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Clyde Eirikur Hull

Professor, Behavioral Science/IB/Strat Management

Department of Management
Saunders College of Business
Director, Competitive Sustainability Center

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Clyde Eirikur Hull

Professor, Behavioral Science/IB/Strat Management

Department of Management
Saunders College of Business
Director, Competitive Sustainability Center

Education

BA, Yale University; MB, MBA, Ph.D., Indiana University

Bio

Clyde Eiríkur Hull is a Professor in the Management Department in the Saunders College of Business at RIT, where he teaches such topics as Technology Strategy, Strategic Management, and Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics. During his time at RIT he has served in various capacities, including two years during the pandemic (2020-2022) as Chair of what is now RIT’s Faculty Senate. He has published on topics in strategic management ranging from financial performance, corporate social responsibility and sustainability through innovation and entrepreneurship, including digital entrepreneurship and circular-economy entrepreneurship. Theoretical frameworks that appear in his work include the resource-based view, stakeholder theory, and cognitive bias and managerial frameworks in the context of the importance of managing information. His articles have appeared in such journals as Strategic Management JournalJournal of Management StudiesJournal of Product Innovation ManagementJournal of Cleaner Production, and Information Systems Journal. He is also Primary Investigator on a U.S. State Department grant to help female entrepreneurs in Jordan start circular economy businesses. He earned his M.B.A. and Master of Business degrees from Indiana University and his Ph.D. from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business shortly after it was named. His undergraduate degree is an A.B. in Philosophy from Yale University.

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Areas of Expertise

Currently Teaching

INTB-225
3 Credits
Being an informed global citizen requires an understanding of the global business environment. Organizations critical to the development of the global business environment include for-profit businesses, non-profits, governmental, non-governmental, and supranational agencies. This course introduces students to the interdependent relationships between organizations and the global business environment. A holistic approach is used to examine the diverse economic, political, legal, cultural, and financial systems that influence both organizations and the global business environment.
ISUS-790
1-6 Credits
Independent research in sustainability leading to the completion of the MS thesis. This course requires a formal proposal and a faculty sponsor.
ISUS-791
0 Credits
MS or PhD students requiring additional time to complete their thesis
ISUS-807
1-9 Credits
Research in fulfillment of Sustainability Ph.D. dissertation or M.S. capstone requirements.
ISUS-890
1-9 Credits
Research fulfillment of Sustainability Ph.D. dissertation requirements.
MGMT-340
3 Credits
This course applies concepts of ethics to business at the macro level and at the micro level. At the macro level the course examines competing business ideologies exploring the ethical concerns of capitalism as well as the role of business in society. At the micro level the course examines the role of the manager in establishing an ethical climate with an emphasis on the development of ethical leadership in business organizations. The following topics are typically discussed: the stakeholder theory of the firm, corporate governance, marketing and advertising ethics, the rights and responsibilities of employees, product safety, ethical reasoning, business's responsibility to the environment, moving from a culture of compliance to a culture of integrity, and ethical leadership.
MGMT-520
3 Credits
This course studies the process of creating new ventures on the basis of circular economy principles, with an emphasis on understanding the concept of circular economy, the existing tools for circular opportunity recognition such as material flow analysis and life cycle assessments, and the different circular economy business models to implement to generate environmental, consumer and business values. The course also establishes fundamental knowledge regarding entrepreneurial orientation and its intersection with circular economy. The course uses project-based learning. The project begins with students innovating circular economy products and services from scratch using the tools mentioned above. By the end of the course, students will have developed comprehensive business plans and investor pitches.
MGMT-620
3 Credits
This course studies the process of creating new ventures on the basis of circular economy principles, with an emphasis on understanding the concept of circular economy, the existing tools for circular opportunity recognition such as material flow analysis and life cycle assessments, and the different circular economy business models to implement to generate environmental, consumer and business values. The course also establishes fundamental knowledge regarding entrepreneurial orientation and its intersection with circular economy. The course uses project-based learning. The project begins with students innovating circular economy products and services from scratch using the tools mentioned above. By the end of the course, students will have developed comprehensive business plans and investor pitches.
MGMT-822
3 Credits
This course covers foundational and advanced issues in innovation management, focusing on current trends as well as classic readings in innovation literature. This is a broad ranging seminar on the topics that undergird the organizational innovation, but excludes the individual level aggregation (i.e., creativity). The innovation seminar prepares the PhD candidate to understand conceptual frameworks and analytical approaches needed to critically evaluate and identify important issues underlying innovation in organizations.

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