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Robert Sroufe is a Professor of Sustainability, Operations and Supply Chain Management in the One-Year MBA program at the Palumbo-Donahue School. Professor Sroufe develops and teaches courses on Strategic Sustainability and Business Models, covering the forces and models driving current decision making while integrating sustainable business practices into business practices. He also develops and teaches case based Sustainable Tools and Processes for Driving Performance course with guest speakers covering topics and assignments ranging from the development of a sustainability management plan for area organizations, to energy management systems, and a High-Performance Building Leading Electric and Environmental Design (LEED) competition. Sroufe believes students thrive when challenged with real-world problems. Thus, he likes to engage students in problem based learning and research that has the potential for tangible impact. During both the fall and spring he develops and co-instructs the Sustainability Consulting Field Project courses overseeing student teams consulting with corporate clients. He is currently developing new opportunities for the integration of sustainability within graduate and undergraduate curricula.
Sroufe's courses have been selected internationally by the Aspen Institute Business & Society Program (Aspen BSP) as one of its Ideas Worth Teaching Award winners. He was also an Aspen Institute Faculty Pioneer finalist, and has received the University Creative Teaching Award, the Wickham Skinner Teaching Innovative Award from the Production and Operations Management Production Society (POMS), and the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Instructional Innovation Award for the development and delivery business school courses integrating strategic sustainability. As a faculty member within the innovative and #1 ranked U.S. One-Year MBA program, he is also an integral member of the faculty team awarded the Page Prize for Best U.S. Environmental Curriculum.
In his research, Professor Sroufe primarily aims to understand what drives sustainability performance and how firms can develop effective environmental management systems to enable the measurement and management of a triple bottom line. His work has been published in a number of journals, including the Journal of Operations Management, Production and Operations Management Society, the European Journal of Operations Research, Journal of Supply Chain Management, International Journal of Production Research, the Production and Inventory Management Journal, Greener Management International, and Business Strategy and the Environment, while also publishing books on Integrated Management: How Sustainability Creates Value for Any Business, Developing Sustainable Supply Chains to Drive Value: Management Issues, Insights, and Tools; and Strategic Corporate Environmental Management Systems. Professor Sroufe consults with a range of corporations, and conducts quantitative and qualitative research with firms including Alcoa, Baxter, Dow, Eco Labs, Ford, Gillette, GSA, Herman Miller, IBM, Intel, Interfaces, Lucent, and Steelcase.
Prior to joining the One-Year MBA program, Professor Sroufe was an Assistant Professor of Operations Management at Boston College. He holds a Ph.D. from Michigan State University in Operations and a dual M.B.A. in Materials and Logistics Management, along with Procurement from MSU.
Hobbies and personal interests: anything that will get him outdoors including, but not limited to camping, hiking, fly fishing, kayaking, golf, and training working dogs, primarily Labrador retrievers.
Education
Ph.D., Operations, Michigan State University M.B.A., Materials and Logistics Management, Michigan State UniversityProfile Information
Integrated Management: How Sustainability Creates Value for Any Business, Emerald Press
Articles in Journals
Sroufe, R., and Watts, A. (2022). Pathways to Agricultural Decarbonization: Climate Change Obstacles and Opportunities in the U.S., Resources, Conservation and Recycling Special Issue on "Pathways to Carbon Neutrality: challenges and opportunities" Vol. 182, 106276, ISSN 0921-3449, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106276
Sroufe, R., Awan, U., (2022) "Sustainability in the Circular Economy: Insights and Dynamics of Designing Circular Business Models," Applied Sciences; 12(3), article #1521; January https://doi.org/10.3390/app12031521
Ikram, M., Sroufe, R., Awan, U., and Abid, N. (2022) "Enabling Progress in Developing Economies: A Novel Hybrid Decision-Making Model for Green Technology Planning," Sustainability, 14(1), 258; Special Issue on Green Technologies Toward Cleaner Production and Sustainable Development; December, 14(1), 258 https://doi.org/10.3390/su14010258
Saeed, A., and Sroufe, R., (2021) "Performance, Risk, and Cost of Capital: Trends and Opportunities Future Research," Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 14(12) 586; December 14(12), 586 https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm14120586
Sroufe, R., Hart, S. L., & Lovins, H. (2021). TRANSFORMING BUSINESS EDUCATION: 21
st Century Sustainable MBA Programs. Journal of Management for Global Sustainability, 9(1).
