Teaching

Courses taught at the University of Michigan

• BA525/NRE526: Erb Institute Seminar
• STRAT564/NRE513: Competitive Environmental Strategy
• STRAT565/NRE513: Strategies for Sustainable Development
• MO512: Bargaining Behavior and Influence Skills
• NRE501: Managing Organizational Change
• BA605/NRE605/Arch507: Green Development

Teaching Cases

• Mandalay Homes: Building Sustainable Innovation in Residential Construction, #2-070-379 (Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, 2022) (with Colton Babladelis, Rose Maylen, Jacob Namovich, Madison Parrish, and Harshita Pilla).
• AT&T and Corporate Political Donations after the Capitol Insurrection, #9-334-409 ( Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, 2022) (with Andrew Darvin, Francesca Governali, Isabel Chaney, Gena Inbusch, Michael O’Gorman, and Branden Snynder).
• Squarespace and Domestic Terrorism in Charlottesville: The Responsibility of Private Companies to Respond, #8-968-451 (Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, 2022) (with Perry Alexander, Alex Baum, Caroline Chisolm, Daniella Gennaro, Chelsea Johnson, and Georgia Lubrano).
• Tesla’s Battery Supply Chain: A Growing Concern, #9-884-554 (Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, 2022) (with Eli Goldfarb, Xindi Huang, Alli Lesovoy, Alex Reid, and Kellen Scarpitto).
• Polarizing Government Work: McKinsey & Co. and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), #3-951-926  (Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, 2022) (with George Bardenheier, Benjamin Docter, Mari Mankey, Marissa Uchimura, Amanda Wheelock, and Bailey White).
• “Kraken” Down on Emissions: The World’s First Net-Zero Arena, #3-416-331  (Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, 2022) (with Philip Cappello, Wesley Davis, Jacob Namovich, Kathryn Portz, and Katie Wheeler).
•  Can Salesforce Compete in the Carbon Accounting Market?, #6-796-717  (Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, 2022) (with Andrea Bustamante, Elijah Forrester, Supreya Kesavan, Daly Kleaveland, and Sarah Lambert).
• Loop: Eliminating Single-Use Plastic through Reusable Packaging and the Circular Economy, #2-601-145  (Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, 2022) (with Natalie Ganzel, Felice Mueller, Justin Pryor, and Hana Tomozawa).
• LaCroix and PFAS: Redefining the Role of Science and Regulation, #7-806-041  (Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, 2022) (with Devika Agarwal, Mackenzie Dallas, Isabell Kleiser, Megan Martis, and Rose Maylen).
• A Sweet Dilemma: Sourcing Palm Oil with Ferrero SpA and Nestlé, #7-951-326  (Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, 2022) (with Stephen Alessandro, Christopher Hamama, Jordan Manley, Lindsey Masterman and Lucie Tatouskova).
• Interface: The Journey Toward Carbon Negative, #2-341-083  (Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, 2022) (with Neeti Bhutada, Anne Early, Aishwarya Kulwal, Rafaela Sabino Hasner and Olivia Schafer).
• Marathon Petroleum and Southwest Detroit: The Intersection of Community and Environment, #2-652-482  (Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, 2022) (with Lily Ackerman, Shayne Carandang, Katherine Galzerano, Julia Kaplan, and Austin Remick).
• Dell: Upcycling Ocean Plastics Through Supply Chain Innovation, case study #7-949-121 (Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, 2018) (with Ravi Anupindi, Daniel Partin, Luke Sawitsky, and Allison Ward).
• General Mills Commits to Sourcing 100% Sustainable Cocoa, case study #1-430-483, (Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2016) (with Rebecca J. Baylor, Zhanyang Gao, and Katherine W. Price).
• Uber and the Sharing Economy: Global Market Expansion and Reception, case study #1-430-479, (Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2016) (with Qingxu Jin, Carl Spevacek, Nasreddine El-Dehaibi, and Whitney Johnson).
• Alcoa: The Race to Light-Weighting, case study #1-430-435, (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2015) (with Jordan Siegel, Pavel Azgladov, Camila Espana, Caroline Larose and Denise Miller).
• Alcoa: La carrera hacia aligeramieto (Spanish translation of Alcoa: The Race to Light Weighting).
• Perdue Farms, Inc.: Antibiotic Use in Hatcheries, case study #1-429-418, (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2015) (with Julia Ruedig, Jeremy Good, Sijia Scarlett Qiu, Meredith Reisfield and Alexander Thompson).
• Vodafone Egypt and the Arab Spring: When Government and Business Collide, case study #1-429-417, (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2015) (with Shane Freeman, Kari Paine, Jiayun Tang and Andrew Wheatley).
• Chevron and Chad: A Pipeline Dream?, case study #1-429-416, (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2015) (with Ekaterina Loshakova, Seth Buchsbaum, Shruti Kumar, Ashley Gregory and Devan Rostorfer).
• What Is Water Worth? Nestlé Walks a Fine Line, case study #1-429-415, (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2015) (with Dan Mitler, Weitian Wang, Li Zeng and Perry Teicher).
• Theo Chocolate: How Far Should Fair Trade Go?, case study #1-429-414, (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2015) (with Miriam Fuchs, Grace McGinnis, Shoaib Rahman and Xiaoyue Zhao).
• Tea and Sustainability at Unilever: Turning Over a New Leaf, case study #1-429-413, (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2015) (with Michael Cooper, Gaurav Dighe, Matthew Gacioch and Rebecca Spellissy).
• Firestone: Crises Across the Decades, case study #1-429-412, (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2015) (with Lanfei Liu, Rachel Muelle, Daniel Ryan and Jenna White).
• Intel: Undermining the Conflict Mineral Industry, case study #1-429-411, (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2015) (with Camila Espana, Ian Robinson, Hassan Bukhari and Dannan Hodge).
• Kellogg and Wilmar International: A Partnership Under Fire, case study # 1-429-378 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2014), (with Jennifer Bowe, Nancy Gephart, Stephen Ahn, and Julia Winfield.)
• PG&E: Hanging on to a Ray of Hope, case study # 1-429-377 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2014), (with Chris Wolff, John Serron, Masayuki Kawasaki, and Natalie Guishar.)
• Morgan Stanley: Positioning to Be the Sustainability Finance Leader, case study # 1-429-376 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2014), (with Carole Kerrey, Andrea Kraus, Jorge Rivera, and Brian Rassel.)
• Goldman Sachs: Determining the Potential of Social Impact Bonds, case study # 1-429-375 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2014), (with Joanna Hermann, Ashlyn Gurley, Jimmy Ward, and Kyle Alexander).
• Interface's Net-Works Program: A New Approach to Creating Social Value through Sustainable Sourcing, case study # 1-429-374 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2014), (with Makely Lyon, Javier Rivera, Lauren V. Smith, and Pete Wangwongwiroj).
