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Robert Sroufe is a scholar with in-depth expertise in sustainability, performance measurement management, supply chains, and operations. Dr. Sroufe is the Murrin Chair of Global Competitiveness at Duquesne University. He is the curriculum lead for the MBA Sustainable Business Practices program at the Palumbo-Donahue Graduate School of Business where he designs and teaches two courses. Winner of numerous research and teaching awards, he has published practitioner, environmental, and business journal articles and multiple books on various sustainability topics. In his research, Professor Sroufe aims to understand what drives sustainability performance and how firms can develop effective environmental management systems to enable the measurement and management of a triple bottom line. Dr. Robert Sroufe is also a highly-respected public speaker and consultant for some of the most well-known companies in the world.

He earned both his Ph.D. in Operations as well as a dual M.B.A. in Materials and Logistics Management, along with Procurement from Michigan State University. You can find Dr. Sroufe on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

Books
Robert Sroufe's most recent book The Power of Existing Buildings: Save Money, Improve Health, and Reduce Environmental Impacts is a cutting-edge, invaluable "how-to" resource guide for building owners, architects, contractors, and occupants to make their existing buildings a high-performance building. His books are as follows:


 * Sroufe, R., Stevenson, C., and Eckenrode, B., The Power of Existing Buildings: Save Money, Improve Health, and Reduce Environmental Impacts, (ISBN: 9781642830507) Publisher: Island Press, 2019.
 * Sroufe, R.P., Integrated Management: How Sustainability Creates Value for Any Business, (ISBN: 978-1-78714-562-7) Publisher:   Emerald Press; 2018. (Recipient of the 2020 Responsible Research in Management Award.)
 * Sroufe, R.P., and Melnyk, S.A., Developing Sustainable Supply Chains: Management Insights, Issues, and Tools: Volume I Foundations, 150 p. (ISBN: 9781631578496); 2017. Volume II Implementation, 150 p. (ISBN: 9781631578519); 2017. Publisher: Business Expert Press
 * Sroufe, R.P., and Melnyk, S.A., Developing Sustainable Supply Chains: Management Insights, Issues, and Tools,, 273 p., 2013. ISBN-13: 978-1-60649-372-4 (e-book); ISBN-13: 978-1-60649-371-7 (paperback) Publisher: Business Expert Press ~ Best Book Award from Academy of Management Organizations and the Environment Division; included in Sustainable Brands Top Sustainability Books Collection
 * Sroufe, R.P., and Sarkis J., Strategic Sustainability: The State of the Art in Corporate Environmental Management Systems, Book publisher: Greenleaf Publishing, forward by ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB), October, 2007. ISBN-13:9781874719618

Selected Articles
Dr. Sroufe has had his research featured in a variety of journals including the Journal of Operations Management, Production and Operations Management Society, the European Journal of Operations Research, Journal of Supply Chain Management, International Journal of Production Research, the Production and Inventory Management Journal, Greener Management International, and Business Strategy and the Environment. His selected articles are as follows:


 * Ikram, M. Sroufe, R. “Future of Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001) Certification: Novel Grey Forecasting Approach,” Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, Accepted, May, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1080/14783363.2020.1768062
 * Ikram, M., Sroufe, R., Rehman, R., Shah, S. and Mahmoudi, A., “Do Quality, Environment, Social (QES) Certifications Improve International Trade? Comparative Grey Relation Analysis of Developing vs. Developed Countries” Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications; 545, May 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2019.123486
 * Zimon, D., Madzik, P, and Sroufe, R. “The influence of ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 on sustainable supply chain management in the textile industry,” Sustainability, June 2020. https://doi:10.3390/su12104282
 * Schulz, K., Mnisri, K., Shrivistava, P., and Sroufe, R. Co-Editors, “Facilitating, envisioning and implementing sustainable development with creative approaches” Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020. Special issue review, submitted April 2020
 * Ikram, M., Zhang, Q., Sroufe, R. “Guiding Principles for the Development of Integrated Management Systems (IMS) Using an AHP-Fuzzy VIKOR Approach”; Business Strategy and the Environment, Accepted, March 2020. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2501
 * Ikram, M., Zhang, Q., Sroufe, R., Shah, Z., “Toward a Sustainable Environment: The Nexus between ISO 14001, Renewable Energy Consumption, Access to Electricity, Agriculture and CO2 Emissions in SAARC Countries” Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2, pp 218-230 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2020.03.011
 * Ikram, M., Sroufe, R., and Zhang, Q., “Prioritizing & Overcoming Barriers to Integrated Management System (IMS) Implementation Using AHP and Grey Group TOPSIS,” Journal of Cleaner Production, 254, January 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120121
 * Zimon, D., Madzik, P., and Sroufe, R., “Management Systems and Improving Supply Chain Processes – Perspectives of Focal Companies and Logistics Service Providers” Internal Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, December 13, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJRDM-04-2019-0107
 * Awan, U., and Sroufe, R. “Interorganizational Collaboration for Innovation Improvement in Manufacturing Firms: The Mediating Role of Social Performance” International Journal of Innovation Management, August 7, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1363919620500498
 * Shaharudin, M., Fernando, Y., Chiappetta Jabbour, C., Sroufe, R., and Fairuz Jasmi, M. “Past, Present, and Future Low Carbon Supply Chain Management: A Content Review Using Social Network Analysis,” Journal of Cleaner Production, 218., pp 629 - 643, 2019. DOI: https://doi.or/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.016
 * Ikram, M., Sroufe, R., Mohsin, M., Solangi, Y., Shah, S. and Shahzad, F., "Does CSR influence firm performance? A longitudinal study of SME sectors of Pakistan", Journal of Global Responsibility, Vol. 11 No. 1, pp. 27-53. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1108/JGR-12-2018-0088
 * Zimon, D., Tyan, J. and Sroufe, R. “Implementing Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Reactive, Strategic & Competitive Models in Taiwan”, Sustainability, 11(24) 2019. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11247227
 * Awan, U., Sroufe, R., and Kraslawski, A., “Creativity Enables Sustainable Development: Supplier Engagement as a Boundary Condition for the Positive Effect on Green Innovation,” Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.308
 * Sroufe, R., Gopalakrishna-Ramani, V. “Management, Social Sustainability, Reputation, and Financial Performance Relationships: An Empirical Examination of U.S. Firms”, Organization & Environment, 00(0) 1-32. 2018.
 * Sroufe, R. “Integration and Organizational Change towards Sustainability.” Journal of Cleaner Production, 162, 315-329. 2017.
 * Laszlo, C., Sroufe, R., and Waddock, S. “Torn Between Two Paradigms: A Struggle for the Soul of Business Schools” Feature Choice-Business, Schools and Communities as Agents of World Benefit: Flourishing in Challenging Times; AI Practitioner: International Journal of Appreciative Inquiry, Vol.19, No. 2, 108 – 119. 2017.
 * Sroufe, R., and Ramos D., “Leveraging Collaborative, Thematic Problem-based Learning to Integrate Curricula,” Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 13.2, 2015.
 * Sroufe, R., Sivasubramaniam, N., Ramos, D., and Saiia, D., “Aligning the PRME: How International Study Nurtures Responsible Leadership,” Journal of Management Education, December, 2014.