https://ajolbeta.ateneo.edu/jmgs/articles/229/2556
Bratt, C., Sroufe, R., & Broman, G. (2021). Implementing Strategic Sustainable Supply Chain Management. Sustainability, 13(15), 8132. https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/15/8132
Awan, U., Sroufe, R., & Shahbaz, M. (2021). Industry 4.0 and the circular economy: A literature review and recommendations for future research. Business Strategy and the Environment, 30(4), 2038-2060. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/bse.2731?casa_token=FO_mVrVn71gAAAAA%3AnqWtF2Fvtv462oP4qjttLj5h97pSNdkwZcmVWPOxKCkNcD90l1f44hZsY9WEo-xQcGuZQCxKKOUf1a8
Chkanikova, O., and Sroufe, R, "Third-party sustainability certifications in food retailing: certification design from a sustainble supply chain management perspective," Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 282, February, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124344
Awan, U., Sroufe, R., and Shahbaz, M., "Industry 4.0 and the Circular Economy: A Literature Review and Recommendations for Future Research," Business Strategy and Environment, accepted, January 2021: 1-23. http://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2731
Ikram, M., Sroufe, R., Ferasso, M., and Zhang, Q., Assessment and Prediction of Environmental Sustainability: Novel Grey Based Comparative Analysis of China vs. USA. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021 (DOI) 10.1007/s11356-020-11418-3
Brauer, D. and Sroufe R., "Quantifying the Order of Priorities in Student Choice of Graduate Business Schools: Does Sustainability Matter," Journal of Management for Global Sustainability, Volume 8, Issue 2. 2020: 97-131 DOI: 10.13185/JM2020.08205 https://journals.ateneo.edu/ojs/index.php/jmgs/article/view/3401/3212
Awan, U., Nauman, S., and Sroufe, R. "Exploring the Effect of Buyer Engagement on the Green Product Innovation: Empirical Evidence from Manufacturers," Business Strategy and the Environment, 2020; 30: 463-477 https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2631
Ikram, M., Zhang, W., Sroufe, R., and Ferasso, M., "The Social Dimensions of Corporate Sustainability: An Integrative Framework with COVID-19 Insights, Sustainability 2020, 12(20), 8747; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12208747 (registering DOI) October, 2020
Sroufe, R. "Business Schools as Living Labs: Advancing Sustainability in Management Education," Journal of Management Education, 2020. 44(6); 726-765 https://doi.org/10.1177/1052562920951590
Sroufe, R. (2021) "Design for the Experience - A More Sustainable Future,: Chapter in Personal Sustainability Practices: Faculty Approaches to Walking the Sustainability Talk and Living the U.N. SDGs. , Edward Elgar Publishing, edited by Starik, M, and Kanashiro, P.
Sroufe, R., and Dole, K. (2021). Operations Management at the Crossroads of Innovation, Sustainability, and the Built Environment. Routledge Companion Guide to Corporate Social Responsibility, Chapter 20; Edited by Maak, T, Pless, N., Orlitzky, M, and Sandhu, S.
Ikram, M. Sroufe, R. (2020). "Future of Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001) Certification: Novel Grey Forecasting Approach," Total Quality Management & Business Excellence. https://doi.org/10.1080/14783363.2020.1768062
Ikram, M., Sroufe, R., Rehman, R., Shah, S. and Mahmoudi, A., (2020). "Do Quality, Environment, Social (QES) Certifications Improve International Trade? Comparative Grey Relation Analysis of Developing vs. Developed Countries" Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications; 545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2019.123486
Zimon, D., Madzik, P, and Sroufe, R. (2020) "The influence of ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 on sustainable supply chain management in the textile industry," Sustainability, https://doi:10.3390/su12104282
Schulz, K., Mnisri, K., Shrivistava, P., and Sroufe, R. Co-Editors, (2020). "Facilitating, envisioning and implementing sustainable development with creative approaches" Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020. Special issue review.
