Michael Russo | Lundquist College of Business

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24Apr

ACTG 351 and 352 Tutoring (Sponsored by Moss Adams) at Anstett Hall

Thanks to funding from Moss Adams, the School of Accounting is able to provide tutoring for Intermediate Accounting II and III (ACTG 351 and 352). Students are served on a...
24Apr

Employer Insights: Notes from the Field at Chiles

The Mohr Career Services employer engagement team is excited to host the first Employer Insights: Notes from the Field lunch session. The team will share outreach processes,...
24Apr

SPRNG Conference: Energy at Lillis Business Complex

The UO undergraduate chapter of Net Impact invites students from UO, OSU, and PSU to our annual SPRNG (Sustainable Practices Raising Net Growth) Conference. This year's theme...
24Apr

Warsaw Sports Business Club Presents IDL at Lillis Business Complex

Come join the WSBC for our second meeting of spring term and hear from a panel from IDL Worldwide. IDL is an experiential marketing agency that has worked with the likes of...
25Apr

Job Search Group at White Stag Block

You recently graduated or are about to graduate from the UO—yay! But you aren't sure what your next move is. The pressure is on to find a job, but you find yourself wondering...
25Apr

Business Careers in Tech at Lillis Business Complex

Are you a student interested in learning more about the wide variety of nontechnical roles that exist in tech companies? Join us for casual, brief, small group conversations...
25Apr

Beta Alpha Psi Meeting: Soft Skills for Success with Geffen Mesher at Lillis Business Complex

Join us as we welcome Geffen Mesher to discuss important soft skills that help students develop their professional skills and succeed in the professional world.
26Apr

BizDuck Tech Tour at Portland and Eugene

Join us for a day of site visits as we go directly to tech companies to get an exclusive firsthand look at business roles within tech and what makes them successful. It is a...
26Apr

Professional Edge: Google Analytics for Beginners at Lillis Business Complex

Leverage Google Analytics for insight on a website’s online performance. Know who your visitors are, where they’re arriving from, and how to better understand the decisions...
26Apr

Accounting Research Workshop at Lillis Business Complex

The UO School of Accounting presents guest speaker Chad Ham from Washington University in St. Louis.

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The Sound of Sustainability

The modern symphonic orchestra is perhaps the greatest musical instrument ever invented. The cacophony of strings, winds, brass, and percussion is realized through proper preparation that includes all contracted musicians having practiced their fair share, full orchestral rehearsals, production coordination on stage, marketing, strategic planning, fundraising, and an audience to witness the final product. The […]
Natural Products Expo West: Lessons from Outside the Classroom

In the United States the natural foods and products industry is never more celebrated that it is at Expo West. Natural Products Exposition West is an extravagant display of the veterans, the staples and the startups in the natural products world. Every March, the Anaheim Convention Center floods with over 85,000 attendees and all the […]
Logistics at the End of the World: Lessons from Afghanistan

Much of what I know about business and sustainability is from the perspective of the military. For the last nine years, I have served on active duty as a Logistics Officer in the United States Army. Over those years, I have worn many hats and held many important duties. No matter the situation, three things […]
Takeaways from LEED GA Training

Last week a group of MBA students were given the opportunity to participate in a LEED Green Associate training by Leading Green. Many jumped at the chance to gain new skills and enhance their resume. I wanted to take a minute to share our experiences and explain why LEED is important. What is LEED and […]
Salesforce Starts with the ‘Why’

Simon Sinek, author of , ‘Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action’, says that for a company to be successful and truly innovative, they have to know their ‘why’. A company I believe really ‘starts with the why’ is Salesforce. Looking at Salesforce from the outside, it is simply an IT […]

Michael

Russo

Lundquist Professor of Sustainable Management | Academic Director, Center for Sustainable Business Practices

480 Lillis

Department of Management

Oregon MBA, Center for Sustainable Business Practices

541-346-5182

mrusso@uoregon.edu

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Degree History

PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1989
MBA, University of California, Berkeley, 1986
MS, Stanford University, 1980
BS, Columbia University, 1979

Previous Academic Positions

Visiting Research Professor, Bocconi University, 2011
Visiting Associate Professor, Arizona State University, 2003-2004
Visiting Associate Professor, University of Michigan, 2000
Visiting Associate Professor, University of Minnesota, 1996-1997

Professional Leadership Positions

Organization and Environment, Associate Editor, 2013-present
Academy of Management Journal, Editorial Board, 2000-present
Strategic Management Journal, Editorial Board, 2000-present
Academic Director, Center for Sustainable Business Practices, 2007-2010
Leadership Track through Chair, Organizations and the Natural Environment Division, Academy of Management, 2001-2005

