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BSc & MSc (Montreal); PhD (Queen's)
Professor of Sustainability & Economics
Area(s):
Business and Sustainability, Economics
E-mail:
ihenriques@schulich.yorku.ca
Telephone:
(416) 736-2100, ext. 77938
Fax:
(416) 736-5687
Office:
Room N205D, SSB
RESEARCH
Areas of Expertise
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Research interests include corporate environmental management and sustainability, international trade and the economics of research and development. |
TEACHING
1990 - Present
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Schulich School of Business, York University |
Teaching Area/s
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Business and Sustainability; Economics |
Courses Taught
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The Economic Environment of Business; Environmental Economics for Business; Microeconomics for Management; Industrial Economics |
Visiting Professorships
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University of California at Davis |
Professional and Teaching Awards
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Schulich School of Business Research Award
Best Paper Award, ASAC Strategy Division, 2003 |
International Involvement
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OECD working group on environmental policy and firm level management
Appointed member of the Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America |
Executive Education
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Heilongjiang Public Management Training Program, 2008 |
WORK EXPERIENCE
PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP
- Chair, Organizations & the Natural Environment (ONE) Division, Academy of Management, 2008-2009.
- Representative-at-large, Competitive Strategy Interest Group, Strategic Management Society (SMS)
- Executive Board Member, Institute for Research and Innovation in Sustainability (IRIS), York University
- Member of the Erivan K. Haub Program in Business and Sustainabililty Advisory Board
- Member of the CRESTech/NERAM Expert Panel (1999): Scoping study on the information gaps and uncertainties in the IP/RP compendium documents and their impact on strategic options.
- Chair, Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC), Commission fro Environmental Cooperation of North America, 2007
- Chair-elect, Organizations & the Natural Environment (ONE) Division, Academy of Management, 2007-2008
- Division Chair, Strategy Division, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, 2007-2008
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journals
L.A. Perez-Batres, V.V. Miller, M.J. Pisani, I. Henriques and J.A. Renau-Sepulveda (2011) Why do firms engage in national sustainability programs and transparent reporting? Evidence from Mexico’s Clean Industry Program. Management International Review, forthcoming.
N. Hewitt, N. Klenk, A.L. Smith, D.R. Bazely, N. Yan, S. Wood, J.I. MacLellan, C. Lipsig-Mumme and I. Henriques (2011) Taking stock of the assisted migration debate. Biological Conservation, forthcoming.
Henriques, I, and P. Sadorsky (2011) The effect of oil price volatility on strategic investment, Energy Economics, 33(1): 79-87.
I. Henriques and P. Sadorsky (2010) Can environmental sustainability be used to manage energy price risk? Energy Economics, 32(5), 1131-1138.
N. Darnall, I. Henriques and P. Sadorsky. 2010. Adopting Proactive Environmental Strategy: The Influence of Stakeholders and Firm Size, Journal of Management Studies, 47 (6), 1072-1094.
I. Henriques and P. Sadorsky (2008) “Oil prices and stock prices of alternative energy companies”, Energy Economics, 10(3), 998-1010.
I. Henriques and P. Sadorsky (2008) “Voluntary Environmental Programs: A Canadian Perspective”, Policy Studies Journal, 36 (1), 143-166.
N. Darnall, I. Henriques and P. Sadorsky (2008) “Do environmental management systems improve business performance in an international setting?” Journal of International Management, 14(4) forthcoming.
I. Henriques and P. Sadorsky (2007), “Environmental technical and administrative innovations in the Canadian manufacturing industry”, Business Strategy and the Environment, 16(2): 119-132.
I. Henriques and P. Sadorsky (2006), “The adoption of environmental management practices in a transition economy”, Comparative Economic Studies, 48(4): 641-661.
I. Henriques and S. Sharma (2005), “Pathways of stakeholder influence in the Canadian forestry industry”, Business Strategy and the Environment,14: 384-398.
S. Sharma and I. Henriques (2005),"Stakeholder influences on sustainability practices in the Canadian forest products industry", Strategic Management Journal, 26: 159-180.
