How credible was the "credibility revolution"? How robust is empirical research in economics? We just replicated a year's worth of the American Economic Review & had economists predict robustness. Here's what we learned. econstor.eu/handle/10419/2…

Americans returned $890B in goods in 2024. Each return costs retailers $21-$46, and many items end up in landfills. Still, making #returns harder sparks customer backlash, according to a new study: buff.ly/49C8GFn (Huseyn Abdulla, Ph.D., University of Tennessee) #consumers

Our latest research: "The point of no return? Restrictive changes to lenient return policies and consumer reactions to them" Journal of Operations Management onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jo…

.Haslam Business professor Huseyn Abdulla, Ph.D. recently wrote in The Conversation U.S. about the impact of retailers discontinuing popular return policies for customers. Learn more: hubs.la/Q02_WpxK0

Many other retailers besides L.L. Bean have done away with their long-standing lenient return policies. f-st.co/a3RH7mZ

My article for Science X Dialog covering our latest research: phys.org/news/2024-12-c…

Retailers that make it harder to return stuff face backlash from their customers | Opinion pennlive.com/opinion/2024/1…

I was born and raised on a farm in a small town in Ohio. I've worked to get H-1B visas and green cards for my team members my entire career. There are three simple economic arguments for increasing legal immigration by highly educated workers:

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Our first #TennSCM 🍊🎙️ episode of 2025 features Haslam Business assistant professors Huseyn Abdulla, Ph.D. and Seongkyoon Jeong sharing their research in returns management and #supplychain cybersecurity. Listen now: hubs.la/Q033CQkt0

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The #SCM department at Haslam Business was ranked No. 3 nationwide for empirical research in the discipline by The SCM Journal List. 🎉 It is the 11th straight year UT has appeared in the top five. 🍊hubs.la/Q03kylqK0

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In a new #GSCI white paper, Haslam Business professors Huseyn Abdulla, Ph.D. & Thomas Goldsby share the 5Ps of Returns Management—a framework for turning reverse logistics into competitive advantage. 💡 Get your free copy: hubs.la/Q03HKSjL0

Returns don’t have to be a burden. Developed by Haslam Business professors Thomas Goldsby & Huseyn Abdulla, Ph.D., the 5Ps Framework—encompassing people, policies, processes, products, & partners—turns them into a strategic advantage. 🚀 Learn more: hubs.la/Q03L1CBC0