Trade credit plays an important role in facilitating trades in supply chains. Using large datasets that link U.S. suppliers with their major customers, we show trade credit to be a collaborative and competitive tool from the view of financing collaboration, relationship lending, and horizontal...

Abstract: In this paper, we examine the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in supply-chain formation and the consequence of buyers' initiatives in promoting CSR. Using firm-level CSR measures from the KLD dataset and buyer-supplier pairs from the Compustat Segment dataset, we first...

Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries face severe financing difficulties, especially when trying to expand internationally. “Information friction” is a significant cause of this financing gap. Recent financial technologies (fintech) can improve supply chain...

Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in developing countries face severe financing difficulties, especially when trying to grow their businesses internationally. One significant cause of this financing gap is informational friction. Various supply chain finance products and solutions are...

In this paper, we empirically examine how a supplier firm benefits from supply chain technology spillover in its product invention, and how customer concentration mitigates such a positive effect. Using a panel of approximately 1,670 U.S. technology-intensive supplier firms during the period...

Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries face severe financing difficulties, especially when trying to expand internationally. "Information friction" is a significant cause of this financing gap. Recent financial technologies (fintech) can improve supply chain finance...