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We are academic researchers with interest to conduct cross-disciplinary healthcare management and marketing research by studying prevention programs, prevention strategies, and other kinds of planning and resourcing techniques that can enhance the effectiveness and outcomes of existing healthcare systems and organisations.

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Dr Alex Belli

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Mr Andrew Zur

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A/Prof Anish Nagpal

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Dr Brent Coker

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Prof Daniel Samson

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A/Prof Fang-Chi Lu

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Prof Jill Lei

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A/Prof Niharika Garud

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Scholarly Works

Scholarly Works by research group members

Displaying 10 scholarly works from 594 for the research group.

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Attitudes and behaviours of consumers towards plant-based yoghurt alternatives: a cross-cultural study

MK Gupta, JJ Cottrell, DD Torrico, M Hastie, SL Gras, FR Dunshea, J Lei

Journal article  |  2026  |  Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

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BACKGROUND: Increased awareness of sustainable food production and vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian diets are driving the growth ..

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3 Warning Signs Your Supplier Is in Distress

Mehrdokht Pournader, Andrew Kach, Stephanie Eckerd, Niharika Garud

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2026

Suppliers to multinational corporations are under growing pressure from tariffs, logistics disruptions, compliance demands, and re..

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Understanding Green Orientation in Crowdfunding of Entrepreneurial Ventures

Rakesh Kumar Pati, Niharika Garud

Journal article  |  2026  |  Academy of Management Proceedings

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Effects of Work to Health Conflicts for Engagement & Performance at Work: Role of Servant Leadership

Niharika Garud, Rahul Chandra Sheel, Rakesh Kumar Pati

Journal article  |  2026  |  Academy of Management Proceedings

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Platelet inventory management in hospital networks: A reinforcement learning approach

S Valizadeh, B Abbasi, S Nguyen, Z Hosseinifard

Journal article  |  2026  |  Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review

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This study proposes a reinforcement learning (RL)-based framework incorporating the Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) algorithm t..

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Customers’ tales: Special-request motives and responses to frontline employees’ denials

S Wang, LL Bove, SE Beatty, FC Lu

Journal article  |  2026  |  Journal of Business Research

This research investigates customers’ motivations for making special requests and their reactions to frontline employees’ (FLEs’) ..

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Solving the paradox of Lean Management’s low success rate

D Samson, W Ho, Z Seyedghorban, D Bevington, S Kelly

Journal article  |  2026  |  Australian Journal of Management

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This study investigates problems related to the high variance in the success rate of lean implementations, using a unique data set..

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The effects of human training data (HTD) explanation on purchase intention for artificial intelligence (AI) technologies

Stephanie Kwari, G Nyilasy, A Nagpal, J Lei

Journal article  |  2026  |  PLoS ONE

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Consumers exhibit resistance to Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies despite their widespread deployment. One common thread l..

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Substitution or Emergency Order? Averting O-Negative Blood Shortages

Z HosseiniFard, M Khatami, B Abbasi, GJ van Houtum

Journal article  |  2026  |  Production and Operations Management

Blood type substitution is an effective policy for improving the blood supply chain resilience in responding to shortages at hospi..

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From barriers to solutions: an ensemble ranking-based framework for circular economy adoption

S Khan, A Haleem, Z Husain, D Samson

Journal article  |  2026  |  Operations Management Research

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Several governments and organizations have embraced the Circular Economy (CE) model to promote sustainable economic development. W..

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These eight tests will help you decide which of your innovation ideas is going to be a winner

Danny Samson

When it comes to innovation, governments and big businesses, startup entrepreneurs and even individual investors all make choices – place b..

June 13, 2024
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Trying to save money? Our research suggests paying in cash – while you still can

Lachlan Schomburgk, Alex Belli, Arvid O. I. Hoffmann

Cash is in crisis. In Australia, it’s now only used for 16% of in-person transactions, down from about 70% in 2007. The situation is so ..

June 4, 2024
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What is dropshipping? 6 things to consider before you start dropshipping as a side hustle

Brent Coker

You buy a new phone case from an online retailer. The phone case arrives safely at your house, the online retailer makes a small profit and..

January 1, 2024
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Is viral marketing a key to our planet’s health?

Margaret Wertheim, Brent Coker, Will Steffen

The speed of climate decline is reaching an alarming tipping point. And it’s social media influencers and creative artists who are helping ..

April 1, 2021
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What makes super-viral content so shareable?

Brent Coker

Dr Brent Coker collects memes. A lecturer in the Department of Management and Marketing, Faculty of Business and Economics at the Universit..

November 11, 2020
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What the media tells us about gender diversity at work

Victor Sojo Monzon, Cordelia Fine, Holly Lawford-Smith, Ziying Yang, Karin Verspoor

The current pandemic has drawn attention to the still strongly gender-segregated patterns of work in Australia and globally. This ranges fr..

September 29, 2020
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From #BlackLivesMatter to real workplace change

Victor Sojo Monzon, Michelle Evans

The reignition of the Black Lives Matter movement on the streets of the USA has taken many people by surprise. It is this ‘surprise’ that p..

June 10, 2020
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The toxic spread of COVID-19 racism

Victor Sojo Monzon, Hari Bapuji

The last few weeks have seen an escalation in racially motivated abuse towards people from Asian backgrounds, both here in Australia and ar..

April 27, 2020
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Busting the myths about sexual harassment

Lilia Cortina, Tine K\u00f6hler, Victor Sojo Monzon

The #MeToo movement has put the spotlight on just how widespread and harmful sexual harassment is, injecting much needed urgency into tackl..

February 14, 2020
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Abuse in sport: Bad apples or bad barrels?

Victoria Roberts, Victor Sojo Monzon

Recent history has shone a light on some of the abuse faced by athletes around the world. From the sexual abuse of young swimmers and gymna..

January 7, 2020
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Interested in engaging with the Melbourne Health and Business Research Hub on potential research collaborations? Please contact the Hub Coordinator, A/Prof Niharika Garud.

Emailniharika.garud@unimelb.edu.au