Faculty & Research

Recent Publications


A sample of our faculty's research in the sustainability is noted below. Consult their detailed faculty profiles for more information.

Delmas, Magali, Russo, Michael V., and Montes-Sancho, Maria. 2007. "Deregulation and Environmental Differentiation in the Electric Utility Industry," Strategic Management Journal, 28: 189-209.

Graedel, T.E., and J. Howard-Grenville. 2005. Greening the Industrial Facility: Perspectives, Approaches, and Tools. Springer: New York, NY.

Howard-Grenville, J., Nash, J., and C. Coglianese. 2008. "Constructing the license to operate: Internal factors and their influence on corporate environmental decisions." Law & Policy. Forthcoming.

Howard-Grenville, J. 2007. Corporate Culture and Environmental Practice: Making Change at a High-Tech Manufacturer. Edward Elgar: Northampton, MA.

Howard-Grenville, J. 2006. " Getting influence: How an organizational group gains action on environmental issues over time." In Weaver (Ed.) Proceedings of the Sixty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (CD). ISSN 1543-8643.

Howard-Grenville, J. 2006. "Inside the ‘black box': How organizational culture informs attention and action on environmental issues," Organization & Environment, 19:46-73.

Howard-Grenville, J. and R. Paquin. 2007. "Organizational dynamics in industrial ecosystems: Insights from organizational behavior theory." In Ruth & Davidsdottir (Eds.) Dynamics of Industrial Ecosystems. Forthcoming.

Howard-Grenville, J., Hoffman, A., and C.B. Bhattacharya. 2007. "Who can act on sustainability issues? Corporate capital and the configuration of organizational fields as enablers." In Sharma, Starik, & Husted (Eds.) Organizations and the Sustainability Mosaic: Crafting Long-Term Ecological and Societal Solutions.

Pagell, M., Wu, Z., and Murthy, N. N. 2007. "Supply Chain Implications of Recycling", Business Horizons, 50(2): 133-143.
Russo, M. and Parmigiani A. "Efficiency Meets Responsibility: Social and Environmental Issues and the Global Supply Chain." Working Paper.

Russo, Michael V. (ed.). 2008. Environmental Management: Readings and Cases,  2nd Edition, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Russo, Michael V. 2007. "Explaining the Impact of ISO 14001 on Emission Performance: A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective on Process and Learning," Business Strategy and the Environment. Forthcoming.

Russo, Michael V. and Harrison, Niran S. 2005. "Internal Organization and Environmental Performance: Clues from the Electronics Industry," Academy of Management Journal, 48: 582-593.

Research Highlights

jhg2.jpgHoward-Grenville Named 2008 Faculty Pioneer Award Finalist

Jennifer Howard-Grenville, professor of management at Lundquist College of Business, has been named a finalist for the Aspen Institute's Center for Business Education 2008 Faculty Pioneer Award.


anelson.jpgAndrew Nelson awarded Junior Faculty Fellowship in Entrepreneurship

Andrew Nelson has been awarded the Junior Faculty Fellowship in Entrepreneurship Research by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, based in Kansas City, Mo. The UO will receive $50,000 over the next two years to support Nelson's research on technology development in the digital audio sector. Nelson has research interests that are at the intersection of the College's centers of excellence in entrepreneurship and sustainability.

nmurthy.jpgMurthy Forging Links with MFG21 via DOD Grant

Nagesh Murthy, Associate Professor of Decision Sciences, is helping Oregon's manufacturing industry to become more agile and productive. Federal legislation included in it a $250,000 grant to Murthy from Manufacturing 21, an industry consortium in Oregon that actively works to sustain a skilled workforce in the region as well as expand the region's innovation through applied research and development.