This paper addresses the topic of anticipating likely development paths for a particular "New and Emerging Science & Technology" (NES&T). Characteristics of NES&T -- technological uncertainty and contextual dynamics -- pose challenges for technology management and forecasting practices....

Globalization, innovation, social media, and exposure to natural and man-made disasters have increased organizations' need to cope with demand surges: random, significant increases in demand in an otherwise relatively stable demand environment. To build supply chain capabilities, organizations...

Problem Definition: We study the management of social responsibility in a three-tier supply chain in which a Tier 2 supplier sells to a Tier 1 supplier, which in turn sells to a Tier 0 buyer. The Tier 2 supplier may violate social and environmental standards, resulting in harm to all firms in...

This paper examines the impact of consumer learning behavior on the rising bottled water consumption. Consumers are assumed with initial prior beliefs about the distribution of health effect of beverages and update their beliefs using health information in a Baysian manner. We find that the...