Business and Society Fostering constructive conversations about the role of business in society, politics, and economics. Business and Society 2020-2021 is dedicated to issues regarding race and business, as a part of the Ross Commitment to Action. Events focus on...
Earlier this year, Erb Institute student, Chris Owen, MBA/MS 2020, worked with Casa María Amor in Cuenca, Ecuador for an Erb Institute Impact Project. Casa María Amor is a women’s shelter hidden on the outskirts of Cuenca in a crevice of the Andes Mountains. It...
Laughter. This is the sound that will forever remind me of my week in Cuenca, Ecuador, with the women of Casa María Amor. It was the first day of our two-day Women’s Entrepreneurial Empowerment Workshop. As an introductory ideation activity to demonstrate the concept...
Across America, 89% of businesses employ less than 20 people. These small organizations represent the backbone of our economy. On May 1, 2016 I set out on a five week road trip as part of Ross Open Road with three other Ross MBAs to discover the heartbeat that keeps...
Erb students, Kristin Steiner and Mike Barg, and SNRE student Brittany Szczepanik are working as business partners to reduce product packaging from food and personal care products. Startup idea, fulFill, is working to reduce or even eliminate packaging waste from...
Equilibrium Capital Group: Investing in Energy Efficiency (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on Equilibrium Capital Group: Investing in Energy Efficiency (Case study #1-429-106) – published 07/2011, 48 pages. By: Professor Thomas P. Lyon and Michael “Kipp”...
Better Place: Charging into the Future? (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on Global Lens (Case study #1-428-946) - published 05/2010, 26 pages By: Arie Jongejan Erb '10, James Boomis, Ann Racek, Justin Turner, and Brian Van Abel / Andrew Hoffman, Faculty Advisor...
Rainforest Expeditions: Planning for the Future (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on Global Lens (Case study #1-428-799) - published 10/2009, 16 pages By: Andy Hoffman, Cynthia Koenig, Erb '11 and Kate Elliott, Erb '09. Description: 2004 marked the 15th...
Living Homes: Teaching Case (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on Global Lens (Case study #1-428-714) - published 1/2008, 38 pages By: Andy Hoffman and Rebecca Henn. Description: LivingHomes manufactures modern, pre-fab, LEED Certified homes designed by world...