CSBP Research

The Center for Sustainable Business Practices is developing research capabilities that will lead to new knowledge in these three areas. Click on one of the three to display published research from Lundquist College faculty members

Sustainable Supply Chain and Operations Management
Change and Innovation for Social and Environmental Stewardship
Measurement and Analysis for the Life Cycle

Sustainble Supply Chain and Operations Management

Primary Focus Codes
SUS - Sustainability
SCOM - Supply Chain and Operation Management
SSCOM - Sustainable Supply Chain and Operations Management

SUSAN GOLICIC, Marketing Department

Journal Articles
Golicic, Susan L. 2007. "A Comparison of Shipper and Carrier Relationship Strength," forthcoming in International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management. SCM

Sebastiao, H. and S. L. Golicic. 2007. "Supply Chain Strategy for Nascent Firms in Emerging Technology Markets" forthcoming in Journal of Business Logistics. SCM

Golicic, S. L. and J. T. Mentzer. 2006. "An Empirical Examination of Relationship Magnitude," Journal of Business Logistics, 27, (No. 1): 81-108. SCM

Golicic, Susan L. and John T. Mentzer, 2005, "Exploring the Drivers of Interorganizational Relationship Structure," Journal of Business Logistics, 26, (No. 2): 47-71. SCM

Golicic, S. L., J. T. Mentzer and J. H. Foggin. 2003. "Relationship Magnitude and Its Role in Interorganizational Relationship Structure," Journal of Business Logistics, 24 (No. 1): 57-76. SCM

Golicic, S. L., D. F. Davis, T. M. McCarthy, and J. T. Mentzer. 2002. "The Impact of e-Commerce on Supply Chain Relationships," International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 32 (No. 10): 851-871. SCM

Mentzer, J. T., J. H. Foggin, and S. L. Golicic. 2000. "Supply Chain Collaboration: Enablers, Impediments, and Benefits," Supply Chain Management Review, 4: 52-58. SCM

Golicic, Susan L., and Donna F. Davis, "Hypermediaries in the Supply Chain: For Better or For Worse?" Business Horizons, 46 (May-June), 2003: 77-82. SCM

Book Chapters
Golicic, Susan L. and Kate L. Vitasek, "Interfunctional Coordination," in Handbook of Global Supply Chain Management, John T. Mentzer, Matthew B. Myers, and Theodore P. Stank eds., 2006, Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, California, 427-442. SCM

Golicic, Susan L., Donna F. Davis and Teresa M. McCarthy, "A Balanced Approach to Research in Supply Chain Management," in Research Methodologies in Supply Chain Management, Herbert Kotzab, Martin Muller, Gerard Reiner, and Stefan Seuring eds., 2005, Physica-Verlag: Heidelberg, 15-30. SCM

McCarthy, Teresa M. and Susan L. Golicic, "Interfirm Demand Integration: A Case Study of Supply Chain Integration Processes," in Research Methodologies in Supply Chain Management, Herbert Kotzab, Martin Muller, Gerard Reiner, and Stefan Seuring eds., 2005, Physica-Verlag: Heidelberg, 251-266. SCM

Working Papers
Davis, D. F., and S. L. Golicic. "Gaining Comparative Advantage in Supply Chain Relationships: The Mediating Role of Market-Oriented IT Competence." SCM

Golicic, S. L. "Two Sides to Every Story: Examining Differences in Customer and Supplier Relationship Perceptions." SCM

Autry, C. and S. L. Golicic. "Evaluating Interfirm Relationship - Performance Spirals: A Longitudinal Study." SCM

Golicic, Susan L., "The Role of the Environment in Logistics and Transportation Decisions." SSCM

JENNIFER HOWARD-GRENVILLE, Management Department

Journal Articles
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. SUS

Howard-Grenville, J. 2007. "Developing issue selling effectiveness over time: Issue selling as resourcing." Organization Science, 18:560-577. SUS

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

Howard-Grenville, J., and A. Hoffman. 2003. "The importance of cultural framing to the success of social initiatives in business," Academy of Management Executive, 17(2): 70-84. SUS

Howard, J., Nash, J., and J. Ehrenfeld. 2000. "Standard or smokescreen: Implementation of a non-regulatory environmental code," California Management Review, 42(2): 63-82. SSCM

Howard, J., Nash, J., and J. Ehrenfeld. 1999. "Industry codes as agents of change: responsible care adoption by chemical companies". Business Strategy and the Environment, 8(5): 281-295. SSCM

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

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

Book Chapters
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. SUS

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. SSCM

Howard-Grenville, J. 2002. "Institutional evolution: The case of the semiconductor industry voluntary PFC emissions reduction agreements." In A. Hoffman & M. Ventresca. (Eds.) Organizations, Policy, and the Natural Environment. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. SUS

Conference Proceedings
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. SUS

NAGESH MURTHY, Decision Sciences Department

Journal Articles
Pagell, M., Wu, Z., and Murthy, N. N. 2007. "Supply Chain Implications of Recycling", Business Horizons, 50(2): 133-143. SSCM

Murthy, N. N., Shrikhande, M., and Subramanian, A. 2007. "Switching Costs, Dynamic Uncertainty, and Buyer-Seller Relationships," Naval Research Logistics, 54(8), December, 859-873. SCM

Swafford, P., Ghosh, S., and Murthy, N. N. 2006. "The Antecedents of Supply Chain Agility: Scale Development and Model Testing," Journal of Operations Management, 24(2): 170-188. SCM

