“City Revitalization from the Ground Up: The Case of a Local Food Collective in Detroit”
Thursday, December 11
12:00-1:30pm, Ross, R0420
Open to the University Community
Sara Soderstrom
Assistant Professor LSA, University of Michigan
Sara Soderstrom is interested in how corporations engage in societal sustainability challenges. She studies how individuals within organizations mobilize others, develop coalitions, and access key decision makers when they are trying to implement sustainability initiatives. Further, she studies individual and organizational responses to the ambiguity and uncertainty that surrounds sustainability, such as making sense of emergent issues, prioritizing and agenda setting, and balancing multiple goals.
Kate Heinze
Assistant Professor, Sports Management; Co-Director, Michigan Center for Sports Management, University of Michigan
Kate Heinze‘ research seeks to understand organizational and institutional change through the lens of institutional and social movement theories. She investigates the creation of new markets, organizations, and programs that are connected to field-level movements and trends. She is particularly interested in the role of sport and social entrepreneurship in promoting community wellness.
