Sam AFLAKI

Professor

Information Systems and Operations Management

Biography

Sam Aflaki is a professor and department chair of Information Systems and Operations Management, holding the CMA CGM Chair on "Sustainability and Supply Chain Analytics." As the academic director of the Operations module within HEC's Executive MBA program, Sam strives to share his knowledge and inspire future leaders. He earned his Ph.D. in Management from INSEAD and has been researching sustainable decision making, operations management, and energy policies.

Sam's work has been featured in various management and economics journals, and he has been grateful for the recognition received in several INFORMS competitions. Contributing as the French co-director of the Industrial Excellence Award, Sam is honored to be part of an esteemed competition for operational management in both manufacturing and service sectors worldwide.

Teaching is a passion for Sam, and he offers sustainable operations management courses across different degree programs. He has also had the privilege of guest lecturing at numerous respected management institutions around the globe.

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Scientific articles

Technology-push, demand-pull and endogenous drivers of innovation in the renewable energy industry

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2021, vol. 23, pp 1563–1580, (in coll. with S. A. Basher, A. MASINI)

Contracting for Technology Improvement: the Effect of Asymmetric Bargaining Power and Investment Uncertainty

European Journal of Operational Research, Septembre 2021, vol. 293, n° 2, pp 481-494, (in coll. with A. SHANTIA, A. MASINI)

Right Information at the Right Time: Reevaluating the Attitude–Behavior Gap in Environmental Technology Adoption

International Journal of Production Economics, December 2021, vol. 242, n° 108278, (in coll. with S. GOODARZI, A. MASINI, B. FAHIMNIA)

Input-price Risk Management: Technology Improvement and Financial Hedging

Production and Operations Management, August 2019, vol. 28, n° 8, pp 2044-2067, (in coll. with A. SHANTIA, H. GHODDUSI)

Optimal Feed-In Tariff Policies: The Impact of Market Structure and Technology Characteristics

Production and Operations Management, december, 2 2019, vol. 28, n° 5, pp 1108-1128, (in coll. with S. GOODARZI, A. MASINI)

Is your valley as green as it should be? Incorporating economic development into environmental performance indicators

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, October 2018, vol. 20, n° 8, pp 1903–1915, (in coll. with S. BASHER, A. MASINI)

Strategic Investment in Renewable Energy Sources: The Effect of Supply Intermittency

Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Summer 2017, vol. 19, n° 3, pp 489-507, (in coll. with S. NETESSINE)

Competition and The Operational Performance of Hospitals: The Role of Hospital Objectives

Production and Operations Management, November 2015, vol. 24, n° 11, pp 1812–1832, (in coll. with D. A. ANDRITSOS)

Time series properties of the renewable energy diffusion process: Implications for energy policy design and assessment

Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, february, 3 2015, vol. 52, pp 1680-1692, (in coll. with S. BASHER, A. MASINI)

Managing Retention in Service Relationships

Management Science, February 2014, vol. 60, n° 2, pp 415-433, (in coll. with I. POPESCU)

Chapters in edited books

Going Green: The Pfizer Freiburg Energy Initiative

Sustainability In Supply Chain Management, P. A. Soyka, R. Palevich, S. M. Leon (Eds), FT Press

Proceedings

Performance-based contracts for energy efficiency projects

8th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management , 2018 , Bandung , 2018 , March (L. DING, R. KAPUSCINSKI)

Energy Efficiency Contracting in Supply Chains

2015 Academy of Management Annual Meeting , 2015 , 2015 , 1 (A. SHANTIA, A. MASINI)

Time Value Of Different Information Dimensions In The Adoption Of Photovoltaic System

Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference Proceedings , 2014 , Doha , 1 (S. GOODARZI, A. MASINI)

Working papers

Right Information at the Right Time: Time Value of Information Characteristics for Environmental Technology Adoption

Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2018

Performance-Based Contracts for Energy Efficiency Projects

Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2017

Does Economic Growth Matter? Technology-Push, Demand-Pull and Endogenous Drivers of Innovation in the Renewable Energy Industry

Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2015

Energy Efficiency Contracting in Supply Chains Under Asymmetric Bargaining Power

Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2015

Recovery Targets and Taxation/Subsidy Policies to Promote Product Reuse

Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2015

Case Studies

Groupe Point Vision: Process Innovation and a Revolution in Ophthalmology

Inditex: Is 'Greening of the Red' Possible? Addressing Menstrual Hygiene Management

2022

African Solar Rise: Electrifying Rural Tanzania

2014

Going Green: The Pfizer Freiburg Energy Initiative (A)

2010