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Tim Kraft
MIT Sloan School of Management

Tim Kraft is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Operations Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Tim’s research focuses on the impact of environmental and social responsibility issues on supply chain and operations management decisions.

He work has been published in top operations management journals such as Manufacturing & Service Operations Management and Production and Operations Management. Prior to joining MIT, he taught at the University of Virginia; next year he will join the Poole College of Management at North Carolina State University.

Tim holds a BS from Georgia Tech, an MBA and MS from the University of Texas at Austin, and a PhD from Stanford University.

Articles by Tim Kraft

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February 5
2019

Yanchong (Karen) Zheng / Tim Kraft

After Rana Plaza – Do Consumers Care About Supply Chain Transparency? Our Research Shows They Do

The Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh killed over 1,100 people and revealed the horrific conditions that many garment workers endure. Yet it's difficult for apparel makers to create transparent supply chains, and the benefits to their bottom line are not always clear. Do customers really care – and are they willing to reward a company for socially responsible efforts? According to research from Tim Kraft and Yanchong Zheng at the Sloan School of Management, the answers are yes and yes.

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corporate social responsibility, global development, human rights, supply chains, sustainable business

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Tim Kraft
MIT Sloan School of Management

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After Rana Plaza – Do Consumers Care About Supply Chain Transparency? Our Research Shows They Do

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Tim KraftMIT Sloan School of Management

Articles by Tim Kraft

After Rana Plaza – Do Consumers Care About Supply Chain Transparency? Our Research Shows They Do

Tim Kraft
MIT Sloan School of Management