[6] Marquis's first book Better Business: How the B Corp Movement is Remaking Capitalism, was published in 2020 by Yale University Press.

The book focuses on the ways in which entrepreneurs and companies can effectively shift from a shareholder- to stakeholder- orientation by reforming their governance and accountability systems.

"[3] Mao and Markets was published in 2022 by Yale University Press, and shows that the conventional wisdom that guided Western engagement with China for 40 years – that as markets opened, the country would become more liberal – was wrong, and also provides an important perspective on how China will be governed in the future.

Publishers Weekly described the book as an “impassioned exposé…The result is a galvanizing call to rein in corporate malfeasance,” and Kirkus Reviews said The Profiteers is “a forceful argument for genuine business accountability.” Marquis's research in academic journals examines the interactions between corporations, government bodies, and society, and how these interactions can lead to socially and environmentally beneficial outcomes.

His earliest research developed the idea of how organizations and institutions can be imprinted by their initial context.

[1]· Marquis's teaching is in the areas of strategic management and leadership and includes topics such as social entrepreneurship and innovation, sustainability, digital transformation, and doing business in China.