RESEARCH PAPERS
All of my current research falls within one or more of the topic areas below. Please send me an e-mail to request copies of papers not available as links to pdf files online due to copyright reasons. For information about the global survey of expectations and experiences with ISO 9000 and ISO 14000, click here.
Incentives, Information & Competition in Supply Chains"Double-Counting in Supply Chain Carbon Footprinting." F. Caro, C.J. Corbett, T. Tan, R. Zuidwijk. December 2012.
"Cournot Competition under Yield Uncertainty: The Case of the U.S. Influenza Vaccine Market. S. Deo, C.J. Corbett. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management. 11(4): 563-576. Fall 2009.
"Coordination and Incentive Contracts in Project Management under Asymmetric Information. M. Bayiz, C.J. Corbett. December 2005.
"Mass Customization versus Mass Production: Variety and Price Competition. A. Alptekinoglu, C.J. Corbett. November 2005.
"Designing Supply Contracts: Contract Type And Information Asymmetry." C.J. Corbett, D. Zhou and C.S. Tang. Management Science. 50(4): 550-559. 2004.
"Optimal Shared Savings Contracts In Supply Chains: Linear Contract And Double Moral Hazard." C.J. Corbett, G.A. DeCroix and A.Y. Ha. European Journal of Operational Research. 163: 653-667. 2005.
"Competition And Structure In Serial Supply Chains With Deterministic Demand." C.J. Corbett and U.S. Karmarkar. Management Science. 47(7): 966-978. 2001.
"Shared Savings Contracts For Indirect Materials In Supply Chains: Channel Profits And Environmental Impacts." C.J. Corbett and G.A. DeCroix. Management Science. 47(7): 881-893. 2001.
"Stochastic Inventory Systems In A Supply Chain With Asymmetric Information: Cycle Stocks, Safety Stocks, and Consignment Stock." C.J. Corbett. Operations Research. 49(4): 487-500. 2001.
"A Supplier's Optimal Quantity Discount Policy Under Asymmetric Information." C.J. Corbett and X. de Groote. Management Science. (46)3: 444-450. 2000.
"Designing Supply Contracts: Contract Type And Information Asymmetry." C.J. Corbett and C.S. Tang. Chapter 9 in Quantitative Models for Supply Chain Management. S. Tayur, R. Ganeshan and M. Magazine (eds.). Kluwer Academic Publishers. Boston. 270-297. 1999.
"Partnerships To Improve Supply Chains." C.J. Corbett, J.D. Blackburn and L.N. Van Wassenhove. Sloan Management Review. (40)4: 71-82. 1999.
"Pellton International: Partnerships Or Tug Of War?" C.J. Corbett, J.D. Blackburn and L.N. Van Wassenhove. INSEAD teaching case, parts (A), (B), (C), and teaching note. 1997.
"Stringency, Governance, Media Coverage and Diffusion of Environmental and Social Labeling Schemes." P. Castka, C.J. Corbett. October 2012.
"Double-Counting in Supply Chain Carbon Footprinting." F. Caro, C.J. Corbett, T. Tan, R. Zuidwijk. December 2012.
"Investment in Energy Efficiency by Small and Medium-Sized Firms: An Empirical Analysis of the Adoption of Process Improvement Recommendations." S. Muthulingam, C.J. Corbett, S. Benartzi, B. Oppenheim. September 2011.
"Adoption of Voluntary Environmental Standards: The Role of Signaling and Intrinsic Benefits in the Diffusion of the LEED Green Building Standards." C.J. Corbett, S. Muthulingam. August 2007.
"Sustainability in the Motion Picture Industry." C.J. Corbett, R.P. Turco. UCLA Institute of the Environment. November 2006. For more information related to this study, click here.
"Evaluating the Diffusion of Green Building Practices." Benjamin Cryer, Jeffrey Felder Rebecca Matthews, Michael Pettigrew, Brian Okrent. C.J. Corbett (advisor). AMR Field Project. Winter 2006.
"A Spatio-Temporal Analysis of the Global Diffusion of ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 Certification." P. Albuquerque, B.J. Bronnenberg, C.J. Corbett. Management Science. 53(3): 451-468. March 2007.
"Extending the Horizons: Environmental Excellence as Key to Improving Operations." C.J. Corbett, R.D. Klassen. 8(1): 5-22. Winter 2006.
"The Financial Impact Of ISO 9000 Certification in the US: An Empirical Analysis." C.J. Corbett, M.J. Montes-Sancho and D.A. Kirsch. Management Science. 51(7): 1046-1059. July 2005. (Appendix).
"Optimal Shared Savings Contracts In Supply Chains: Linear Contract And Double Moral Hazard." C.J. Corbett, G.A. DeCroix and A.Y. Ha. European Journal of Operational Research. 163: 653-667. 2005.
"Global Diffusion Of ISO 9000 Certification Through Supply Chains." C.J. Corbett. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management. 8(4): 330-350. Fall 2006.
"Does ISO Certification Pay?" C.J. Corbett, M.J. Montes, D.A. Kirsch and M.J. Alvarez-Gil. ISO Management Systems. Special Report: 31-40. July-August 2002.
"Achieving Environmental And Productivity Improvements Through Model-Based Process Redesign." K. Rajaram and C.J. Corbett. Operations Research. 50(5): 751-763. 2002.
"Evaluating Environmental Performance Using Statistical Process Control Techniques." C.J. Corbett and J. Pan. European Journal of Operational Research. 139: 68-83. 2002.
"ISO 14001: Irrelevant Or Invaluable?." C.J. Corbett, M.V. Russo. ISO Management Systems, Special Issue: The Impact of ISO 14001. December 2001.