• H&M's Global Supply Chain Management Sustainability: Factories and Fast Fashion, case study # 1-429-373 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2014), (with Marianna Kerppola, Ryan Moody, Likangjin Zheng, and Amaryllia Liu).
• Taking a Bite Out of Apple: Labor Rights and the Role of Companies and Consumers in a Global Supply Chain, case study # 1-429-372 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2014), (with Kelsea Ballantyne, Zicheng Bi, Nate Underwood, and Xiling Weng).
• Morder la manzana: derechos laborales y el papel de las empresas y los consumidores en una cadena global de suministros (Spanish Translation of Taking a Bite Out of Apple: Labor Rights and the Role of Companies and Consumers in a Global Supply Chain), case study # 1-429-406 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2014), (with Luis Perez Batres, Kelsea Ballantyne, Zicheng Bi, Nate Underwood and Xiling Weng).
• Whole Foods Market: A Luxury Grocer in Detroit? case study # 1-429-371 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2014), (with Claire Boland, Heping (Cindy) Fu, Kristine Schantz, and Daniel Voce-Gardner).
• Travelers Insurance: Focusing on Climate Change and Natural Catastrophe Risk, case study # 1-429-347  (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2013), (with Jenny Dissen, Jonathan Huynh, David Wang, Jay Wolfgram, and Connie Yu).
• Blueprint of Ford's Future: From Personal Automobiles to Mobility, case study # 1-429-303 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2013), (with Rhiannon Haller, Brandon Tirrell, Courtney Yan, and Connie Yu).
• SC Johnson and the Greenlist Backlash, case study # 1-429-300 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2013), (with Alice Appleton, Cara Bastoni, Karen Davidson, and Yuan Zhang).
• A123 Systems Powering a Sustainable Future: Strategizing in the Advanced Battery Market, case study # 1-429-302 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2013), (with Matthew Rife, Miguel Sossa-Mardomingo, Lukas Strickland, James Weng and Ye Yue).
• Jamba Juice and the Foam Cup, case study # 1-429-298 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2013), with Wesley Allred, Heather Croteau, Melissa Ongun, Shenna Vanleuven, and Fareed Hussain).
• Strategies for Sustainable Development Course, case study # 1-429-257(Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2012).
• NextEra's EarthEra Renewable Energy Trust, case study # 1-429-232 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2012), (with Jenna Agins, Rajat Bhatia, Andrea Cunningham, Natalie George, Daniel Gonzalez-Kreisberg, and Jonathan Mattson).
• BP: Beyond Petroleum? case study # 1-429-229 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2012), (with Jonathan Huynh, Jacob Kapitan, Satish Katpally, Ben Pierce, and Ben Pierson).
• Google Energy Shifts to Renewables, case study # 1-429-226 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2012), (with Benjamin Bunker, Jennifer Foster, Jason Levine, Rodrigo Sanchez, Gaurang Sethi, and George Tan).
• Patagonia: Encouraging Customers to Buy Used Clothing (A) & (B), case studies # 1-429-230 and # 1-429-231 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2012), (with Allyson Johnson, Courtney Lee, Steven Rippberger, and Morgane Treanton).
• Coke in the Cross Hairs: Water, India, and the University of Michigan, case study # 1-429-098 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2010) (with Sarah Howie and Grace Augustine). First prize winner in the 2011 Oikos International Case Competition.
• Coca-Cola en la mira: El Agua, India, y la Universidad de Michigan (Spanish Translation of Coke in the Cross Hairs: Water, India, and the University of Michigan), case study # 1-429-389 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2014) (with Luis Perez Batres, Sarah Howie and Grade Augustine.)
• The Clorox Company Goes Green, case study # 1-428-989 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2010), (with Craig Cammarata, Jennifer Gough, Brian Moss, Ashley Nowygrod, Nathan Springer and Arie Jongejan). Third prize winner in the 2011 Oikos International Case Competition.
• Honest Tea - Sell Up or Sell Out? case study # 1-428-947 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2010), (with Elizabeth Paynter, Elizabeth Senecal, Lauren Start, Tina Tam, David Weinglass, Ryan Whisnat and Arie Jongejan).
• Sherwin Williams - Splashing Into the Low VOC Paint Market, case study # 1-428-993 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2010), (with Michael Buday, Franklyn Cater, Sarah Foulkes, Nagapooja Seeba Om Prakash, Dan Wilson and Arie Jongejan).
• Better Place: Charging into the Future? case study # 1-429-946 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2010), (with James Boomis, Ann Racek, Justin Turner, Brian Van Abel and Arie Jongejan).
• LivingHomes, case study # 1-428-714 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2008), (with Rebecca Henn). Third prize winner in the 2008 Oikos International Case Competition.
• Molten Metal Technology (A) & (B), case studies # 1-429-049 and 1-429-051 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2010), (originally published as case studies # 99-03A and 99-03B (Boston, MA: Boston University School of Management, 1999) (with Julie Smith and Steve Soukup).
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• Augusta Richards: Responding to Plagiarism (A), (B) and (C), case studies # 1-429-044, 1-429-045 and 1-429-046 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2010), (originally published as case studies # 2001-11A, 2001-11B and 2001-11C, Boston, MA: Boston University School of Management, 2001) (with Candy Brush).
• Hank Thaler: Ethics of Disclosure (A) and (B), case studies # 1-429-040 and 1-429-041 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2010), (originally published as case studies # 2001-12A and 2001-12B, Boston, MA: Boston University School of Management, 2001) (with Erik Wickfield).
• Joe Stoddard: Medical Marketing versus Personal Privacy, case study # 1-429-047 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2010), (originally published as case study # 2001-13, Boston, MA: Boston University School of Management, 2001) (with John Storck).
• Harley Davidson Purchase, negotiation role play # 1-429-043 and 1-429-085 (Ann Arbor, MI: Erb Institute, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2010), (originally published negotiation role play # 2002-12, Boston, MA: Boston University School of Management, 2002).
• DuPont: Shifting from Risk Management to Business Opportunity, Pew Center on Global Climate Change (2006).
• Cinergy: Managing "Stroke of the Pen" Risk, Pew Center on Global Climate Change (2006).
• Alcoa: Weaving Climate Change into the Business Case, Pew Center on Global Climate Change (2006).
• Whirlpool: Don't Switch Tracks When the Train is Already Moving, Pew Center on Global Climate Change (2006).
• The Shell Group: Maintaining a Seat at the Table, Pew Center on Global Climate Change (2006).
• Swiss Re: Staying One Step Ahead on Climate Change, Not Two, Pew Center on Global Climate Change (2006).

