ARTICLES IN REFEREED JOURNALS AND RESEARCH ANNUALS
September, 2011 Parmigiani, Anne, Klassen, Robert D, and Russo, Michael V. Efficiency Meets Accountability: Performance
Implications of Supply Chain Configuration, Control, and Capabilities, Journal of Operations
Management, 2011, 29:212-223.
Lee, Sang Myung, Ungson, Gerardo R. and Russo, Michael V. What determines an engaging website?: An
Michael V. Russo empirical study of website characteristics and operational performance, Journal of High Technology
Lundquist College of Business Management Research, 2011, 22:67-79.
University of Oregon Russo, Michael V. Explaining the Impact of ISO 14001 on Emission Performance: A Dynamic Capabilities
Eugene, OR 97403 Perspective on Process and Learning, Business Strategy and the Environment, 2009, 18:307-319
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******@*******.*** Delmas, Magali, Russo, Michael V., and Montes-Sancho, Maria. Deregulation and Environmental Differentiation
in the Electric Utility Industry, Strategic Management Journal, 2007, 28:189-209.
Russo, Michael V. and Harrison, Niran S. Internal Organization and Environmental Performance: Clues from
the Electronics Industry, Academy of Management Journal, 2005, 48:582-593.
Russo, Michael V. The Emergence of Sustainable Industries: Building on Natural Capital, Strategic
ACADEMIC POSITIONS Management Journal, 2003, 24:317-331.
Russo, Michael V. Institutions, Exchange Relationships, and the Emergence of New Fields: Regulatory Policies
Visiting Research Professor, Bocconi University 2011 and Independent Power Production in America, 1978-1992, Administrative Science Quarterly, 2001,
Charles H. Lundquist Professor of Sustainable Management 2005- 46:57-86.
Professor of Management, University of Oregon 2001-2005 Haveman, Heather A., Russo, Michael V., and Meyer, Alan D. Institutional Environments in Flux: The Impact of
Associate Professor of Management, University of Oregon 1995-2001 Regulatory Change on CEO Succession and Performance, Organization Science, 2001, 12:253-273.
Indefinite Tenure Granted, 1995 Shafer, Brian and Russo, Michael V. Political Strategies and Industry Environments, in Post, James E. (ed.),
Visiting Associate Professor, University of Michigan 2000 Research in Corporate Social Performance and Policy, Greenwich CT: JAI Press, 1998, 15:3-15.
Visiting Associate Professor, University of Minnesota 1996-1997 Russo, Michael V. and Fouts, Paul A. A Resource-Based Perspective on Corporate Environmental Performance
Assistant Professor of Management, University of Oregon 1989-1995 and Profitability, Academy of Management Journal, 1997, 40:534-559.
Research Translation appears as Forte, Monique, and Lamont, Bruce T. 1998. The Bottom Line Effects of
Greening, Academy of Management Executive, 12:89-90.
EDUCATION Reprinted in Bruce, Brian R. 1998. The Investment Research Guide to Socially Responsible Investing,
Plano TX: Investments Research Forums, Inc.
University of California, Berkeley, California Park, Seung Ho and Russo, Michael V. When Competition Eclipses Cooperation: An Event History Analysis of
PhD, Business Administration, 1989 Joint Venture Failure, Management Science, 1996, 42:875-890.
MBA, 1986 Russo, Michael V. Japan's Equivocal Environmentalism, Business and the Contemporary World, 1994,
6(4):91-106.
Stanford University, Stanford, California Reprinted in Business, Public Policy, and the Environment, Washington, D.C.: Management Institute for
MS, Civil Engineering, 1980 Environment and Business, 1996.
Russo, Michael V. On Collective Strategy in the Public Policy Domain, in Shrivastava, Paul, Huff, Anne, and
Columbia University, New York, New York Dutton, Jane E. (eds.), Advances in Strategic Management, Greenwich CT: JAI Press, 1993, 9:353-374.
