John E. Katsos
John E. Katsos is a Greek-American Professor of Management, Entrepreneurship, and Strategy at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. He also holds positions as a Visiting Lecturer at University College Cork in Ireland and as editor-in-chief of Society and Business Review. He conducts research on how businesses can act sustainably and promote social value through crisis and conflict. Katsos, along with Timothy L. Fort, Jason Miklian, and Per Saxegaard were nominated for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize for their work promoting business engagement in peace.
Research
Katsos's research focuses on the intersection of business ethics, corporate social responsibility, and conflict management. His work explores ways in which businesses can operate ethically and sustainably amidst political and social turmoil.His most well-known work, with John J. Forrer, provides evidence that companies can have the greatest impact on peace in the 6–10 years after the cessation of hostilities, which they term the “buffer condition”.
Katsos has been cited in UN General Assembly reports and the Financial Times, Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, and Journal of Business Ethics. His work is based on direct engagement with businesses in Syria, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Colombia, Palestine, Cyprus, Lebanon, Ukraine, and China. Katsos's recent book, Ethical Leadership in Conflict and Crisis, is the most read leadership book in the Cambridge University Press Elements series.