Helen Alford, OP

Main publications
Member of the Editorial Boards of various academic journals, including Journal of Catholic Social Thought, Finance and the Common Good, Transforming Business, OIKONOMA: Journal of Ethics and Social Sciences.
Books and Contributions to Books: Helen Alford, “Impresa” in Francesco Compagnoni et al, Nuovo Dizionario di Teologia Morale, Edizioni Paoline, 2019; Helen Alford, “The Theological Virtue of Charity and Economics: Reflections on Caritas in veritate”, in Laszlo Zsolnai and Peter Rona, Economics as a Moral Science, Springer, 2017; Helen Alford, “Virtues in the Catholic Tradition”, in Alejo Sison (ed), Handbook of Virtue Ethics in Business, Springer, 2017; Alford, Helen, and German Scalzo, “Prudence as part of a worldview: historical and conceptual dimensions”, in K. Akrivou and A. Sison, eds., The Challenges of Capitalism for Virtue Ethics and the Common Good: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, (Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar, 2016), 254-271; Helen Alford, “Overview of the Responses to the Pre-Conference Questionnaire” in Pontifical Council of Justice and Peace, The Global Common Good: Towards a More Inclusive Economy, Rome, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 28-42; Alford, Helen, and Francesco Compagnoni, eds., Preaching Justice II: Contributions of Dominican Sisters to Social Ethics in the Twentieth Century (Dublin: Dominican Publications, 2016); Helen Alford, “Il caso degli investitori religiosi e mission-driven”, in D. Dal Maso e G. Fiorentini, eds, Creare valore al lungo termine: conoscere, promuovere, gestire l’investimento sostenibile e responsabile, (Milano: Egea, 2013), 228-236; Helen Alford, “The Influence of Thomism in Contemporary Business Ethics” in Christopher Lueztge (ed) Handbook of the Philosophical Foundations of Business Ethics, Springer, 2013; Helen Alford, “Catholic Social Thought” in Luigino Bruni and Stefano Zamagni (eds), Handbook on the Economics of Philanthropy, Reciprocity and Social Enterprise, Edward Elgar, 2013; Helen Alford, “Ethical Foundations of Corporate Social Responsibility. The Contribution of Christian Social Thought”, in Gianfranco Zanda (ed), Corporate Management in a Knowledge-Based Economy, Macmillan, 2012, pp. 189-211; H. Alford “Le Nuove Esigenze per l’Impresa nel Contesto Internazionale”, in Caritas in Veritate: agenda per uno sviluppo integrale, Bologna, Istitutio Veritatis Splendor, 99-118, 2011; H. Alford, “Reflections on Modernity”, in Crisis in A Global Economy: Replanning the Journey, Proceedings of the 16th Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, 2011; Charles Clark and Helen Alford, Rich and Poor, CTS Publication, London, 2010; Helen Alford e Yuliya Shcherbinina, “Corporate Social Responsibility and the Common Good”, in Henri-Claude de Bettignies and François Lépineux (eds), Business, Globalization and the Common Good, Frontiers of Business Ethics 6, Bern, Peter Lang, 2009, pp. 63-82; Helen Alford and Yuliya Shcherbinina, “Beyond the Spiritual: the Common Good Model of CSR”, in Imagine Europe: the search for European Identity and Spirituality, edited by Luk Bouckaert and Jochanan Eynikel, number 3 in the series “European SPES Cahiers”, Antwerp, Garant, 2009, pp. 103-112; Helen Alford and Francesco Compagnoni (eds), Fondare la Responsabilità Sociale d’Impresa: contributi dalle scienze umane e dal pensiero sociale cristiano, Rome, Città Nuova, 2008; Helen Alford, “Impostazione del Lavoro nella prospettiva della Laborem Exercens”, in Etica ed Economia: il rapporto possibile, a cura di Francesco Totaro e Benedetta Giovanola, collana “Fede e cultura, Padova, Edizioni Messaggero, 2008, pp. 93-130; Helen Alford and Yuliya Shcherbinina, “Corporate Social Responsibility and the Common Good”, in Responsabilità Sociale d’Impresa e Nuovo Umanesimo, a cura di Emilio Bettini e Flaviano Moscarini, Genova, San Giorgio