Faculty Profile

Stephanie Bertels

Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (Calgary); M.Sc.1999(Stanford); B.Sc.1997( Queen's)

Surrey Phone: 778-782-5163
Surrey Office: SUR 5030

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Biography

Stephanie Bertels joined SFU Business in 2008 from the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor where she spent two years on a post-doctoral fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

She holds a PhD in strategy and global management and sustainable development from the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary. Prior to earning her PhD, Stephanie worked in industry as an environmental engineer.

An Assistant Professor in Technology and Operations Management at SFU Surrey, Stephanie’s research interests include innovations related to sustainability, institutional change, inter-organizational collaboration, and resilience and reliability. Her current research bridges organization theory and the issues surrounding sustainable development to explore how organizations can develop and implement innovative strategies for a more sustainable future.

Stephanie currently teaches Sustainable Innovation and Business, Society and Ethics.

Specialization and Research Interests

sustainable innovation; strategic change towards sustainability; interorganizational collaboration; resilience and reliability

Selected Publications

Irene M. Herremans, M. Sandy Herschovis, Stephanie Bertels. (2009) Leaders and Laggards: The Influence of Competing Logics on Corporate Environmental Action. Journal of Business Ethics Online publication date: 7-Feb-2009, forthcoming in print.

Hoffman, A. and Bertels S. (forthcoming) 'Who is Part of the Environmental Movement? Assessing Network Linkages between NGOs and Corporations' In Lyon, T. (ed.) What Do NGOs Want?, Washington DC: Resources for the Future Press, Chapter 3.

Graham R. and Bertels, S. (2008) "A Strategic Sustainability Framework" Greener Management International 54: 57-67.

Bertels, S. and J. Peloza (2008) "Running to Stand Still: Managing CSR Reputation in an Era of Rising Expectations" Corporate Reputation Review 11(1): 56-72.

Bertels, S. and H. Vredenburg (2004) "Broadening the notion of governance from the organization to the domain", Journal of Corporate Citizenship, 15 (Autumn 2004): 33-47.

Working Papers

Lawrence, T. and Bertels, S. (under revision, Academy of Management Journal) "Institutions and Ambiguity: Aboriginal Education in a Metropolitan School District"

Hoffman, A. and Bertels, S. (under review, Organization Science) "Structure and Role Heterogeneity in Organizational Fields: Evolving Board Interlocks in the Environmental Movement"

Bertels, S. and Vredenburg, H. (under review, Journal of Business Ethics) "Enacting Reliability in the Delivery of Social Goods through Interorganizational and Intersectoral Collaboration"