Bryan Stinchfield
Assistant Professor of Business, Organizations and Society
717-358-5831
Office: HAR-120
Professional Biography
Professor Bryan Stinchfield earned his Ph.D. in Organization Studies from Southern Illinois University where he focused on Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, and Organizational Performance. Prior to entering academia, Professor Stinchfield was a pilot in the United States Army, a counter-terrorism officer, a sales representative for Pfizer, and a strategic sourcing consultant.
Education
2009: Ph.D., Organization Studies, Southern Illinois University
2001: MBA, Strategy, University of Pittsburgh
1993: BA, Rhetorical Theory, University of Pittsburgh
Research Interests
Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, Organizational Performance
Publications
Stinchfield, B., Nelson, R., & Wood, M. 2012. “Learning from Levi-Strauss’ legacy: Art, craft, engineering, bricolage, and brokerage in entrepreneurship.” Entrepreneurship, Theory & Practice, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2012.00523.x.
Busch, T., Stinchfield, B., & Wood, M. 2011. “Rethinking sustainability, innovation, and firm performance.” In Cross-Sector Leadership for a Green Economy, edited by Alfred Marcus, Stefano Pogutz, Sanjay Sharma, & Paul Shrivastava. Palgrave-MacMillan.
Michalisin, M., & Stinchfield, B. 2010. “Climate change strategies and firm performance: An empirical investigation of the natural resource-based view of the firm.” Journal of Business Strategies, Vol. 27 (2): 123-149.
Stinchfield, B. 2009. "Stakeholders and corporate environmental decision making; The BP Whiting Refinery controversy." The CASE Journal, Vol. 6 (1): 13-26.
Stinchfield, B, Li, H., & Du, J. 2009. "Sustainable manufacturing strategies and organizational performance in china." International Journal of Business Research, Vol. 9(6): 7-18.
Stinchfield, B. 2009. "Environmental responsibility and changing power dynamics." International Journal of Sustainable Strategic Management, Vol. 1(2): 140-154.
Presentations
Stinchfield, B., and Silverberg, R. 2012. April. "Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, and Civil Disorder." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Sustainability, Ethics, and Entrepreneurship Conference, Denver, CO.
Gavor, P., and Stinchfield, B. 2012. June. "Effects of corruption and nepotism on new venture creation." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Association of Business and Society Conference, Asheville, NC.
Stinchfield, B., Nelson, R., & Wood M. 2010, June. "Entrepreneurial opportunities: Bricolage, art, craft, engineering, and brokerage." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Busch, T., Stinchfield, B., & Wood, M. 2010, May. "A tryptic inquiry: Rethinking sustainability, innovation and financial performance." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability Conference, Cambridge, MA.
Stinchfield, B. 2008, October. “Sustainability, innovation and firm performance: An empirical inquiry.” Presented at the 2008 Southern Management Academy conference, St. Petersburg Beach, FL.
Stinchfield, B., & Michalisin, M. 2008, August. “Environmental attitudes and formal business education: An empirical investigation.” Presented at the 2008 Academy of Management conference, Anaheim, CA.
Stinchfield, B. 2008, May. “Stakeholders and corporate environmental decision making: The BP Whiting refinery controversy.” Presented at the 2008 Eastern Academy of Management conference, Washington, D.C.
Stinchfield, B. 2008, May. “Green manufacturing strategy and competitive advantage in China.” Presented at the 2008 Eastern Academy of Management conference, Washington, D.C.
Stinchfield, B., & Michalisin, M. 2007, November. “Climate change strategies and firm performance: An empirical investigation of the natural resource-based view.” Presented at the Southern Management Association, Nashville, TN.
Stinchfield, B. 2007, October. “Opportunism in carbon trading: Exchanging greenhouse gases and hot air.” Presented at the Midwest Academy of Management, Kansas City, MO.
Stinchfield, B. 2007. August. “Environmental responsibility and changing power dynamics.” Presented at the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA.
Stinchfield, B. 2003, October. “NATO intervention and the globalization of Kosovo.” Presented at the Northwest Political Science Association, Vancouver, BC.
Course Information
Fall: BOS 200, Organizing in the 21st Century
Fall: FND 130, Natural Resources and Conflict
Spring: BOS 215, Organizational Behavior
Spring: BOS 480, Eco-preneurship
