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Humanitarian Operations: A World of Opportunity for Relevant and Impactful Research

Maria Besiou
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Maria Besiou
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Logistics Department, Kuehne Logistics University, 20457 Hamburg, Germany;
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Luk N. Van Wassenhove
Luk N. Van Wassenhove
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5573-1834
Technology and Operations Management, INSEAD, 77300 Fontainebleau, France
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Maria Besiou

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Maria Besiou

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6401-2738

Logistics Department, Kuehne Logistics University, 20457 Hamburg, Germany;

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Luk N. Van Wassenhove

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5573-1834

Technology and Operations Management, INSEAD, 77300 Fontainebleau, France

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Published Online:8 Nov 2019https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2019.0799

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