Mark Finster

Mark P. Finster is an associate professor in the Wisconsin School of Business. He serves on the executive board of the Erdman Center for Operations and Technology Management, the Global Studies Program, the Manufacturing Systems Engineering Program and the Global Studies Program. He is also a contributing member to the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, the Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement, the Energy Institute, and the Center for Quick-Response Manufacturing.

Finster is a five-time National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholar and chaired the NSF session that established a national research agenda in organizational excellence. He has helped more than 100 organizations on four continents and sits on the board of directors at Home Savings Bank.

His research interests include sustainable strategy, design and improvement of complex systems in a wide variety of industries and sectors, including for profit, government, education, not-for-profit, large and small organizations.

Prior to joining the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he served as a professor at Cornell and Johns Hopkins Universities. He has received the Gaumnitz Distinguished Faculty Award and the Mabel W. Chipman Excellence in Teaching Award from the Wisconsin School of Business.

Finster received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.

Selected Published Journal Articles

• Finster, M. & Hernke, M. (2014). Benefits organizations pursue when seeking competitive advantage by improving environmental performance. Journal of Industrial Ecology (18), 652-662.
• Finster, M. (2010). Business Strategies for Green House Gas Reductions: A Twelve Year Industry Analysis of Actions and Trends. Going Green CARE Innovation
• Meissen, R. & Finster, M. & Eagan, P. (2009). Business Strategies for Greenhouse Gas Reduction: An Eleven-Year Industry Analysis of Actions and Trends. Conference Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manfufacturing
• Finster, M. (2009). Climate Change Adaptation in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Ökologisches Wirtschaften
• Meissen, R. & Finster, M. & Eagan, P. (2008). An Industrial Analysis of Green House Gas Reduction Business Strategies. Conference Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Eco Balance
• Finster, M. (2008). Materials to prepare hospice patients for dying in the home. Journal of Palliative Medicine (11), 869 - 872. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2008.0072.
• Finster, M. & Ferris, E. & McDonald, D. (2004). Academic Fit of Student-Athletes: An Analysis of NCAA Division I-A Graduation Rates. Research in Higher Education (45), 555-575. doi: 10.1023/B:RIHE.0000040263.39209.84.
• Finster, M. & Eagan, P. & Hussey, D. (2003). Creating Business Value and Environmental Performance through the Use of Customer-Focused Quality Tools. Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment, 240-245. doi: 10.1109/ISEE.2003.1208082.
• Finster, M. & Eagan, P. & Hussey, D. (2002). Linking Industrial Ecology with Business Strategy: Creating Value for Green Product Design. Journal of Industrial Ecology (5), 89-108. doi: 10.1162/108819801760049495.
• Finster, M. & Eagan, P. & Hussey, D. (2001). Clarifying the Environmental Voice of the Customer Using the Kano Technique. Proceedings of EcoDesign 2001: Second International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 842-847. doi: 10.1109/.2001.992478.
• Finster, M. (2001). Creating Continuous Innovation. Quality Management Journal (8), 22 - 26.
• Finster, M. & Dalrymple, J. & Edgeman, R. & Guerrero-Cusumano, J. & Hensler, D. & Parr, W. (1999). A White Paper: Quality at the Crossroads of Organizational Excellence and the Academy. Quality Engineering (12), 97-104.

Presentations

Designing the High-Performance Organization ( 2014 ) An Integrated Approach to Sustainability: How Organizations Generate Innovative Performance Dimensions, Benefits and Strategies that Create New Sustainable Business Models and Expand Traditional Dimensions of Quality, Cost and Customer

Sustainability in a Scandinavian Context ( 2013 ) Toward an integrated theory of sustainable organizational behavior

Weston Roundtable Series ( 2010 ) A Longitudinal Analysis of Actions and Trends for Climate Change

Going Green CARE Innovation 2010 ( 2010 ) Business Strategies for Green House Gas Reductions: A Twelve Year Industry Analysis of Actions and Trends

Sixth International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing ( 2009 ) Business Strategies for Greenhouse Gas Reduction: An Eleven-Year Industry Analysis of Actions and Trends

Joint Actions on Climate Change ( 2009 ) An Industrial Analysis of Green House Gas Reduction Business Strategies

Undergraduate Courses

Advanced Independent Study (Reading & Research) ( 699 Section 032), Fall 2007.

