Organizations recognize disruptions can occur within supply chain networks with possible negative consequences. Given that the many firms are public entities, such disruptions can be flagged by the investor community and pull share prices down. In hoping to mitigate stock price erosion,...

The ability to make predictions based on online searches in various contexts is gaining substantial interest in both research and practice. This study investigates a novel application of correlated online searches in predicting stock performance across supply chain partners. If two firms are...

I examine whether contracts that obligate the customer to periodically disclose to the supplier its forecast of future demand for the supplier's products (“DF contracts”) influence the supplier's reliance on stock prices when making corporate investment decisions. If managers find customer...

This study analyzes the impact of Chinese shipment volumes measured in TEUs on US stock performance in the initial stages of the COVID-19 outbreak. The analysis indicates that, initially, US stocks were negatively affected irrespective of firms' trade engagements with China; however, as the...