Purpose: This paper studies the efficiency of Indian coal-fired thermal power plants (CTPPs) in by-production of electricity and particulates also known as Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM). Design/methodology/approach: A non-radial directional distance function is optimized using data...

Productivity gaps of 321 groundnut farmers from Uganda and Kenya were analyzed based on data from the 2009 growing seasons, using the stochastic production frontier model of Battese and Coelli (1995). Productivity gaps associated with the use of improved versus local seed varieties, with the...

"This book analyses different perspectives around sustainable development, risk management, and managing demand across various industry sectors in India. Diverse theories and analytical methods from various disciplines as well as case studies are brought together to present an in-depth study....