Misconduct: Evidence from a Real Effort Experiment. Organization Science 33(4):1251-1699. Available here.
Vanessa C. Burbano (2021) The Demotivating Effects of Communicating a Social-Political Stance: Field Experimental Evidence from an Online Labor Market Platform. Management Science 67(2): 1004-1025.
- Finalist, ONE and Network for Business Sustainability Research Impact on Practice Award, 2021
- Winner, Best Paper Award, Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability Conference, 2018
- Featured in The New York Times, The Financial Times, Forbes, Newsweek, The Daily Caller, Business Insider, Quartz
Mabel Abraham and Vanessa C. Burbano (2022) Congruence between Leadership Gender and Organizational Claims Affects the Gender Composition of the Applicant Pool: Field Experimental Evidence. Organization Science 33(1):393-413.
- Finalist, ONE and Network for Business Sustainability Research Impact on Practice Award, 2022
Vanessa C. Burbano and James Ostler (2021) Differences in Consumer-Benefiting Misconduct by Nonprofit, For-profit, and Public Organizations. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 166:117-136.
- Winner, Best Ethics Paper, Midwest Strategy Meeting, 2017
Vanessa C. Burbano (2021) Getting Gig Workers to Do More by Doing Good: Field Experimental Evidence from Online Platform Labor Marketplaces. Organization & Environment 34(3):387-412.
- Highlighted by Strategic Management Society Media as “cutting edge work on corporate social responsibility” in “Is Corporate Social Responsibility for Real?
Vanessa C. Burbano, John Mamer and Jason Snyder (2018) Pro Bono as a Human Capital Learning and Screening Mechanism: Evidence from Law Firms. Strategic Management Journal 39: 2899-2920.
- Winner, Best Paper Award, Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability Conference, 2017
- Finalist, Industry Studies Association Ralph Gomory Best Industry Studies Paper Award, 2019
- Winner, SMS Best Video Abstract of 2018 for SMJ video abstract describing the paper, available here.
Vanessa C. Burbano (2016) Social Responsibility Messages and Worker Wage Requirements: Field Experimental Evidence from Online Labor Marketplaces. Organization Science, 27(4): 1010-1028.
- Winner, Investment for Impact Research Prize, 2017
- Winner, Responsible Research in Management Award, 2017
- Honorable Mention, Best Paper Award, Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting, 2013
- Nominated, Best Conference Paper for Practical Implications, Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting, 2013
- People's Choice Award, Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability Conference, 2014
- Featured in The Financial Times, Fortune.com, Huffington Post
Magali Delmas and Vanessa C. Burbano (2011) The Drivers of Greenwashing. California Management Review. 54(1): 64-87.
Papers Under Review
Vanessa C. Burbano, Wesley Koo, and Jiao Luo. "A Platform Rating System and Vulnerable Workers: Evidence from Field Experiments in Singapore" - Minor Revision, Organization Science (available upon request)
Genevieve Gregorich, Vanessa Burbano, and Dan Wang. "Why Firms Speak Up: Evidence from Black Lives Matter and Stop Asian Hate" - Revise & Resubmit, Organization Science (available upon request)
Genevieve Gregorich, Vanessa Burbano, and Dan Wang. "Why Firms Speak Up: Evidence from Black Lives Matter and Stop Asian Hate" - Revise & Resubmit, Organization Science (available upon request)
Working Papers
Max Kagan and Vanessa C. Burbano. "Picking a Side: Consumer Responses to Sociopolitical Stances" (available upon request)
Florencio Portocarrero, Vanessa C. Burbano, and Mike White. "The Impact of Promotion vs. Prevention Frames on Necessity Entrepreneurs' Participation in Corporate-sponsored Training Programs: Field Experimental Evidence" (available upon request)
Olga Hawn, Vanessa C. Burbano, and Edythe Moulton-Tetlock. "Female Leadership Representation, Future Orientation, and Corporate Social Responsibility: Evidence from Mixed Methods" (available upon request)
Vanessa C. Burbano, Olga Hawn, Witold Henisz, and Micheal Lenox. "What Do Strategy Scholars Have to Say About Grand Challenges?" (available upon request)
- Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings (2025)
Florencio Portocarrero, Vanessa C. Burbano, and Mike White. "The Impact of Promotion vs. Prevention Frames on Necessity Entrepreneurs' Participation in Corporate-sponsored Training Programs: Field Experimental Evidence" (available upon request)
Olga Hawn, Vanessa C. Burbano, and Edythe Moulton-Tetlock. "Female Leadership Representation, Future Orientation, and Corporate Social Responsibility: Evidence from Mixed Methods" (available upon request)
Vanessa C. Burbano, Olga Hawn, Witold Henisz, and Micheal Lenox. "What Do Strategy Scholars Have to Say About Grand Challenges?" (available upon request)
Works In Progress
Gender and Social Impact Innovation: Field Experimental Evidence from a Curricular Learning System in Latin America - w/ Natalie Carlson & Aparajita Agarwal
The Effects of Blind Hiring Processes on Job Applicants: Field Experimental Evidence - w/ Cedric Gutierrez, Anne Jacqueminet, and Angela Ryu
Organizational Reactions to Climate Change: An Audit Study - w/ Florencio Portocarrero & Inara Tareque
The Diversity Disconnect: the Effect of Diversity Claims Decoupling - w/ Mabel Abraham and James Carter
From Stakeholder to Activist: Interests, Identity and Community Mobilization Against Polluting Companies - w/ Sinziana Dorobantu and Kate Odzeimkowksa
Empowerment of Necessity-based Entrepreneurs in Latin America - w/ Florencio Portocarrero, Scott Newbert, and Andrew Corbett
The Effects of Blind Hiring Processes on Job Applicants: Field Experimental Evidence - w/ Cedric Gutierrez, Anne Jacqueminet, and Angela Ryu
Organizational Reactions to Climate Change: An Audit Study - w/ Florencio Portocarrero & Inara Tareque
The Diversity Disconnect: the Effect of Diversity Claims Decoupling - w/ Mabel Abraham and James Carter
From Stakeholder to Activist: Interests, Identity and Community Mobilization Against Polluting Companies - w/ Sinziana Dorobantu and Kate Odzeimkowksa
Empowerment of Necessity-based Entrepreneurs in Latin America - w/ Florencio Portocarrero, Scott Newbert, and Andrew Corbett