By Associate Professor Melissa Edwards

Books

Benn S; Edwards M; Williams T, 2021, Sustainability: A key idea for business and society, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429022173

Benn S; Edwards M; Williams T, 2018, Organizational Change for Corporate Sustainability: Fourth Edition, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315619620

Edwards M; Benn S, 2017, Theorizing the field of sustainability in management education (SIME) development in practice, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781785361241

Book Chapters

Logue D; Curtis S; Edwards M; McAllister G, 2025, 'Scaling social impact', in Handbook of Research on Scaling and High-Growth Firms, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 52 - 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035326662.00009

Benn S; Angus-Leppan T; Edwards M; Brown P; White S, 2023, 'Changing directions in business education: Knowledge sharing for sustainability', in Reframing the Game: The Transition to a New Sustainable Economy, Routledge, London, pp. 87 - 102, https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003423676-7/changing-directions-business-education-suzanne-benn-tamsin-angus-leppan-melissa-edwards-paul-brown-stuart-white

Benn S; Angus-Leppan T; Edwards M; Brown P; White S, 2023, 'Changing Directions in Business Education', in Reframing the Game: The Transition to a New Sustainable Economy, Routledge, pp. 87 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003423676-7

Edwards M; Benn S; Dunphy D, 2023, 'LEADERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURES', in Organizational Change Leadership and Ethics Leading Organizations Towards Sustainability 2nd Edition, pp. 215 - 232, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003036395-15

Edwards M; Stubbs W, 2021, 'An ecocentric radically reflexive approach to walking the “Earth System talk” in sustainability education', in Personal Sustainability Practices Faculty Approaches to Walking the Sustainability Talk and Living the Un Sdgs, pp. 149 - 161

Edwards M; Benn S; Angus-Leppan T; Perey R, 2018, 'Enacting sustainable entrepreneurial action for a circular economy', in Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Routledge, pp. 117 - 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315611495-7

Arevalo J; Mitchell S; Edwards M; Benn S; Starik M, 2017, 'Chapter 1: Business cases for sustainability-integrated management education', in Handbook of Sustainability in Management Education, Edward Elgar Publishing, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781785361241.00010

Edwards M; Benn S; Starik M, 2017, 'Business cases for sustainability-integrated management education', in Handbook of Sustainability in Management Education in Search of A Multidisciplinary Innovative and Integrated Approach, pp. 45 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781785361241.00010

Edwards M; Logue D; Schweitzer J, 2015, 'Towards an understanding of open innovation in services: Beyond the firm and towards relational co-creation', in Handbook of Service Innovation, pp. 75 - 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6590-3_4

Journal articles

Leslie J; Brown PJ; Pratt S; Edwards M, 2025, 'Design principles for city waste reduction: Addressing gaps in public reporting for zero waste', Cleaner Waste Systems, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clwas.2025.100326

Lyon F; Stubbs W; Dahlmann F; Edwards M, 2025, 'From “business as usual” to sustainable “purpose-driven business”: Challenges facing the purpose ecosystem in the United Kingdom and Australia', Business and Society Review, 130, pp. 198 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/basr.12341

Logue D; Edwards M; McAllister G, 2025, 'Hybridity in Non-profits: Innovating for Social Value Creation', Journal of Management Studies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joms.13179

Suggett DJ; Edwards M; Cotton D; Hein M; Camp EF, 2023, 'An integrative framework for sustainable coral reef restoration', One Earth, 6, pp. 666 - 681, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.05.007

Darcy S; Maxwell H; Edwards M; Almond B, 2023, 'Disability inclusion in beach precincts: beach for all abilities–a community development approach through a social relational model of disability lens', Sport Management Review, 26, pp. 1 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14413523.2022.2059998

Williams T; Edwards M; Angus-Leppan T; Benn S, 2021, 'Making sense of sustainability work: A narrative approach', Australian Journal of Management, 46, pp. 740 - 760, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0312896220978447

Edwards M; Brown P; Benn S; Bajada C; Perey R; Cotton D; Jarvis W; Menzies G; McGregor I; Waite K, 2020, 'Developing sustainability learning in business school curricula–productive boundary objects and participatory processes', Environmental Education Research, 26, pp. 253 - 274, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2019.1696948

Edwards M; Benn S; Perey R, 2020, 'Exploring the Social Dimension of Business Models for Circularity', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2020, pp. 15268 - 15268, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2020.15268abstract

Williams T; Edwards M; Angus-Leppan T, 2019, 'Making Sense of Sustainability Work', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2019, pp. 13985 - 13985, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2019.13985abstract

Benn S; Edwards M, 2019, 'Corporate Sustainability In A Fragile Planet', , pp. 640 - 664, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198737063.013.26

Sulkowski AJ; Edwards M; Freeman RE, 2018, 'Shake Your Stakeholder: Firms Leading Engagement to Cocreate Sustainable Value', Organization and Environment, 31, pp. 223 - 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1086026617722129

Perey R; Benn S; Agarwal R; Edwards M, 2018, 'The place of waste: Changing business value for the circular economy', Business Strategy and the Environment, 27, pp. 631 - 642, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bse.2068

