Managing commodity price uncertainty is an integral part of many firms' business process. Firms adopt a variety of operational strategies to manage this uncertainty, subject to operational constraints such as finite procurement and processing capacities. The availability of financial derivative...

A growing number of firms are strategically utilizing IT and the Internet to provide online services to consumers who buy their products. Online services differ from traditional services, such as maintenance services, because they often promote interactivity among the firm’s customers and...

Emphasis on positivity in organizations in increasing, but the importance and credibility of a positive approach to change—exemplified by Positive Organizational Scholarship—remains controversial. More empirical evidence is needed showing that positive practices in organizations produce...

Business students, faculty, and other researchers have long made use of information relating to a company’s finances, but this is not the only kind of data they look for concerning companies. They also utilize current and historical information about a company’s subsidiaries, workforce size,...

Past research on technological search has extensively studied the consequences of searching in different loci and in different manners. Less attention in given to the antecedents of the search process: why do researchers search in the way that they do? This dissertation attends to the career...

My dissertation is composed of three essays addressing the following three questions: First, how do mergers and acquisitions create value? Second, what role does labor union play in affecting merger outcomes? Third, how do CEOs' career concerns impact firms' restructuring decisions? In the first...

In Chapter 1, I examine the frequent use of recommended retail prices by manufacturers.I present a model in which price recommendations convey information to consumers aboutaggregate market conditions. The manufacturer uses recommendations to directly affect consumers?search and indirectly...

This article addresses the question whether companies from emerging economies create shareholder value through foreign acquisitions. The popular business press usually views these foreign acquisitions very positively. The stock markets have often reacted negatively to the acquisitions. The...

About 500 million to 1 billion poor people in the world need eyeglasses but do not get them. Visual impairment is more than just a health problem; it has economic, educational, and public safety implications. In 2005, the French multinational Essilor launched a 'bottom of the pyramid' initiative...

This chapter explores the distinctive characteristics of hybrid organizations; a new organizational form that expands our existing categories of organizations by bridging the for-profit and non-profit domains. In particular, we utilize a positive lens to explore the role of hybrids in creating...