Research from the University of Michigan’s Erb Institute has found that the careful selection of numerical frames in communications regarding prosocial or socially responsible behaviors can make these communications more persuasive. When people hear statistics, it’s...
Todd Schifeling’s New Position Todd Schifeling, an Erb postdoctoral fellow, has accepted the position of Assistant Professor in the Strategic Management Department at Temple University’s Fox School of Business. In this tenure-track faculty position, Schifeling will...
Climate Science - Oxford Research Encyclopedias Andy Hoffman, Erb Faculty Member on Climate Change communication: Within the corporate sector, climate change represents an unfolding market shift, one that is driven by policy but also by pressures from a variety of...
Report: Recycling at Keurig Green Mountain: A Brewing Problem (pdf abstract available) Purchase the full report on WDI Publishing (Case study #1-430-482) – published 06/2016, 16 pages Developed by: Alex Truelove, Ryan Moya, Daniel Patton, and Devina Trivedi. This case...
Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai published in Human Performance An unresolved debate lingers concerning the effect of performance-contingent rewards on motivation and performance. Behavioral psychology and economics suggest that performance-contingent rewards improve...
Dow and the Circular Economy: Trash to Treasure? Purchase the full report on WDI Publishing (Case study #1-430-478) – published 03/2016, 20 pages Developed by: Sneha Rao, Chris Mills, Imani David and Nicholas Machinski. This case was written under the supervision...
Kaiser Permanente: Linking Renewable Energy and Healthcare (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on GlobaLens (Case study #1-430-481) – published 03/2016, 20 pages Developed by: David Carruthers, Yun Liang, Jonathan Phillips, Julio Villasenor (Erb '17) and Angela...
By: Erb Faculty Member, Andrew Hoffman Book description: Both thoughtful and thought-provoking, Finding Purpose aims to challenge our understanding of how humanity interacts with planet Earth, and our role within this. This book is an invitation: would you...
Volkswagen's Clean Diesel Dilemma (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on GlobaLens (Case study #1-430-484) – published 03/2016, 24 pages Developed by: Chris Monti (Erb '18), Vitor Lira, Jefferson Sanchez and Namit Jhanwar. This case was written under the...
General Mills Commits to Sourcing 100% Sustainable Cocoa (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on GlobaLens (Case study #1-430-479) – published 02/2016, 16 pages Developed by: Rebecca Baylor, Zhanyang Gao (Erb '17) and Katherine Price. This case was written under...