Sarah E. Light

LGST 215/815 Syllabus (Spring 2018):  https://apps.wharton.upenn.edu/syllabi/2018A/LGST215401/

LGST 806 Syllabus (Spring 2018): https://apps.wharton.upenn.edu/syllabi/2018A/LGST806408/

Current Courses

• LGST215 - Envt'l Mgmt Law & Pol

  This course provides an introduction to environmental management by focusing on foundational concepts of environmental law and policy and how they affect business decisions. The primary aim of the course is to give students a deeper practical sense of the important relationship between business and the natural environment, the existing legal and policy framework of environmental protection, and how business managers can think about managing their relationship with both the environment and the law.

  LGST215401 ( Syllabus )

• LGST806 - Negotiations

  This course examines the art and science of negotiation, with additional emphasis on conflict resolution. Students will engage in a number of simulated negotiations ranging from simple one-issue transactions to multi-party joint ventures. Through these exercises and associated readings, students explore the basic theoretical models of bargaining and have an opportunity to test and improve their negotiation skills. Cross-listed with MGMT 691/OPIM 691. Format: Lecture, class discussion, simulation/role play, and video demonstrations. Materials: Textbook and course pack.

  LGST806408 ( Syllabus )

• LGST815 - Envt'l Mgmt Law & Pol

  This course provides an introduction to environmental management with a focus on law and policy as a basic framework. The primary aim of the course is to give students a deeper practical sense of the important relationship between business and the natural environment and to think critically about how best to manage this relationship.

  LGST815401 ( Syllabus )

• MGMT691 - Negotiations

  This course examines the art and science of negotiation. This course develops managerial skills by combining lectures with practice, using exercises where students negotiate with each other. Over the course of the semester, students will engage in a number of simulated negotiations ranging from simple one issue transactions to multi-party joint ventures. Through these exercises and associated readings, students explore the basic theoretical models of bargaining and have an opportunity to test and improve their negotiation skills. Cross-listed with LGST 806/OPIM 691.

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• OIDD691 - Negotiations

  Negotiation is the art and science of creating good agreements. In this course we will work on both, studying economics and psychology for the science, and practicing actual negotiations for the art. Throughout we think of negotiation in general terms, relevant not only to salary negotiations and home buying, but performance evaluations, speeches, group collaborations and interpersonal relationships. We practice these kinds of negotiations in 2-, 3-, 4-, and 6-person exercises. Potential reasons to skip this particular negotiation course: 1) We have a strong attendance policy, 2) We have strong no-computers/phones policies, 3) the course is very discussion oriented, 4) We survey your work colleagues about your influence tactics, and 5) you have a short assignment due almost every class. Beginning with the second week of class, if you miss one class you lose a letter grade. If you miss two classes you fail. We have this policy because it is an experiential class, and because your attendance directly affects classmates you are paired with. For some weeks you can attend another section if necessary. Cross-listed with MGMT691 and LGST806.

  OIDD691408

Past Courses

• LGST215 - ENVT'L MGMT LAW & POL

  This course provides an introduction to environmental management by focusing on foundational concepts of environmental law and policy and how they affect business decisions. The primary aim of the course is to give students a deeper practical sense of the important relationship between business and the natural environment, the existing legal and policy framework of environmental protection, and how business managers can think about managing their relationship with both the environment and the law.

• LGST806 - NEGOTIATIONS

  This course examines the art and science of negotiation, with additional emphasis on conflict resolution. Students will engage in a number of simulated negotiations ranging from simple one-issue transactions to multi-party joint ventures. Through these exercises and associated readings, students explore the basic theoretical models of bargaining and have an opportunity to test and improve their negotiation skills. Cross-listed with MGMT 691/OPIM 691. Format: Lecture, class discussion, simulation/role play, and video demonstrations. Materials: Textbook and course pack.

• LGST815 - ENVT'L MGMT LAW & POL

  This course provides an introduction to environmental management with a focus on law and policy as a basic framework. The primary aim of the course is to give students a deeper practical sense of the important relationship between business and the natural environment and to think critically about how best to manage this relationship.