BS, Civil Engineering, 1979 Russo, Michael V. Bureaucracy, Economic Regulation, and the Incentive Limits of the Firm, Strategic
Management Journal, 1992, 13:103-118.
Russo, Michael V. Power Plays: Regulation, Diversification, and Backward Integration in the Electric Utility
RESEARCH INTERESTS Industry, Strategic Management Journal, 1992, 13:13-27.
Russo, Michael V. Managing Deregulatory Tensions: Changing Patterns of Public Policies and Political
Management of Natural Environmental Issues, National and International Political Influences on Corporate Strategies, in Post, James E. (ed.), Research in Corporate Social Performance and Policy, Greenwich
Strategy, Social Entrepreneurship, Collaborative Strategies CT: JAI Press, 1992, 13:219-234.
Russo, Michael V. The M-form as an Enabling Device: A Longitudinal Study of Discretionary Cash as a
Strategic Resource, Academy of Management Journal, 1991, 34:718-733.
TEACHING INTERESTS Russo, Michael V. Regulatory Restructuring and Strategic Evolution: Lessons from the American Experience,
Long Range Planning, 1991, 24(2):37-45.
Strategic Management, Management of Environmental Issues, National and International Business-Government Russo, Michael V. Regulatory Strategies and Market Entry: Natural Gas Distribution in California, Energy
Relations, Technology Policy Systems and Policy, 1988, 12(2):69-83.
Russo, Michael V. Technology, Deregulation, and the Public Interest: Preserving Universal Telephone Service,
IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 1988, 7(1): 4-11.
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ARTICLES IN REFEREED PROCEEDINGS Russo, Michael V. Review of Kent, Calvin A. (ed.) Entrepreneurship and the Privatizing of Government,
Russo, Michael V. Institutional Change & Organizational Strategy: ISO 14001 and Emissions in the Electronics Administrative Science Quarterly, 1989, 34:157-159.
Industry, Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings, 2002, D. Nagao (ed.).
Russo, Michael V. Exchange Relationships and Organizational Foundings, Academy of Management Best DISSERTATION
Papers Proceedings, 1995, D. Moore (ed.), 261-265. Generating Strategy: A Dynamic Analysis of Regulation and Diversification in the Electric Utility Industry, Filed
April, 1989.
BOOK
Russo, Michael V. Companies on a Mission: Entrepreneurial Strategies for Growing Sustainably, Responsibly, CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
and Profitably, Stanford University Press, 2010. Russo, Michael V. and Earle, Andrew G. The Geography of Sustainable Enterprise and the Concentration of
Mission Driven Companies presentation at the 70th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management,
CHAPTERS IN EDITED RESEARCH VOLUMES Montreal, Canada, August, 2010.
Russo, Michael V. Public Policy, Substitution Effects, and Alternative Energy, presentation at the 69th Annual
Russo, Michael V. and Minto, Amy. Competitive Strategy and the Environment: A Field of Inquiry Emerges, in
Bansal, T. and Hoffman, A. (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Business and the Environment, Oxford, UK: Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL, August, 2009.
Oxford University Press, forthcoming. Tilleman, Suzanne G. and Russo, Michael V. Local Institutions and the Emergence of Cleantech, presentation at
the 69th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL, August, 2009
Delmas, M., Russo, M., Montes-Sancho, M. and Tokat, Y. Deregulation, Efficiency and Environmental
Performance: Evidence from the Electric Utility Industry In Ghertman, Michael and Menard, Claude Russo, Michael V. and Earle, Andrew G. The Geography of Sustainable Enterprise and the Concentration of
Mission Driven Companies presentation at the 25th EGOS Colloquium, Barcelona, Spain, July 2009.
(eds.), Regulation, Deregulation & Reregulation. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009
Russo, Michael V. and Schultz, F. Top Managers And Institutional Stakeholders: A Test Of Two Models Of Russo, Michael V. Supply Chains, Energy Efficiency, and Climate Change. Keynote address to Business
Adaptation And Performance, in Andriof, J rg, Waddock, Sandra, Rahman, Sandra, and Husted, Bryan Environmental Leadership Council (BELC) Workshop, Pew Center of Global Climate Change,
(eds.), Unfolding Stakeholder Thinking 2, Sheffield, UK: Greenleaf, 2003. Washington, DC, October, 2008.
