Alumni

Assistant Professor
Simon Fraser University

Stephanie Bertels joined SFU Business in 2008 from the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor where she spent two years on a post-doctoral fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). She holds a PhD in strategy and global management and sustainable development from the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary. Prior to earning her PhD, Stephanie worked in industry as an environmental engineer. An assistant professor at SFU Surrey, Stephanie’s research interests include innovations related to sustainability, institutional change, inter-organizational collaboration, and resilience and reliability. Her current research bridges organization theory and the issues surrounding sustainable development to explore how organizations can develop and implement innovative strategies for a more sustainable future. Stephanie currently teaches Business, Society and Ethics and is developing a new course in Sustainable Innovation.

Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior, Rotman School of Management
University of Toronto

Katy’s research focuses on understanding how individuals in organizations can be better equipped to make more ethical decisions and to behave morally. She is also interested in how organizations can more effectively engage with their stakeholders regarding social/ethical issues, and in issues relating to organizational change. Katy is currently working on a stream of research that examines how employees understand and merge multiple sets of values to affect ethically-related decisions. In her research on stakeholder engagement, Katy focuses on issues related to the public’s perception of organizations’ morality and how the public attempts to affect organizational actions through both traditional and new social media. She has a coauthored paper forthcoming in the Academy of Management Review entitled "After the fall: Reintegrating the corrupt organization." Other papers currently under review include "Change behind bars: Managing cynicism in the face of continuous organizational change" (which explores employee ethical reactions to organizational change in a state prison system), and "Cognition and affect in whistle-blowing: Understanding whistle-blowing norms and behavior" (which explores moral outrage, peer support and whistle-blowing behavior).

Assistant Professor, College of Management
University of Massachusetts Boston

Nardia’s research focuses on organizational responses to global sustainability issues, such as climate change and the management of environmental commons. Nardia completed her Ph.D. in business management at the University of Queensland Business School, Brisbane, Australia (AACSB & EQUIS). Prior to this she worked as a business analyst in the IT industry; during which time she completed a Master of Technology Management and studied the affect of new information systems on organizational environmental impact.

Economist (Young Professionals Program)
The World Bank Group

Markus is an Economist (Young Professionals Program) at The World Bank Group. His interest and expertise include Information Economics, Industrial Organization, Public Economics and Finance, Environmental Economics, Regulatory and Business Economics, Public/Competition Policy, and Economics of Corporate Social Responsibility. After completing his undergraduate studies at the London School of Economics and the Leopold Franzens University Innsbruck, Markus earned a M.A. in European Economic Studies (magna cum laude) from the College of Europe and worked as a Trainee Economist in the European Commission’s Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs. He holds a PhD in Economics from the European University Institute in Florence (Italy) and was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business. He was a Postdoctoral Research fellow with Erb for two years from Sept 2009 - Sept 2011.

Concordia University

Judith's research explores the relationship between corporate governance and environmental strategy, mechanisms of industrial symbiosis strategy, corporate strategic responses to renewable energy policies, and innovation in energy efficient technology. Judith completed her PhD in Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in June 2007. Her research interests include corporate strategy, corporate governance, organization and management, and environmental sustainability.

Assistant Professor, Antai College of Economics and Management
Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Dr. Yin is an assistant professor of business economics at the Antai College of Economics and Management, and a faculty affiliate at the Erb Institute. He received his PhD in Business and Public Policy from the Wharton Business School at University of Pennsylvania. His primary research interest lies at the intersection of business strategy and public policy, particularly in the field of environmental policy and corporate environment management. His research has focused on business impacts of environmental regulation, voluntary approaches for environmental protection, renewable energy development, and environmental / natural disaster insurance. He has recently published papers in Business Strategy and the Environment, and International Marketing Review.