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The 3rd Annual ARCS Conference was sponsored by the Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership (IGEL) at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
This research conference brought together approximately 130 scholars from 72 institutions and eleven countries, representing a variety of disciplinary and methodological perspectives of those interested in advancing research on corporate sustainability. The conference was hosted by Professor Eric Orts at Wharton, with support from IGEL Associate Director Joanne Spigonardo, and the organizing committee listed below. This event follows the inaugural ARCS Conference at the University of Michigan and the 2nd Annual ARCS Conference at Harvard Business School.
The call for papers [PDF] sought submissions of unpublished working papers focused on business and sustainability issues (both social and environmental) from all disciplines and methodologies. Download the conference papers and slide presentations [PDF].
Watch a slideshow of conference photos (below) or click here to see the Picasa web album.
ARCS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
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Tima Bansal Professor, U Western Ontario |
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Lori Bennear Assistant Professor of Environmental Economics and Policy, Duke |
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Marian Chertow Associate Professor of Industrial Environmental Management, Yale |
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Daniel Diermeier IBM Professor of Regulation and Competitive Practice, Northwestern |
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Glen Dowell Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations, Cornell |
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Andy Hoffman Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, U Michigan |
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Andrew King Professor of Business, Dartmouth |
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Mike Lenox Samuel Slover Professor of Business, U Virginia |
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Tom Lyon Dow Chemical Professor of Sustainable Science, Technology and Commerce, U Michigan |
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John Maxwell W. George Pinnell Professor, Indiana |
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Eric Orts Guardsmark Professor, U Pennsylvania – Conference Chair |
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N. Craig Smith INSEAD Chaired Professor of Ethics and Social Responsibility, INSEAD |
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Mike Toffel Associate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard |
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David Vogel Solomon P. Lee Chair in Business Ethics, U California-Berkeley |
Conference Program [PDF]
Conference Papers and Slide Presentations [PDF]
Conference Attendee List [PDF]
GENERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM AND ARCS
Erika Herz
Managing Director, ARCS
Ph 434-982-2656
CONFERENCE LOGISTICS
Joanne Spigonardo
Associate Director, Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership (IGEL), Wharton
Ph (215) 746-3878
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