Ikram, M., Zhang, Q., Sroufe, R. (2020). "Guiding Principles for the Development of Integrated Management Systems (IMS) Using an AHP-Fuzzy VIKOR Approach"; Business Strategy and the Environment. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2501
Ikram, M., Zhang, Q., Sroufe, R., Shah, Z., (2020). "Toward a Sustainable Environment: The Nexus between ISO 14001, Renewable Energy Consumption, Access to Electricity, Agriculture and CO2 Emissions in SAARC Countries" Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2, pp 218-230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2020.03.011
Ikram, M., Sroufe, R., and Zhang, Q., (2020). "Prioritizing & Overcoming Barriers to Integrated Management System (IMS) Implementation Using AHP and Grey Group TOPSIS," Journal of Cleaner Production, 254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120121
Zimon, D., Madzik, P., and Sroufe, R., (2019). "Management Systems and Improving Supply Chain Processes - Perspectives of Focal Companies and Logistics Service Providers" Internal Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJRDM-04-2019-0107
Ikram, M., Sroufe, R., Mohsin, M., Solangi, Y., Shah, S. and Shahzad, F., (2019). "Does CSR influence firm performance? A longitudinal study of SME sectors of Pakistan", Journal of Global Responsibility, Vol. 11 No. 1, pp. 27-53. https://doi.org/10.1108/JGR-12-2018-0088
Zimon, D., Tyan, J. and Sroufe, R., (2019). "Implementing Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Reactive, Strategic & Competitive Models in Taiwan", Sustainability, 11(24). https://doi.org/10.3390/su11247227
Awan, U., & Sroufe, R. P. (2019). Interorganizational Collaboration for Innovation Improvement in Manufacturing Firms: The Mediating Role of Social Performance. International Journal of Innovation Management., doi: 10.1142/S1363919620500498.
Shaharudin, M., Fernando, Y., Chiappetta Jabbour, C., Sroufe, R., and Fairuz Jasmi, M. (2019) "Past, Present, and Future Low Carbon Supply Chain Management: A Content Review Using Social Network Analysis," Journal of Cleaner Production, February, 2019.
Sroufe, R. P. (2019). Special Issue on Facilitating Sustainable Development with Creative Approaches. Journal of Cleaner Production.
Awan, U., Sroufe, R., and Kraslawski, A., "Creativity Enables Sustainability Development: Supplier Engagement as a Boundary Condition for the Positive Effect on Capacity Development," Journal of Cleaner Production, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.308.
Nascimento, D. A., Iano, Y., Loschi, H.J., Razmjooy, N., Sroufe, R., Montagner, M., Pajuelo, D. A., and Oliveira, S. J. (2019) "Sustainable Adoption of Connected Vehicles in the Brazilian Landscape: Policies, Technical Specifications and Challenges," Transactions on Environmental and Electrical Engineering.
Sroufe, R. P. (2018). Driving Supply Chains Toward Sustainability; Automakers can transform their Industry by capitalizing on disruptive opportunities that will make it cleaner, healthier and more innovative - while creating more value. Inside Supply Management, 29 (2), 22-27.
Sroufe, R., Goplakrishna-Ramani, V. (2018) "Management, Social Sustainability, Reputation, and Financial Performance Relationships: An Empirical Examination of U.S. Firms", Organization & Environment, 00(0) 1-32.
Sroufe, R., Lazslo, C., & Waddock, S. (2017). Torn Between Two Paradigms: A Struggle for the Soul of Business Schools. AI Practitioner: International Journal of Appreciative Inquiry, 19 (2), 108-119.
Sroufe, R. (2017). Integration and Organizational Change Towards Sustainability. Journal of Cleaner Production.
Curkovic, S. and Sroufe, R. (2016) "A Literature Review and Taxonomy of Environmentally Responsible Manufacturing." American Journal of Industrial and Business Management, 6, 323-346.
Sroufe, R. (2016) "Operationalizing Sustainability", Journal of Sustainable Studies, Issue 1.1.
Sroufe, R. P. & Johnson, G. (2015). Get Involved in Energy Efficiency: Tapping into Supply Management Issues and Trends. Inside Supply Management.
Sroufe, R. P., Sivasubramaniam, N., Ramos, D., & Saiia, D. (2015). Aligning the PRME: How International Study Nurtures Responsible Leadership. Journal of Management Education.