Swafford, P., Ghosh, S., and Murthy, N. N. 2006. "A Framework for Assessing Value Chain Agility," International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 26(2): 118-140. SCM

Murthy, N. N., Soni, S. & Ghosh, S. 2004. "A Framework for Facilitating Sourcing and Allocation Decisions for Make-to-Order Items," Decision Sciences, 35(4): 609-637. SCM

Murthy, N. N., Benton, W. C., and Rubin, P. A. 2003. "Offsetting Inventory Cycles of Items Sharing Storage," European Journal of Operational Research, 150(2): 304-319. SCM

MICHAEL PANGBURN, Decision Science Department

Journal Articles
Balakrishnan, A., M.S. Pangburn, E. Stavrulaki. 2007. "Integrating the Promotional and Service Roles of Retail Inventories." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. Forthcoming. SCM

Pangburn, M.S., E. Stavrulaki. 2007. "Capacity and Price Setting for Dispersed, Time-Sensitive Customer Segments." European Journal of Operational Research. Forthcoming. SCM

Balakrishnan, A., J. Geunes, M.S. Pangburn. 2004. "Coordinating Supply Chains by Controlling Upstream Variability Propagation." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 6: 163-183. SCM

Balakrishnan, A., M.S. Pangburn, E. Stavrulaki. 2004. "Stack them High, Let 'em Fly: Lot-Sizing Policies when Inventories Stimulate Demand," Management Science, 50: 630-644. SCM

Balakrishnan, A., N. Natarajan. 2000. "Optimizing Delivery Fees for a Network of Distributors," Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 2: 297-316. SCM

Book Chapters
Pangburn, M.S., E. Stavrulaki. 2005. "Service Facility Location and Design with Pricing and Waiting-Time Considerations," Supply Chain Optimization, J. Geunes and P.M. Pardalos (eds.). Springer Verlag. ISBN: 0-387-26280-6. SCM

Balakrishnan, A., J. Geunes, M.S. Pangburn. 2002. "Coordinating the Distribution Chain: New Models for New Challenges," Supply Chain Management: Models, Applications, and Research Directions, J. Geunes, P.M. Pardalos, and H.E. Romeijn (eds.). Springer Verlag. ISBN: 0-387-23391-1. SCM

IAIN PARDOE, Decision Sciences Department

Conference Proceedings
Pardoe, I. (2006). "Designing a stated choice survey to study food product eco-labels." In Proceedings of the 2006 Joint Statistical Meetings, Alexandria, VA. American Statistical Association. SSCM

Working Papers
"Discrete choice modeling of food product eco-labels" SSCM

Pardoe, I., C. A. Durham, J. McCluskey, R. King, C. Roheim, and A. Johnson. "Demand impacts and implementation of eco-labels for food products." SSCM

ANNE PARMIGIANI, Management Department

Journal Articles
Parmigiani, A. 2007. "Why Do Firms Both Make and Buy? An Investigation of Concurrent Sourcing," Strategic Management Journal, 28: 285-311. SCM

Conference Proceedings
Parmigiani, A. and Mitchell, W. 2007. "How Intrafirm and Interfirm Expertise Affect the Sourcing Decisions of Technologically Interdependent Components," Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. SCM

Parmigiani, A. and Mitchell, W. 2005. "How Buyers Shape Supplier Performance: Can Governance Skills Substitute for Technical Expertise in Managing Outsourcing Relationships?" Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. SCM

Working Paper
Russo, M. and Parmigiani A. "Efficiency Meets Responsibility: Social and Environmental Issues and the Global Supply Chain." SSCM

MICHAEL RUSSO, Management Department

Journal Articles
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. SSCM

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. SUS

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. SUS

Russo, Michael V. 2003. "The Emergence of Sustainable Industries: Building on Natural Capital," Strategic Management Journal, 24: 317-331. SUS

Russo, Michael V. 2001. "Institutions, Exchange Relationships, and the Emergence of New Fields: Regulatory Policies and Independent Power Production in America, 1978-1992," Administrative Science Quarterly, 46:57-86. SSCM

Russo, Michael V. and Fouts, Paul A. 1997. "A Resource-Based Perspective on Corporate Environmental Performance and Profitability," Academy of Management Journal, 40: 534-559. SUS

Conference Proceedings
Russo, Michael V. 2002. "Institutional Change & Organizational Strategy: ISO 14001 and Emissions in the Electronics Industry," Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings, D. Nagao (ed.). SSCM

Working Papers
"Connecting Attitudes Toward the Natural Environmental and Markets for Green Products: Mexican Consumers and the Willingness to Pay for Environmental Certification," with Bryan Husted and Carlos Basurto. SSCM

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

Change and Innovation for Social and Environmental Stewardship

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. "Developing issue selling effectiveness over time: Issue selling as resourcing." Organization Science, 18:560-577.

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 A. Hoffman. 2003. "The importance of cultural framing to the success of social initiatives in business," Academy of Management Executive, 17(2): 70-84.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Russo, Michael V. 2003. "The Emergence of Sustainable Industries: Building on Natural Capital," Strategic Management Journal, 24: 317-331.

Russo, Michael V. and Fouts, Paul A. 1997. "A Resource-Based Perspective on Corporate Environmental Performance and Profitability," Academy of Management Journal, 40: 534-559.

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

Measurement and Analysis for the Life Cycle

The Center is developing expertise in this area.