 * Simpson, D., and Sroufe, R., “The Role of Stakeholders and Reward Expectations in the Use of Environmental Management Standards”, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 34, No. 7, 830-852, 2014.
 * Sroufe, R.P., “Life Cycle Assessment Within MBA Courses: A Tool For Integrating Sustainability” Operations Management Education Review, Vol. 7. 95-117, 2013.
 * Spangler, B., Sroufe, R., Madia, M., and Jyothsna, W., “Sustainability-Focused Knowledge Management in a Global Enterprise”, Journal of Computer and Information Systems, Vol. 55, (1), 70 – 82, 2013.
 * Sroufe, R.P., Ramos, D., “Best Practices in Teaching Sustainability: Live Project Courses,” Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, Vol. 9, No. 3, 49-369, 2011.
 * Curkovic, S, and Sroufe, R.P., “Using ISO 14001 to Promote a Sustainable Supply Chain Strategy,” Business Strategy and the Environment, Vol. 20, No. 2, 71-93, 2011.
 * Curkovic, S. Sroufe, R.P., and Landros, R., “Measuring TQEM Returns from the Application of Quality Frameworks,” Business Strategy and the Environment. Vol. 17, 2. pp. 93-106. 2008.
 * Sroufe, R.P., and Curkovic, S., “An Examination of ISO 9000:2000 and Supply Chain Quality Assurance,” Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 26, 503-520, 2008.
 * Montabon, F.L., Sroufe, R.P., and Narasimhan, N., “An Examination of Corporate Reporting, Environmental Management Practices and Firm Performance,” Journal of Operations Management. Vol. 25, 998-1014, 2007.
 * Curkovic, S., and Sroufe, R.P., “Total Quality Environmental Management and Total Cost Assessment: an Exploratory Study” International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 105, No. 2, 560-579, 2007.
 * Field, J.M., and Sroufe, R.P., “The Use of Recycled Materials in Manufacturing: Implications for Supply Chain Management and Operations Strategy,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 45, No. 18-19, 4439-4463, 2007.
 * Handfield, R., Sroufe, R.P., and Walton, S.V., “Integrating Environmental Management and Supply Chain Strategies,” Business Strategy and the Environment, Vol. 14, pp. 1-19. 2005.
 * Curkovic, S., Sroufe, R.P., and Eckert, J., “A Preliminary Framework for Using Total Cost Assessment in Total Quality Environmental Management,” the International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability, Vol.1, No. 3, pp. 81-88, 2005.
 * Sroufe, R.P., Montabon, F.L., Narasimhan, R., and Wang, X., “Environmental Management Practices: a Framework,” Greener Management International: the Journal of Corporate Environmental Strategy and Practice, Vol. 40, 2003.
 * Sroufe, R.P, "Effects of Environmental Management Systems on Environmental Management Practices and Operations," Production and Operations Management, Volume12, Issue 3,416-432, 2003.
 * Melnyk, S.A., Sroufe, R.P., and Calantone, R., “Assessing the Impact of Environmental Management Systems on Corporate and Environmental Performance,” Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 21, Issue 3, 329-351, 2003.
 * Melnyk, S.A., Sroufe, R.P., Calantone, R., and Montabon, F., “A Model of Site Specific Antecedents of ISO 14001 Adoption,” Production and Operations Management, Volume 12, Issue 3, 369-385, 2003.
 * Handfield, R., Walton, S.V., Sroufe, R.P., and Melnyk, S.A., “Applying Environmental Criteria to Supplier Assessment: A Study of the Application of the Analytical Hierarchy Process,” European Journal of Operational Research, Volume 141, Issue 1, 70-87, 2002.
 * Melnyk, S.A., Sroufe, R.P., Calantone, R., and Montabon, F.L., “Assessing the Effectiveness of U.S. Voluntary Environmental Programs: An Empirical Study,” International Journal of Production Research, Volume 40, No 8, May, 2002.
 * Melnyk, S.A., Sroufe, R.P., Montabon, F.L., and Hinds, T.J., “Green MRP Identifying the Material and Environmental Impacts of Production Schedules,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 39, No. 8, 1559-1573, 2001.
 * Melnyk, S.A., Sroufe, R.P., and Montabon, F.L., “How Does Management View Environmentally Responsible Manufacturing? An Empirical Study,” Production and Inventory Management Journal, Vol. 42, No. 3 & 4, Third/Fourth Quarter, 2001.
 * Sroufe, R.P., Curkovic, S., Montabon, F.L., and Melnyk, S.A., "The New Product Design Process and Design for the Environment: "Crossing the Chasm," International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Vol. 20, No. 2, 267-291, 2000.
 * Montabon, F.L., Melnyk, S.A., Sroufe, R.P., and Calantone, R., “ISO 14000: Assessing Its Perceived Impact on Corporate Purchasing Performance,” Journal of Supply Chain Management, Vol. 36, No. 2, 4-16, 1999.

