Michelle Rogat

Resistance & Pathways to Sustainability in Business

Hospitality Industry Case Study

“analysis paralysis”

change resistance

hidden failures

green misconceptions

Broad AimIncrease environmentally sustainable

practices in business to decrease society’s impact and demand on the

environment as an adaptive solution to climate change.

Research Goals• Observe the Process

• Document Projects Progression• Analyze Success Factors• Discover Patterns for New

Knowledge

Primary Field Site: The Country Club Of Troy

Country Club of Troy

Golf CourseRestaurant

USGBCMurphyConsulting

Clubhouse

Audubon International

Schuyler Meadows GC

Empire Zero Morgan Linen

NYSERDA

Jodi Smits Anderson,

LEED AP

Brickman

My focus is on analyzing the process of implementing projects like these, not on the actual projects themselves.

Management

Clubhouse Manager (GM)

ControllerAsst. House Manager

Exec. ChefsGrounds

Superintendent

Clubhouse &

Restaurant Staff

Members

Board of GovernorsJohn Lang, Jr. – PresidentRichard Keeler – 1st Vice PresidentThomas Siggia – 2nd Vice PresidentDavid Michaels – 3rd Vice PresidentAnthony Duffy . - Secretary/Treasurer

Committee ChairpersonsCapital Improvements – Richard Keeler, Jr.Constitution – David MichaelsFinance / Insurance – Anthony Duffy, Steve Bouchey, Daniel LandauerGrounds – Michael PlowinskeHouse / Events – Thomas Siggia, Steve BoucheyLong Range Planning – Tom SiggiaMembership – Charles DunhamMen’s Golf – Michael FascoTennis – Pamela HatfieldWomen’s Golf – Pamela HatfieldCounsel – Kevin BrocksPool – Lynn Cardish

Club Management StaffBob Ducatte - Clubhouse Manager

Richard Weber - Executive ChefMichael Young - Controller

Mike Kucera - Golf ProElizabeth Ryan - Assistant House Manager

Chris Strong - Grounds SuperintendentBob Wallen - Pool Director

Jack and Judith Curry - Tennis Pros

Members are elite.

Members are invested in the community.

NSF Grant Proposal

NSF Grant – Economics, Discretionary

Grant Number: PD-98-1320

CFDA Number: 47.075 – Social, Behavior, & Economic

Sciences

Total Program Funding: $220,000

Expected Number of Awards: 10

Closing Date: January 18 & August 18, 2014, Yearlyhttp://www.grants.gov/custom/viewOppDetails.jsp?oppId=45809

Existing Facilities Program

Funding

Pilot Research

Dissemination

Presentation SourcesA. Audubon International. (1991). Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses:

Fact Sheet. Retrieved from www.auduboninternational.orgB. Empire Zero LLC. (2013). Commercial Composting — Empire Zero. Retrieved September 12,

2013, from http://empirezerowaste.com/commercial/C. Environmental Protection Agency. (2013). Sustainability Research | NCER | ORD | EPA.

Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/ncer/quickfinder/sustainability_search.html#sustainD. Existing Facilities Program - NYSERDA. (2013). Retrieved from

http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/Home/BusinessAreas/Energy Efficiency and Renewable Programs/Commercial and Industrial/CI Programs/Existing Facilities Program.aspx

E. LinkedIn. (2013). World’s Largest Professional Network, Linkedin. From www.linkedin.comF. Nader, L. (1972). Up the anthropologist: Perspectives gained from studying up (pp. 284-311).

ERIC Clearinghouse.G. Schendler, A. (2009). Getting green done: Hard truths from the front lines of the sustainability

revolution (p. 304). PublicAffairs.

H. Squire | The Country Club of Troy. (2013). Retrieved from http://countrycluboftroy.com/?page_id=602