• MGMT691 - NEGOTIATIONS

  This course examines the art and science of negotiation. This course develops managerial skills by combining lectures with practice, using exercises where students negotiate with each other. Over the course of the semester, students will engage in a number of simulated negotiations ranging from simple one issue transactions to multi-party joint ventures. Through these exercises and associated readings, students explore the basic theoretical models of bargaining and have an opportunity to test and improve their negotiation skills. Cross-listed with LGST 806/OPIM 691.

• OIDD691 - NEGOTIATIONS

  Negotiation is the art and science of creating good agreements. In this course we will work on both, studying economics and psychology for the science, and practicing actual negotiations for the art. Throughout we think of negotiation in general terms, relevant not only to salary negotiations and home buying, but performance evaluations, speeches, group collaborations and interpersonal relationships. We practice these kinds of negotiations in 2-, 3-, 4-, and 6-person exercises. Potential reasons to skip this particular negotiation course: 1) We have a strong attendance policy, 2) We have strong no-computers/phones policies, 3) the course is very discussion oriented, 4) We survey your work colleagues about your influence tactics, and 5) you have a short assignment due almost every class. Beginning with the second week of class, if you miss one class you lose a letter grade. If you miss two classes you fail. We have this policy because it is an experiential class, and because your attendance directly affects classmates you are paired with. For some weeks you can attend another section if necessary. Cross-listed with MGMT691 and LGST806.

• Winner, Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability (ARCS) Emerging Sustainability Scholar Award, 2018 Description

  The ARCS Emerging Sustainability Scholar Award recognizes a scholar in the area of corporate sustainability who is likely
  to make significant contributions to the advancement of corporate sustainability scholarship. The award will be granted
  in recognition of a scholar’s existing body of research and in anticipation of the scholar’s research trajectory. The
  selection committee will look for candidates with rigorous and salient contributions that cross disciplinary and national
  boundaries.

• Honorable Mention, Environmental Law & Policy Annual Review, Precautionary Federalism and the Sharing Economy, 2017 Description

  Sarah E. Light, Precautionary Federalism and the Sharing Economy, 66 Emory L.J. 333 (2017) was selected for Honorable Mention by the Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review, a joint publication of the Environmental Law Institute and Vanderbilt Law School. The article was selected as one of the seven “best environmental law or policy ideas” from a pool of “hundreds of law journal articles on environmental topics published between August 2016-and July 2017” by “environmental leaders from the academy as well as the public and private sectors.”

• Winning article, Land Use and Environment Law Review, Parallels in Public and Private Environmental Governance, 2017 Description

  Annual peer-selected compendium of leading articles in environmental law.

• Excellence in Teaching Award in the MBA Program, 2017
• Academy of Legal Studies in Business Outstanding Proceedings Paper, for Precautionary Federalism and the Sharing Economy, 2016
• People’s Choice Award, Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability (ARCS), for Precautionary Federalism and the Sharing Economy, 2016
• One of ten faculty nominated by the MBA student body for the Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award, 2016 Description

  The Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award is awarded annually at Commencement to the one faculty member "who has exemplified outstanding teaching quality during the last year." A list of nominees is generated through a vote by MBA students and nominations from academic departments. The Anvil Award Selection Committee, comprised of student leaders, administrators and past Anvil Award winners, selects the recipient.

• Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review, Winning Article, 2015 Description

  Sarah E. Light, The Military-Environmental Complex, 55 B.C. L. Rev. 879 (2014) was selected as one of the year’s “best law and policy-relevant ideas on the environment from the legal academic literature,” (one of four winners selected from over 400 articles), with abridged version reprinted in the Environmental Law & Policy Annual Review (2015).

• Haub Environmental Law Distinguished Junior Scholar, 2015 Description

  The Haub Environmental Law Distinguished Junior Scholar Award is presented annually to an emerging junior environmental law professor who exhibits scholarly excellence and promise at an early stage in his/her career. The Haub School invites the award recipient to present his/her recent scholarship to the Haub community. The Haub Environmental Law Faculty solicits nominations from law professors throughout the country and selects a recipient from that pool of nominations.

