[1] Devalkar, S. K., M. G. Sohoni, and P. Arora (2017). Ex-post Funding: How Should a Resource-Constrained Non-profit Organization Allocate its Initial Funds? Production and Operations Management 26 (6), 1035-1055
Mention in press: Forbes India (November 6, 2017)
[2] Arora, P. and R. Subramanian (2019). Improving Societal Outcomes in the Organ Donation Value Chain. Production and Operations Management 28 (8), 2110-2131
Winner, 2016 INFORMS Public Sector Operations Research (PSOR) Best Paper Award
Mention in press: ORMS Tomorrow Fall/Winter 2019 (February 5, 2019)
[3] Arora, P., M. Hora, V. R. Singhal, and R. Subramanian (2020). When do Appointments of Corporate Sustainability Executives Affect Shareholder Value? Journal of Operations Management 66 (4), 464-487
[4] Arora, P., W. Wei, and S. Solak (2021). Improving Outcomes in Child Care Subsidy Voucher Programs under Regional Asymmetries. Production and Operations Management 30 (12), 4435-4454
2019 Public Service Endowment Grant (UMASS Amherst)
[5] Arora, P., M. Rahmani, and K. Ramachandran (2022). Doing Less to Do More? Optimal Service Portfolio of Non-profits that Serve Distressed Individuals. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 24 (2), 883-901
Winner, 2024 MSOM Best Paper Award
Honorable Mention, 2021 MSOM Society Award for Responsible Research in OM
Finalist, 2019 INFORMS Service Science Best Paper Award
[6] Arora, P. (2023). Rainbow Operations: Let’s Add LGBTQ+ Colors to "Doing Good with Good Operations." Production and Operations Management 34 (4), 804-811
[7] Wei, W., P. Arora, and S. Solak (2024). Allocation of Funds in Bilevel Subsidy Welfare Programs. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 26 (4), 1435-1453
Finalist, 2023 INFORMS Service Science Best DEIJ Paper Award
Honorable Mention, 2023 POMS College of Sustainable Operations Best Student Paper Award
[8] Adebola, O., P. Arora, and C. Zhang (2022). Sharing Platforms in Emerging Markets: The Role of Human Intermediaries. Under second round of review at Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
Finalist, 2022 INFORMS Public Sector Operations Research (PSOR) Best Paper Award
Winner, 2022 People’s Choice Award, Early-career Sustainable Operations Workshop
[9] Wei, W., P. Arora, and S. Solak (2025). Subsidizing Social Welfare Programs: Contracted Slots or Vouchers? Under revision for second round of review at Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
Finalist, 2025 INFORMS Service Science Best Paper Competition – Socially Responsible Research Track (winners to be announced)
[10] Arora, P., M. Çetin, and D. Honhon (2025). Raising the Rainbow Flag: Impact of LGBTQ+ Safety Cues on Service Provider Selection. Under review at Management Science
[11] Arora, P., M. Rahmani, and K. Ramachandran (2022). The Impact of Scalability on Advisory and Service Delivery Efforts of Nonprofits. In H. Yang, R. Qiu, and W. Chen, eds. AI and Analytics for Public Health, Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, Springer: Cham, Switzerland, 205-213
Winner, 2020 INFORMS-CSS Best Conference Paper Award
[12] Arora, P. and S. K. Devalkar (2025). Linking Nonprofit Operations and Donor Preferences to Improve Societal Benefits. In G. Berenguer and M. G. Sohoni, eds. Nonprofit Operations and Supply Chain Management: Theory and Practice, Springer Series in Supply Chain Management, Springer: Cham, Switzerland, 29-45
[13] Thompson, K., P. Arora, and B. Flicker. Labeling the Supply Chain: Signaling Supply Chain Transparency to Consumers Through Eco-Labels
[14] Zhu, H., P. Arora, N. Tereyağoğlu, and S. Venkataraman. Impact of Short-term Vacation Rentals on Discretionary Spending and Utilization of Auxiliary Services
[15] Wei W., P. Arora, and G. Esenduran. Spreading the Wings: Understanding Optimal Growth Strategies for Social Enterprises