Member - Gail Whiteman

DR. GAIL WHITEMAN
Assistant Professor
Department of Business-Society Management
RSM Erasmus University , The Netherlands

Email: gwhiteman@fbk.eur.nl

Education:

Ph.D. (Management), Queen's University, School of Business , Canada . 1993-1999. Double Major: Organization Behaviour & Marketing.

Fellow, LEAD (Leadership in the Environment & Development International Training Program).

Bachelor of Business Administration, Honours Program, Wilfrid Laurier University , Canada 1982-1986.

Details of Work History

Current Assistant Professor, Business Society Management, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University , The Netherlands .

2001 Program Manager & Member of Faculty. Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus Graduate School of Business, Erasmus University , The Netherlands .

2000/2001 Adjunct Professor (COMM 331: International Marketing). Queen's University, School of Business , International Study Centre.

1997-2001 Senior Researcher, Corporate Responsibility, The North-South Institute, Canada .

1992-1993 Corporate Relations Manager, Heart and Stroke Foundation , Canada .

1990-1991 Account Director, The Communique Group, Toronto , Canada .

Account Director, The Russo Group, Toronto , Canada .

1986-89 Brand Manager, Adams Brands, Warner Lambert Canada Inc . . Canada .

Teaching Areas:

Business-Society Management (Masters & Undergraduate Level), European Business (Masters); Organizational Behavior/Theory; Business & Environment; International Advertising (MBA)

Academic Awards:

Award for Best Paper (Organizations and the Natural Environment Division), Academy of Management Conference, Chicago . 1999

D.D. Monieson Award, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97

Queens ' Creative Writing Scholarship, 1994

Dean's Graduate Award, 1993

Wilfrid Laurier Incentive Scholarship, 1983/84, 1984/85

Wilfrid Laurier Entrance Scholarship, 1982

Research Grants:

2002 - ERIM Research Travel Grant, € 5000

2001 - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (with Flanagan, W.; Queen's University Faculty of Law) -- $40,000 Canadian

1999/00 - Research project of the North-South Institute funded by the International Development Research Council of Canada. "Exploring effective consultation and engagement with Indigenous Peoples within the mining sector of Latin America , the Caribbean , and Canada ". Research Grant: $190,000 Canadian.

1996/97 - The Northern Scientific Training Program -- $12,000 Canadian.

International Activities

• Visiting scholar, 2003. Queen's University, School of Business , Canada .
• Reviewer for Academy of Management Journal; Arctic ; Conservation Ecology

Other Academic Activities

• Member, Academy of Management
• Member, Resilience Alliance
• Program Committee, International Business Administration Program, RSM Erasmus U
• MBA Advisory Committee, RSM Erasmus U

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Whiteman, G. & Cooper, W.H. Forthcoming. Sixty six ways to get it wrong: A response to Banerjee & Linstead. Human Relations .

Whiteman, G., Niemelä, J. , Forbes, B. & Chapin, F.S. III. 2004. "Bringing high-latitude feedback and resilience into the corporate boardroom." Ambio , Royal Academy of Swedish Sciences , 33: 371-376.

Chapin, F.S. III, Peterson, G., Berkes, F., Callaghan, T.V., Angelstam, P., Apps, M., Beier, C., Bergeron, Y., Crépin, A-S., Danell, K., Elmqvist, T., Folke, C., Forbes, B., Fresco, N., Juday, G., Niemelä, J. , Shvidenko, A., & Whiteman, G. 2004. Resilience and vulnerability of northern regions to social and environmental change. Ambio, Royal Academy of Swedish Sciences, 33: 344-349.

Whiteman, G. 2004a. The impact of economic development in James Bay : The Cree tallymen speak out. Organization & Environment , 17: 425-448.

Whiteman, G. 2004b. " Why are we talking inside? Reflecting on Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and management research". Journal of Management Inquiry, 13: 261-277.

Whiteman, G. & Mamen, K. 2002. Examining justice and conflict between mining companies and Indigenous peoples: Cerro Colorado and the Ngäbe-Buglé. Journal of business and management, 8: 293-310.

Whiteman, G, and Cooper, W. H. 2000. Ecological embeddedness. Academy of Management Journal , 43: 1265-1282.

Whiteman, G. 1999. Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK): A framework for sustainable business management. Best Paper Proceedings , Academy of Management 1999 Conference.

