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The effect of supply chain disruptions on shareholder value

Total Quality Management & Business ExcellencePublished 31 July 2008
Kevin B. Hendricks, Vinod R. Singhal
Citations66
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score0.97
SNIP1.65

Abstract

This paper estimates the shareholder wealth affects of supply chain disruptions. The results are based on a sample of 838 disruption announcements made during 1989–2001. Shareholder wealth affects are estimated by computing the abnormal stock returns (actual returns adjusted for industry and market-wide influences) around the date when information about disruptions is publicly announced. Supply chain disruption announcements are associated with an abnormal decrease in shareholder value of 10.28%. We find that larger firms experience a less negative market reaction, and firms with higher growth prospects experience a more negative reaction. We also provide descriptive results on how sources of responsibility and reasons for disruptions affect shareholder wealth.

Keywords

Business, Management and Accounting