Tim Kraft

Bio

Prior to joining NC State, Tim served on the faculty of  the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and was a visiting faculty at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Tim's research examines environmental and social responsibility issues in supply chains. Topics he has recently studied include examining the impact of supply chain transparency on consumers' and companies' decision making in social responsibility contexts, investigating ways for different stakeholders to motivate suppliers to improve their sustainability practices, studying how environmental regulations influence companies and activists' decision making, and understanding the role of audits in improving CSR in supply chains. 

Tim’s work has appeared in leading publications such as Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, and Sloan Management Review. In 2024, he was named an NC State University Faculty Scholar.

At NC State, Tim teaches MBA operations strategy and sustainable OM courses, and a PhD OM research seminar. In 2024, he received an Outstanding Teacher Award from NC State. 

Education

• Ph.D., Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University (2011)

• MBA/Master of Science, Business Management & Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2005)

• Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (1999)

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