Ever wonder where the metals in your cell phone came from? What about your laptop? MBA students in Lundquist Professor of Sustainable Management Michael Russo's course in Sustainable Business Development took on the challenge of tracking some of these down, in a real-life consulting project suggested by electronics giant Hewlett-Packard.

The modern knowledge services workplace is often one in which the means of production are controlled by workers, rendering the classic hierarchical management structure ineffective. Knowledge Services Management by Professor Peter Mills, with coauthor Kevin Snyder, takes an inter-disciplinary approach to explain how managers can face this shift and win sustained competitive advantages.

Professor Mike Russo was studying and teaching green business long before it was cool. So no surprise, Russo spent February 18-19 at Syracuse University as the first-ever Fetner Visiting Sustainability Leader, sharing his groundbreaking research and insights from his new book, Companies on a Mission, a must-read about balancing social and environmental conscience with profits. Center for Sustainable Business Practices