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SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY, POVERTY ALLEVIATION

Efficient Distribution of Water Between Head-Reach and Tail-End Farms in Developing Countries

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M&SOM

    Abstract
    The necessity of surface water for irrigation and its increasing scarcity in developing economies motivate the need for its efficient distribution. The inequity in the distribution of surface water arises because of the relative physical locations of the ...
Mining & mitigating social conflicts in Peru

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    Human trafficking analysis

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      Socially and Environmentally Responsible Value Chain Innovations: New Operations Management Research Opportunities

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      Management Science

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        By examining the state of operations management (OM) research from 1980 to 2015 and by considering three new industry trends, we propose new OM research directions in socially and environmentally responsible value chains that fundamentally expand existing ...
      Optimal Pricing and Inventory Planning with Charitable Donations

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      M&SOM

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        Problem definition: This paper investigates firms’ optimal operational decisions and after-tax profits with regard to tax deduction for charitable donations. Academic/practical relevance: Motivated by the steady growth in noncash donations from U.S. ...
      Improving Consumer Welfare and Manufacturer Profit via Government Subsidy Programs: Subsidizing Consumers or Manufacturers?

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      M&SOM

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        Most consumers in rural areas of many developing countries cannot afford to purchase certain livelihood improvement products such as home appliances. To improve consumer welfare and manufacturer profit, many governments launch different types of subsidy ...
      Information Provision Policies for Improving Farmer Welfare in Developing Countries: Heterogeneous Farmers and Market Selection

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      M&SOM

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        We examine the impact of information provision policies on farmer welfare in developing countries where farmers lack relevant and timely information for making informed decisions regarding which crop to grow and which market to sell in. In addition to ...
      Toward Improving Factory Working Conditions in Developing Countries: An Empirical Analysis of Bangladesh Ready-Made Garment Factories

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      M&SOM

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        With supply chains now extending into developing countries, time and again, working conditions in supplier factories have been found to be unsafe. In this study, we focus on factories in the Bangladesh ready-made garment industry that supplies North ...
      Selling Off-Grid Light to Liquidity-Constrained Consumers

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      M&SOM

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        Problem definition: A large proportion of the world’s population has no access to electricity and so relies on noxious kerosene for their lighting needs. Solar-based solutions require a large up-front investment and are often unaffordable in this market ...
      Analytics for Social Good

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        Cause Marketing: Product Pricing, Design, and Distribution

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        M&SOM

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          Problem definition: In a cause marketing (CM) campaign, a firm donates part of its sales revenue to a charity for a social cause when customers purchase the cause-linked product. We study a firm’s pricing decisions with CM and the implications for the ...
        Alleviating Poverty by Empowering Women Through Business Model Innovation: Manufacturing & Service Operations Management Insights and Opportunities

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        M&SOM

          Abstract
          Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (M&SOM) has published papers of importance for poverty alleviation. Yet rich opportunities for impactful research remain as yet untapped. Operations management (OM) insights suggest business model innovations ...
        Shareholder Wealth Effects of Modern Slavery Regulation

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        Management Science

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          We examine the shareholder wealth effects of the adoption of the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA). The MSA’s Transparency in Supply Chains clause introduced new reporting requirements mandating certain firms to provide an annual statement outlining how ...
        Vehicle Maintenance Contracting in Developing Economies: The Role of Social Enterprise

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        M&SOM

          Abstract
          Problem definition: Difficulties in healthcare delivery in developing economies arise from poor road infrastructure of rural communities, where the bulk of the population resides. Although motorcycles are an effective means for delivering healthcare ...
        Show or Tell? Improving Inventory Support for Agent-Based Businesses at the Base of the Pyramid

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        M&SOM

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          Problem definition: Firms providing products and services to low-income base of the pyramid (BOP) customers are increasingly utilizing independent contractor agents rather than employees in their distribution models. We empirically investigate the best ...
        Operational Strategies for Distributing Durable Goods in the Base of the Pyramid

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        M&SOM

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          Problem definition: Novel life-improving products, such as solar lanterns and energy-efficient cookstoves address essential needs of consumers in the base of the pyramid (BOP). However, their profitable distribution is often difficult because BOP ...
        Providing Off-Grid Light to Poor Communities

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          How empowering women and girls can help stop global warming

          TED

          Katharine Wilkinson

          Published Online: November 2018

          The surprising thing I learned sailing solo around the world

          TED

          Dame Ellen MacArthur

          Published Online: March 2015

          Teaching Case: Tata Motors (A): A History of Service in a New Era of Corporate Social Responsibility

          N. Craig Smith, Erin McCormick

          Published Online: April 25, 2019
          INSEAD Publishing

          Teaching Case: Aligning Mission and Margin at Southern Bancorp

          Rebecca M. Henderson, Brian Trelstad, Eren Kuzucu

          Published: March 24, 2021
          Harvard Business Publishing

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