Editrice, 2008, pp. 14-30; Helen Alford, “Persona e Personalismo, fondamento della libertà”, in Atti del Congresso Eucaristico Diocesano 2007, pp. 45-52; Francesco Compagnoni OP and Helen Alford OP (eds), Preaching Justice: Dominican Contributions to Social Ethics in the Twentieth Century, Dublin, Dominican Publications, 2007; Helen Alford “Justice and Peace in Religious Formation” in Vita Consacrata e Dottrina Sociale della Chiesa: Percorsi di Formazione, a cura della Congregazione per gli Istituti di Vita Consacrata e le Società di Vita Apostolica, il Pontificio Consiglio “Gisutizia e Pace” e I Religiosi e le Religiose Promotori di Giustizia, Pace, Integrità del Creato, Bologna, Editirce Missionaria Italiana, 2007, pp. 362-368; Helen Alford, Charles M.A. Clark, Michael J. Naughton and Steve Cortright (eds), Rethinking Wealth Creation and Distribution: Interdisciplinary Essays within the Catholic Social Tradition, University of Notre Dame Press, 2006; Helen Alford, “Equitable Global Wealth Distribution: A Global Public Good and a Building Block for the Global Common Good” in Helen Alford, Charles M. A. Clark, Michael J. Naughton and Steve Cortright (eds), Rethinking Wealth Creation and Distribution: Interdisciplinary Essays within the Catholic Social Tradition, University of Notre Dame Press, 2006, pp. 236-259; Helen Alford, “L’Equa distribuzione delle ricchezza globale: bene pubblico globale e base per il bene commune globale”, in Francesco Compagnoni e Alberto Lo Presti (edd), Etica e globalizzazione, Roma, Città Nuova, 2006, pp. 137-162; Helen Alford, Intervento 4 sotto il titolo generale di “Ripensare l’economia sociale: prospettive economiche, etiche e giuridiche”, in Ripensare l’economia sociale per le sfide del XXI secolo, Atti del Seminario di Alta Formazione Summer School 2005, no. 1 nella collana “Quaderni della Fondazione”, Fondazione Ispirazione, 2006, pp. 131-142; Helen Alford and Alberto Lo Presti (eds), Il Carcere degli esclusi: le condizioni civili degli stranieri nelle carceri italiane, Milano, Edizioni San Paolo, 2005; Helen Alford, “Stakeholder e gestione strategica (storia del concetto di stakeholder nel management)” and “La Responsabilità sociale d’impresa nella dottrina sociale cattolica e nel pensiero cristiano europeo” in Guida Critica alla Responsabilità Sociale d’Impresa: Linguaggio, Teorie e Strumenti, Associazione Bancaria Italiana (ABI), Roma, 2005, pp 169-177, 311-318; H. Alford “La progettazione dei posti di lavoro: proposte dalla “Laborem Exercens” e dalla tecnologia incentrata sull’uomo”, Notiziario dell'Ufficio Nazionale per i Problemi Sociali e il Lavoro, anno VIII, n.4, dicembre 2004, pp. 27-46; Helen Alford and Michael Naughton “The Common Good and the Purpose of Business: A Critique of the Financial Theory of the Firm” in Steve Cortright and Michael J. Naughton, Rethinking the Purpose of Business: Interdisciplinary Essays in the Catholic Social Tradition, University of Notre Dame Press, 2002; Helen Alford, “Job Design in the Perspective of Laborem Excercens”, in Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Work as Key to the Social Question: The Great Social and Economic Transformations and the Subjective Dimension of Work, Conference held September 12-15, 2001, Rome and Vatican City, Vatican City, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2002, pp. 215-233; Helen J. Alford and Michael J. Naughton, Managing As If Faith Mattered: Christian Social Principles in the Modern Organization, University of Notre Dame Press, 2001 (Spanish translation: Colonia Tepeyac Insurgentes (Mexico), 2002: Russian translation: Kairos, Kyiv, 2003; Hungarian translation: Kairosz, Budapest, 2004; Chinese translation, Taipei, 2007); E. Garnsey and H. Alford, “Innovative interaction: a study of supplier relations among NTBF’s”, in Ray Oakey (ed), New Technology-Based Firms in the 1990’s, volume II, Paul Chapman, London, 1996, pp. 130-140.