This article is based on the white paper “A Picture and a Thousand Words?: Combining Both for Success in Public Debate,” by former Erb Institute postdoctoral researcher Lianne Lefsrud. "To be heard in many public debates, you may need more than the proverbial picture...
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...
Erb Postdoc Panikos Georgallis' work on social movements and corporate social responsibility was recently featured in Ideas for Leaders. Read his idea summary on How Social Movements Spark Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives (pdf)
My previous post – “How a Few Offenders Create Industry-Wide Reputational Issues: ‘The Reputation Commons Problem’” – focused on how the collapse of Rana Plaza created a reputation commons problem for the apparel industry. In review, a Reputation Commons Problem...
Two and a half years ago on April 24th, 2013 an eight-story building housing five garment manufacturers collapsed in Dhaka, Bangladesh killing 1,129 people and injuring 2,515 more. The building’s top floors had been constructed without permits and to cut costs it was...
As demand for locally-sourced food continues to grow, the biggest challenge will be increasing supply while staying true to the movement’s original values. This report lays out the current state of local food and highlights innovative initiatives around the country...
Former Erb Post-doc, Nardia Haigh and Erb Institute Faculty Director, Andy Hoffman were published in Organization & Environment. Read the article: The New Heretics: Hybrid Organizations and the Challenges They Present to Corporate Sustainability This paper was...
Former Erb Post-Doc Judith Walls and Harry Triandis published a paper in Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal on the universal cultural values of health, well-being, longevity and environmental preservation and discusses challenges with upholding these...
The Elgar Companion to Sustainable Cities: Strategies, Methods and Outlook, edited by Hilda Blanco and former SNRE Dean, Dan Mazmanian, provides social, economic, political and environmental policy strategies for cities striving to advance in sustainability. Included...
Erb Faculty Director, Andy Hoffman, Erb Post-doc alumna, Stephanie Bertels and Rich DeJordy published "The Varied Work of Challenger Movements: Identifying Challenger Roles in the US Environmental Movement" in Organization Studies. This article analyses underlying...