Emily Barman

Professor of Management & Sociology

Emily Barman is a Professor of Management & Sociology at Loyola University Chicago. Her scholarship draws from organizational theory and economic sociology to study the history and organization of social impact. She has written multiple articles on this topic, published in American Journal of Sociology, Annual Review of Sociology, Journal of Management Studies, and Advances in Strategic Management, among others, as well as publishing several award-winning books, including Caring Capitalism: The Meaning and Measure of Social Value (Cambridge University Press, 2016) and Contesting Communities: The Transformation of Workplace Charity (Stanford University Press, 2006). Emily’s current research traces out how marketization impacts the scope and scale of hybrid efforts to pursue health equity.

Education

PhD, Sociology, University of Chicago
MA, Sociology, University of Chicago
BA, History & Sociology, University of British Columbia

Research Interests

Social Impact
Social Entrepreneurship
Management Theory

Professional Employment

Professor, Sociology, Boston University, 2002-2020

Professional/Community Affiliations

President, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Associations, 2022-2025
Member, Academy of Management
Member, European Group for Organizational Studies
Member, American Sociological Association

Courses Taught

Managing People and Organizations

Publications/Research Listings

Barman, E. (2025). Conclusion: Towards a Theorization of Varieties of Impact Investing. In Varieties of Impact Investing; Bristol University Press. 210-220. https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/downloadpdf/edcollchap-oa/book/9781529238181/ch011.pdf

Barman, E., Hall, M., & Millo, Y. (2021). Demonstrating value: How entrepreneurs design new accounting methods to justify innovations. European Accounting Review, 30(4), 675-704. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09638180.2020.1770113?casa_token=q0RvHOdTIh8AAAAA:kzqlT8URY0lY3I18v7QjjLI8_DoqJLS4imr8AF-brbeuMByFQF_YvccY_m3aG4-nrY2jHTWxjR_9zOc

Barman, E. (2018). Doing Well by Doing Good: A Comparative Analysis of ESG Standards for Responsible Investment. In Sustainability, Stakeholder Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility; Emerald: Bingley, UK. Volume 38, pp. 289–311.

Barman, E. (2017). The social bases of philanthropy. Annual Review of Sociology, 43, 271-290. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Emily-Barman/publication/318808356_The_Social_Bases_of_Philanthropy/links/605019d2458515e8344a656f/The-Social-Bases-of-Philanthropy.pdf

Hall, M., Millo, Y., & Barman, E. (2015). Who and what really counts? Stakeholder prioritization and accounting for social value. Journal of Management Studies, 52(7), 907-934. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/joms.12146?casa_token=a7zycJZutCMAAAAA%3A0vuvqBpubXjLlaNHs2bDGbfqtisisw3oy4QST3GxV-1LK4qX786Dp_TrUMTW0egWBQybYpwdEgGioiBl