Visiting Positions

• Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (2011)
• Molson School of Business, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada (2010)
• Smith School of Enterprise & Environment, Oxford University, Oxford, England (2010)
• Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland (2010)
• Presidio School of Management, San Francisco, CA (2008, 2009 and 2010)
• University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus (2008)
• Reykjavik University, Reykjavik, Iceland (2003 and 2004)
• Oikos Institute, University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland (2002 and 2004)

Guest Lectures

• Arizona State University
• Bainbridge Graduate Institute
• Boston College
• Boston University
• Brown University
• Colby College
• Concordia University
• Copenhagen Business School (Denmark)
• Dong Hua University (China)
• Duke University
• Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (Switzerland)
• Florida International University
• Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
• Harvard University
• INSEAD (France)
• Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies (ICOS, University of Michigan)
• McGill University (Canada)
• Michigan State University
• MIT
• Northwestern University
• Oxford University (England)
• Stanford University
• Swiss Federal Institute of Technology/ETH (Switzerland)
• University of Alberta (Canada)
• University of Bologna (Italy)
• University of British Columbia (Canada)
• University of California Los Angeles
• University of California Santa Barbara
• University of Geneva (Switzerland)
• University of Massachusetts at Amherst
• University of Michigan
• University of North Carolina
• University of Oregon
• University of St. Gallen (Switzerland)
• University of Toronto (Canada)
• University of Virginia Law School
• University of Warwick (England)
• University of Washington
• University of Western Ontario, Ivey School of Business (Canada)
• Western Michigan University
• Yale University