Sroufe, R. P. & Ramos, D. (2015). Leveraging Collaborative, Thematic Problem-based Learning to Integrate Curricula. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 13 (2), 151-176.
Sroufe, R.P., Spangler, W., Madia, M., & Singadivakkam, J. (2014). Sustainability-Focused Knowledge Management in a Global Enterprise. Journal of Computer Information Systems, 55 (1), 70-82.
Sroufe, R.P. & Simpson, D. (2014). The Role of Stakeholders and Reward Expectations in the Use of Environmental Management Standards. International Journal of Operations and Production Management.
Sroufe, R. P. (2014). Life Cycle Assessment Within MBA Courses: A Tool For Integrating Sustainability. Operations Management Education Review, 7, 95-117.
Sroufe, R.P. & Nirenburg, I. (2012). A Model for Sustainable Supply Management. Inside Supply Management.
Sroufe, R.P. & Curkovic, S. (2011). Using ISO 14001 to Promote a Sustainable Supply Chain Strategy. Business Strategy and Environment.
Sroufe, R. P. & Ramos, D. (2011). MBA Program Trends and Best Practices in Teaching Sustainability: Live Project Courses. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 9 (3), 349-369.
Sroufe, R.P., Park, J., & Wu, Z. (2011). Toward a new Asian business and management. Asian Business and Management (10), 327-329.
Sroufe, R.P., Montabon, F., & Melnyk, S. (2011). Integration of Environmental Management into Manufacturing Planning. Production and Inventory Management Journal, 47 (1), 43-55.
Sroufe, R. P., Leibowitz, J., & Sivasubramaniam, N. (2010). HR's Role in Cultivating Sustainability: What are We Waiting For? People and Strategy.
Sroufe, R. P. & Curkovic, S. (2008). An Examination of ISO 9000:2000 and supply Chain Quality Assurance. Journal of Operations Management, 26, 503-520.
Sroufe, R.P., Curkovic, S., & Landros, R. (2008). Measuring TQEM Returns from the Application of Quality Frameworks. Business Strategy and Environment, 17 (1), 93 – 106.
Sroufe, R. P. (2008). AACSB and ecologically sustainable business schools: Duquesne's approach to a fully integrated MBA program. Organization & Environment.
Sroufe, R.P. & Curkovic, S. (2007). Total Quality Environmental Management and Total Cost Assessment: an Exploratory Study. International Journal of Production Economics, 105 (2), 560-579.
Sroufe, R.P., Montabon, F. L., & Narasimhan, N. (2007). An Examination of Corporate Reporting, Environmental Management Practices and Firm Performance. Journal of Operations Management, 25, 998-1014.
Sroufe, R.P. & Field, J. M. (2007). Use of Recycled Materials in Manufacturing: Implications for Supply Chain Management and Operations Strategy. International Journal of Production Research, 45 (18-19), 4439-4463.
Sroufe, R.P., Curkovic, S., & Eckert, J. (2005). A Preliminary Framework for Using Total Cost Assessment in Total Quality Environmental Management. International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, 1 (3), 81-88.
Sroufe, R.P., Handfield, R., & Walton, S. V. (2005). Integrating Environmental Management and Supply Chain Strategies. Business Strategy and Environment, 14, 1-19.
Sroufe, R.P., Curkovic, S., & Melnyk, S. A. (2005). Identifying the Factors Which Affect the Decision to Attain ISO 14000. International Journal of Energy, 30, 1387-1407.
Sroufe, R.P., Melnyk, S. A., & Calatone, R. (2003). Assessing the Impact of Environmental Management Systems on Corporate and Environmental Performance. Production and Operations Management, 21 (3), 329-351.
Sroufe, R.P., Melnyk, S. A., Calantone, R., & Montabon, F. (2003). A Model of Site Specific Antecedents of ISO 14001 Adoption. Production and Operations Management, 12 (3), 369-385.
Sroufe, R. P. (2003). Effects of Environmental Management Systems on Environmental Management Practices and Operations. Production and Operations Management, 12 (3), 416-432.
Sroufe, R. P., Montabon, F. L., Narasimhan, R., & Wang, X. (2003). Environmental Management Practices: a Framework. Greener Management International: the Journal of Corporate Environmental Strategy and Practice, 40.
