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Kellie McElhaney

Adjunct Assistant Professor
Margo N. Alexander Faculty Fellow in Corporate Responsibility
Co-Faculty Director
Center for Responsible Business
510-643-5642
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Academic Status: On duty
Office Hours: Tuesdays 9:30-11:30 a.m., F416
Personal Homepage: http://justgoodbusiness.com
Curriculum Vitae (in PDF format, Acrobat Reader required)
LinkedIn Profile

Education

BA, Political Science, English, University of North Carolina
MA, Organizational Behavior/Management, Ohio University
PhD, Higher Education (Business Cognate), University of Michigan

Positions Held

At Haas since 2002

2009 - present, Margo N. Alexander Faculty Fellow in Corporate Responsibility, Haas School of Business

2008 - present, Co-Faculty Director, Center for Responsible Business, Haas School of Business
2002 - present, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Haas School of Business
2002 - 2008, Executive Director, Center for Responsible Business, Haas School of Business
1994 - 2002, Managing Director, Corporate Environmental Management Program, University of Michigan Business School
1993 - 2002, Adjunct Professor, University of Michigan Business School
1992 - 1993, Visiting Professor, Sichuan International Studies University
1991 - 1992, Adjunct Instructor, University of Cincinnati
1989 - 1992, Fifth Third Bancorp

External Service and Assignments

Member, Standing Committee on Diversity at Haas
Ad Hoc Reviewer, California Management Review
Faculty Advisor, Net Impact
Faculty Advisor, YEAH
Faculty Advisor, Q@Haas (LGBT)
Peer Reviewer for Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning
Member, Business for Social Responsibility
Faculty Member, UN Global Compact Learning Forum
Consultant: Ford Motor Company, The Gap, HP, Intel, McDonalds, Nokia, Skyy Vodka, Triage Consulting Group
Member, UN Global Compact Faculty, SF Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth Strategic Philanthropy Advisory Committee
Board of Directors, Net Impact National

Current Research and Interests

Correlation between gender and CSR
Using CSR as a hook to re-engage women with business, as mid- to upper-level managers, as consumers, and as shareholders
Corporate social responsibility, best practice, strategy maximization, and implementation
Outcomes of corporate social responsibility initiatives on stakeholders
Outcomes of community service learning on the students' cognitive and affective development, learning, and college experience
Ways in which business and universities can assist in community reinvestment strategies
Alternative pedagogical methods
Student learning styles and construction of knowledge

Selected Papers and Publications

"Designing sustainability at BMW Group: The Designworks/USA experience," with Natalie Hill & Michael Toffel, in The Global Compact Learning Forum: From Principles to Practice. New York: United Nations, 2004.
Designing Sustainability at BMW Group: The Designworks/ USA Experience. Strategic Sustainability: The State-of-the-Art in Corporate Environmental Management Systems, with Toffel, Michael W., and Hill, Natalie. Greener Management International, 2005.
"Human Right in Business: The Case of Hewlett-Packard United Nation Global Compact," with Natalie Hill, in UN Global Compact case book. 2004.
"Ways in Which Academia Can Assist Business in CSR Programmes," in The International Chamber of Commerce Guide to Corporate Social Responsibility 2003. London: PPf Publishing, 2003.
"Strategic Partnerships in Corporate Social Responsibility." Welcoming Brief for G8 Summit in London and Dubai (November 2003).
"Developing a Management Systems Approach to Sustainability at BMW Group," with Natalie Hill and Michael W. Toffel. Corporate Environmental Strategy: International Journal of Corporate Sustainability 10, no. (2003): 29-39.
"BMW Group's Sustainability Management System: Preliminary Results, Ongoing Challenges, the UN Global Compact," with Michael W. Toffel and Natalie Hill. Corporate Environmental Strategy: International Journal of Corporate Sustainability 10, no. 3 (2003): 51-61.

Teaching

Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility

Honors and Awards

Aspen Institute and the World Resources Institute's Faculty Pioneer Award, 2005 (Video tribute, RealPlayer required.)
"40 Under 40" leaders racing ahead of their time by the East Bay Business Times, 2004
Finalist in Fast Company's Fast 50 list, 2004
MBA Teaching Excellence Award, UMBS, nominated, 2001, 2002, 2003
Outstanding GSI Teaching Award, 1997, The University of Michigan

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