The following business and sustainability articles are a collection of past and current required and optional course readings. To determine which specific readings are needed for the course you're enrolled in, look at the syllabus' Course Schedule section. In the right column, called "How to Prepare for Class," there is a list of "Required" and "Optional" Readings. To download one of these articles, click below on the related reading reference. Note that the first item, the *Handout on Supplemental Sustainability Resources, is not a publication but a collection of book and article references and website links for students seeking additional information about business dimensions of sustainability.
* Handout on Supplemental Sustainability Resources (2008).
Accounting Quick Study (1999), Boca Raton, Florida: Bar Charts Inc.
Anderson, Ray (2004), "Nature and the Industrial Enterprise: An Interview with Interface's Ray Anderson," Engineering Enterprise, (Summer), 1-7.
Banerjee, Subhabrata Bobby (2002), "Organisational Strategies for Sustainable Development: Developing A Research Agenda for the New Millennium," Australian Journal of Management, 6, 105-118.
Bary, Andrew, Nicole Bullock, Mathew Heimer, and Eleanor Laise (2005), "The Worlds Greatest Investors," Smart Money, 59-69.
Berman, Shawn, Andrew Wicks, Suresh Kotha, and Thomas Jones (1999), "Does Stakeholder Orientation Matter? The Relationship Between Stakeholder Management Models and Firm Financial Performance," Academy of Management Journal, 42 (5), 488-506.
Bernstein, Leopold and John Wild (1998), Financial Statement Analysis: Theory, Application, and Interpretation. NY: McGraw-Hill, 472-503.
Bhattacharjee, Yudhijit (2003), "Climbing Wheelchair Has Its Pros and Cons," New York Times, (August 20), 14.
Blanco, Sebastian (2008), "150 Target Stores Will Get Segway Patrols," Autoblog Green. Accessed Feburary 19, 2008 at http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/02/19/150-target-stores-will-get-segway-patrols.
Brubach, Holly (2005), "Spitzer's Justice," Vanity Fair,(January), 118-121,150-154.
Carr, Geoffrey (2008), "Special Report on the Future of Energy," Economist, June 19, 387 (8585), 6-22.
Clements, Jonathan (2000), " The Pros and Cons of Doing the Splits," Wall Street Journal, date and pages unknown.
Corporate Climate Communications Report 2007: A Study of Climate Change Disclosures by the Global FT 500 (2008). London: CorporateRegister.com Ltd.
Descriptions of Sustainability (2007), publication information unknown.
Deutsch, Claudia (2005), "Goldman to Encourage Solutions to Environmental Issues," New York Times, (November 22), 66.
Ding, Grace (2005), "Developing a Multicriteria Approach for the Measurement of Sustainable Performance," Building Research and Information, 33 (1), 3-16.
Drumwright, Minette (1994), "Socially Responsible Organizational Buying: Environmental Concern as a Noneconomic Buying Criterion," Journal of Marketing, 58 (3), 1-19.
Duch, Barbara, Deborah Allen, and Harold White (1997), "Problem-Based Learning: Preparing Students to Succeed in the 21st Century," Essays on Teaching Excellence, publication information unknown.
Economist Newspapers Ltd. (2008), "The Greening of Wall Street: Tackling the Carbon
Crisis Amid the Credit Crisis," The Economist, (March 13), 91.
Epstein, Marc and Marie-Josie Roy (2001). "Sustainability in Action: Identifying and Measuring the Key Performance Drivers." Long Range Planning Journal, 34, 585-604.
Finance Quick Study (1999), Boca Rotan, Florida: Bar Charts Inc.
Fox, Justin (2008), "Employees First! Two Retailing Titans Say They Profit By Not Caring Too Much About Shareholders," Time Magazine, (July 7), 45-46.Global Reporting Initiative, Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (2006), Version 3, Amsterdam: GRI.
Gore, Al (2006), "Moment of Truth," Vanity Fair, (May), 170-172, 193, 244.
Harrison, Jeffrey and Freeman Edward (1999), "Shareholders, Social Responsibility, and Performance: Empirical, Evidence and Theoretical Perspectives," Academy of Management Journal, 42 (5), 479-485.
Heilemann, John (2001), "Reinventing the Wheel: Here 'It' Is," Time Magazine, (December 3), 76-85.
Hertsgarrd, Mark (2006), "While Washington Slept," Vanity Fair, (May), 200-207.
