LI, Xi LI, Yanzhi CHEN, Ying-Ju
Optimizing Firms’ Inventory Strategies in an Era of Supply Chain Competition
Supply Chain
Operations Management
Competition
When consumers talk to each other, marketers listen. And when a product is portrayed as having human characteristics, consumers talk about it more favorably, say HKUST Jaideep Sengupta and colleagues. In a study with critical implications for marketers, communicators, and consumers, the authors show that portraying products as having human characteristics—in ... Read More
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CHEN, Fangyuan SENGUPTA, Jaideep ZHENG, Jianqing (Frank)
People Like Being Alike: Products with Human-like Qualities and Consumer Chatter
Consumer Behavior
Interpersonal Relationship
Impression Management
When consumers talk to each other, marketers listen. And when a product is portrayed as having human characteristics, consumers talk about it more favorably, say HKUST Jaideep Sengupta and colleagues. In a study with critical implications for marketers, communicators, and consumers, the authors show that portraying products as having human characteristics—in ... Read More
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LI, Qing YU, Peiwen DU, Lilun
Beating the “Best Before” Date with Transshipment
When confronted with a choice between a lettuce with a “best before” date falling in two days’ time and one in four days’ time, a supermarket customer will typically plump for the latter. This choice puts the product remaining on the shelf one step closer to a clearance sale, or even to the bin. “Waste is substantial in retailing,” note HKUST’s Qing Li and ... Read More
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KOH, Tat Koon CHEUNG, Muller Y. M.
For Businesses, a New Way to Improve Brainstorming Results
Crowdsourcing
Innovation
Ideation Contests
Online Information
Among the inputs that executives rely on to run competitive organizations, a particular type resists classification: ideas. Companies need a steady supply of ideas, and they often turn to external venues for help. Say, for instance, a company is developing an advertising campaign that needs art and text to convey a targeted message. If the company lacks the ... Read More
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LI, Yixuan SHAO, Yiduo WANG, Mo FANG, Yanran GONG, Yaping LI, Chang
How an Inclusive Organizational Climate Promotes Knowledge Management and Innovation
Organizational Studies
Organizational Behavior
Innovation
Management Performance
A more diverse workforce can provide an organization with a broader talent base and a wider range of knowledge and perspectives. Recent trends of increasing globalization, migration, and aging have enhanced workplace diversity in terms of age, gender, and region of origin to an unprecedented degree. Thus, argue HKUST researcher Yaping Gong and colleagues, it ... Read More
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WANG, Shixin WANG, Xuan ZHANG, Jiawei
Rigorous Validation of Flexible Manufacturing
Profitability
Product and Production
Manufacturers
Management Performance
Research by Xuan Wang of HKUST reveals how large manufacturers can benefit from flexible production systems. In collaboration with US-based scholars, Wang shows that the right kind of flexibility design allows firms with multiple plants and products to adapt to demand uncertainties. By using the methods presented in the paper, such firms can dodge the traps ... Read More
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CUYPERS, Ilya R.P. PATEL, Charmi ERTUG, Gokhan LI, J. T. CUYPERS, Youtha
International Business Strategies for Firms
International Business
Corporate Governance
Firm Behavior
Globalization
Human Resource Management
Over the past few decades, a substantial body of work has developed from the study of international issues relating to top management teams, particularly in relation to how firms formulate international strategies, how and where firms tend to grow their international businesses, and the performance outcomes of the choices made by them. This review provides a ... Read More
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DOU, Winston Wei JI, Yan WU, Wei
A New Model of Corporate Asset Pricing
Firm Value
Firm Performance
Marketing Analytics
When looking across the landscape of publicly listed companies in the U.S., it is tempting to assume that company valuations are based primarily on profitability. That is to say, it is natural to believe that a given company’s value reflects its ability to generate steady income streams that rise above and beyond expenses. But in the observed world, do ... Read More
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HUANG, Allen LIN, An-Ping ZANG, Amy
Collaborating to Produce High-Quality Research
Financial Analysts
Supply Chain
Analyst Forecasts
Industry Insights
Sell-side financial analysts produce, acquire, and disseminate information, playing an important intermediary role in capital markets. Such analysts typically work alongside other analysts in brokerage houses. However, there is only limited understanding of how they collaborate, as most studies have treated financial analysts as isolated figures. HKUST ... Read More
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HOU, Kewei HSU, Po-Hsuan WANG, Shiheng WATANABE, Akiko XU, Yan
The “R&D Effect” is Real but Risky
R&D
Firm Behavior
Stock Market
Research and development (R&D) is a major contributor to technological progress and economic well-being. From the standpoint of the individual firm, R&D is a key aspect of doing business and a determinant of long-term growth. In the U.S., R&D intensive firms enjoy higher market valuations and greater stock returns than their peers. HKUST researcher Shiheng ... Read More
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