Movirtu's Cloud Phone Service: Funding a Base-of-the-Pyramid Venture (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on (Case study # 1-429-162) – published 01/2012, 18 pages. Developed by: Erb faculty affiliate, Ted London Description: Who are the right investors for a...
The new Ross case study written by Erb alum, Colm Fay '12, and supervised by technology and operations professor and Erb faculty affiliate, Ravi Anupindi. The case study demonstrates the relationship between operations and community engagement, which benefits the...
The Institute is proud to count several AmeriCorps alumni among our graduates. AmeriCorps is a national network of programs that engages more than 70,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet critical needs in communities throughout the nation. March 10-18...
Elise Hunter's ('13) interview with Mechai Viravaidya (Thailand's 'Mr. Condom') on the successes of one of his social enterprises is featured in the Huffington Post Social Entrepreneurship section as Cabbages and Condoms. A public health advocate and entrepreneur...
Former Ross Dean, Alison Davis-Blake highlights commitment to business as a driver of positive social change. "Of course, we at Ross are not alone in recognizing that business must become a significant driver of progress. The largest corporations in the world have...
Grant Hughes ('13) and his business partner Cavan Canavan from Focus won the $20,000 Pryor-Hale Award for Best Business. Focus is a digital personal trainer integrated into a wristwatch-like device capable of automatically recording repetitions, sets, rest periods,...
Allison Shapiro and Rachel Smeak, Advisor: Rick Bunch Erb alumni give top priority to the potential for social or environmental impact in career selection. Read more in the Erb alumni employment survey....
Detroit: Serving and Learning in our Community / Report No. 124, 4 pages This report features the revitalization of Detroit’s lower east side, adaptive reuse of inner-city buildings, Ross School’s revitalization & business (R&B) initiative, new internships at...
Working at the Forefront of Climate-Change Action and Opportunity / Report No. 131, 4 pages Energized by overwhelming scientific evidence and agreement that human activity is causing serious changes in the Earth’s climate, the Erb Institute has joined environmental,...
Speech delivered by Andy Hoffman at the 2012 Erb Institute Holiday Party To the Erb class of 2013, 2014 and 2015, staff, spouses, partners and loved ones; I’d like to wish you all a Happy Holiday season. Whether you celebrate as a Christian, Jew, Muslim, Hindu or...