Publications

04 Aug 2009
First Look

First Look: August 4

allocation within an economy. The theory predicts that GAAP's principal focus, as shaped by the demand for and supply of financial information, is on the use of the income statement and balance sheet for performance measurement and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2010
News

Students Serve the Community

assistant professor Zeynep Ton, the initiative’s faculty adviser, told the Harbus. “We wanted our students to get to know the community around them, to develop both compassion and respect for that community, and to see service as part of... View Details

Keywords: Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

24 Jan 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017

January 2017 Review of Financial Studies Being Surprised by the Unsurprising: Earnings Seasonality and Stock Returns By: Chang, Tom Y., Samuel M. Hartzmark, David H. Solomon, and Eugene F. Soltes Abstract—We present evidence consistent... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Dec 2010
First Look

First Look: Dec. 7

Simons. By posing these provocative questions, you identify critical gaps in your strategy execution processes, focus on the most important choices you must make, and understand what's at stake in each one. In this concise guide, Simons... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

April 2003 (Revised March 2009)
Case

Operational Execution at Arrow Electronics

By: Ananth Raman and Zeynep Ton

Distribution center operations (from order taking to order fulfillment) and the importance of attending to process details at Arrow Electronics, a large distributor of electronic components and computer products are described. The case also details the actions the... View Details

Keywords: Information; Distribution; Logistics; Strategy; Electronics Industry

18 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 18

political risks that they must assess before moving forward. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/210045-PDF-ENG Purchase this supplement (B), 210-046:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/210046-PDF-ENG Mercadona View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

February 2010 (Revised April 2011)
Case

The Political Economy of Carbon Trading

By: Forest L. Reinhardt, J. Gunnar Trumbull, Mikell Hyman, Patia McGrath and Nazli Zeynep Uludere

Global climate change is an increasingly prominent political and business problem. Design of market-based systems to reduce carbon emissions has proven difficult. More broadly, national attempts to comply with the provisions of the Kyoto Protocol present both... View Details

Keywords: Policy; International Relations; Risk Management; Agreements and Arrangements; Business and Government Relations; Natural Environment; Pollutants; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Public Administration Industry

May 2006 (Revised March 2009)
Teaching Note

Borders Group, Inc. (TN)

By: Zeynep Ton and Ananth Raman

Teaching Note for (9-601-037). View Details

Keywords: Retail Industry

01 Jun 2000
Conference Presentation

Phantom Stockouts: Problem Description, Research Design, Preliminary Results

By: A. Raman and Zeynep Ton

Article

Execution: The Missing Link in Retail Operations

By: Ananth Raman, Nicole DeHoratius and Zeynep Ton

Keywords: Sales

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13 Mar 2012
First Look

First Look: March 13

the reduction in store size was associated with TFP of retail chains falling by 0.4% per annum, or 40% of the post-1995 slowdown in UK retail TFP growth. China's Growing IT Services and Software Industry: Challenges and Implications... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Nov 2016
First Look

November 8, 2016

are difficult to assemble. We combine several restricted-access U.S. Census Bureau data sets to create a unique longitudinal data platform that covers 1992–2008 and many states. We describe differences in the types of businesses initially formed View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

January 2025
Case

Turning Around Sam's Club

By: Ryan W. Buell, Zeynep Ton and Sarah Kalloch

May 2001
Article

The Achilles Heel of Supply Chain Management

By: Ananth Raman, Nicole DeHoratius and Zeynep Ton

Keywords: Supply Chain; Management

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April 2005 (Revised May 2005)
Case

Exel PLC--Supply Chain Management at Haus Mart

By: Zeynep Ton and Steven C. Wheelwright

Exel plc is a global third-party logistics provider, serving clients such as Home Depot, Dell, Unilever, and Marks & Spencer. Describes the range of activities Exel performs for its clients and the capabilities the company has developed. Exel traditionally focused on... View Details

Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Supply Chain Management; Logistics