Faculty and Staff Directory
Sandra Rothenberg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Director, Saunders College Institute for Business Ethics
Office Hours
Monday
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Wednesday
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Biography
Sandra Rothenberg is an Associate Professor at Rochester Institute of Technology's Philip E. Saunders College of Business in the Department of Management. She received her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management, MS in Technology and Policy from MIT, and BS in Bioengineering from Syracuse University.
Sandra was awarded the Sloan Jr. Faculty Fellowship in 2004, the Harvard Global Environmental Assessment Post Doctoral Fellowship in 1998, the Academy of Management ONE Interest Group Service Award in 1997, the Alumni Award for Excellence and Leadership in Technology and Policy in 1992, and the Bernard Rabinowitz Fellowship for Leadership and Service in 1991.
Sandra is currently a researcher for the Printing Industry Center at RIT and the International Motor Vehicle Program at MIT, where her research primarily focuses on corporate environmental strategy and management, lean manufacturing and environmental performance, government regulation and technical innovation, international environmental management, worker participation, and environmental activism within firms. She has also worked as a research associate for the Harvard Global Environmental Assessment Program, U.S. Office of Technology Assessment, and MIT Technology, Business and Environment program.
Education
- Ph.D, Organization Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999
- M.S., Technology and Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992
- B.S., Bioengineering, Syracuse University, 1990
- Business and government relations
- Corporate social responsibility
- Ethics: business and society
- Organizational theory
- Qualitative methods
Professional Memberships
- Academy of Management
- International Association for Business and Society
Awards
- Zutes Fellowship, Saunders College of Business, 2008
- Nominated for 2006-2007 Distance Learning Exemplary Teaching Award sponsored by Online Learning, RIT, 2007, RIT, 2007
- Highly Commended Winner at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2007 for "knowledge transfer and the knowledge disconnect", Emerald Literati Network, 2007
- Nominated for 2005-2006 Distance Learning Exemplary Teaching Award sponsored by Online Learning, RIT, 2006
- Recognition from Disability Services Office, RIT, 2006
- Chosen as All Academy Symposium: Talkin' 'bout a Revolution: Activism and Management in the 21st Century, Academy of Management, 2005
- Sloan Industry Studies Fellowship, Sloan Foundation, 2005
- Summer Research Fellowship, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
- Finalist, Eisenhart Teaching Award, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2002
- MCB University Press Award for Excellence, "Outstanding Paper" in the 2000 volume, MCB University, 2000
- Chosen as Showcase Symposium: "Environmental Innovation Across Firm Boundaries: Supply Chain Dynamics and Environmental Performance." Organizer and Chair., Academy of Management Conference, Toronto, Cananda, 2000
- Organizational and Management Theory Jr. Faculty Consortium Participant, Academy of Management, 2000
- Harvard Global Environmental Assessment Post Doctoral Fellowship, Harvard University, 1998
- ONE Interest Group Service Award, Academy of Management, 1997
- Social Issues in Management Doctoral Consortium Participant, Academy of Management, 1997
- Organizational and Management Theory Doctoral Consortium Participant, Academy of Management, 1996
- Alumni Award for Excellence and Leadership in Technology and Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992
- Bernard Rabinowitz Fellowship for Leadership and Service, MIT, 1991
- Syracuse Scholar, 12 chosen out of entire graduating class at Syracuse University, Syracuse University, 1986
Research Interests & Research in Progress
- Dr. Rothenberg's research has primarily focused on environmental management within the automobile industry, where her interests have included corporate environmental strategy and management, lean manufacturing and environmental performance, regulation and technical innovation, international environmental management, worker participation, and environmental activism within firms.