"Shared Savings Contracts For Indirect Materials In Supply Chains: Channel Profits And Environmental Impacts." C.J. Corbett and G.A. DeCroix. Management Science. 47(7): 881-893. 2001.
"International Diffusion Of ISO 14000 Certification." C.J. Corbett and D.A. Kirsch. Production and Operations Management. 10(3): 327-342. 2001.
"ISO 14000: An Agnostic's Report From The Frontline." C.J. Corbett and D.A. Kirsch. ISO 9000 + ISO 14000 News. (9)2: 4-17. 2000.
"An Efficient Budget Allocation Policy For Decentralisation Of Responsibility For Site Decontamination Projects." C.J. Corbett, F.J.C. Debets and L.N. Van Wassenhove. Environmental and Resource Economics. 7: 287-305. 1996
"Environmental Issues And Operations Strategy." C.J. Corbett and L.N. Van Wassenhove. Chapter 18 in H. Folmer, H.L. Gabel and H. Opschoor (eds.). Principles of Environmental and Resource Economics (A Guide for Students and Decision-Makers). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. Aldershot (UK). 413-439. 1995. Revised version forthcoming.
"Budget Allocation Policies For Site Decontamination: A Mathematical Programming Approach." C.J. Corbett, F.J.C. Debets and L.N. Van Wassenhove. European Journal of Operational Research. 86: 103-119. 1995.
"The Green Fee: Internalizing And Operationalizing Environmental Issues." C.J. Corbett and L.N. Van Wassenhove. California Management Review, (36)1: 116-135. 1993.
Empirical Research in Operations and Supply Chain Management"Investment in Energy Efficiency by Small and Medium-Sized Firms: An Empirical Analysis of the Adoption of Process Improvement Recommendations." S. Muthulingam, C.J. Corbett, S. Benartzi, B. Oppenheim. September 2011.
"Adoption of Voluntary Environmental Standards: The Role of Signaling and Intrinsic Benefits in the Diffusion of the LEED Green Building Standards." C.J. Corbett, S. Muthulingam. August 2007.
"Entrepreneurs and Newsvendors: Do Small Businesses Follow the Newsvendor Logic When Making Inventory Decisions?" C.J. Corbett, J.C. Fransoo. August 2007.
"A Spatio-Temporal Analysis of the Global Diffusion of ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 Certification." P. Albuquerque, B.J. Bronnenberg, C.J. Corbett. Management Science. 53(3): 451-468. March 2007.
"The Financial Impact Of ISO 9000 Certification in the US: An Empirical Analysis." C.J. Corbett, M.J. Montes-Sancho and D.A. Kirsch. Management Science. 51(7): 1046-1059. July 2005. (Appendix).
"Global Diffusion Of ISO 9000 Certification Through Supply Chains." C.J. Corbett. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management. 8(4): 330-350. Fall 2006.
"International Diffusion Of ISO 14000 Certification." C.J. Corbett and D.A. Kirsch. Production and Operations Management. 10(3): 327-342. 2001.
"Strands Of Practice In OR (The Practitioner's Dilemma)." C.J. Corbett, W. Overmeer and L.N. Van Wassenhove. European Journal of Operational Research, 87: 484-499. 1996.
SKU Rationalization and Multivariate Dependence"The Value Of SKU Rationalization In Practice: The Pooling Effect Under Suboptimal Inventory Policies And Non-Normal Demand." J.A. Alfaro and C.J. Corbett. Production and Operations Management. 12(1): 12-29. 2003.
"A Generalization of the Inventory Pooling Effect to Non-Normal Dependent Demand." C.J. Corbett, K. Rajaram. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management. 8(4): 351-358. Fall 2006.
The Practice of Operations Research"Cooperation Between Strands Of Practice: Challenges And Opportunities For The Renewal of OR." W.J.A.M. Overmeer, C.J. Corbett and L.N. Van Wassenhove. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 49: 369-380. 1998.
"Case Studies Into The Practice Of Operations Research." C.J. Corbett, W. Overmeer and L.N. Van Wassenhove. INSEAD teaching cases (series of 7 cases). 1997.
"Intractable Problems In Discussing OR Practice At A Scientific Conference: Reflections On APanel Discussion At EURO XIV." W.J.A.M. Overmeer, C.J. Corbett and M. Salomon. European Journal of Operational Research, (99)1: 197-206. 1997.
"Crisis? What Crisis?" C.J. Corbett and L.N. Van Wassenhove. Chapter 17 in OR at wORk, L. Fortuin, P. van Beek and L.N. Van Wassenhove (eds.). Taylor and Francis. London. 289-304. 1996.
What The Cases Don't Tell Us." C.J. Corbett, W.J.A.M. Overmeer and L.N. Van Wassenhove. Chapter 18 in OR at wORk, Fortuin, L., P. van Beek and L.N. Van Wassenhove (eds.). Taylor and Francis. London. 305-335. 1996.
"Strands Of Practice In OR (The Practitioner's Dilemma)." C.J. Corbett, W. Overmeer and L.N. Van Wassenhove. European Journal of Operational Research, 87: 484-499. 1996.
"Trade-offs? What Trade-offs? (Competence And Competitiveness In Manufacturing Strategy)." C.J. Corbett and L.N. Van Wassenhove. California Management Review, (35)4: 107-122. 1993.
"The Natural Drift (What Happened To Operational Research?)." C.J. Corbett and L.N. Van Wassenhove. Operations Research, (41)4: 625-640. 1993.
Operations of Entrepreneurs and Small Business"Entrepreneurs and Newsvendors: Do Small Businesses Follow the Newsvendor Logic When Making Inventory Decisions?" C.J. Corbett, J.C. Fransoo. UCLA Anderson Working Paper. August 2007.
