task_altScholarly Archives

Completed Research Studies

Review finalized research initiatives, published monographs, and archival policy recommendations delivered by CISR fellows.

Archived Outputs2 Studies

Strategic Capital Expenditure Allocation in Energy-Intensive Manufacturing

Examines capital budgeting decisions in heavy manufacturing firms (steel, chemicals, cement). Evaluates how internal carbon pricing mechanisms and regulatory certainty influence multi-decade capital replacement cycles.

Lead: Dr. Aris ThorneView Archivearrow_forward

Concluded Study2021–2024

SME Resilience and Supply Diversification Under Geopolitical Friction

Investigates strategic supply chain re-alignment following post-2022 geopolitical frictions. Examines whether nearshoring strategies enhance operational resilience or erode cost competitiveness.

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