- For more information on Business and Environmental Sustainability at the Saunders College and RIT, go to http://saunders.rit.edu/environment/
- Steven Freeman and Sandra Rothenberg. Sucess Under Adversity: Differentiating Leaders from Laggards During Hard Times in the Printing Industry. RIT Printing Industry Center Working Paper #PICRM-2004-10
Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
- Forthcoming -- Primary Author, Business and Society -- Corporate Perceptions of Climate Science: The Role of Corporate Environmental Scientists, with David Levy, 0
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Journal of Industrial Ecology -- Life Cycle Assessment in the Print Industry: A Critical Review, with Justin Bousquin, Eni Gambeta, Marcos Esterman, March 30, 2012
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Primary Author, California Management Review -- Strategies to Cope with Regulatory Uncertainty in the Auto Industry: Platform and Functional Integration, with John Ettlie, November, 2011
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Journal of Enterprising Culture -- Does Perceptual Acuity Matter? – An Investigation of Entrepreneurial Orientation, Perceptual Acuity, and Firm Performance, with Zhi Tang, March, 2009
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Journal of Business Ethics -- Rationalization, Overcompensation and the Escalation of Corruption in Organizations, with Stelios C. Zyglidopoulos, Peter J. Fleming, 65–73, 2009
- Discipline-based Scholarship, International Journal of Sustainable Transportation -- Automotive Transportation in China: Technology, Policy, Market Dynamics and Sustainability, with James Winebrake, Jianxi Luo, Erin Green, 213-233, 2008
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Strategic Management Journal -- Firm Performance: The interactions of corporate social performance with innovation and industry differentiation, with Clyde Hull, 781-789, 2008
- Contributions to Practice, Outsourcing: An International Journal -- Printing Industry Offshoring: Perspectives from U.S. Based Printers, with Ron Hira and Zhi Tang, 2008
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Journal of Business Research -- Environmental Managers as Institutional Entrepreneurs: The Influence of Institutional and Technical Pressures on Waste Management, 749-757, 2007
- Contributions to Practice, Journal of Knowledge Management -- Tacit knowledge transfer and the knowledge disconnect, with Foos, Ted, and Gary Schum, 2006
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Business, Strategy and the Environment -- Determinants of environmental innovation adoption in the printing industry: the importance of task environment, with Stelios C. Zyglidopoulos, 39 - 49, 2006
- Contributions to Practice, Benchmarking: An International Journal -- Lessons From Benchmarking Environmental Performance at Automobile Assembly Plants, with Brian Schenck and James Maxwell, 2005
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Business and Society -- Technical Assistance Programs and The Diffusion of Environmental Technologies in the Printing Industry: The Case of SMEs, with Monica Becker, 366-397, December, 2004
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Journal of Management Studies -- Knowledge Content and Worker Participation in Environmental Management at NUMMI, November, 2003
- Contributions to Practice, Supply Chain Management -- A Framework for Sourcing Product Development Services, with Salvador Barragan, Charles Cappellino, Neil Dempsey, July, 2003
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Journal of Operations and Production Management -- Environmental Performance as a Driver of Superior Organizational Performance, with Frits Pil, 1-12, 2003
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Journal of Production and Operations Management -- Lean, Green and the Quest for Superior Performance, with Fritz Pil and James Maxwell, 2001
- Discipline-based Scholarship, International Journal of Operations and Production Management -- Sustainable Development Across Firm boundaries: The Critical Role of Suppliers in Environmental Innovations, with Geffen, Charlette, February, 2000
- Contributions to Practice, California Management review -- Green Schemes: Comparing environmental strategies and their implementation, with Maxwell, James, Forrest briscoe, and Alfred Marcus, April, 1997
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Technology Studies -- Industry Response to the Banning of CFCs: Mapping the Paths of Technological Change, with James Maxwell, 1997
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Business, Strategy and the Environment -- Issues in the Implementation of Proactive Environmental Strategies, with James Maxwell and Alfred marcus, 1, January, 1993
Refereed Conference Proceedings
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Secondary Author, Proceedings of ‘09: ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conferences, ASME,San Diego, California, United States -- Challenges In Incorporating Sustainability into Product Development: An Exploratory Study, with Atahlye, S.; Govindarajan, S.; Lopez, C.; Esterman, M., August, 2009
