Carlson School Associate Dean Srilata Zaheer appointed first endowed chair in Global Corporate Social Responsibility at University of Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (Oct. 15, 2008)—Srilata Zaheer, associate dean of faculty and research and professor of Strategic Management and Organization at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, was named the first holder of the Elmer L. Andersen Chair in Global Corporate Social Responsibility. This school-wide chair was created through an agreement with the HB Fuller Foundation, the University of Minnesota Foundation, and the Carlson School. A school-wide committee selected Zaheer for the inaugural appointment based on her excellence in research, teaching, and service contributions, international reputation, and evidence of impact. Her areas of research include the legitimacy of multinational enterprises and how information and communication technology influence the work of global firms. She is particularly interested in how corporate social responsibility and the legitimacy that goes with it spill over across national boundaries. In 2007, Zaheer was named a Fellow of the Academy of International Business, the highest academic honor in her field. Her research has been published in top-ranked management and international business journals including Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Management Science, and Journal of International Business Studies. She held elected office for five years on the Executive Committee of the International Management Division of the Academy of Management, culminating in service as its Chair. She has served on the editorial boards of several academic journals including Strategic Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, and Group and Organization Management. She currently serves as the Reviewing Editor at Journal of International Business Studies. From 1994 to 1996, Zaheer was a senior research fellow of the Wharton Financial Institutions Center. Prior to her academic career, Zaheer worked with Sandoz and the Tata Group of Companies in India, and with Business International in India and Nigeria. Zaheer received her doctorate in international management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and her MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. She is the author of over 30 publications and the recipient of several international academic honors, including two previous awards from the Academy of International Business. |