Suvrat Dhanorkar

• PhD, University of Minnesota
• MBA, University of Notre Dame
• BEng, Pune University

Professor Dhanorkar's teaches in the undergraduate, graduate and executive programs. He has taught courses on Operations Managmenent, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Innovation, Sustainability and Empirical Research Methods.

Professor Dhanorkar's research focuses on Supply Chain Innovation, Circular Economy, Climate Risk, Health & Well-being. He leverages both public and proprietary datasets to build empirical models for causal inference.

Associate Editor: Manufacturing & Service Operations Management; Journal of Operations Management
Senior Editor: Production & Operations Management

1. Dhanorkar, S., Park, S. and Wang, L. 2025. Cheap Thrills! An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Supercenters on Consumer Waste. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management [Articles in Advance]
2. Dhanorkar, S. and Muthulingam, S. 2025. Recycling Standards, Green Innovation, and Innovation Spillover: Evidence from California’s Electronic Waste Recycling Act (EWRA). Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 27(1), pp.127-146.
3. Hardcopf, R. and Dhanorkar, S. 2024. How Environmental Accidents Influence Consumer ‘Green’ Behavior: An Econometric Analysis. Business Strategy and the Environment, 33(8), pp. 8851-8867.
4. Muthulingam, S., Dhanorkar, S. and Corbett, C. 2022. Does Water Scarcity Affect Environmental Performance? Evidence from Manufacturing Facilities in Texas. Management Science, 68(4), pp. 2785-2805.
5. Dhanorkar, S. and Burtch, G. 2022. The Heterogeneous Effects of P2P Ride-Hailing on Traffic: Evidence from Uber’s Entry in California. Transportation Science, 56(3), pp.567-798
6. Dhanorkar, S. and Siemsen, E. 2021. How Nudges Lead to Improved Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing: Evidence from Archival Data and Field Study. Production and Operations Management, 30(10), pp.3735-3757
7. Hardcopf, R., Shah, R. and Dhanorkar, S. 2021. The impact of a spill or pollution accident on firm environmental activity: An empirical investigation Production and Operations Management, 30(8), pp.2467-2491
8. Bellamy, M., Dhanorkar, S. and Subramanian R., 2020. Administrative Environmental Innovations, Supply Network Structure, and Environmental Disclosure. Journal of Operations Management, 66(7-8), pp.895-932. (Special Issue on Supply Network Innovation)
9. Dhanorkar, S., Donohue, K. and Linderman, K., 2020. Online B2B Markets for Industrial Product Reuse: Evidence from an Operational Policy Change. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 23(6), pp.1333-1682
10. Dhanorkar, S. and Muthulingam, S. 2020. Do E‐Waste Laws Create Behavioral Spillovers? Quasi‐Experimental Evidence from California. Production and Operations Management, 29(7), pp.1738-1766.
11. Villena, V.H. and Dhanorkar, S., 2020. How institutional pressures and managerial incentives elicit carbon transparency in global supply chains. Journal of Operations Management, 66(6), pp.697-734.
12. Dhanorkar, S., 2019. Environmental benefits of internet-enabled C2C closed-loop supply chains: A quasi-experimental study of Craigslist. Management Science, 65(2), pp.660-680.
13. Dhanorkar, S., Kim, Y. and Linderman, K., 2019. An empirical investigation of transaction dynamics in online surplus networks: A complex adaptive system perspective. Journal of Operations Management, 65(2), pp.160-189. (Special Issue on Complex Adaptive Systems)
14. Dhanorkar, S.S., Siemsen, E. and Linderman, K., 2018. Promoting change from the outside: Directing managerial attention in the implementation of environmental improvements. Management Science, 64(6), pp.2535-2556.
15. Dhanorkar, S., Donohue, K. and Linderman, K., 2015. Repurposing materials and waste through online exchanges: overcoming the last hurdle. Production and Operations Management, 24(9), pp.1473-1493.
16. Su, H.C., Dhanorkar, S. and Linderman, K., 2015. A competitive advantage from the implementation timing of ISO management standards. Journal of Operations Management, 37, pp.31-44.

• POM Journal Best Senior Editor Award (2025)
• Suresh Sethi Best Interdisciplinary Paper Award (2025)
• Meritorious Service Award, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (2024)
• Michael H., and Laura L. Rothkopf Professorship (2024-2027)
• Meritorious Service Award, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (2023)
• Faculty Advisor, Penn State Climate Consortium (2023-)
• Meritorious Service Award, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (2022)
• Michael H. and Laura L. Rothkopf Fellowship (2020-2023)
• Affiliate Researcher, Penn State Institute for Energy and Environment (2021-2025)
• Meritorious Service Award, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (2021)
• Business of Sustainability Research Grant, Smeal College of Business (2020)
• Best SCM Paper Award, Academy of Management (2019)
• Carol J. Latta Emerging Leadership Award, Decision Science Institute (2019)
• Small Research Grant, Smeal College of Business (2018)
• Early Career Fellowship, Michael H., and Laura L. Rothkopf Grant (2017-2020)
• Best Reviewer Award, POM Journal Sustainable Operations Department (2017)
• Small Research Grant, Smeal College of Business (2016)
• Best Student Paper Award Finalist (co-author), Academy of Management (2016)
• Graduate Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota (2014-15)
• PhD Teaching Award, Carlson School of Management (2014)
• Roger & Marlene Schroeder Doctoral Student Award, Carlson School of Management (2014)
• Kristy Cua Doctoral Student Award for Overall Excellence, Carlson School of Management (2013)
• Harold Hardy PhD Student Fellowship, Carlson School of Management (2011-2015)
• Best Environmental Paper Award, Decision Science Institute (2010)
• Dean’s Fellowship, University of Notre Dame (2008-2010)