- Discipline-based Scholarship, International Association for Business and Society -- The Evolution of Experimental Environmental Programs in the Printing Industry, with Monica Becker, 2003
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Proceedings of the 12th Annual Conference of the International Association for Business and Society -- Identity Formation in the Mobilization of the Wealthy in the Firght for Income Equity, with Maureen Scully, 57-61., 2002
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Conference Proceedings for IABS Conference, 2001: Sustainable Scholarship, Sedona, AZ -- The Move to Environmental Services: Understanding Environmental Strategy through the Lens of Cognitive Dissonance, with Stelios Zyglidopoulos, 148, 2001
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Conference Proceedings for the IABS Conference, 2001: Sustainable Scholarship, Sedona, AZ -- Corporate Responses to Climate Change: The Role of Internal Scientists as Institutional Entrepreneurs, with David Levy, 2001
Other
- Contributions to Practice, Georgia Printer -- Lean Manufacturing in Small and Medium Sized Printers, with Frank Cost, 38-41, July, 2008
- Contributions to Practice, Stanford Social Innovation Review -- Rolls-Royce Radicals, with Maureen Scully, January, 2007
- Contributions to Practice, Sloan Management Review -- Sustainability Through Servicizing, January, 2007
- Contributions to Practice, Secondary Author, Environmental Quality Management -- Formulation and Implementation of Environmental Strategies: A Comparison of U.S. and German Printing Firms, with Diana Mross, 55-68, 2007
- Discipline-based Scholarship, -- . Public Environmental Accountability: From Information to Action, with Marcus Stanley, 2004
- Contributions to Practice, Corporate Environmental Strategy -- Pictorial Offset Corporation: Simultaneous ISO 9002 and 14001 Registration, with Monica Becker, May, 2003
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Equal Author, -- Heterogeneity and Change in Environmental Strategy: Technological and political responses to climate change in the global auto industry, with David Levy, 2002
- Contributions to Practice, Environmental Quality Management -- Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc.: Lean manufacturing and Environmental Management at Honda, with Maxwell, James, Forrest Briscoe, and Brian Schenck, August, 1998
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Sole Author, Managing Green Teams: Environmental Change in Organisations and Networks -- The Saturn Experience: Developing Habitual Routines in Manufacturing Teams, 1998
- Learning and Pedagogical Research, -- Alpha Motors, LTD.: Integrating Life Cycle Concerns into Product Design (Case with Teaching Note), with Michael Lenox, Benjamin Jordan, and Frank Field, 1998
- Contributions to Practice, Corporate Environmental Strategy -- Extending the Umbrella of Social Concern: Volvo's Strategic Approach to Environmental Management, with James Maxwell, October, 1995
Unpublished Conference Presentations
- Cognitive Dissonance as a Driver of Corporate Social Responsibility, Academy of Management, 2010
- Interviews and Industry Studies, Sloan Industry Center Conference, 2008
- Mobilizing the Wealthy to Contest Income Inequality, MIT Sloan School Organization Studies Paper Seminar, 2007
- Cognitive Dissonance as a Driver of Corporate Social Performance: A Meso-Theoretical Model, International Association for Business and Society 2007, 2007
- Printing Industry Offshoring: Perspectives from U.S. Based Printers, RIT Printing Industry Center Sponsors Meeting, 2006
- Creativity in the Printing Industry, RIT Printing Industry Center Sponsors Meeting, 2006
- Offshore Opportunities & Competition: Results of a Survey of PIA/GATF Members, China Print, 2006
- Rationalization, Overcompensation and the Escalation of Corruption in Organizations, 13th Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics, 2006
- The Interactions of Corporate Social Performance with Innovation and Industrial Differentiation, Academy of Management, 2006
- Sustainability and Transportation in China: A Research Agenda for IMVP, International Motor Vehicle Researchers Meeting, 2006
- Selling Small and Smart: A New Vision of the Sustainable Enterprise in the 21st Century, Sloan Industry Studies Workshop, 2005
- Thoughts on Qualitative Research in ONE, Academy of Management, 2005
- Negotiation of the Activist Identity in the Workplace, Academy of Management, 2005
- Selling Small and Smart: A New Vision of the Sustainable Enterprise in the 21st Century, Academy of Management, 2005
- FIRM PERFORMANCE:THE INTERACTION OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY AND CORPORATE SOCIAL PERFORMANCE, EDGE 2005, 2005
- Current and Proposed Sustainability Research at RIT, International Motor Vehicle Program Researchers Meeting, 2005
- Environmental Innovation Adoption in the Printing Industry: The Role of Task Environment , Academy of Management, 2004
- Technical Assistance and The Diffusion of Environmental Technologies in the Printing Industry: The case of SMEs, Academy of Management, 2004
