Sustainable Work Center


Nashville, TN;Grand Rapids, MI;Detroit, MI
Project Goal
Conduct a proof of concept around THRIVE, a proposed employer-led for-profit company, which aims to use positive work experiences to aid previously exploited or vulnerable individuals in their healing and create a runway into sustainable positive employment opportunities.
Faculty Advisors
Gretchen Spreitzer
Gretchen Spreitzer
Associate Dean for Executive and Corporate Relations
Keith E. and Valerie J. Alessi Professor of Business Administration
Professor of Management and Organizations
Gretchen M. Spreitzer's research focuses on employee empowerment and leadership development, particularly within a context of organizational change...
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Paul Clyde
Paul Clyde
President, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan
Tom Lantos Professor of Business Administration
Movses and Maija Kaldjian Collegiate Lecturer of Business Economics and Public Policy
Paul Clyde is President of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan, the Tom Lantos Professor of Business Administration, the...
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MAP Type
Full-Time MBA MAP
Industry
Education/Government/Non-Profit
Function
Human Resources
Region
United States: South
United States: Midwest
Class Year
2018
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