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作者：Subramanian, Annapoornima M.; Levesque, Moren; van de Vrande, Vareska
作者单位：National University of Singapore; York University - Canada; Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; Erasmus University Rotterdam
摘要：Biotechnology and pharmaceutical firms invest billions of dollars in R&D, primarily in new drug discovery. Nonetheless, the industry is facing declining returns on R&D investments. Failure to discontinue less-promising new drug discovery projects is a key driver of this decreased productivity. Hence, firms are scrambling to restructure the new drug discovery process to improve decision-making and to limit the attrition rate to the early stages of drug discovery. Drawing on insights from the ex...
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作者：Feng, Qi; Li, Yuanchen; Shanthikumar, J. George
作者单位：Purdue University System; Purdue University
摘要：When firms post prices to sell their products in a competitive market, buyers often seek to bargain down the prices. The existing studies on dynamic competition, however, focus on firms' dynamic pricing strategies without considering the possibility of bargaining. We model a random stream of buyers with heterogeneous valuations who may choose to negotiate for a discount from a posted price. When bargaining is allowed, a seller firm's competing strategy depends not only on her reservation value...
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作者：Ye, Yusen; Jiao, Wen; Yan, Hong
作者单位：Sichuan University; Sichuan University; Loughborough University; Hong Kong Polytechnic University
摘要：In response to highly unpredictable sudden-onset natural disasters, efficient and effective management of disaster relief inventory (DRI) is essential. This study proposes a simple framework based on three fundamental DRI-related decision themes, which are (1) who respond to DRI calling, (2) where to locate DRI, and (3) how to control DRI, aiming at identifying the research gaps between the realities' calling and the literature's consideration with a focus on DRI management. We review relevant...
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作者：Guan, Xu; Liu, Baoshan; Chen, Ying-ju; Wang, Hongwei
作者单位：Huazhong University of Science & Technology; China University of Geosciences; Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; Huazhong University of Science & Technology
摘要：This study investigates a supplier's voluntary disclosure strategy when it can encroach on a retailer's operations by selling directly to final consumers. The establishment of a direct sales channel expands market potential, induces the supplier to adopt a more frequent disclosure strategy, and ultimately leads to a higher level of information transparency in the supply chain. Since more quality information is revealed in the presence of a dual channel, the retailer is able to free ride on the...
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作者：Pan, Xiaodan; Dresner, Martin; Mantin, Benny; Zhang, Jun A.
作者单位：Concordia University - Canada; University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park; University of Luxembourg; University of Miami; National Oceanic Atmospheric Admin (NOAA) - USA; Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory (AOML); University of Miami
摘要：The provision of essential supplies is a key service provided by retailers when demand spikes due to consumer stockpiling during environmental emergencies. Moreover, it is important for retailers to quickly recover from these events by replenishing the stock of essential supplies to meet the continuing needs of local residents. The main purpose of this research is to study consumer precautionary stockpiling behavior prior to the onset of hurricane landfalls and determine the impact of this beh...
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作者：Dreyfus, David; Nair, Anand; Talluri, Srinivas
作者单位：Rutgers University System; Rutgers University New Brunswick; Rutgers University Newark; Michigan State University; Michigan State University's Broad College of Business; Michigan State University; Michigan State University's Broad College of Business
摘要：This study investigates how the affiliation of dialysis facilities within chain organizations of varying sizes impacts efficiency and quality outcomes of these facilities. We develop our hypotheses by building on the literature base that relates to organizational learning. The paper uses a panel dataset spanning the years 2008-2013. The efficiency of the dialysis facilities is operationalized by means of a data envelopment analysis model. This model considers the number of treatments in the di...
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作者：Jung, Seung Hwan
作者单位：Washington University (WUSTL)
摘要：Motivated by the recent reshoring initiatives, we study firms' global sourcing strategies from two different supply sources, offshore and onshore supply bases, under supply and demand uncertainty. Interestingly, even though onshore sourcing has a significant benefit from market responsiveness, offshore sourcing having no cost advantage also provides benefits in the presence of yield uncertainty and market competition. If competing firms commit single sourcing, one firm may choose inferior offs...
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作者：Zhou, Weihua; Lin, Tiantian; Cai, Gangshu (George)
作者单位：Zhejiang University; Santa Clara University
摘要：This study investigates manufacturer guarantor financing (MG) and third-party logistics (3PL) guarantor financing (LG) in a four-party supply chain game that features a manufacturer, a 3PL, a capital-constrained retailer, and a bank. The manufacturer or 3PL can act as the guarantor for the retailer who borrows bank credit. Two different leadership structures are investigated, namely, Nash game and manufacturer leadership Stackelberg game, where the manufacturer and 3PL decide simultaneously an...
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作者：Jacobs, Brian W.; Singhal, Vinod R.
作者单位：Pepperdine University; University System of Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology
摘要：This study provides empirical evidence on the effect of the September 2015 Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal on the stock prices of publicly traded firms in the global automotive ecosystem. We focus on both the supply chain partners of VW-tier-1 suppliers; tier-2 suppliers; and business customers-and three groups of firms that are not VW supply chain partners-other motor vehicle manufacturers; parts manufacturers not identified as VW suppliers; and wholesalers, retailers, and rental agencies...
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作者：Leung, Woon Sau; Li, Jing; Sun, Jiong
作者单位：University of Edinburgh; Tsinghua University; Purdue University System; Purdue University
摘要：We investigate whether labor unionization of customer firms affects the operating performance of their dependent suppliers. Using a sample of U.S. union elections, our regression discontinuity tests show that passing a union election leads to a 6.9 percentage-point decline in supplier operating margin in the following year. Such negative effects are more pronounced for customers with stronger bargaining power vis-a-vis dependent suppliers. Additional tests show that the reduced supplier operat...