- IMVP and Sustainability: Exploring a Research Agenda , Inernational Motor Vehicle Program Annual Researchers Meeting, 2004
- Environmental Performance and Management in Lean Manufacturing: A Summary of Research Findings in the Automotive Industry , Society of Automotive Engineers 2004 World Congress, 2004
- Mobilization of the Wealthy to Contest Income Inequality, Cornell Organizational Behavior Seminar, 2003
- The Evolution of Experimental Environmental Programs in the Printing Industry, International Association for Business and Society, 2003
- LEAN, GREEN, AND THE QUEST FOR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE, International Motor Vehicle Program Annual Researcher's Conference, 2003
- The Embarrassment of Riches: Identity Formation in the Mobilization of the Wealthy in the Fight Against Income Inequality, Academy of Management, 2002
- Mobilization of the Wealthy to Contest Income Inequality, Conference on Social Movements and Organizations, 2002
- Lean, Green and the Quest for Superior Environmental Performance, RIT College of Business Workshop Series on Quality, 2002
- Corporate Responses to Environmental Challenges: The Case of Climate Science and the Automobile Industry, University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics Science and Technology Seminar, 2001
- Strategic Sourcing of Product Development Services: Development of a Decision Making Framework , Product and Process Leadership Conference, 2001
- Environmental Innovation Across Firm Boundaries: Supply Chain Dynamics and Environmental Performance, 2000 Academy of Management Conference, 2000
- Supplier Involvement in Environmental Innovation: The Automotive Paint Process, Academy of Management Conference, 2000
- Knowledge content and Worker Participation in Environmental Management: A Case Study of NUMMI, Academy of Management Conference, 2000
- An Institutional Approach to Strategic Heterogeneity: The Automobile Industry's Response to Climate Change in the US and Europe, Organizations, Policy, and the Natural Environment: Institutional and Strategic Perspectives, 2000
- Strategic Responses to Climate Change in the Automobile Industry: An International Comparison, Year 2000 Conference-Kyoto Compliance Review, 11th Global Warming International Conference and Expo, 2000
- The Response of the Automobile Industry to Climate Science, Global Environmental Assessment Research Workshop, 1999
- Corporate Responses to the Emerging Climate Change Regime: Institutional and Economic Determinants of Strategy in the Automobile Industry, Academy of Management Conference, 1999
- Different Smokes for Different Folks: A Comparative Study of Paint Shop Waste Management, Academy of Management Conference, 1999
- Corporate Strategic Reactions to Climate Change Science, The Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Research Community, 1999
- Corporate Responses to the Emerging Climate Change Regime: Institutional Dynamics and National Differences, International Institutions: Global Processes, Domestic Processes, 1999
- Is Having 'More' What Matters Most? A Group Exploration of the Implications of a Simpler Lifestyle, Academy of Management: What Matters Most, 1998
- Sustainable Development Across Firm Boundaries: The Critical Role of Suppliers in Environmental Innovations, Developing Sustainability: New Dialogue, New Approaches, 1997
- Is Lean Green? A Review of Initial Research Findings, MIT Technology, Business and Environment Program Research Seminar, 1997
- Too Much on Your Mind? Exploring the Use of Attention Theory in Organizational Analysis, Academy of Management: Current Issues that Call for Action, 1997
- Bringing Women Back (?) In: The Influence of Feminist Perspectives on Environmental Analysis, Academy of Management: Current Issues that Call for Action, 1997
- The Relationahip Between Participative Human Resource Practices and Environmental Performance, International Motor Vehicle Program Annual Meeting, 1996
- Environmental Performance of Automotive Assembly Plants: An Interim Report, IMVP Researchers' Meeting, 1996
- Exploring the Relationship Between Human Resource Practices and Environmental Management: An Attention Based Perspective, Research and Practice: Learning to Build Sustainable Industries for Sustainable Societies, 1995
Externally Funded Contracts/Grants/Research
- Implications of Automotive Greenhouse Gas Policies on Material Flows -- James Winebrake, International Motor Vehicle Program, $10,000,
- Collaborative Research: Implications of Automotive Greenhouse Gas Policies on Material Flows - A Life Cycle Approach Integrating Engineering, Public Policy, and Market Behavior -- James Winebrake, J. Scott Hawker, NSF, $715,363 ,
- The Impact of HRM on Social Performance -- Clyde Hull, SHRM, $22,300,
- The Automobile Industry and Climate Change in China -- James Winebrake, International Motor Vehicle Program, $22,000,
- Sloan Industry Studies Fellowship -- , Sloan Foundation, $40,000,
- Environmental Performance and Quality in Automobile Manufacturing Plants -- Frits Pil, International Motor Vehicle Program, $10,000,