Russo, Michael V. Values Clusters: The Geography of Sustainable Enterprise, presentation at the 67th Annual
Russo, Michael V. and Teece, David J. Natural Gas Distribution in California: Regulation, Strategy, and Market
Structure, in Gilbert, Richard J. (ed.), Regulatory Choices: A Perspective on Developments in Energy Meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA, August, 2007.
Policy, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1991. Russo, Michael V. and Suzanne G. Tilleman. Overcoming Policy, Technology, and Economic Hurdles:A
Research Agenda for Sustainable Energy Technologies presentation at the 67th Annual Meeting of the
Pisano, Gary P., Russo, Michael V., and Teece, David J. Joint Ventures and Collaborative Arrangements in the
Telecommunications Equipment Industry, in Mowery, David C. (ed.), International Collaborative Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA, August, 2007.
Ventures in U.S. Manufacturing, Cambridge, MA: Ballinger, 1988. Russo, Michael V. and Parmigiani, Anne. Social and Environmental Issues in the Supply Chain: Efficiency
Meets Responsibility, paper presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management,
WORKING PAPERS Atlanta, GA, August, 2006.
Connecting Attitudes Toward the Natural Environmental and Markets for Green Products: Mexican Consumers Basurto, Carlos, Husted, Bryan W., and Russo, Michael V. Different Shades of Green: Environmental Attitudes
and Purchasing Intentions of Mexican Consumers, paper presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the
and the Willingness to Pay for Environmental Certification, with Bryan Husted, Carlos Basurto, and
Suzanne Tilleman Academy of Management, Atlanta, GA, August, 2006.
Institutional Logics and Regional Cluster Emergence: Evidence from the Wind and Solar Energy Industries, Russo, Michael V. New Energy Technologies: A Key Challenge for Sustainability Management Research,
with Suzanne Tilleman Keynote Address to the The 2006 Group of Organizations and the Natural Environment (GRONEN)
Passion and Purpose: Shared Values and Geographic Clustering Research Conference, St. Gallen, Switzerland, July, 2006.
Russo, Michael V. and Chung, Kenneth. Using a Structural Equation Approach to Link Economic Performance,
Organizational Slack, and Environmental Performance, paper presented at the 65th Annual Meeting of the
NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
Corbett, Charles J. and Russo, Michael V. ISO 14001: Irrelevant or Invaluable?, ISO Management Systems, Academy of Management, Honolulu, HI, August, 2005.
December, 2001. Delmas, Magali, Russo, Michael V., and Montes-Sancho, Maria. Deregulation and Environmental Differentiation
Russo, Michael V., Floyd, Nancy C., and Fester, Mordechai. Adding On: How to Make Diversification Work, in the Electric Utility Industry, paper presented at the 2004 College on Organization Science Fall
Conference, Hanover, NH, November 2004, and and 65th Annual Meeting of the Academy of
Public Utilities Fortnightly, February 15, 1993.
Management, Honolulu, HI, August 2005.
TEXTBOOK Russo, Michael V. and Harrison, Niran S. Internal Organization and Environmental Performance: Clues from
Russo, Michael V. (ed.) Environmental Management: Readings and Cases, 2nd Edition, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage the Electronics Industry, paper presented at the 3rd Workshop on Capital Markets and Environmental
Publications, 2008. Complete instructor s manual also produced by editor. Performance, Laguna Beach, CA, October, 2002.
Russo, Michael V. Institutional Change & Organizational Strategy: ISO 14001 and Emissions in the Electronics
Industry, paper presented at the 62th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Denver, CO,
TEACHING MODULE
Russo, Michael V. (ed.), The Greening of Strategy: Readings and Discussion Notes, Washington, D.C.: August, 2002.
