Join us for a Dialogue on Sustainable Enterprise
Building from the Ground Up: The Questions We Ask About Sustainable <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Enterprise</st1:city></st1:place>
Date: <st1:date year="2008" day="9" month="8" w:st="on">Saturday, August 9, 2008</st1:date> Time: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Place: <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Anaheim</st1:city></st1:place> Marriot, Grand Ballroom, Salon J
If you are interested in sustainability this is a PDW you will not want to miss. This workshop offers an opportunity to collectively explore issues and challenges encompassing the natural, the social and the economic environments that confront enterprises operating in developed or developing countries of the world.
Ten scholars deeply committed to advancing research on organizations for sustainability will introduce questions pertaining to the following issues:
· Organizational skills, capabilities, and processes needed to facilitate sustainable entrepreneurial ventures. (Dr. Mark Milstein, Mr. Erik Simanis, and Mr. Duncan Duke, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Cornell</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>)
· Individual level motivations and changes required to advance sustainability goals of institutions. (Dr. Gordon Rands, <st1:placename w:st="on">Western</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Illinois</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> and Dr. <st1:personname w:st="on">Mark Starik</st1:personname>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">George</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Washington</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>)
· Full range of impacts and unique poverty alleviation implications of Base-of-the-Pyramid ventures. (Dr. Ted London, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Michigan</st1:placename></st1:place>)
· Research design of a study on Global Sustainable Enterprise. (Dr. Aarti Sharma and Dr. Paul Lee, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">University of South</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on">Florida</st1:state></st1:place>)
· Corporate social responsibility, stakeholder salience and CEO moral reasoning. (Dr. Jim Weber, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Duquesne</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>)
· Micro-enterprise as a catalyst for sustainability in Base-of-the-Pyramid communities. (Dr. David Saiia, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Duquesne</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>)
We look forward to sharing some answers, insights and more questions about sustainable enterprise with you! See you there.
Co-Organizers: Dr. David Saiia & Dr. James Weber [<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Duquesne</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>]
Dr. Aarti Sharma [<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">University of South</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on">Florida</st1:state></st1:place>]
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Aarti Sharma
Department of Management & Organization
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Business Administration</st1:placename></st1:place>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">University of South</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on">Florida</st1:state></st1:place>
<st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">4202 E. Fowler Ave.</st1:address></st1:street>, BSN-3524
Tampa, FL-33620-5500
Tel: 813-974-4354
Fax: 813- 974-1734
Email: asharma@coba.usf.edu
Web: http://www.coba.usf.edu/sharma
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