Corporate Environmental
Management
Class Introduction and
Summary
Today’s Schedule
 Introduce
Myself
 Introduce Yourself
 Syllabus and Class Structure
 Video on Industrial Systems (with
brief discussion).
Introducing Myself
Joseph Sarkis
 Ph.D. from SUNY Buffalo
 Was in Texas now in Massachusetts
 Professor Operations and Environmental
Management
 Research Interests include Business and
Environment, MCDM, Operations Strategy,
Advanced Manufacturing Technology
 Homepage: www.clarku.edu/~jsarkis
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Introducing Yourself
 Name
 Current
situation
 What I did over the summer
 What I did over the summer to help
the environment
 Future Interests..if any.
Syllabus and Class Structure
 Reading
and Case Material
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Russo- Environmental Management:
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Reading Packets in Bookstore.
Readings and Cases
– HBS cases, WRI case, 6-7 HBR readings
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Reserve readings.
Principles of Environmental Management (2nd
Edition): Buchholz;
Web site readings
Syllabus and Class Structure
 Objective
– To look at the various issues facing
Organizations and the Natural Environment
– Learn how organizations have met some of
these challenges…and better ways of meeting
them.
– Techniques for carrying out organizational
environmental investigations.
– Make you aware and whet your appetite for
addressing these issues.
Syllabus and Class Structure
 Grading
and Assignments
– 2 Team Case Write-ups
- 30%
– 1 Team Company Evaluation - 30% (20% for Grad.
Students)
– Individual Assignment Questions and Case Executive
Summaries - 20%
– Class Preparation and Participation - 20%
– Graduate Research Paper – 10% for Grad Students
 Attendance
in Class is required
– Absences will be detrimental to your
standing in this class.
Syllabus and Class Structure
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Teams and Team Projects
– Group Work is large percentage of grade
– Select by Second Class hand in sheet with
names.
– Would like have about 5 students per group
(2 grad students per group).
– Leftovers assigned by me.
– End of Semester...there are peer
evaluations.
Syllabus and Class Structure
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Cases
– Help to learn from each other and “real” world
– Expect that you be prepared each week to
discuss case
– Random calls will be made
– Be considerate to your fellow students
(especially when you strongly disagree)
– Try to discuss cases as a group outside of class
(not just for assigned case write-ups).
Syllabus and Class Structure
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Case Write-ups
– Need to hand in a 1-2 page individual
executive summary of your case analysis
for every class with case
– Have a how to do cases reading for OM case
analysis.
– Size of full case writeup should be (at most)
8 single spaced pages and any appendices,
no exec summary due if your group has
case assigned for week.
– To help in your case writeups and discussion
I will provide you with some leading
questions (will post on website)
Syllabus and Class Structure
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Case Write-ups
– A typical case write-up should include:
a) Identify the key issues for management in the
case.
b) Identify the key environmental issues in the
case.
c) Prepare an evaluation of the alternatives
available to management.
d) Suggest a plan of action for management
including details on how to implement the plan
and weaknesses of plan clearly pointed out.
e) Provide a backup plans.
Syllabus and Class Structure
 Case
Presentations
– For those assigned with the days detailed case
a case presentation is required.
– Presentation should not last more than 20
minutes (keep it to less than 10
transparencies).
– If two teams are making presentations, 15
minute time limits.
– 15 minute Q&A period
– Then class discussion
Syllabus and Class Structure
 Participation
– You need to show up for class
– You should be involved in discussion, this is
an important way to learn
– Talking for the sake of talking without much
contribution to the case is not a good way
to get participation credit
– Insightful comments are encourage.
– HANDOUT ON SOME PARTICIPATION
GUIDELINES
Syllabus and Course Structure
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Company Evaluation
– On the final day of class
 10-20
page report on a company environmental
evaluation.
 presentation on your findings/recommendations
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Need to contact companies
Write letter for permission/introduction
Do a little research on Company
Tour Company/Interview People
Write thank you letter
Be prepared call back for more info if
needed.
– I’ll be your consultant
Syllabus and Course Structure
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Company Evaluation
– See NCMS AEE performance measurement device to
help guide you in development of questions. Handbook
will be on reserve for you.
– Having questions developed beforehand with an outline
of your report may be beneficial in making your time at
the company efficient and effective.
Syllabus and Course Structure
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Individual Assignments and Executive
Summaries
– many classes will have an assignment
question
 Type
up an answer to this assignment question in
detail (1-2 pages).
 S/U grading will be given.
– For days with cases due
 students
need to hand in “executive summary” of
case
 exec summary should include:
– a brief synopsis of the case,
– the major issues involved,
– and your recommendations.
Graduate Student Research Paper
Select a topic related to this Class (i.e.
Corporate Environmental Management).
 May be something related to other
classes.
 Grade based on meeting deadlines and
quality of final paper.
 Stages of development will include
deadlines.
 Possible outline presented in syllabus.
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Syllabus and Course Structure
 Schedule
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sections
Intro/Background
General Environmental Pressures
Functional Practices
Class Presentations
 TAKE
A LOOK AT SYLLABUS
SCHEDULE.