We study the capacity investment strategy of a manufacturer who sells his product on a live-streaming shopping platform. The manufacturer first decides the production capacity, then the platform decides her commission, and finally the manufacturer sets the retail price. The platform has an...

The increasing awareness of corporate social responsibility (CSR) makes the investment in CSR activities a strategy to distinguish firms in a competitive environment. In practice, a greenwashing phenomenon is identified where a firm uses CSR investment as a marketing gimmick and only invests in...

Doctor of Philosophy

Firm-level entrepreneurship is an important contributor to firm survival and performance (Stevenson & Jarillo, 1990; Tushman, 1997). It includes innovation, venturing and strategic renewal (Zahra, 1996). Although researchers have examined various determinants of firm-level entrepreneurship, this...

In this modern and competitive era, organizations for their endurance and success rely on the innovative ideas. For today's managers it becomes imperative to look for those ways and means through which they could innovate and this research is very much highlighting the said aspect. This study...

In this modern and competitive era, organizations for their endurance and success rely on the innovative ideas. For today's managers it becomes imperative to look for those ways and means through which they could innovate and this research is very much highlighting the said aspect. This study...

This paper explores the use of levelised cost in planning for infrastructure networks. Levelisedcost provides a useful measure comparing supply or conservation options on varying scaleson an equivalent basis. Comparison is made to annualised cost, a metric often used as ameans of comparing...