Awards

 * Responsible Research in Management Award, co-sponsored by the International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR) and the Community for Responsible Research in Business Management (RRBM), 2020.


 * Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Wickham Skinner Teaching Achievements Award, 2019.


 * Presidential Scholarship Award, Duquesne University, 2019.


 * Academy of Management Organizations & Natural Environment (ONE) Division Inaugural Teaching Award, 2018.


 * Aspen Institute, Ideas Worth Teaching Award, 2017.
 * Sustainable Development of Energy Water and Environmental Systems 1st International Conference, most cited paper published in Special Issues of the Associated Journals. Recognized in 2017, original paper in 2002.
 * Duquesne University Student-Learning Assessment Award for the MBA Sustainability Program “Collaborative Assurance of Learning Model for Curriculum Integration,” 2016.
 * SSCM Book Included in Sustainable Brands Top Sustainability Books Collection, 2016.


 * MBA Roundtable Innovator Awards Finalist, 2015.


 * Academy of Management; Organizations & Natural Environment (ONE) Division, Best Book Award, 2015. Included in Sustainable Brands Top Sustainability Books Collection


 * Aspen Institute Faculty Pioneer Awards Finalist, 2013.


 * Alcoa Foundation, Systems Change Grant, Ref# 219010, 2011.


 * Duquesne University Creative Teaching Award, 2010.


 * Decision Sciences Institute: Instructional Innovation Award, 2009.


 * U of South Carolina Page Prize, Best U.S. Environmental Sustainability Curriculum, 2009.


 * Decision Sciences Institute: Best Environmental Paper Award, 2001 - 2002.

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 * APICS Educational & Research Foundation, George and Marion Plossl Dissertation Award, 2000.

Recent Media Mentions
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 * New Books Network podcast: The Power of Existing Buildings, April, 2020
 * Academy of Management, Organization and the Natural Environment Division; COVID-19 Insights from Business Sustainability Scholars, “Lifting the Mask of Materiality,” April 21, 2020.
 * Deep retrofits key to climate change progress, but mid-size buildings lag behind; Global and Mail Property Report for Commercial Real Estate, Canada. May 2020. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/industry-news/property-report/article-federal-buildings-in-need-of-major-repairs-increasing-in-number-2/
 * How COVID-19 Is Changing Global Business, The Aspen Institute, Weekly Series, during April 2020. Week 1; Week 2 ; Week 3; Week 4
 * Most Pennsylvanians Would Benefit from the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, According to a Duquesne Study, (2020). https://www.duq.edu/news/releases/most-pennsylvanians-would-benefit-from-the-energy-innovation-and-carbon-dividend-act-according-to-a-duquesne-study

Research
Dr. Sroufe's research focuses on "Environmental Management Systems" defined as the formal and informal systems integrating procedures and processes for the training of personnel, monitoring, summarizing and reporting of specialized triple bottom line performance information to internal and external stakeholders. These systems have evolved from reactive Environmental Health and Safety systems of the past to proactive, present day Sustainability Operating Systems improving environmental performance, stakeholder engagement, and resource efficiency. Dr. Sroufe is truly passionate about engaged learning via a focus on responsible management of financial, social, environmental, and informational assets.

Teaching Curriculum
His first course entitled, Strategic Sustainability and Models, covers the forces and models driving current decision making while integrating sustainable business practices into operations including Life Cycle Analysis. His second course entitled, Sustainable Tools and Processes for Driving Performance, takes a case-based approach featuring guest speakers covering topics and assignments ranging from the development of a sustainability management plan for area organizations, to energy management systems, and a Leading Electric and Environmental Design (LEED) competition. He is involved in developing and delivering action learning pedagogy within the top ranked MBA Sustainable Business Practices program, producing future change agents.

Consulting Experience
As a public speaker and consultant, Dr. Sroufe has worked with a range of corporations, and conducts quantitative and qualitative research with firms including Alcoa, Baxter, Dow, Eco Labs, Ford, Gillette, GSA, Herman Miller, IBM, Intel, Interfaces, Lucent, and Steelcase. He utilizes integrated management practices to help decision makers solve problems, improve productivity, increase revenue, find value in existing buildings, evaluate Integrated Bottom Line (IBL) performance, and enhance competitiveness with a range of enterprises.