Sroufe, R.P., Melnyk, S., Montabon, F. & Hinds, T. (2001). Green MRP Identifying the Material and Environmental Impacts of Production Schedules. International Journal of Production Research, 39 (8), 1559-1573.
Sroufe, R.P., Melnyk, S., Calantone, R., & Montabon, F. (2000). Integrating Environmental Issues & Materials Planning: Green MRP. Journal of Enterprise Resource Management, 3 (3), 48-57.
Sroufe, R.P., Curkovic, S., Montabon, F., &I Melnyk, S. (2000). The New Product Design Process and Design for the Environment: Crossing the Chasm. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 20 (2), 267-291.
Sroufe, R.P., Melnyk, S., Calantone, R., Hinds, T., & Montabon, F. (1999). Integrating Environmental Issues into Material Planning: Green MRP, 40, 36-45.
Presentations
Georgeson, A., Johnson, T., Mulholland, B., and Palumbo, D., under the supervision of Sroufe, R. (2020). "Impact of the Energy Innovation Carbon Dividend Act on the State of Pennsylvania," with project partner, the Citizens Climate Lobby - Pittsburgh.
Sroufe R. P., (2020). Integrated Management: Responsible Research in Management Award recipient presentations; co-sponsored by the International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR) and the Community for Responsible Research in Business Management (RRBM)
Sroufe R. P., (2020). Integrated Management and Business Strategy; University of Rhode Island, fall.
Sroufe R. P., (2019). Policy Perspectives: Energy Efficiency's Connection to a Better Future: Panelist; Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA).
Sroufe R. P., (2019). Building a Compelling Business Case for Investing in EHS&S Programs; National Association for Environmental Management (NAEM) Environmental Health Safety and Sustainability Operational Excellence Conference.
Sroufe R. P., (2019). Human Rights Film Series, Speaker/Discussant for the documentary Downstream.
Sroufe R. P., and Stevenson, C., (2018). Transforming Existing, Iconic, Landmark Buildings into Modern, High-Performance Buildings; Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) National Conference, 2018.
Sroufe R. P., and Stevenson, C., (2018). Transforming University Buildings into Healthy High Performance Buildings; Association of Physical Plant Administrators, KAPPA Keystone Chapter.
Sroufe R. P., (2018). Integrating Sustainability and Action Learning, Peru Academic Delegation.
Sroufe R. P., (2018). Rockwell Hall - Whole Building Solutions; 2030 Challenge Partners, Green Building Alliance.
Sroufe R. P., (2017). Earth Day Keynote: Duquesne University Debate Society; Sustainability.
Sroufe R. P., (2016). Integration; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola (BTH), Karlskrona, Sweden.
Sroufe R. P., (2016). Value Creation & Sustainability; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola (BTH), Karlskrona, Sweden.
Sroufe R. P., (2016). Sustainability and the Integrated Organization; The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, (iiiee) Lund, Sweden.
Sroufe R. P., (2015). The Benefits of Sustainability: Business Operations; Urban Green Growth Collaborative.
Sroufe R. P., (2015). Sustainable Operations; Center for Green Industries and Sustainable Business Growth.
Sroufe R. P., (2015). Corporate Sustainability; Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.
Sroufe, R. P. (2015). Impact Investing. American Institute of Architects, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Sroufe, R. P. & Mawhinney, J. (2015). Corporate Sustainability. Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Sroufe, R. P. & Sivasubramaniam, N. (2014). Sustainability in Management Education: Multidisciplinary, Innovative & Integrated Approaches. Academy of Management, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sroufe, R. (2014). The 2030 Challenge & Decision Makers. American Institute of Architects.
Sroufe, R. P. (2014, March). 2030 Challenge and Decision Makers: Achieving 2030 Goals on the Project. American Institute of Architects, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Sroufe, R. P. (2013). Sustainability: Creating Shared Value & Corporate Purpose. Aspen Institute, New York, NY.
Sroufe, R. P. (2013). Integrated Bottom Lines. Bard College Sustainable Business Conversations, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
Sroufe, R. P. (2013, November). Greening the Academic Agenda: Embedding Natural Capital Concepts into Business Curricula. TruCost Webinar on Integrating Environmental data in to Business School Curricula, London, Great Britain.
