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- Fall 2016
- Article
The Impact of Supplier Inventory Service Level on Retailer Demand
By: Nathan Craig, Nicole DeHoratius and Ananth Raman
To set inventory service levels, suppliers must understand how changes in inventory service level affect demand. We build on prior research, which uses analytical models and laboratory experiments to study the impact of a supplier’s service level on demand from... View Details
Keywords: Demand and Consumers; Service Delivery; Supply Chain; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Retail Industry
Craig, Nathan, Nicole DeHoratius, and Ananth Raman. "The Impact of Supplier Inventory Service Level on Retailer Demand." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 18, no. 4 (Fall 2016): 461–474.
- 2016
- Working Paper
The Impact of Supplier Inventory Service Level on Retailer Demand
By: Nathan Craig, Nicole DeHoratius and Ananth Raman
To set inventory service levels, suppliers must understand how changes in inventory service level affect demand. We build on prior research, which uses analytical models and laboratory experiments to study the impact of a supplier's service level on demand from... View Details
Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Forecasting and Prediction; Learning; Consumer Behavior; Service Delivery; Performance Expectations; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Service Industry
Craig, Nathan, Nicole DeHoratius, and Ananth Raman. "The Impact of Supplier Inventory Service Level on Retailer Demand." Working Paper. (Revised January 2016.)
- March 2022
- Article
Revealing Corruption: Firm and Worker Level Evidence from Brazil
By: Emanuele Colonnelli, Spyridon Lagaras, Jacopo Ponticelli, Mounu Prem and Margarita Tsoutsoura
We study how the disclosure of corrupt practices affects the growth of firms involved in illegal interactions with the government using randomized audits of public procurement in Brazil. On average, firms exposed by the anti-corruption program grow larger after the... View Details
Colonnelli, Emanuele, Spyridon Lagaras, Jacopo Ponticelli, Mounu Prem, and Margarita Tsoutsoura. "Revealing Corruption: Firm and Worker Level Evidence from Brazil." Journal of Financial Economics 143, no. 3 (March 2022): 1097–1119.
- 2009
- Article
India Transformed: Insights from the Firm Level 1988–2007
By: Laura Alfaro and Anusha Chari
Using firm-level data, this paper analyzes the transformation of India's economic structure following the implementation of economic reforms. The focus of the study is on publicly listed and unlisted firms from across a wide spectrum of manufacturing and services... View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Transformation; Economics; Ownership; Assets; Sales; Profit; Stock Shares; Private Sector; Investment Return; Manufacturing Industry; Service Industry; India
Alfaro, Laura, and Anusha Chari. "India Transformed: Insights from the Firm Level 1988–2007." India Policy Forum 6 (2009). (Also NBER Working Paper w15448. Featured in The Economist. Economics focus. "Dancing elephants. Is Indian capitalism becoming oligarchic?" Jan 27th 2011.)
- August 2006 (Revised June 2007)
- Supplement
Management Levels at Staples (E): Senior Vice President
By: David A. Garvin and Lynne Levesque
Garvin, David A., and Lynne Levesque. "Management Levels at Staples (E): Senior Vice President." Harvard Business School Supplement 307-041, August 2006. (Revised June 2007.)
- 1999
- Working Paper
Broadening Behavioral Decision Research: Multiple Levels of Processing
By: Douglas L. Medin and Max Bazerman
- Article
Accuracy First: Selecting a Differential Privacy Level for Accuracy-Constrained ERM
By: Katrina Ligett, Seth Neel, Aaron Leon Roth, Bo Waggoner and Steven Wu
Traditional approaches to differential privacy assume a fixed privacy requirement ϵ for a computation, and attempt to maximize the accuracy of the computation subject to the privacy constraint. As differential privacy is increasingly deployed in practical settings, it... View Details
Ligett, Katrina, Seth Neel, Aaron Leon Roth, Bo Waggoner, and Steven Wu. "Accuracy First: Selecting a Differential Privacy Level for Accuracy-Constrained ERM." Journal of Privacy and Confidentiality 9, no. 2 (2019).
- 1999
- Article
Broadening Behavioral Decision Research: Multiple Levels of Processing
By: D. L. Medin and M. H. Bazerman
Medin, D. L., and M. H. Bazerman. "Broadening Behavioral Decision Research: Multiple Levels of Processing." Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 6 (1999): 533–546.
