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Sandra Rothenberg

Professor

Department of Management
Saunders College of Business
Affiliate faculty for the College of Liberal Arts Public Policy Department
slrbbu@rit.edu
585-475-6032
Office Location
LOW-3321

Sandra Rothenberg

Professor

Department of Management
Saunders College of Business
Affiliate faculty for the College of Liberal Arts Public Policy Department

Education

BS, Syracuse University; MS, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Bio

Office: Eastman Hall 1-1305

Sandra Rothenberg is currently the Chair of Public Policy, Professor of Management at the Saunders College of Business in the Department of Management, and Director of the Institute for Business, Government and Society at RIT. She teaches in the areas of Organizational Behavior, Business and Society, and Sustainable Management.

Professor Rothenberg received her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management, MS in Technology and Policy from MIT, and BS in Bioengineering from Syracuse University.

Her research focuses on business ethics, sustainable business, corporate social responsibility, and business and public policy; the research has been published in journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Sloan Management Review, California Management Review, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Business Ethics, and Business and Society. Prior to joining RIT, she also worked as a research associate for the Harvard Global Environmental Assessment Program, U.S. Office of Technology Assessment, and MIT Technology, Business and Environment program. 

 

Research Gate Profile

slrbbu@rit.edu
585-475-6032
Areas of Expertise
Business and government relations
Corporate social responsibility
Business ethics
Organizational theory
Qualitative methods
Quality and Applied Statistics
Sustainability

Currently Teaching

MGMT-489
Seminar in Management
3 Credits
Special-topics seminars offer an in-depth examination of current events, issues and problems unique to management. Specific topics will vary depending upon student and faculty interest and on recent events in the business world. Seminar topics for a specific semester will be announced prior to the course offering. These seminars may be repeated for credit since topics normally vary from semester to semester. (topic-dependent)
MGMT-710
Managing for Environmental Sustainability
3 Credits
Environmental sustainability means satisfying today's ecological needs without compromising the ability to meet tomorrow's needs. This course will examine how firms can use sustainable practices, such as pollution prevention and green design, and still be successful in a competitive marketplace. The course will look at the concept of environmental sustainability and the current state of social and political pressures for more sustainable business practices. It will also explore successful sustainable business strategies, and the management processes needed to support them.
MGMT-740
Leading Teams in Organizations
3 Credits
This course examines why people behave as they do in organizations and what managers can do to improve organizational performance by influencing people's behavior. Students will learn a number of frameworks for diagnosing and dealing with managerial challenges dynamics at the individual, group and organizational level. Topics include leadership, motivation, team building, conflict, organizational change, cultures, decision making, and ethical leadership.
PUBL-785
Capstone Experience
1 - 6 Credits
The Public Policy Capstone Experience serves as a culminating experience for those MS in Science, Technology and Public Policy students who chose this option in the Public Policy Department. Over the course of the semester, students will have the opportunity to investigate and address contemporary topics in science and technology policy using analytic skills and theoretical knowledge learned over the course of their MS degree.