Contemporary Topics (OTM 365 Section 2), Fall 2009.

Business & Diversity (BUS 365 Section 004), Fall 2006.

(BUS 365), Fall 2006.

Contemporary Topics (OTM 365 Section 2), Fall 2010.

Contemporary Topics: Sustainable Approaches to System Improvement (OTM 365 Section 002), Fall 2012. Download Syllabus

Reading and Research (OIM 339), Fall 2005.

Graduate Courses

Reading and Research (OIM 990), Spring 2005.

Reading and Research (OIM 990), Fall 2004.

Reading and Research (OIM 990), Spring 2004.

Reading and Research (OIM 990), Fall 2003.

Reading and Research (OIM 990), Spring 2003.

Strategic Breakthrough Management and Quality Planning (OIM 861), Spring 2002.

Strategic Breakthrough Management and Quality Planning (OIM 861), Spring 2004.

Strategic Breakthrough Management & Quality Planning (OIM 861 Section 001), Spring 2006.

Strategc Managemt&Qual Plan (OTM 861 Section 1), Spring 2010.

Strategc Managemt&Qual Plan (OTM 861 Section 1), Spring 2008.

Plan-Qual/New Servc&Prodct (OTM 860 Section 1), Spring 2009.

Planning for Quality in New Services and Products (OIM 860), Spring 2003.

Planning for Quality in New Services and Products (OIM 860), Spring 2005.

Planning for Quality in New Services and Products (OIM 860), Spring 2001.

Planning for Quality in New Se (OTM 860 Section 1), Spring 2011. Download Syllabus

Planning for Quality in New Products and Services (OTM 860 Section 1), Spring 2007.

Reading and Research (OIM 799), Fall 2004.

Reading and Research (OIM 799), Spring 2004.

Reading and Research (OIM 799), Fall 2003.

Master's Research & Study ( 790 Section 029), Summer 2007.

Qual & Productivity Improvemnt (OTM 770 Section 1), Fall 2008.

Qual & Productivity Improvemnt (OTM 770 Section 1), Spring 2009.

Introduction to Quality and Productivity Improvement (OIM 770), Fall 2001.

Introduction to Quality and Productivity Improvement (OIM 770), Fall 2002.

Introduction to Quality and Productivity Improvement (OIM 770), Spring 2002.

Introduction to Quality and Productivity Improvement (OIM 770), Fall 2003.

Introduction to Quality and Productivity Improvement (OIM 770), Spring 2003.

Introduction to Quality and Productivity Improvement (OIM 770), Fall 2004.

Introduction to Quality and Productivity Improvement (OIM 770), Spring 2004.

Quality & Productivity Improvement (OIM 770 Section 001), Spring 2005.

Introduction to Quality and Productivity Improvement (OIM 770), Spring 2001.

Quality and Productivity Improvement (OIM 770 Section 001), Fall 2005.

Quality & Productivity Improvement (OIM 770 Section 001), Spring 2006.

Qual & Productivity Improvemnt (OTM 770 Section 1), Fall 2009.

Quality & Productivity Improvement (OIM 770 Section 001), Fall 2006.

Qual & Productivity Improvemnt (OTM 770 Section 1), Spring 2010.

Introduction to Quality and Productivity Improvement (OTM 770), Fall 2006.

Quality & Productivity Improvement (OTM 770 Section 1), Fall 2010.

Quality and Productivity Improvement (OTM 770 Section 001), Fall 2012. Download Syllabus

Quality & Productivity Improvement (OTM 770 Section 1), Spring 2007.

Quality & Productivity Improvement (OTM 770 Section 1), Fall 2007.

Qual & Productivity Improvemnt (OTM 770 Section 1), Spring 2008.