Management Institute for Environment and Business, 1996. Russo, Michael V. Does ISO 14001 Reduce Toxic Emissions? Early Evidence from the Electronics Industry,
paper presented at the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable, Portland, OR, April, 2002.
BOOK REVIEWS Russo, Michael V. and Harrison, Niran S. An Empirical Study of the Impact of ISO 14001 Registration on
Emissions Performance, paper presented at the 9th Greening of Industry Conference, Bangkok, Thailand,
Russo, Michael V. and Salvo, Mark N. Paul Hawken s Risky Romance with Economics, Review of Hawken,
Paul, The Ecology of Commerce, Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation, 1996, 11:153-163. January, 2001.
Russo, Michael V. Review of Moore, Curtis, and Miller, Alan, Green Gold: Japan, Germany, the United States, Russo, Michael V. The Diffusion of the ISO 14001 System in the Electronics Industry: An Analysis of
Competing Theories paper presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management,
and the Race for Environmental Technology, Academy of Management Review, 1995, 20:1098-1101.
Russo, Michael V. Review of United Nations University (ed.) Environmental Pollution Control: The Japanese Toronto, Canada, August, 2000 (showcase symposium organized by M. V. Russo).
Experience, Industrial and Environmental Crisis Quarterly, 1994, 8(2):187-189.
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Gaba, Vibha, Russo, Michael V., and Ungson, Gerardo R. The Determinants of Timing in Sequential Entry INVITED RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
Decisions: An Exploratory Analysis, paper presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Academy of George Washington University, November, 2011
Management, Toronto, Canada, August, 2000. Bocconi University, May, 2011
Russo, Michael V. Using computer simulations for teaching, presented at the New Faculty Consortium, ETH Zurich, May, 2011
Business Policy and Strategy Division, 60 th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Toronto, University of St. Gallen, May, 2011
Canada, August, 2000. IESE Business School, April, 2011
Russo, Michael V. Natural Capital, Geographic Concentration, and the Emergence of Sustainable Industries. Universidad Carlos III, April, 2011
paper presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL, August, 1999. University of Washington, Bothell, May, 2010
Russo, Michael V. The Oregon Experience, in Critical Issues for Teaching Environmental Management: An McGill University, April, 2010
Analysis of Four Years of Experience, teaching workshop organized by Mark Cordano, 59th Annual Concordia University, April, 2010
Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL, August, 1999. Syracuse University, February, 2010
Russo, Michael V. Antecedents of ISO 14001 Registration: Evidence from the American Electronics Industry, Presidio School of Management, February, 2009
paper presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Business and Society, University of Calgary, May, 2008
Paris, France, June, 1999. Arizona State University, March, 2006
Russo, Michael V, and Schultz, Frank. Top Managers and Institutional Stakeholders: A Test of Three Models of University of Vermont, February, 2006
Adaptation and Performance, paper presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Academy of INSEAD, October, 2004
Management, San Diego, CA, August, 1998. Cornell University, March 2004
Russo, Michael V. Substance and Symbolism in Environmental Performance Improvement: An Exploratory University of Western Ontario, March 2004
Study, paper presented at the 39th Annual Western Academy of Management Conference, Portland, OR, University of California, Santa Barbara, May, 2002 & February, 2003
March, 1998. University of Wisconsin, November, 1998
Russo, Michael V. Exchange Relationships and Organizational Foundings, paper presented at the 55th Annual University of Michigan, October, 1998
Meeting of the Academy of Management, Vancouver, B.C., August, 1995. University of Minnesota, November, 1995 & November 1996
Russo, Michael V. and Fouts, Paul A. Using Markets to Facilitate Corporate Environmentalism: An Exploratory Northwestern University, November, 1995
Analysis of Environmental Ratings and Profitability, paper presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the University of Illinois, March, 1995
Academy of Management, Atlanta, Georgia, August, 1993.
