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Case Study In The Evolution Of Sustainability: Baxter International Inc., Kathy Dhanda Nov 2012

Case Study In The Evolution Of Sustainability: Baxter International Inc., Kathy Dhanda

Kathy K Dhanda

Baxter International Inc. (Baxter) is a global, diversified healthcare company based in Deerfield, IL. In 2011, Baxter had sales of $13.9 billion and employed approximately 48,500 people worldwide (Baxter’s 2011 Sustainability Report). Baxter is also recognized for its efforts toward environmental/sustainability performance and reporting. The company defines sustainability as ‘a long-term approach to including our social, economic and environmental responsibilities among our business priorities. Baxter’s efforts in this area align with and support our mission of saving and sustaining lives.’ This case study attempts to analyze the progress of the company on its journey along the path toward sustainability. The …


A Variational Inequality Approach For Marketable Pollution Permits, Anna Nagurney, Kathy Dhanda Sep 2012

A Variational Inequality Approach For Marketable Pollution Permits, Anna Nagurney, Kathy Dhanda

Kathy K Dhanda

In this paper, we present a variational inequality framework for the modeling, qualitative analysis, and computation of equilibria in markets in pollution permits. The models developed herein allow for different modes of competitive behavior, including oligopolistic behavior, while taking into account the cost of polluting plus the prices of the licenses to pollute at different receptor points. The models deal explicitly with spatial differentiation and also ensure that the imposed environmental quality standards are met through the initial allocation of licenses. An algorithm is proposed, along with convergence results, to compute the profit-maximized quantities of the firms' products and quantities …


Variational Inequalities For Marketable Pollution Permits With Technological Investment Opportunities: The Case Of Oligopolistic Markets, Anna Nagurney, Kathy Dhanda Sep 2012

Variational Inequalities For Marketable Pollution Permits With Technological Investment Opportunities: The Case Of Oligopolistic Markets, Anna Nagurney, Kathy Dhanda

Kathy K Dhanda

In this paper, we develop a variational inequality framework for the modeling, qualitative analysis, and computation of equilibrium patterns in multiproduct, multipollutant oligopolistic markets with marketable pollution permits along with opportunities for investment in production technology and/or emission-abatement technology. The model deals explicitly with spatial differentiation and also guarantees that the imposed environmental standards are met through the initial allocation of licenses. An algorithm is proposed, with convergence results, to compute the profitmaximized quantities of oligopolistic firms' products and the quantities of emissions, along with the equilibrium allocation of licenses and their prices, as well as the optimal investments in …


An Operational Framework For Reverse Supply Chains, Kathy Dhanda, Rajesh Tyagi, Scott Young Dec 2011

An Operational Framework For Reverse Supply Chains, Kathy Dhanda, Rajesh Tyagi, Scott Young

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.


The Ethics Of Carbon Neutrality: A Critical Examination Of Voluntary Carbon Offsets, Kathy K. Dhanda, Laura Hartman Dec 2010

The Ethics Of Carbon Neutrality: A Critical Examination Of Voluntary Carbon Offsets, Kathy K. Dhanda, Laura Hartman

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.


The New Wild West Is Green: Carbon Offset Transactions, Markets And Providers, Kathy K. Dhanda, Patrick Murphy Dec 2010

The New Wild West Is Green: Carbon Offset Transactions, Markets And Providers, Kathy K. Dhanda, Patrick Murphy

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.


Reverse Logistics And The Steel Industry, Kathy Dhanda, William Barnes Dec 2006

Reverse Logistics And The Steel Industry, Kathy Dhanda, William Barnes

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.


The Communication Of Corporate Social Responsibility: United States And European Union Multinational Corporations, Laura Hartman, Robert Rubin, Kathy Dhanda Dec 2006

The Communication Of Corporate Social Responsibility: United States And European Union Multinational Corporations, Laura Hartman, Robert Rubin, Kathy Dhanda

Kathy K Dhanda

This study explores corporate social responsibility (CSR) by conducting a cross-cultural analysis of communication of CSR activities in a total of 16 U.S. and European corporations. Drawing on previous research contrasting two major approaches to CSR initiatives, it was proposed that U.S. companies would tend to communicate about and justify CSR using economic or bottom-line terms and arguments whereas European companies would rely more heavily on language or theories of citizenship, corporate accountability or moral commitment. Results supported this expectation of difference, with some modification. Specifically, results indicated that EU companies do not value sustainability to the exclusion of financial …


The Communication Of Corporate Social Responsibility, Laura Hartman, Robert Rubin, Kathy K. Dhanda Dec 2006

The Communication Of Corporate Social Responsibility, Laura Hartman, Robert Rubin, Kathy K. Dhanda

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.


Reverse Logistics In The Computer Industry, Kathy K. Dhanda, Adrian Peters Dec 2004

Reverse Logistics In The Computer Industry, Kathy K. Dhanda, Adrian Peters

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Information Systems And Information Technology In Reverse Logistics, Kathy K. Dhanda, Ronald Hill Dec 2004

The Role Of Information Systems And Information Technology In Reverse Logistics, Kathy K. Dhanda, Ronald Hill

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.