Herzberg, Frederick (2002), "How Do You Motivate Employees?" Harvard Business Review, (January), 3-11.
Hitchcock, Darcy and Marsha Willard (2002), "Sustainability: Enlarging Quality's Mission," Quality Progress, (February), 43-47.
Howard-Spink, Jon (2003), "What Is Your Story? And Who Is Your Brand," Admap, (September), 16-18.
Ignatius, Adi (2002), "Wall Street's Top Cop," Time Magazine, (December 30), pages unknown.
Investors Seek Climate Change (2006), New York Times, (June 15), pages unknown.
Ittelson, Thomas (1998), Financial Statements: A Step-by-Step Guide to Understanding and Creating Financial Reports. Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press.
Kamen, Dean (2005), "Visionary Thinking Has the Future of Science Looking Good," Time Magazine, (June 3), pages unknown.
Kamp, David (2003), "Hooked on Supersonics," Vanity Fair, (October), 290-334.
Kotler, Philip and Gary Armstrong (2003), Principles of Marketing. Ninth Edition, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Kotler, Philip and Nancy Lee (2004), "Best of Breed," Stanford Social Innovation Review, 14-23.
Kotter, John (2001), "What Leaders Really Do," Harvard Business Review, (December), 3-11.
Leone, Marie (2007), "Will the SEC Go Green?" Accessed at http://www.cfo.com/printable/article.cfm/9826963/c_2984368.
Lipman, David and Johan Ekstam (2002), "Diamonds," National Geographic, (March), 2-33.
Lichtenstein, Donald, Minette Drumwright, and Bridgette Braig (2004), "The Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility," Journal of Marketing, 68 (October), 16-32.
Lovell, James (2005), "Burt Rutan: Pushing the Edge of the Envelop," Time Magazine, (April 18), pages unknown.
Management Quick Study (1997), Boca Raton, Florida: Bar Charts Inc.
Marketing Quick Study (1998), Boca Raton, Florida: Bar Charts Inc.
McDonald, Kimberlee and Dorothy Paun (1998), "Public Policy Implications of Employing Nature to Sell Products," WiNR Journal, (Spring), 30-33.
McKinsey & Company (2008), "The State of Corporate Philanthropy: A McKinsey Global Survey," McKinsey Quarterly, (February), 1-10.
Miller, Martin (2005), "Hugs and Kisses From the IRS," Smithsonian, 120.
Moore, Janet (2005), "Seven Recommendations for Creating Sustainability Education at the University Level," International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 6 (4), 936-960.
Morhardt, Emil (2006, Revised 3/9/06), Pacific Sustainability Index 2.0 Base Scoring Sheet.
Morhardt, Emil (2005, Revised 9/28/05), Pacific Sustainability Index 2.0 Scoring Guidelines.
Morhardt, Emil (2002), Clean, Green, and Read All Over. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Quality Press.
Needles, Belverd (2005), Financial Accounting. Geneva, IL: Houghton Mifflin.
Norton, David (2002), "Keeping Up With Growth in Stores and Employees," Global Logistics and Supply Chain Strategies, (January), pages unknown.
Oster, Chrisopher and Karen Damato (2003), "Spitzer Gambit May Alter Fund-Fee Debate," Wall Street Journal, (December 11), C1, C9.
Pasewark, William (2007), Understanding Corporate Annual Reports: A Financial Analysis Planner. NY: McGraw-Hill.
Paun, Dorothy (2008), Self Awareness Questionnaires.
Paun, Dorothy, Vivek Srivastava, John Garth, Elizabeth Scott, Karen Black, Andrew Dodd, Linda Nguyen, Indroneil Ganguly, Jason Rice, Hyun Deok Seok (2004), "2003 Financial Review of the North American Paper Industry," TAPPI Journal, 3 (1), 20 pages.
Paun, Dorothy, Vivek Srivastava, Elizabeth Scott, Nan Hu, Reinier Voorwinde, Peter Stroble, Dan Thomson, Abhilash Reddy, and Bill Spohnholtz (2004), "2004 Performance Survey of the North American Paper Industry," TAPPI Journal, 3 (12), 26 pages.
Paun, Dorothy, Pantipa Tachawachira, Tracy Ho, Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Barb Miele, Jeff Comnick, Shelley Gardner, Randy Cantrell, and Jason Cross (2001), " A Performance Assessment of the North American Paper Industry," Solutions, 84 (12), 27 pages.