Park, Seung Ho and Russo, Michael V. When Competition Eclipses Cooperation: An Event History Analysis of RECENT PROFESSIONAL AND TEACHING PRESENTATIONS
Alliance Failure, paper presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Las Keynote Presentation on environmental issues in the supply chain at the Pew Institute for Global Climate
Vegas, Nevada, August, 1992. Changes s Business Environmental Leadership Council, October, 2008.
Haveman, Heather A., Meyer, Alan D., and Russo, Michael V. Institutional Environments in Flux: The Impact Presentation on the market for certified wood products in Mexico, at the Fourteenth Regular Session of the
of Regulatory Change on CEO Succession, paper presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Academy CEC Council and Meetings of the Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC), Morelia, Mexico, July,
of Management, Las Vegas, Nevada, August, 1992. 2007.
Russo, Michael V. Managing Deregulatory Tensions: Changing Patterns of Public Policies and Political Presentation of final report on supply chain for certified wood in Mexico, to the Instituto Nacional de
Strategies, paper presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Miami, Florida, Ecolog a, Mexico City, Mexico, March, 2006.
August, 1991. Presentation on the state of research on environmental performance and profitability at International
Russo, Michael V. The Bull in the China Shop: The Incentive Limits of the Bureaucratic Firm, paper presented Seminar on Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility, Mexico City, November, 2003.
at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, San Francisco, California, August, 1990. Presentation on teaching environmental issues in the business curriculum at 2nd International Conference
Russo, Michael V. The Regulatory Factor in Diversification and Vertical Integration, paper presented at the 9th on Environmental and Business Education, Beijing, April, 2002.
Annual Strategic Management Society Conference, San Francisco, California, October, 1989. Presentation on ISO 14001 research to National Pollution Prevention Roundtable conference, April, 2002.
Russo, Michael V. Public Policy Influences on Corporate Structures: The Case of the Electric Utility Industry, Presentation on Russo-Fouts paper at Making a Profit While Making a Difference Conference, New
paper presented at the 48th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, California, August, York, June, 1999.
1988. Presentation on course development at From Environmental Management to Sustainability: Innovation in
Russo, Michael V. Deregulation, Technological Change, and State Regulation of Telecommunications: The the Business Curriculum, Conference, University of Seattle, January 1999.
Case of Universal Telephone Service, paper presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Presentation on Russo-Fouts paper at Colloquium on Socially Responsible Investing, Conference,
Management, New Orleans, August, 1987. Chicago, October, 1998.
Russo, Michael V. and Teece, David J., The California Natural Gas Industry, paper presented at the 60th
Annual Meeting of the Western Economic Association, Anaheim, California, July, 1985. PRIOR RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1984-1987 Research Assistant (to Professor David J. Teece), School of Business Administration, University of
EDITORIAL BOARD APPOINTMENTS California, Berkeley. Conducted comprehensive study of natural gas distribution in California,
Academy of Management Journal, 2000- focussing on strategic behavior by utilities and the California Public Utilities Commission in rate-
Strategic Management Journal, 2000- setting and long-term planning. Performed statistical analyses and co-authored final report.
Organization and Environment, 2001- 1985-1986 Research Assistant (to Professor Robert G. Harris), School of Business Administration, University
of California, Berkeley. Developed model of strategic legislative lobbying on large-scale
infrastructure projects, and tested model of congressional voting behavior.
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1979-1980 Research Assistant (to Professor Leonard Ortolano), School of Engineering, Stanford University. 1998 Recipient of $100,000, two-year grant from the National Science Foundation and Lucent Technologies.
Designed and conducted Delphi study of growth in Santa Clara County, California under several Project Title: Antecedents and Outcomes of ISO 14000 Registration: Evidence from the American
transportation scenarios. Analyzed land use and environmental impacts of light rail transit system Electronics Industry.
proposed for Santa Clara County. 1998 Winner, Moskowitz Prize, given by the Social Investment Forum for the best paper on socially
responsible investment. Received for the 1997 Russo-Fouts paper.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1995 Recipient of $3000 grant from the Management Institute for Environment and Business to Produce a
1989 - present. Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. Reader for Environmental Management Courses.