Sroufe, R. (2013). Trucost webinar on Integrating Environmental Metrics into Business Curricula. Integrated Bottom Lines. Bard College Sustainable Business Conversations.
Sroufe, R. (2013). Sustainability, Shared Value, and Corporate Purpose, Aspen Institute Faculty Pioneer Awards, Business Education Symposium Break-Out Discussion.
Sroufe, R. P. (2012, December). Sustainable Performance Measurement. Growth in the Context of Sustainability Workshop, Initiative for Responsible Investment, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts.
Sroufe, R. P. (2012, May). Sustainable Supply Chains. International Conference on Sustainability Champions - Learning From and Improving Latin-American Business, San Jose, Costa Rica.
Sroufe, R. P. (2011). Advantages of Purchasing Locally Sourced Wind RECS. American Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Sroufe, R. P., Greenberg, S., & Taormina, T. (2010). Sporting Change: Greening the Ballpark. Association of Marketing Theory and Practice Annual Conference, Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Sroufe, R. P. (2009). Sustainable Business Practices. Kottayam Business Association, Kottayam, India, Kottayam, India.
Sroufe, R.P. & Montabon, F. (2008). How Does Environmental Management Affect Production Scheduling? APICS International Conference and Expo, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sroufe, R. (2008). The Integration of Real-World Student Projects into a Sustainable MBA Program. In S. J. s. U. Charles Wankel, New York , and James A. F. Stoner, Fordham University (Ed.), Management Education for Global Sustainability. Charlotte, NC: IAP Publishers.
Sroufe, R. P. (2008, November). Creating a Sustainable Organization: Optimizing People, Planet, and Profits. HR Leadership Forum on Sustainability, Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.
Sroufe, R. P. (2008, October). Business Case for Sustainability: Hidden Challenges New Opportunities. Air and Waste Water Management Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Sroufe, R.P. (2003). Environmental Management Systems. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Japan.
Sroufe, R.P. (1998). Green Purchasing and Sustainable Business Practices, Detroit, Michigan.
Sroufe, R.P. (1997). Green Purchasing. National Association of Purchasing Management, Detroit, Michigan.
Books
Sroufe, R., Stevenson, C, and Eckenrode, B. The Power of Existing Buildings: Save Money, Improve Health, and Reduce Environmental Impacts, Island Press (2019)
Sroufe, R.P., and Melnyk, S.A., Developing Sustainable Supply Chains: Management Insights, Issues, and Tools:
Volume I Foundations, 150 p. (ISBN: 9781631578496); 2017.
Volume II Implementation, 150 p. (ISBN: 9781631578519); 2017.
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Integrated Management: How Sustainability Creates Value for Any Business, Emerald Press (2018)
Sroufe, R.P., and Melnyk, S.A. (2013). Developing Sustainable Supply Chains: Management Insights, Issues, and Tools, book publisher: Business Expert Press.
Sroufe, R.P. (2009). Management Education for Global Sustainability, p. 21. In C. Wankel & J. Stoner: Information Age Publishing.
Sroufe, R.P. & Sarkis, J. (2007). Strategic Corporate Environmental Management Systems, p. 272. In Sroufe, R.P. & Sarkis, J., UK: Greenleaf.
Chapters
Sroufe, R, and Carter, C. (2020). "Revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Through Community Engagement" In: Leal Filho W., Azul A., Brandli L., Özuyar P., Wall T. (eds) Partnerships for the Goals. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer Cham. ISBN: 978-3-319-71067-9, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71067-9
Sroufe, R., Jernegan, L. (2019). "Making the Intangible Tangible - Integrated Management & the Social Cost of Carbon," Book Chapter, Business and Society 360, Volume 4: Sustainability, Edited by Wasieleski, D. and Weber, J. Emerald.
Sroufe, R., and Dole, K. (2019). Operations Management at the Crossroads of Innovation, Sustainability, and the Built Environment. Routledge Companion Guide to Corporate Social Responsibility, Edited by Maak, T, Pless, N., Orlitzky, M, and Sandhu, S.
Sroufe, R, and Melnyk, S., "The Critical Relationship: Sustainability and Performance Measurement and Management, Book Chapter; The Sustainable Supply Chain Edited by Joseph Sarkis, Edward Elgar Publishing, North Hampton, Massachusetts, USA ISBN 978 1 78643 426 5, 2019.