Globalization And Technological Achievement: Implications For Macromarketing And Digital Divide, Ronald Hill, Kathy Dhanda Dec 2003

Globalization And Technological Achievement: Implications For Macromarketing And Digital Divide, Ronald Hill, Kathy Dhanda

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.


A Model Of Consumption And Environmental Degradation: Making The Case For Sustainable Consumer Behavior, Bahram Adrangi, Kathy K. Dhanda, Ronald Hill Dec 2003

A Model Of Consumption And Environmental Degradation: Making The Case For Sustainable Consumer Behavior, Bahram Adrangi, Kathy K. Dhanda, Ronald Hill

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.


Confronting The Environmental Consequences Of Technological Revolution, Ronald Hill, Kathy K. Dhanda Dec 2003

Confronting The Environmental Consequences Of Technological Revolution, Ronald Hill, Kathy K. Dhanda

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.


Technological Achievement And Human Development: A View From The United Nations Development Programme, Kathy K. Dhanda, Ronald Hill Dec 2002

Technological Achievement And Human Development: A View From The United Nations Development Programme, Kathy K. Dhanda, Ronald Hill

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.


Advertising, Technology And Digital Divide, Ronald Hill, Kathy K. Dhanda Dec 2001

Advertising, Technology And Digital Divide, Ronald Hill, Kathy K. Dhanda

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.


Chaos In Oil Prices? Evidence From Futures Markets, Bahram Adrangi, Arjun Chatrath, Kathy Dhanda Dec 2000

Chaos In Oil Prices? Evidence From Futures Markets, Bahram Adrangi, Arjun Chatrath, Kathy Dhanda

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.


Distributive Justice And Consumer Behavior: A Rawlsian Perspective, Ronald P. Hill, Robert Peterson, Kathy K. Dhanda Dec 2000

Distributive Justice And Consumer Behavior: A Rawlsian Perspective, Ronald P. Hill, Robert Peterson, Kathy K. Dhanda

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.


Distributive Justice And Consumer Behavior: A Rawlsian Perspective, Ronald Hill, Kathy K. Dhanda, Robert Peterson Dec 2000

Distributive Justice And Consumer Behavior: A Rawlsian Perspective, Ronald Hill, Kathy K. Dhanda, Robert Peterson

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.


Noncompliant Oligopolistics Firms And Marketable Pollution Permits: Statics And Dynamics, Anna Nagurney, Kathy K. Dhanda Dec 1999

Noncompliant Oligopolistics Firms And Marketable Pollution Permits: Statics And Dynamics, Anna Nagurney, Kathy K. Dhanda

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.


Marketable Pollution Permits In Oligopolistic Markets With Transaction Costs, Kathy K. Dhanda, Anna Nagurney Dec 1999

Marketable Pollution Permits In Oligopolistic Markets With Transaction Costs, Kathy K. Dhanda, Anna Nagurney

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.


Gender Inequity And Quality Of Life: A Global Perspective, Kathy K. Dhanda, Ronald Hill Dec 1998

Gender Inequity And Quality Of Life: A Global Perspective, Kathy K. Dhanda, Ronald Hill

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.


A Market Based Solution To Acid Rain: The Case Of Sulfur Dioxide (So2) Trading Program, Kathy K. Dhanda Dec 1998

A Market Based Solution To Acid Rain: The Case Of Sulfur Dioxide (So2) Trading Program, Kathy K. Dhanda

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.


A Multimodal Traffic Network Equilibrium Model With Emission Pollution Permits, Anna Nagurney, Kathy K. Dhanda, Padma Ramanujam Dec 1997

A Multimodal Traffic Network Equilibrium Model With Emission Pollution Permits, Anna Nagurney, Kathy K. Dhanda, Padma Ramanujam

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.


A General Multiproduct, Multipollutant Market Pollution Permit Model: A Variational Inequality Approach, Anna Nagurney, Kathy Kanwalroop Dhanda, John K. Stranlund Feb 1997

A General Multiproduct, Multipollutant Market Pollution Permit Model: A Variational Inequality Approach, Anna Nagurney, Kathy Kanwalroop Dhanda, John K. Stranlund

Kathy K Dhanda

In this paper, we develop a new model in marketable pollution permits that consists of perfectly competitive, multi-product, multi-pollutant firms. The formulation and qualitative analysis of the model, as well as the computational approach, are based on the theory of variational inequalities.


A General Multiproduct, Multipollutant Market Pollution Permit Model: A Variational Inequality Approach, Anna Nagurney, Kathy K. Dhanda, John Stranlund Dec 1996

A General Multiproduct, Multipollutant Market Pollution Permit Model: A Variational Inequality Approach, Anna Nagurney, Kathy K. Dhanda, John Stranlund

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.


A Variational Inequality For Marketable Pollution Permits, Anna Nagurney, Kathy Dhanda Dec 1995

A Variational Inequality For Marketable Pollution Permits, Anna Nagurney, Kathy Dhanda

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.