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Origin Matters: The Differential Impact of Import Competition on Innovation?
(2015-12)
We examine the impact of import competition on firms’ innovation input and output. We conjecture that U.S. firms view import competition from high-wage countries (HWCs) as “neck-and-neck” competition and will respond by ...
Coordinating Pricing and Inventory Replenishment with Nonparametric Demand Learning
(2015-06)
We consider a firm (e.g., retailer) selling a single nonperishable product over a finite-period planning horizon. Demand in each period is stochastic and price-dependent, and unsatisfied demands are backlogged. At the ...
Do Independent Directors Curb Financial Fraud? The Evidence and Proposals for Further Reform
(2018-08)
In this article, we argue that the U.S. corporate governance rules put too much faith in the independent board members and insufficient emphasis on the shareholders themselves to control and monitor the top management. ...
A Capabilities-Based Perspective on Target Selection in Acquisitions
(2015-03)
We develop a capabilities-based theory of acquirer target selection, arguing that acquirers will pursue both low capability targets in existing contexts to deploy existing capabilities, and high capability targets in new ...
Responding to Regulatory Uncertainty: Evidence from Basel III
(2016-11)
This paper examines how firms respond to proposed regulation. Specifically, we utilize the time period over which banking authorities discussed, adopted, and implemented Basel III to examine how banks responded to the ...
The Cost of Corporate Social Responsibility after a Catastrophe
(2015-05)
Catastrophes increase pressure upon all firms within the industry. However, certain firms risk larger punishments after the event. I posit that firms with substantive corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives will ...
Product Variety, Sourcing Complexity, and the Bottleneck of Coordination
(2016-10)
This paper studies the coordination burden for firms that pursue variety as their main product strategy. We propose that product variety magnifies the tension between scale economies in production and scope economies in ...
Impacts of Renewable Portfolio Standards
(2016-01)
Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPSs) are a key policy measure used by U.S. states to increase their production of renewable electricity. Economic theory shows that RPSs are not first-best policy measures for mitigating ...
Can You Gig it? An Empirical Examination of the Gig-Economy and Entrepreneurial Activity
(2016-03)
We examine how the entry of gig-economy platforms influences local entrepreneurial activity. On one hand, such platforms may reduce entrepreneurial activity by offering stable employment for the un- and under-employed. On ...
The Impact of Employment Law and Practices on Business and Society: The Significance of Worker Voice
(2017-10)
This paper argues that employers should adopt practices that provide employees with opportunities to exercise voice. Time and time again, we see corporate scandals that could have been avoided if employees were encouraged ...