Sroufe, R., "Sustaining Long Term Programs Through Innovation," Chapter Forward within the Handbook on Sustainability in Management Education: In Search of a Multidisciplinary, Innovative, and Integrated Approach Through University Leadership, Scholarship and Partnerships. Editors: Jorge Arevalo and Shelly Mitchell, Edward Elgar Press. 2017.
Sroufe, R. "Operationalizing Organizational Sustainability and Integrity of Creation", Book Chapter, Gerard Magill, Kiarash Aramesh, eds. The Urgency of Climate Change: Interdisciplinary Perspectives: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.
Sroufe, R.P. (2015). Sustainable Supply Chains. The Sustainability Frontier: How to Improve Economic, Environmental, and Social Performance in Latin American Companies, 13, 199-217. Cambridge University Press.
Sroufe, R.P., Ramos, D. (2015). The Un-balanced Sheet: A Call for Integrated Bottom Line Reporting. New Perspectives on Corporate Social Responsibility, 13, 249-273. Germany: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden.
Sroufe, R.P. & Luchs, R. (2015). Aluminum vs. Plastic: A Life cycle Perspective on the Use of These Materials in Laptop Computers. Cases in Business Analytics for Supply Chain and Operations Management. Financial Times.
Sroufe, R.P. (2013). HealthCare’s Corporate Social Responsibility Program, a Multi Criterion Decision Analysis. In M. Drake, Cases in Business Analytics for Supply Chain and Operations Management. Financial Times.
Sroufe, R.P. (2013) Reverse Logistics and Quality Issues in the Consumer Electronics Industry. In Y. Nikolaidis, The Role of Quality Management in Reverse Logistics. EU: Springer Publications.
Sroufe, R.P., Pentico, D., & Drake, M. (2012). The Remanufacturing Newsvendor Problem. In T. Choi, Handbook of Newsvendor Problems: Models, Extensions, and Applications. Springer.
Sroufe, R. P. (2012). Supply chain analysis. In Daniel Fogel, Sarah Fredericks, Lisa Harrington, & Ian Spellerberg (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Sustainability: Vol. 6. Measurements, Indicators, and Research Methods for Sustainability (pp. 332-336). Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing.
Sroufe, R.P. (2009). The Integration of Real World Student Projects into a Sustainable MBA Program. Research in Management Education and Development. Charlotte, NC: IAP Publishers.
Sroufe, R.P. (2006). A Framework for Strategic Environmental Sourcing. In J. Sarkis, Green Supply Chain Management. UK: Springer.
Fortune, How this supply chain unicorn parlayed global chaos into growth, March 2022
Pittsburgh Earth Day, 6th Annual Sustainable Business Breakfast, Transforming Companies and Communities into Examples of Sustainability, June, 2021
Public Source: With all eyes on Biden in Pittsburgh, local experts diagnose the region's biggest infrastructure needs, March, 2021
Pittsburgh Business Times: RGGI Advocates, Opponents Line Up for Battle in Pennsylvania, Industries and Topics, March, 2021
Trib Live: Pennsylvania Can Reap Financial, Health Benefits from Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), Featured Commentary, January, 2021
My research focuses on "Environmental Management Systems" defined as the formal and informal systems integrating procedures and processes for the training of personnel, monitoring, summarizing and reporting of specialized triple bottom line performance information to internal and external stakeholders. These systems have evolved from reactive Environmental Health and Safety systems of the past to proactive, present day Sustainability Operating Systems improving environmental performance, stakeholder engagement, and resource efficiency.
The primary question driving my research involves what systems and tools are effective in measuring and managing environmental, social, and financial practices linked to performance? Other secondary questions involve what obstacles hinder triple bottom line performance in new product development and supply chains; how will Life Cycle Analysis change supply chain management; how do managers define and comply with voluntary initiatives such as sustainable development to create shared value; and how can managers integrate new information and metrics into existing systems to effectively manage the innovation necessary for sustainable business practices?
I consider operations management and supply chain management critical enablers of new initiatives that call for cross-functional collaboration and visibility. The research questions above capture what are arguable some of the main challenges that today's managers face when generating and delivering value within the emerging domain of "sustainability" both internally and externally for a firm.
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