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Haiying Lin
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Degrees:
| Ph.D. | Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, United States |
| M.A. | Regional Planning and Management in Growing Economies, Univeristy of the Philippines, Philippines & Dortmund University, Germany |
| B.A. | Economics and Finance, Central University of Finance & Economy, China |
Biographical Statement:
Over the past decade, Dr. Haiying Lin has been examining corporate sustainability strategy in different institutional and societal settings. Since 2000, she has conducted a series of sustainability projects with Initiativekreis Ruhrgebiet (German industry association), Foundation Maison des sciences de l'homme (French foundation), OIKOS (Swiss foundation) and SustainAsia (Asian corporate sustainability advisory firm). She holds a PhD in Environmental Policy and Corporate Sustainability from George Mason University. Her research investigates the reasons why companies adopt sustainability strategies, whether these strategies improve the natural environment, and to what extent businesses derive value by implementation of these strategies.
Dr. Lin is now a faculty member in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) at the University of Waterloo. She sits on the Board of Directors of the non-profit US-China Association for Environmental Education and other advisory committees. She was awarded as a college scholar by School of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Philippines in 1999 and was awarded as a high-potential scholar by the provost office at George Mason University in 2005. She was also the winner for the Emerald Best International Symposium award in 2011.
Dr. Lin’s current research interests include: corporate sustainability strategy, strategic alliances for complex environmental issues, alliances for innovation, cross-sector partnership, voluntary environmental programs, stakeholder involvement in environmental governance, global corporate responsibility, and corporate sustainability in the emerging economies
Major research projects:
Selected Publications, Conference Proceedings, and Presentations:
Lin H. & Darnall N., 2010. Strategic alliances for environmental protection. Sarkis J., Cordeiro J., & Vazquez Brust D. (eds.) Facilitating Sustainable Innovation through Collaboration: A Multistakeholder Perspective. New York: Springer, pp. 233-246.
Lin, H. Forthcoming. “Strategic Alliances for Environmental Improvements”, Business & Society.
Lin, H. Forthcoming. Alliance Partner Heterogeneity and its Implication on Environmental Improvements. Journal of Business Ethics.
Lin, H. & Darnall N., 2011. Strategic Alliances for Complex Environmental Issues. Under review at Journal of Management
Lin, H. 2011. Determinants of Corporate Environmental Performances in Emerging Economies: Theoretical Perspectives and Strategy/Policy Implications. The 2011 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, San Antonio, USA
Lin, H. 2009, “Characterizing Strategic Alliances: Implications for Performance Improvement”, submitted to 2009 Academy of Management Annual Meeting “Green Management Matters”, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A, August 7-11, 2009
Lin, H. 2008, “Strategic Alliances for Climate Change”, presented at the 2008 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August 8-13, 2008, Anaheim, California
Lin, H. 2008, “Strategic Alliances for Sustainable Innovation”, Proceedings of the Greening of Industry Network Conference—“Facilitating Sustainable Innovations Sustainable Innovation as a Tool for Regional Development”, Page 36-39, June 26-28, 2008, Leeuwarden, the Netherland.
Lin, H. 2006, “Market-based mechanisms for greening of paper industry—case studies of paper mill MBPP in Canada and APP in China”, presented at OIKOS PhD summer academy 2006: Sustainability and Corporate Strategy
Lin, H. 2005, “Eco-agricultural projects in China”, presented at Greening of Industry Network Conference “Global Shifts and Regional Development: Innovating for Sustainable Agriculture, Energy, and Finance”. October 20-22, 2005, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada (Keynote speech)
Lin, H. 2002, “Corporate Social Responsibility in China: Barriers and Challenge”, presented at the 10th GIN Conference, held by Gothenburg Congress, Sweden, June 2002, Proceedings of the Greening of Industry Network Conference “Corporate Social Responsibility-Governance for Sustainability”, pp.26-28
Lin, H. 2001, “Environmental Competence as Competitive Factor for Ruhr Industries”, presented at “Exploring the Ruhr in Germany” conference held by Initiativekreis Ruhrgebiet, Essen, Germany, June 2001, proceedings “Exploring the Ruhr in Germany”, pp.50-53
Lin, H. 2001, “Environmental Competence as a Competitive Factor for Ruhr Industries, implication for restructuring environmental policy framework in China”, delivered at The First World Planning School Congress held by Tongji University, China, July 2001, proceedings “World Planning School Congress Dissertation”, pp.271-273
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