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Erb Institute Colloquium

A bi-weekly gathering to come together, have lunch and discuss the latest faculty and doctoral level research in sustainable enterprise from both within and outside the University.

Winter 2007 Schedule /Mondays, 12:00 to 1:30 p.m.*
All talks (with the exception of Nov 5) are in Room 2024 Dana.

Date Speaker Topic
Click on Papers to Download (PDFs)
September 10 Corrie Clark /PhD candidate in Environmental Engineering and Natural Resources. "Green Roof Valuation: A Probabilistic Economic Analysis of Environmental Benefits"
September 24 Ted London / Ross School of Business, and William Davidson Institute "The Base of the Pyramid Perspective: A New Approach to Business Strategy and Poverty Alleviation."
October 8 Lekha Yadev / Erb PhD Candidate Topic: "Groundwater Governance: Social Capital and Individual Decision-making on the Commons"
October 22 Madhu Khanna / University of Illinois Topic: "Total Quality Management Systems and the Nature of Pollution Prevention Innovation"
Abstract
November 5

Steven Moore /University of Texas- Austin
(Co-sponsored with the School of Architecture)

Topic: "Transdiciplinary Design: Narrative as a Tool in Sustainable Development." Please note the venue: Art & Architecture Building Auditorium, room 2104. Details and Map
November 26 Max Bazerman /Harvard Business School Topic: " Bounded Ethicality"
Background Reading:
"The Costs and Benefits of Undoing Egocentric Responsibility Assessments in Groups" AND
"When Perspective Taking Increases Taking: Reactive Egoism in Social Interaction"
December 10 Jim Sallee/ PhD Candidate in Economics
* Lunch is provided.
Please contact Melissa Forbes (mkforbes@umich.edu) or Dominique Abed (hdabed@umich.edu) for further information.

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