Open Access Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Emerging practices and research issues for big data analytics in freight transportation
(Springer, 2023-02-09)Freight transportation has been experiencing a renaissance in data sources, storage, and dissemination of data to decision makers in the last decades, resulting in new approaches to business and new research streams in ... -
A general purpose exact solution method for mixed integer concave minimization problems
(ScienceDirect, 2023-02-10)In this article, we discuss an exact algorithm for solving mixed integer concave minimization problems. A piecewise inner-approximation of the concave function is achieved using an auxiliary linear program that leads to a ... -
Predicting the outbreak of epidemics using a network-based approach
(ScienceDirect, 2023-01-20)The spread of epidemics is a common societal problem across the world. Can operational research be used to predict such outbreaks? While equation-based approaches are used to model the trajectory of epidemics, can a ... -
Movies, stigma and choice: evidence from the pharmaceutical industry
(Wiley, 2023-02-02)Do movies reduce stigma, increasing healthcare product choices offered by firms? We provide causal evidence on this question in the context of Indian pharmaceutical markets. For unpacking these effects, we use an exogenous ... -
Beyond the technology-centric and citizen-centric binary: ontological politics of organizing in translation of the smart city discourse in India
(SAGE Publications, 2023-02-02)Smart city (SC) experts in India often center-stage citizens as an alternative to a technology-led transformation. A substantial body of literature on smart cities sustains this resultant binary between techno-centrism and ... -
Debunking fake ad claims: the moderating role of gender
(Taylor & Francis, 2023-01-31)Countering ads with fake claims represent a significant challenge for marketers and policymakers. We show how gender can help better target debunking efforts toward fake ads. First, we find that females (vs. males) show ... -
Voting on auditor ratification by shareholder type: impact of institutional shareholder dissent on NAS fees and audit quality
(SAGE Publications, 2023-01-10)Institutional investors have a better understanding of corporate performance than non-institutional investors, and their presence tends to improve the overall governance mechanism of a company and discipline top management ... -
Brand affiliation and the hotel asset market
(ScienceDirect, 2023-01-21)Brand affiliation represents a signal about the future operating performance of a hotel that reduces information asymmetries between hotel buyers and sellers. However, information asymmetries vary across property-level and ... -
A market value analysis of buyer–supplier relationship building awards
(IEEE, 2023-01-04)The purpose of this article is to study the signaling potential of “supplier awards” in creating shareholder value for the award-giving and the award-receiving firm. We use event study methodology with supplier awards as ... -
Electronic marketplaces under conditions of oligopsony and relational marketing – an empirical exploration of electronic agricultural markets in India
(Springer, 2022-04-20)Benefits of electronic marketplaces across diverse, largely consumer-facing, competitive industries have been in the form of lower transaction costs, transparent price discovery, and improved coordination. This article ... -
Integrating poverty alleviation and environmental protection efforts: A socio-ecological perspective on menstrual health management
(Elsevier, 2022-12-01)Apt menstrual health management is crucial to the livelihood of low-income, bottom of the pyramid (BOP) women as well as to environmental conservation. However, knowledge is still scant about the factors underpinning women's ... -
A climate club to decarbonize the global steel industry
(Springer, 2022-05-23)Decarbonizing global steel production requires a fundamental transformation. A sectoral climate club, which goes beyond tariffs and involves deep transnational cooperation, can facilitate this transformation by addressing ... -
One-click at a time: empowering mothers for their adolescent children's educational expenditures through social media usage
(Wiley, 2022-11-27)Mothers play a significant role in deciding their adolescents' educational expenditures. They increasingly rely on the Internet for information search and building online support networks to enhance their confidence. Thus, ... -
Internal corporate governance and cash flow manipulation
(Emerald, 2022-10-14)Purpose The authors examine whether internal corporate governance mechanisms are effective in curbing cash flow manipulation through real activities, misclassification, and timing. Design/methodology/approach The ... -
How can diverse national food and land-use priorities be reconciled with global sustainability targets? Lessons from the FABLE initiative
(Springer, 2022-10-05)There is an urgent need for countries to transition their national food and land-use systems toward food and nutritional security, climate stability, and environmental integrity. How can countries satisfy their demands ... -
Towards dissemination, detection and combating misinformation on social media: a literature review
(Emerald, 2022-11-22)Purpose Social media is becoming a hub of fake content, be it political news, product reviews, business promotion or any other sociocultural event. This study aims to provide a comprehensive review of the emerging ... -
Compact living or policy inaction? Effects of urban density and lockdown on the COVID-19 outbreak in the US
(SAGE Publications, 2022-12-14)The coronavirus pandemic has reignited the debate over urban density. Popular media has been quick to blame density as a key contributor to rapid disease transmission, questioning whether compact cities are still a desirable ... -
Technology, megatrends and work: thoughts on the future of business ethics
(Springer, 2022-10-03)To commemorate 40 years since the founding of the Journal of Business Ethics, the editors in chief of the journal have invited the editors to provide commentaries on the future of business ethics. This essay comprises a ... -
Intervening on impostor phenomenon: prospective evaluation of a workshop for health science students using a mixed-method design
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2022-11-17)Background Unaddressed impostor feelings that impede developing interest in science and self-efficacy in conducting research have a dispiriting effect that perpetuates unsatisfactory diversity in the health science ... -
Pandemics and technology engagement: new evidence from m-Health intervention during COVID-19 in India
(Wiley, 2022-07-12)Information provision for social welfare via cheap technological media is now a widely available tool used by policymakers. Often, however, an ample supply of information does not translate into high consumption of information ...