Schulich School of Business
Professor, Schulich School of Business
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M3J 1P3
E-mail: ihenriqu@schulich.yorku.ca
Tel: (416) 736-5068 or (416) 736-2100 ext. 77938
Fax: (416) 736-5687
Research Inetrests
economics and management and include the economics of R&D, industrial organization and environmental management and sustainability.
Selected Publications
Henriques, I, and P. Sadorsky (2010) Can environmental sustainability be used to manage energy price risk? Energy Economics, In Press.
N. Darnall, I. Henriques and P. Sadorsky. 2009. Adopting Proactive Environmental Strategy:
The Influence of Stakeholders and Firm Size, Journal of Management Studies, In Press.
I. Henriques and P. Sadorsky (2008) “Oil prices and stock prices of alternative energy companies”, Energy Economics, 10(3), 998-1010.
I. Henriques and P. Sadorsky (2008) “Voluntary Environmental Programs: A Canadian Perspective”, Policy Studies Journal, 36 (1), 143-166.
N. Darnall, I. Henriques and P. Sadorsky (2008) “Do environmental management systems improve business performance in an international setting?” Journal of International Management, 14 (4), 364-376.
I. Henriques and P. Sadorsky (2006), “The adoption of environmental management practices in a transition economy”, Comparative Economic Studies, 48(4): 641-661.
I. Henriques and S. Sharma (2005), “Pathways of stakeholder influence in the Canadian forestry industry”, Business Strategy and the Environment, 14: 384-398.
S. Sharma and I. Henriques (2005),“Stakeholder influences on sustainability practices in the Canadian forest products industry”, Strategic Management Journal, 26: 159-180.
I. Henriques and P. Sadorsky (2001),“Multi-factor risk and the stock returns of Canadian paper and forest products companies”, Forest Policy and Economics, 3, (3 / 4): 199-208.
I. Henriques and P. Sadorsky (1999),"The relationship between environmental commitment and managerial perceptions of stakeholder importance", Academy of Management Journal, February, 42 (1): 87-99.
I. Henriques and P. Sadorsky (1996),"The Determinants of an Environmentally Responsive Firm: An Empirical Approach", Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 30(3), May: 381-395.
Biography
Irene Henriques has published numerous articles in leading journals including the Academy of Management Journal, the American Economic Review, the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management and the Strategic Management Journal. In 1997, she was the recipient of the Schulich School of Business research award. In 1998, she was a visiting international scholar at the University of California at Davis. In 2003, she won the Best Paper Award for the Strategy Division of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada for “Stakeholder Influences and Sustainability Practices in the Canadian Forest Products Industry”. She is currently a member of the advisory board for the Haub Program in Business and Sustainability, a member of the Credit River Watershed Conservation Steering Committee and a member of an OECD working group on firm level management and environmental policy. In 2005–2006, she was elected to be the Professional Development Workshop Chair for the Organizations and the Natural Environment (ONE) group of the Academy of Management and Academic Reviewer for the Strategy Division of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada. In 2006–2007, she is the Program Chair for the Organizations and the Natural Environment (ONE) group of the Academy of Management, and Program Chair for the Strategy Division of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada. She received her PhD in economics from Queen’s University and her bachelor’s and master’s of science degrees from the Université de Montréal. In 2005, she was appointed by the Canadian Minister of the Environment to the Joint Public Advisory Committee of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America (www.cec.org/jpac). In December 2006, she was elected the 2007 Chair of the Joint Public Advisory Committee.. Outside of the Academy, Irene was representative-at-large for the Strategic Management Society’s Competitive Strategy Interest Group, Chair of the Joint Public Advisory Committee of the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation and Program Chair, Strategy Division, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC). Irene is currently on the editorial board of the SMJ.
Irene is fluent in four languages (English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish) and loves the theatre. When not dealing with her professional responsibilities, Irene enjoys spending time in the outdoors with her husband and twin daughters.