Whiteman, G. 1999. Sustainability for the planet: a marketing perspective. Conservation Ecology, [online] 3 (1): 13. URL: http://www.consecol.org/vol3/iss1/art13

Chapin, F. S. III, & Whiteman, G. 1998. Sustainable development of the boreal forest: Interaction of ecological, social, and business feedbacks. Conservation Ecology [online] 2(2): 12. URL: http://www.consecol.org/vol2/iss2/art12

Books, or contributions to books

  PEER REVIEWED BOOK CHAPTERS

Flanagan, W., & Whiteman, G. Forthcoming, 2005. " The multinational as minority investor: Corporate social responsibilities / opportunities?" In, Cragg, W. (Ed.) Ethics Codes, Corporations and the Challenge of Globalization . London : Edward Elgar.

Whiteman, G. 2004. "Gold mining, forestry & Indigenous Peoples: The troubling example of Guyana ." In Bird, F. (Ed.) International Businesses and the Challenges of Poverty in the Developing World , Volume One: Case studies. London : Palgrave MacMillan.

NON-REFEREED BOOKS & BOOK CHAPTERS

Whiteman, G., & Mamen, K. 2002. Meaningful consultation and participation in the mining sector? A review of the consultation and participation of Indigenous Peoples within the international mining sector. Ottawa : The North-South Institute. http://www.nsi-ins.ca/ensi/pdf/lit_rev/lit_rev_final.pdf (broken link) ISBN 1-896770-46-0

Whiteman, G., & S. Brandum. 1998. Pursuing sustainable development: Infrastructure and engineering. In Canadian Development Report 1998: Canadian Corporations and Social Responsibility: 91-108. Ottawa : The North-South Institute.

Culpeper, R., & G. Whiteman. 1998. The corporate stake in social responsibility. In Canadian Development Report 1998: Canadian Corporations and Social Responsibility: 13-34. Ottawa : The North-South Institute.

Conference Papers/Presentations

Whiteman, G. & Cooper, W.H. Accepted. "Grab the rifle: Managerial resilience within an adaptive social-ecological system." The Academy of Management Annual Conference 2005.

P erez, P., Cowan, D., Poulson, C., Statler, M. & Whiteman, G. Accepted 2005. The Academy of Management 's F ringe Café: An open space for dialoguing on 'A new vision of management in the 21 st century.' Hawaii : The Academy of Management Annual Conference.

Flanagan, W. & Whiteman, G. 2005. Aids is not a business: A study in global corporate responsibility - Securing access to low cost HIV medications. ICR 2004 Conference Proceedings. Virginia : Philosophy Documentation Center .

Barry, D., Dawids, M., Hans en, H., Taylor, S. & Whiteman, G. 2003. The Academy of Management's F ringe Café: An open space for dialoguing on 'Democracy in a knowledge economy.' All-Academy Symposium Submission. Seattle : The Academy of Management Annual Conference 2003.

Whiteman, G. et al. 2003. "Promoting a European framework for corporate social responsibility": An analysis of the European Action Framework for CSR. Symposium at the International Association for Business & Society, Rotterdam .

Whiteman, et al. 2003. The importance of institution building for the development of just practices: Positive, negative, and ambiguous cases of international businesses in developing areas. Symposium at the International Association for Business & Society (IABS), Rotterdam .

Whiteman, G. 2001. "Corporate Social Responsibility." The Forum on CSR, Global Education Program, International Centre, University of Alberta .

Whiteman, G. 2000. Discussant for paper by Roome, N. J. , Wijen, F. & de Groene, A. "The Influence of organizational pre-conditions, designs and routines on environmental learning through company stakeholder interactions." Academy of Management Conference.

Fellow of Cohort 7 at the LEAD International Session in Canada . "Globalization and sustainability: Impacts on local communities." August, 2000.

Whiteman, G & Blacklock, C. 2000. "Comments on UNEP/UN DESA's Environmental Guidelines for mining operations." [online] URL: http://www.natural-resources.org/environment/Berlin/ (broken link)

Whiteman, G. 1999. "To engage or not to engage? NGO-private sector relationships." CIDA International Development Days, Ottawa .

Round Table participant. UNEP/UN DESA's Round Table on Environmental Guidelines for Mining Operations, Berlin , 1999.

Whiteman, G. 1999. "Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK): A framework for sustainable business management." Academy of Management Annual Conference, Chicago .

Whiteman, G. 1999. "Mining and Indigenous Peoples." Mineral Economics and Management Society (MEMS) annual meeting, Ottawa .

Panelist. "Making sustainable change: The power of strategic planning." Panel Session at LEAD Canada Meeting, February, 1999.

Whiteman, G.1998. "Incorporating sustainable development into Canada 's Export Development Act." Presentation & brief submitted to Gowling, Strathy & Henderson for the legislative review of the Export Development Act, December, Ottawa .

Participant. Stakeholder consultations for an environmental framework for the Export Development Corporation, November, 1998.

Associate of Cohort 7 at the LEAD International Session in China . "Integrated watershed management: A stakeholder dialogue." October, 1998.