Courses: Sustainable Business Development; MBA Core Strategy, Managing in a Global 1995 Recipient (with Marianne J. Koch) of $25,000 contract from United States Department of Labor to
Economy; Managing in Competitive Environments; Business Policy and Strategy; Analyze Human Resource Policies and Corporate Economic Performance.
Business, Government and Society; Doctoral Seminar in Corporate Strategy. 1995 Recipient of Outstanding Reviewer Award, National Academy of Management Annual Meeting,
2000 Visiting Associate Professor, University of Michigan School of Business. Business Policy and Strategy Division.
Courses: Management of International Firms; Strategies for Environmental Management. 1995 Recipient of Ascendant Scholar Award, Western Academy of Management.
1997 Visiting Associate Professor, Carlson School of Management, 1994 Nominee, A. J. Ersted Award for Distinguished Teaching (campus-wide).
University of Minnesota. 1992 Recipient of $6000 grant from Yamata Scholarship Foundation to study Japanese Environmentalism.
Course: Business Policy: Strategy Formulation and Implementation. 1991-95 Recipient of Summer Professional Development Awards, College of Business Administration.
1985 Teaching Assistant, Haas School of Business Administration, 1988-89 Fellow, Doctoral Program in Public Utility Regulation, California Public Utilities Commission.
University of California, Berkeley. 1987-88 Fellow, Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley.
Course: The Social and Political Environment of Business. 1983-85 Recipient of Regents Fellowship and Flood Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley.
1979-1980 Teaching Assistant, School of Engineering, Stanford University. 1983 Recipient of National Achievement Award, American Wind Energy Association.
Courses: Environmental Planning; Man and His Environment. 1979 Membership, Tau Beta Pi (National Engineering Honor Society).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1980-1983 Lead Civil Engineer, Generation Planning Department, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San
Francisco, California. Member of Commercialization of Alternative Technologies Unit. Supervised
technical interface with regulatory agencies concerning the Company's solar and wind energy
program. Directed negotiations for power sales agreements with private energy producers.
Presented expert testimony on behalf of proposed large wind turbine project to California Public
Utilities Commission. Performed extensive long range planning studies comparing the economic
feasibility of new energy technologies.
Registered Professional Civil Engineer, State of California (ret.)
GRANTS, AWARDS, AND HONORS
2011 Silver Winner, Nautilus Book Awards
2011 Honorable Mention, Page Prize for Sustainability Issues in Business Curricula
2010 Winner, Best Book Award, Organizations and Natural Environment Division, Academy of
Management
2010 Appointed inaugural Fetner Visiting Sustainability Leader, Syracuse University.
2009 Recipient of Thomas C. Stewart Distinguished Faculty Award, Lundquist College of Business.
2008 Honorable Mention (with Derek Reiber), Oikos Sustainability Case Writing Competiton, for
Coastwide Laboratories: Clean and Green.
2007 First Prize (with Daniel Goldstein), Oikos Sustainability Case Writing Competiton, for Seventh
Generation: Balancing Customer Expectations with Supply Chain Realities.
2005 Recipent (with Jim Hutchison, Chemistry) of $33,300 grant from the Dreyfus Foundation. Project Title:
Green Chemistry Case Studies.
2004 Winner, 2003-2004 Scharpf Award for Research Excellence, Lundquist College of Business
2003 Recipient (with Magali Delmas, UC Santa Barbara) of $30,000 grant from the University of California
Energy Institute. Project Title: Governance and Emissions Performance in the Electric Generation
Industry.
2002 Recommended by Council for International Exchange of Scholars for Fulbright Award.
2000 1997 Russo-Fouts paper, A Resource-Based Perspective on Corporate Environmental Performance
and Profitability listed as one of five most frequently cited articles on environmental issues in
business by World Resources Institute.
2000 Recipient of Outstanding Reviewer Award, National Academy of Management Annual Meeting,
Organizations and Natural Environment Division.
1999 Recipient of Outstanding Reviewer Award, National Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Social
Issues in Management Division.
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