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See you in court, Mother Earth!
Apr. 22, 2011
Can a law granting Mother Earth legal rights be implemented?  Can it become a global standard?

Read two reflections on Bolivia's Law of Mother Earth, here (coauthored with Michelle Baert for the O.N.E. blog).


Sustainability in multinationals: Do subsidiaries matter?
Nov. 8, 2010
As a matter of fact, they matter a lot. Take the examples of two subsidiaries of Shell: Canada and South Africa. 
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3 Major trends on sustainability and the workplace
Oct. 29, 2010
Sustainability has come a long way from the fringe of organizational life, to its center.  More organizations understand the key opportunities of sustainability, and reformulate strategies to match them.  But sustainability is not just boardroom jargon.
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Making green choices that stick

May 19, 2010
With high demands on businesses to green their act, many find it difficult to choose initiatives that have the most impact both on bottom line and carbon footprint. As a result, companies resort to tried-and-true, though often costly, marketing campaigns to influence customer perception about their sustainability efforts, but do not follow up with investments in substantive initiatives.
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Recent & Upcoming Activities



November 4–5, 2011: Presented 'Organizational rhythms: A sonification perspective' at the BALANCE - UnBaLANCe 2011 Conference (with Paul Shrivastava and Bilal A. Kader).


Learn more about the conference.

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August 5, 2011: Now available online at Int J Human Resource Development and Management:

"Matchmaking and the multinational enterprise: How individual motivation and international strategy interact to affect expatriate adjustment" (with Elena Lvina and Erica Berte).


Link to journal here.

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August 1, 2011: Presented my research on proactive sustainability and capability development in public transit, at the John Molson School of Business.


Read abstract.

Event announcement.

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July 3, 2011: Presented "Determining class contribution scores: Approaches used by experienced professors" at Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, Montréal (with Dr. William Taylor).


Conference schedule.

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March 23, 2011: Presented "Local & global dynamics in mature and emerging countries" at WZB-Social Science Research Center Berlin (with Rick Molz).


Read about the WZB.

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