• Uber crash sparks talk of tighter rules for self-driving cars, San Francisco Chronicle - 03/31/2018
• Faculty Competition Crowns 2018 Iron Prof, The Wharton School - 03/01/2018
• Autonomous Vehicle Bill Leaves Safety Gaps, The Regulatory Review - 09/25/2017
• Connecting Business Innovation to Policy Disruption, University of Oxford - 07/10/2017
• Precautionary Federalism (Guest Sarah Llight), Oral Argument (podcast) - 06/24/2016
• From Peerby to SnappCar: How Europe’s Sharing Economy Is Driven by Efficiency, KNOWLEDGE@WHARTON - 06/21/2016
• New Toxic Chemical Legislation Fails on Federalism, Penn Program on Regulation Blog - 06/09/2016
• Why the Worst Isn’t Over Yet for Volkswagen, KNOWLEDGE@WHARTON - 01/08/2016
• Reasons for Optimism in the Paris Agreement, Penn Program on Regulation - 12/24/2015
• Green Evolution: How Business Is Joining the Environmental Vanguard, Knowledge@Wharton - 12/10/2015
• Climate Change and National Security, Penn Program on Regulation - 12/07/2015
• Winning Hearts and Minds, The Magazine of the Green Economy - 10/13/2015 Description

  The military is setting an example as an unequivocal supporter of technologies and strategies that address energy, water and transportation efficiencies.

• What Shell’s Arctic Exit Means for Future Energy Exploration, KNOWLEDGE@WHARTON - 10/05/2015 Description

  Sarah Light and Lori Snyder Bennear on Shell’s Arctic Exit

• Not the Only Game in Town: The Complementary Roles of Public and Private Environmental Governance, PENN WHARTON Public Policy Initiative - 10/01/2015
• Will the U.S. Seize the High Ground in Curbing Emissions?, Knowledge@Wharton - 08/05/2015
• The New Insider Trading: Environmental Markets within the Firm, The CLS Blue Sky Blog - 05/19/2015
• Forum discusses potential impacts of military’s energy initiatives, E&ENEWSPM - 04/10/2015
• Energy Resiliency & Earth Day, OEI News - 03/01/2015
• UNCLE SAM WANTS YOU…TO STOP DENYING CLIMATE CHANGE, onEarth - 11/01/2014 Description

  The military is planning for global warming. Why can’t lawmakers follow its charge?

   

• GREEN GO! – THE MILITARY’S SUSTAINABILITY MISSION, Lex Jotwell - 10/20/2014
• Drop and Give Me Efficiency: Can the Military Change American Minds on Climate?, CLIMATE CONFIDENTIAL - 08/20/2014
• The Surprising Role the Military Plays in Environmental Protection, Knowledge@Wharton - 07/29/2014
• Fracking: Do the Economics Justify the Risks?, KNOWLEDGE@WHARTON - 01/23/2014
• Penn Wharton PPI Takes on Fracking, Wharton Magazine - 01/07/2013

Knowledge @ Wharton

• Why Regulation Is a Tricky Business in the Sharing Economy, Knowledge @ Wharton - 03/16/2018
• The Road Ahead for Connected Vehicles, Knowledge @ Wharton - 07/28/2017
• How Business Can Take the Lead on Combating Climate Change, Knowledge @ Wharton - 06/16/2017
• Wrongful Benefit: Should Companies Profit from the Past?, Knowledge @ Wharton - 03/03/2017
• From Peerby to SnappCar: How Europe’s Sharing Economy Is Driven by Efficiency, Knowledge @ Wharton - 06/21/2016
• Appreciating the Value of Sustainability in Health Care, Knowledge @ Wharton - 05/11/2016
• Why the Worst Isn’t Over Yet for Volkswagen, Knowledge @ Wharton - 01/08/2016
• Green Evolution: How Business Is Joining the Environmental Vanguard, Knowledge @ Wharton - 12/10/2015
• What Shell’s Arctic Exit Means for Future Energy Exploration, Knowledge @ Wharton - 10/05/2015
• Will the U.S. Seize the High Ground in Curbing Emissions?, Knowledge @ Wharton - 08/05/2015
• The Surprising Role the Military Plays in Environmental Protection, Knowledge @ Wharton - 07/29/2014
• Fracking: Do the Economics Justify the Risks?, Knowledge @ Wharton - 01/23/2014