Edwards M; Stubbs W; Starik M, 2018, 'How do B Corps interact with their stakeholders to scale up their B-impact?', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2018, pp. 10476 - 10476, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2018.10476abstract

Bagley CE; Donaldson TJ; Edwards M; Nelson JS; Snapp M; Useem M, 2018, 'Legal Lacunae & Governance Solutions Related to Human Well-Being', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2018, pp. 12350 - 12350, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2018.12350symposium

Edwards M; Angus-Leppan T; Benn S, 2017, 'Learning Through Contestation: When are Boundary Objects Productive for Sustainability?', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2017, pp. 11454 - 11454, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2017.11454abstract

Edwards M; Onyx J; Maxwell H; Darcy S; Bullen P; Sherker S, 2015, 'A Conceptual Model of Social Impact as Active Citizenship', Voluntas, 26, pp. 1529 - 1549, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11266-014-9480-z

Edwards M; Benn S, 2015, 'Transdisciplinarity by Interdisciplinary Integration: A Proactive Sustainability Education Case.', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015, pp. 11660 - 11660, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2015.11660abstract

Darcy S; Maxwell H; Edwards M; Onyx J; Sherker S, 2014, 'More than a sport and volunteer organisation: Investigating social capital development in a sporting organisation', Sport Management Review, 17, pp. 395 - 406, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smr.2014.01.003

Maxwell H; Edwards M; Stronach M; Brown V, 2014, 'A ‘fair go’ on Australian beaches', Annals of Leisure Research, 17, pp. 476 - 494, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11745398.2014.964274

Darcy S; Maxwell H; Edwards M; Onyx J; Sherker S, 2014, 'More than a sport and volunteer organisation: Investigating social capital development in a sporting organisation', Sport Management Review, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smr.2014.01.003

Edwards M; Sulkowski AJ, 2014, 'Shaking Stakeholders to Leverage a Firm’s Unique Capacity in Issue Networks', Proceedings of the International Association for Business and Society, 25, pp. 129 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.5840/iabsproc20142516

Edwards M; Baker E, 2013, 'Construction in human interaction dynamics: Organizing mechanisms, strategic ambiguity and interpretive dominance', Emergence Complexity and Organization, 15, pp. 21 - 36

Benn S; Edwards M; Angus-Leppan T, 2013, 'Organizational Learning and the Sustainability Community of Practice: The Role of Boundary Objects', Organization and Environment, 26, pp. 184 - 202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1086026613489559

Benn S; Edwards M; Baker E, 2013, 'Learning and Change in Social Networks: New Insights for the 4I Learning Framework', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2013, pp. 10759 - 10759, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2013.10759abstract

Edwards M; Burridge N; Yerbury H, 2013, 'Translating Public Policy: Enhancing the Applicability of Social Impact Techniques for Grassroots Community Groups', COSMOPOLITAN CIVIL SOCIETIES-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, 5, pp. 29 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.5130/ccs.v5i2.3319

Edwards M; Onyx J; Maxwell H; Darcy S, 2012, 'Meso level Social Impact: Meaningful Indicators of Community Contribution', COSMOPOLITAN CIVIL SOCIETIES-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, 4, pp. 18 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.5130/ccs.v4i3.2576

Edwards M; Baker E; Onyx J, 2012, 'Organizing Dynamics in Grassroots Networks: Social Spaces as Sites of Emergence', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2012, pp. 12231 - 12231, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2012.12231abstract

Baker E; Onyx J; Edwards M, 2011, 'Emergence, social capital and entrepreneurship: Understanding networks from the inside', Emergence Complexity and Organization, 13, pp. 21 - 38

Onyx J; Ho C; Edwards M; Burridge N; Yerbury H, 2011, 'Scaling Up Connections: Everyday Cosmopolitanism, Complexity Theory & Social Capital', COSMOPOLITAN CIVIL SOCIETIES-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, 3, pp. 47 - 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.5130/ccs.v3i3.2180

Onyx J; Edwards M, 2010, 'Community Networks and the Nature of Emergence in Civil Society', COSMOPOLITAN CIVIL SOCIETIES-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, 2, pp. 1 - 20

Onyx J; Edwards M; Bullen P, 2007, 'The intersection of social capital and power: An application to rural communities', Rural Society, 17, pp. 215 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.5172/rsj.351.17.3.215

Edwards M; Onyx J, 2007, 'Social Capital and Sustainability in a Community under Threat', LOCAL ENVIRONMENT, 12, pp. 17 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13549830601098206

Conference Papers

Edwards M, 2019, 'Neurobiology of functional movement disorders', in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, WILEY, NORWAY, Oslo, pp. 967 - 967, presented at 5th Congress of the European-Academy-of-Neurology (EAN), NORWAY, Oslo, 29 June 2019 - 02 July 2019

Baum N; Edwards M, 2012, 'Health and well-being for adults with intellectual disabilities: A focus on osteoporosis prevention', in JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY RESEARCH, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 763 - 763

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