Paun, Dorothy, Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Oliver Trendel, Karl Howard, Edie Sonne, Kevin Ceder, Cameron Crump, and Chad Oliver (2000), "A Financial Analysis of North American Pulp and Perper Companies," TAPPI Journal, 83 (7), 32-40.
Paun, Dorothy, Olivier Trendel, Jeffrey Mathews, Mark Mead, Yihai Liu, Kyle Cunningham, Julie Nelson, Mark Swanson, Kevin Hodgson, and Edward Kelley (1999), "A Financial Analysis of North American Pulp, Paper, and Packaging Firms," TAPPI Journal, 82 (9), 58-66.
Paun, Dorothy, Amy Bjorkman, Christopher Nelson, Samuel Fleishman, C. L. Mason, Shawn Wilson, Jeremy Ness, Joseph Roos, and Richard Gustafson (1998), "An Analysis of Capital Expenditures, Financial Performance, and International Activities of North American Pulp, Paper, and Packaging Companies," TAPPI Journal, 81 (12), 75-82.
Paun, Dorothy, Larry Compeau, and Dhruv Grewal (1997), "A Model of the Influence of Marketing Objectives on Pricing Strategies in International Countertrade," Journal of Marketing and Public Policy, (Spring), 69-82.
Porter, Michael (2006), "Strategy and Society: The Link Between Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility," Harvard Business Review, (December), 78-92.
Quinn, Jane Bryant (2003), How to Read an Annual Report. NY: Dow Jones.
Repetto, Robert (2000), Pure Profit: The Financial Implications of Environmental Performance. World Resource Institute: Washington, D.C.
Roe, Amy (2007), "Local Travel Agency's Pitch: Two Hours in Space for $200,000," Seattle Times, (October 15), pages unknown.
Ruf, Bernadette, Krishnamurty Muralidhar, Robert Brown, Jay Janney, and Karen Paul (2001), "An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship Between Change in Corporate Social Performance and Financial Performance: A Stakeholder Theory Perspective." Journal of Business Ethics, 32, 143-156.
Rysavy, Tracy (2006), "Spirit of Money," Body + Soul, (November), 133-134.
Schaltegger, Stefan and Marcus Wagner (2006), "Capturing the Relationship
between Sustainability Performance, Business Competitiveness and Economic
Performance," from Managing the Business Case for Sustainability.
Sheffield, UK: Greenleaf Publishing.Shrivastava, Paul (1995), "The Role of Corporations in Achieving Ecological Sustainability," Academy of Management Review, 20 (4), 936-960.
Sinclair, Steve (1998), Forest Products Marketing. NY: McGraw-Hill.
Spitzer, Marty and Holly Elwood (1995), An Introduction to Environmental Accounting as a Business Management Tool. Washington, DC: Environmental Protection Agency.
Stanko, Brian and Thomas Zeller (2003), Understanding the Corporate Annual Report: A User's Guide. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Statistics Quick Study (1997), Bar Charts Inc.
Stengel, Richard (2008), "Mandela: His Eight Lessons of Leadership," Time Magazine, (July 21), 43-48.
"Stop Thieves From Stealing From You," (2003), Consumer Reports, (October), 12-17.
Talk Like a Pro: A Nonprofessional's Guide on How to Read Stock Market Quotations and the Dow Jones Averages (2003). NY: Dow Jones.
Taylor, Chris (2004), "The Sky's the Limit," Time Magazine, (November 29), pages unknown.
Thalenmannn, Steffen (2004), "The Organic Style Environmental Power List," OrganicStyle, (November), 76-84.
Toffel, Michael (2005), "Resolving Information Asymmetries in Markets: The Role of Certified Management Programs," Center for Responsible Business Working Paper Series.
Tsoutsoura Margarita (2004), "Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance," Center for Responsible Business Working Paper Series.
United Nations (2001), Buried Treasure: Uncovering the Business Case for Corporate Sustainability. London: United Nations Press.
Wackernagel, Mathis, Chad Monfreda, Dan Moran, Steve Goldfinger, Diana Deumling, and Michael Murray (2004), National Footprint and Bio-capacity Accounts: The Underlying Calculation Method. Oakland, CA: Global Footprint Network.
White, Allen (2007), The Quiet Revolution in Business Reporting. Boston: Ceres.