Research/Teaching Awards

Recipient of Outstanding Reviewer Award, National Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Organizations and Natural Environment Division, 2014
Co-recipient of $5,500 grant from the Strategic Research Foundationwith Andrew Earle, University of New Hampshire, and Suzanne Tilleman, University of Montana, 2013
Recipient of Outstanding Editorial Board Member award, Strategic Management Journal, 2011
Silver Winner, Nautilus Book Awards, 2011
Honorable Mention, Page Prize for Sustainability Issues in Business Curricula, 2011
Winner, Best Book Award, Organizations and Natural Environment Division, Academy of Management, 2010
Appointed inaugural Fetner Visiting Sustainability Leader, Syracuse University, 2010
Recipient of Thomas C. Stewart Distinguished Faculty Award, Lundquist College of Business, 2009
Honorable Mention with Derek Reiber, Oikos Sustainability Case Writing Competition, for “Coastwide Laboratories: Clean and Green,” 2008
First Prize with Daniel Goldstein, Oikos Sustainability Case Writing Competition, for “Seventh Generation: Balancing Customer Expectations with Supply Chain Realities,” 2007
Recipient with Jim Hutchison, Chemistry of $33,300 grant from the Dreyfus Foundation. Project Title: Green Chemistry Case Studies, 2005
Winner, 2003-2004 Scharpf Award for Research Excellence, Lundquist College of Business, 2004
Co-recipient of $30,000 grant from the University of California Energy Institute with Magali Delmas, UC Santa Barbara. Project Title: “Governance and Emissions Performance in the Electric Generation Industry,” 2003

Bio

Professor Russo's research interests are the influences of society, politics, and the natural environment on corporate strategy. He has also worked as an energy planner specializing in commercialization of wind and solar energy.

Faculty Achievements in Publication Soar

Lundquist College faculty continue to impress with distinguished honors and top industry recognition for their pioneering work.

Where in the World?

Lundquist College of Business students and faculty found themselves flying to lands near and far during a summer packed with learning, research, and curriculum development.

The Essence of Strategy

Associate Professor of Management Anne Parmigiani is first and foremost a strategist at the forefront of research and discovery who has demonstrated academic excellence and world-class teaching.

Management Faculty SEE Success

Three faculty members made the Lundquist College of Business a force to be reckoned with at this year's Sustainability, Ethics, and Entrepreneurship Conference.

Teaching Case Tackles Sustainable Growth

A new teaching case explores the challenges rapid growth has brought to socially responsible beverage manufacturer Guayakí.

The Business Case for Sustainability

Sustainability at the University of Oregon is not a new concept--we’ve been teaching and practicing it for almost three decades.

Driving Change

The Lundquist College of Business has honored associate professor of management Jennifer Howard-Grenville as the 2013 Thomas C. Stewart Distinguished Professor.

Tracking Conflict Minerals

Ever wonder where the metals in your cell phone came from? What about your laptop?

Specialties

Business and Public Policy
Corporate Strategy
Environmental Management

General Research Areas

Entrepreneurship
Mission-Driven Companies
Strategic Certification Strategy
Technology and Sustainability

Articles

Russo, Michael, Anne Parmigiani, and Robert D. Klassen. "Efficiency meets accountability: Performance implications of supply chain configuration, control, and capabilities." Journal of Operations Management, 29, no. 3: 212–223. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jom.2011.01.001
March 2011
Russo, Michael V., Magali Delmas, and Maria J. Montes-sancho. "Deregulation and Environmental Differentiation in the Electric Utility Industry." Strategic Management Journal, 28, no. 2: 189-209. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smj.578
February 2007
Russo, Michael V., and Niran S. Harrison. "Organizational and Environmental Performance: Clues from the Electronics Industry." Academy of Management Journal, 48, no. 4: 582-593.
August 2005
Russo, Michael V. "The Emergence of Sustainable Industries: Building on Natural Capital." Strategic Management Journal, 24, no. 4: 317-331. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smj.298
December 2003
Russo, Michael. "Institutions, Exchange Relationships, and the Emergence of New Fields: Regulatory Policies and Independent Power Production in America, 1978-1992." Administrative Science Quarterly, 46, no. 1: 57-86. https://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2667125
December 2001
Russo, Michael V., Heather A. Haveman, and Alan D. Meyer. "Institutional Environments in Flux: The Impact of Regulatory Change on CEO Succession and Performance." Organization Science, 12, no. 3: 253-273. https://dx.doi.org/10.1287/orsc.12.3.253.10104
December 2001
Russo, Michael V., and Paul A. Fouts. "A Resource-Based Perspective on Corporate Environmental Performance and Profitability." Academy of Management Journal, 40, no. 3: 534-559.
December 1997
Russo, Michael V., and Seung Ho Park. "When Competition Eclipses Cooperation: An Event History Analysis of Joint Venture Failure." Management Science, 42, no. 6: 875-890. https://dx.doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.42.6.875
December 1996
Russo, Michael V. "Bureaucracy, Economic Regulation, and the Incentive Limits of the Firm." Strategic Management Journal, 13, no. 2: 103-118. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smj.4250130203
April 1992

Book

Russo, Michael V. Companies on a Mission: Entrepreneurial Strategies for Growing Sustainably, Responsibly, and Profitably. Stanford, CA: Stanford Business Books.
April 2010