- 2009
- Working Paper
India Transformed: Insights from the Firm Level 1988-2005
By: Laura Alfaro and Anusha Chari
Using firm-level data this paper analyzes, the transformation of India's economic structure following the implementation of economic reforms. The focus of the study is on publicly-listed and unlisted firms from across a wide spectrum of manufacturing and services... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Economic Sectors; Economy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Growth and Development Strategy; India
Alfaro, Laura, and Anusha Chari. "India Transformed: Insights from the Firm Level 1988-2005." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-030, October 2009. (NBER Working Paper Series, No. 15448, October 2009.)
- November 2004 (Revised June 2005)
- Background Note
Designing Products and Processes: Aligning Hierarchical Problem Levels with Problem-Solving Team Forms
All complex systems have four distinct hierarchical design levels: system objectives, architecture, interfaces, and components. Each level has a distinct design question associated with it. Distinguishing among these levels and understanding the questions associated... View Details
Spear, Steven J. "Designing Products and Processes: Aligning Hierarchical Problem Levels with Problem-Solving Team Forms." Harvard Business School Background Note 605-039, November 2004. (Revised June 2005.)
- February 1998
- Article
1998 CFA Level I and II Accounting Review
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Accounting
Hawkins, David F. "1998 CFA Level I and II Accounting Review." Accounting Bulletin, no. 60 (February 1998).
- August 2006 (Revised May 2007)
- Supplement
Management Levels at Staples (D): Regional Vice President
By: David A. Garvin and Lynne Levesque
Garvin, David A., and Lynne Levesque. "Management Levels at Staples (D): Regional Vice President." Harvard Business School Supplement 307-040, August 2006. (Revised May 2007.)
- August 1982 (Revised May 1986)
- Case
Lowe Computer Services: Capacity and Service Level Planning
Cash, James I., Jr. "Lowe Computer Services: Capacity and Service Level Planning." Harvard Business School Case 183-050, August 1982. (Revised May 1986.)
- August 2006 (Revised May 2007)
- Supplement
Management Levels at Staples (F): President, U.S. Stores
By: David A. Garvin and Lynne Levesque
Garvin, David A., and Lynne Levesque. "Management Levels at Staples (F): President, U.S. Stores." Harvard Business School Supplement 307-042, August 2006. (Revised May 2007.)
- April 1997
- Article
1997 CFA Level I and II Accounting Review
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Accounting
Hawkins, David F. "1997 CFA Level I and II Accounting Review." Accounting Bulletin, no. 50 (April 1997).
- January 2010 (Revised February 2010)
- Case
IBM Retail Business Assessment at Dillard's, Inc.: Managing Staffing Levels to Improve Conversion
This case illustrates the challenges associated with matching staffing levels with variable workload in retail stores and highlights how decisions related to staffing and scheduling affect operational performance and the quality of labor at the stores. The case... View Details
Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Employees; Market Transactions; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Performance Improvement; Retail Industry
Ton, Zeynep. "IBM Retail Business Assessment at Dillard's, Inc.: Managing Staffing Levels to Improve Conversion." Harvard Business School Case 610-051, January 2010. (Revised February 2010.)
- 10 Aug 2017
- Cold Call Podcast
Pal's Sudden Service: Taking Fast Food to the Next Level
- 2022
- Article
Sea Level Rise and Pacific Small Island Developing States: Implications and Pathways
By: Srimayi Tenali
Sea level rise poses severe consequences for the economic stability, habitability, and existence of Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Recent legal developments have offered conflicting interpretations of the 1982 'UN Law of the Sea Convention', but under... View Details
Tenali, Srimayi. "Sea Level Rise and Pacific Small Island Developing States: Implications and Pathways." Environment and Planning Law Journal 38, no. 5 (2022): 468–481.
- September – October 2010
- Article
The Effect of Product Variety and Inventory Levels on Retail Sales: A Longitudinal Study
By: Zeynep Ton and Ananth Raman
We examine the effects of product variety and inventory levels on store sales. Using four years of data from stores of a large retailer, we show that increases in product variety and inventory levels are both associated with higher sales. We also show that increasing... View Details
Ton, Zeynep, and Ananth Raman. "The Effect of Product Variety and Inventory Levels on Retail Sales: A Longitudinal Study." Production and Operations Management 19, no. 5 (September–October 2010): 546–560.
- 2011
- Working Paper
Observation Bias: The Impact of Demand Censoring on Newsvendor Level and Adjustment Behavior
By: David F. Drake
In an experimental newsvendor setting we investigate three phenomena: Level behavior — the decision-maker's average ordering tendency; adjustment behavior — the tendency to adjust period-to-period order quantities; and observation bias — the tendency to let the degree... View Details
Drake, David F. "Observation Bias: The Impact of Demand Censoring on Newsvendor Level and Adjustment Behavior." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-042, December 2011.