Michael Russo

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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.

Where in the World?

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The Essence of Strategy

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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.

Russo, Michael, and Mohamed Awad. "Local Values and The Emergence of Social Enterprise Clusters."

Specialties

Business and Public Policy
Corporate Strategy
Environmental Management

General Research Areas

Entrepreneurship
Mission-Driven Companies
Strategic Certification Strategy
Technology and Sustainability
Influence of Society, Politics, and the Natural Environment on Corporate Strategy

Journal Articles

Tilleman, Suzanne, Michael Russo, and Andrew Nelson. "Institutional Logics and Regional Cluster Emergence: Evidence from The Wind and Solar Energy Industries." Organization Science, forthcoming.
Testa, Francesco, Michael V. Russo, T. Bettina Cornwell, Aaron McDonald, and Brandon Reich. "Social Sustainability as Buying Local: Effects of Soft Policy, Meso-Level Actors, and Social Influences on Purchase Intentions." Journal of Public Policy & Marketing 37, no. 1: 152-166. https://doi.org/10.1509/jppm.16.215.
April 2018
Markman, Gideon D., Michael Russo, G.T. Lumpkin, P. Devereaux Jennings, and Johanna Mair. "Entrepreneurship as a Platform for Pursuing Multiple Goals: a Special Issue on Sustainability, Ethics, and Entrepreneurship." Journal of Management Studies 53, no. 5: 673-694. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12214.
July 2016
Husted, Bryan W., Michael V. Russo, Carlos E. Basurto Meza, and Suzanne G. Tilleman. "An Exploratory Study of Environmental Attitudes and The Willingness to Pay for Environmental Certification in Mexico." Journal of Business Research 67, no. 5: 891-899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2013.07.008
May 2014
Lee, Sang-Myung, Gerardo R. Ungson, and Michael V. Russo. "What Determines an Engaging Website?: An Empirical Study of Website Characteristics and Operational Performance." Journal of High Technology Management Research 22, no. 1: 67-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hitech.2011.04.002.
September 2011
Parmigiani, Anne, Robert D. Klassen, and Michael V. Russo. "Efficiency Meets Accountability: Performance Implications of Supply Chain Configuration, Control, and Capabilities." Journal of Operations Management 29, no. 3: 212-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jom.2011.01.001.
March 2011
Delmas, Magali, Michael V. Russo, Maria J. Montes‐Sancho. "Deregulation and Environmental Differentiation in the Electric Utility Industry." Strategic Management Journal 28, no. 2: 189-209. https://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. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2005.17843939.
August 2005
Russo, Michael V. "The Emergence of Sustainable Industries: Building on Natural Capital." Strategic Management Journal 24, no. 4: 317-331. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.298.
April 2003
Haveman, Heather A., Michael V. Russo, 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://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.12.3.253.10104.
May 2001
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://doi.org/10.2307/2667125.
March 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. https://doi.org/10.5465/257052.
June 1997
Park, Seung Ho, and Russo, Michael V. "When Competition Eclipses Cooperation: An Event History Analysis of Joint Venture Failure." Management Science 42, no. 6: 875-890. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.42.6.875.
June 1996
Russo, Michael V. "Bureaucracy, Economic Regulation, and the Incentive Limits of the Firm." Strategic Management Journal 13, no. 2: 103-118. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.4250130203.
February 1992

Books

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

Book Chapters

Russo, Michael, and Amy Minto. "Competitive Strategy and The Environment: a Field of Inquiry Emerges." In The Oxford Handbook of Business and The Natural Environment, edited by Pratima Bansal and Andrew J. Hoffman. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199584451.003.0002.
November 2011

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