P. Sadorsky and I. Henriques (2003), "Risk measures and the cost of equity in the new economy biotechnology industry", Global Business and Economics Review, 5, (1), 37-55.
I. Henriques and P. Sadorsky (2001), “Multi-factor risk and the stock returns of Canadian paper and forest products companies”, Forest Policy and Economics, 3, (3 / 4), 199-208.
I. Henriques and P. Sadorsky (1999), "The relationship between environmental commitment and managerial perceptions of stakeholder importance", Academy of Management Journal, February, 42 (1), 87-99.
I. Henriques and P. Sadorsky (1996), "The Determinants of an Environmentally Responsive Firm: An Empirical Approach", Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Vol. 30, No. 3, May, pp. 381-395.
Raymond De Bondt and I. Henriques (1995), "Strategic Investment with Asymmetric Spillovers", Canadian Journal of Economics, XXVIII, No. 3, August, pp. 656- 674.
I. Henriques (1994), "L'attitude des entreprises canadiennes face à l'environnement", ECODECISION, No. 14, octobre, pp. 65-67.
I. Henriques (1994), "Do Firms Free-Ride on their Rivals' R&D Expenditures?: An Empirical Analysis", Applied Economics, Vol. 26, No. 5, pp. 551-561.
Refereed Book Chapters
Henriques, I. (2011) “How can sustainable environmental stewardship enhance global competitiveness?”, in Subhash Jain and Ben Kedia (editors), Enhancing Global Competitiveness Through Sustainable Environmental Stewardship, Edward Elgar Publishing, Northhampton, MA.
Henriques, I. and P. Sadorsky (2010), “Voluntary Environmental Programs: A Canadian Perspective”, in Peter deLeon and Jorge Rivera (Eds.), Voluntary Environmental Programs: A Policy Perspective, Lexington Books/Rowman & Littlefield: New York. pp. 265-290.
Henriques, I. and P. Sadorsky (2007), “Environmental Management Systems and Practices: An International Perspective”, in N. Johnstone (editor), Environmental Policy and Corporate Behaviour, Chapter 2, Edward Elgar Publishing in association with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Northhampton, MA.
“Investment in Information Technology and the Business Performance of Financial Companies”, in Y. Kurihara (editor), Global Information Technology and Competitive Financial Alliances, Idea Group Inc. Hershey PA. 2006 . (with Perry Sadorsky)
"The importance of feed management technologies in the decision to adopt Bovine Somatotropin (bST): An application to California dairy producers", in V. Santaniello, R. E. Evenson and D. Zilberman (Eds.) Market Development for Genetically Modified Foods, CABI Publishing, 2002 (with L.J. Butler).
"Commodity Prices and Export Growth: The Canadian Case 1971-1998", in Sir Hans Singer, Neelambar Hatti and Rameshwar Tandon (Eds.) New World Order Series: Trade and Growth, vol. 20, B. R. Publishing Corporation, 2002 (with Perry Sadorsky).
"Export-Led Growth or Growth-Driven Exports?: The Canadian Case", [Reprint from Canadian Journal of Economics, XXIX, 3, Aug. 1996 , 540-555] in Sir Hans Singer, Neelamber Hatti and Rameshwar Tandon (Eds.) New World Order Series: Trade and Growth, vol. 20, B. R. Publishing Corporation, 2002. (with Perry Sadorsky).
"The Determinants of Firms that Formulate Environmental Plans", In D. Collins and M. Starik (Eds.) Sustaining the Natural Environment: Empirical Studies on the Interface Between Nature and Organizations, Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, Fall 1995 (with Perry Sadorsky).
Expert Panel Report
CRESTech/NERAM Scoping Study on Information Gaps and Uncertainties in the IP/RP Compendium Documents and their Impact on Strategic Options, July 1999 (with Jen-Shih Chang, Donald Cole, John Hicks, and Jochen Rudolph), 84 pages.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Name
Irene Henriques
Rank
Professor, Sustainability & Economics
Status
Tenured
Scholarly and Professional Activities
Publications
Books
Refereed Full Journal Papers
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